Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-11

afterwards. She made no complaints
to me. My wife told me what the
complaints were. l don't know her
condition. | went down town. l
went up to DR.. Vance's office and
found woman scrubbing the stairs
and ! left. asked her if DR.. Vance
was | went out. | went to Ed. Fo-
lands and then went out on the street
and met a friend | went to the city
hall | swore out an information
against DR.. Vance. | was at home
when she came from the Office. She
came right in and lay down crying
She said she was i'll. The witness
was excused.
L. H. Ellsworth.
l.. H. Ellsworth was the next wit
ness. He said he was in Dr. Vance's
Office Saturday afternoon between 4
and 5 o'clock. l saw girl come out
of the rear office. | was in the front
Office with DR.. w. w. Vance and he
was making out some bills for me.
She came from the back part. She
was shedding tears when | first saw
her. She got her wraps from the
front end of the office. She was about
IneZ| size. She went out of the Office.
was with DR.. w. w. Vance in the
front office. | was in the front Office
with DR.. w. w. Vance only few min
utes when the girl came out. Dr. w.
| w. Vance came from one of the rear
rooms. | was not there very long.
About 10 or Is minutes. Was with Dr..
w. w. Vance about 10 or Is minutes
| bofOrl tho oir1 caD,a ont
Cross Examination.
DR. Vance was making out bills
against me. Nothing happened to at
tract my attention more than a pass
ing matter l was not thinking of the
time. Dr.. W. w. Vance came from
the rear office and went into the front
office. l was facing the door,, Moth
ing called attention to the time as to
how long we had been there before the
girl came out There was a boy and
girl in the office. l think they were
in the front office when the girl came
in. Witness excused.
John w. Gray.
John w. Gray was next called He
is chief of police. He said he knew
of matter Saturday night between 8
and 10 o'clock. | found it out at the
police station from Judge Moon. An
information had been filed. The de-
PENDANT was brought there. (Jaques
objected to answering what Vance
said,and the objection was sustained J
Judge Moon was talking to him. There
: was no promise made to him as far as
heard. His statement was voluntary
Judge Moon asked him if the doors
were locked. (Here the defense OBJ
iected to the witness testifying as he
had not been with Judge Moon and
the defendant all the time. The prose
cution then withdrew their questions
and will put Judge Moon on next.)
The hearing was then adjourned un
til 80 o'clock this afternoon.
Ellsworth Recalled.
L. H. Ellsworth was the first wit
| ness examined this afternoon He wa.
) recalled by the defense to make
slight correction in his testimony o
I the morning. 1t is understood the dc
r Tense will have him change that par
t OF his testimony which says that h
/ was in the room with DR.. w. w
!. Vance ten or fifteen minutes.
o [From Fridays Daily.I
| The trial of Mark E. Vance, charge
n with sodomy, which began yesterda
, morning in Justice Camphells cour
J, has been continued until 9 o'clock t.
o morrow morning. The state close
V its side Of the case yesterday afte
). noon, when Captain Jaques immed
+ ately moved to dismiss. He had M
d finished his arguments when court al
O journed. This was to have been unit
g 1870 o'clock this afternoon, but Cal
d tain Jaques was busy in the distrit
v court and could not be present to CO.
i tinue his arguments. On this accoul
e it was passed until tomorrow mornin
W The evidence introduced at yesterda
r afternoons session was as follows:
g The Afternoon Session.
L. H. Ellsworth was the first wi
ness yesterday afternoon. He W;
called for a re-cross examination. w;
in Dr. Vance's Office ten or fiftee
minutes. DR.. w. w. Vance came O
a very short time before the girl. T
u had been seated a very short time b
le fore the girl came out. l telephone
s DR.. Vance about the case at noon t
n day and asked him over. In talking
ez told him l did not think l testified
i'd he said | did.
= Judge E. G. Moon.
to I was in the court room at the eli
,e hall | had a talk with him. | ga
5 no advice to him (Fance). l mere
er answered his questions as to Dor
as etc. l gave him no advice as to t.
s course he should pursue. He made
er voluntary statement. He was und
lie arrest at that time. The warrant W
to issued by me and before me. He h
er not been advised as to his rights
as to seeking advice. He asked what t
re charge was. He said he did not knt
We how to proceed and asked how
a should.
IT. | told the defendant who the CO
p planning party was. He said he knt
er the parties. He said he did not knt
a, the father of the plaintiff. He So
| he could not think of anything tn
lie could be interpreted as an assault
It. said he was in the room alone wi
ne the child. He said there were t.
,r- entrance to the room. The one
the waiting room was locked.
of said the other door was closed I