Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-10
Court at Aledo to Decide on Ad-
mission of Allie Dool's
Story.
PARENTS OF VICTIM ON STAND
Mother Breaks Down When Telling
OF Daughters Last Work
at Home.

by the jury as Il dying statement?
LThis was the question which came
before Judge Ramsay yesterday af-
ternoon during the trial of Miss iona
Dunlap on the charge of murder.
The decision of the court upon this
question will be of vital Importance
to the young woman who is accused
Of giving poisoned candy to Miss
DooI with criminal intent. If the
court decides i'm the negative the jury
will not be permitted to hear the tes-
] timony of at least four of the prin-
cipal witnesses for the prosecution
who were present when Miss Dool
was writhing in the commissions pro-
duced by strychnine poisoning.
During the absence of the jury yes
terday afternoon three of the wit
nesses took their turns on the stand
and swore they heard the dying girl
say: The candy iona Dunlap gave
me was so bitter. Why did she give
it to me?" 1t is the contention of the
defense that Miss Dool did not know
she was about TO die when she spoke
these last words, and that the state
has no right to ask the jury to con-
slider them in that light.
Expects to Gain Point.
The state is confident that the
court will not rule for the defense.
| IFS confidence is rested on testimony
of DR.. \. G. Reynolds, the physician
who was called to treat Miss Dool a
few minutes after she was seized
with the first symptoms of poisoning
in Il. F. Felix's store. The most sig
nificant part of DIR. Reynolds testi-
mony was that part relating to Miss
Doors language when he arrived at
the store.
Il supposed it was nothing more
than Il case of hysteria,' said DR..
Reynolds. but Miss Dool kept repeat
ing that she was going to die. She
said. Doctor. l can't stand this.
Can't you do something for me?
know | am going to die.
Interest in the trial of Miss Dunlap
has reached the feverish pitch here
and i'm the surrounding towns. When
court was convened yesterday morn
ing the room was crowded to the
doors. and hundreds had to remain
outside because the Judge Will not
permit any person to stand while the
trial is under way. Three-fourths of
those i'm the court room were women.
wearing their best gowns and enjoy
/ ing themselves just as much as at Il
matinee performance. There were
more of Miss Dunlap's friends pres
ent than on any previous day. And
the young woman'S lawyers take this
as a sign that popular feeling is I'M
dergOing Il change in her favor.
Prisoner Encouraged by Women
! When adjournment came Miss Dun
Hap was surrounded with women. who
struggled for the privilege of taking
her by the hand and speaking words
of encouragement. For the first time
since she began to sit in the court
room Miss Dunlap's face lit up with
swiIcs.
! Mrs. John c. Dool, mother of the |
young woman whom Miss Dunlap is
accused of numbering for the sake of
a s. week position in a dry goods |
store. was the first witness on the |
stand yesterday morning. Nearly 60
years old, white haired. and feeble |
with the infirmities of her years, Mrs. |
Dool went upon the witness stand |
with a look of determination upon |
her pale face that was almost vindic- |
tive. Her opportunity to aid in the |
cause of Justice had arrived and the |
face of her dead daughter was before |
her.
| Mrs. Dool was asked to narrate the |
conversation that took place between |
herself, Mrs. Dunlap, iona and Mr.. |
Dool during a call by the Dunlaps af-
ter Allies death. She said: Mrs. |
Dunlap said to my husband, You
don't blame iona for Allies death,
do you, Mr.. Dool?' and he replied
that it was a pretty hard question
for him to answer, and / said if it
was an accident it was strange that
Allie got so much of the poison and
the others so little.
"Tona asked if we had heard the
rumor that she wanted Allies place
in the store. She said there was no
truth in the story; that she did not
want her place, as she had another
one promised at Cabeen's store"
Mrs. Dool, when called upon to tell
of her daughters last bit of work at
home. shirt waist that was left I'M
finished in the sewing machine, could
no longer hold herself within re-
straint. The tears flooded her eyes
and her black bordered handkerchief
quickly covered her face. There was
a moment of deep silence in the court
room, and then, wiping her eyes and
half sobbing, Mrs. Dool went on with
her testimony.
Attorney Scott brought out the
facts concerning love affair between
Miss Dool and Frank Owens by the
aid of Mrs. Dool, and showed that
their engagement had been broken
more than a year on account of Ow-
ems habits, and that Miss Dool was
the one who had broke the engage
ment.
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