Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-12
.HAS COMPLETE CASE
States Evidence in the Trial
of Phillips and Brooks is
Very Conclusive
NO DOUBT OF CONVICTION
Only Question Is the Measure Of Pun
ishment Likely to Be eiven-Growins
Feeling That the Death Penalty Will
Not Be Assessed-Abstract of the
Testimony. y
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Storm Lake, Jan. 1.-THE re- trial O.
Phillips and Brooks for the murder O.
John Sundblad continues to attrac
large crowds to the court room, which
is packed every session to hear the ties.
timopy. The states case seems to be
much more complete and satisfactory
than at the first trial, but there seems
to be general belief that the jury viii
hardly assess the death penalty. There
lis no doubt that the prisoners will be
convicted, but the question of the pun
ishment to be inflicted is not so well
settled. A great many believe the men
will escape with life sentence.
Abstract Of Testimony.
A. Gulbrandson, cashier of the Sc
curity Savings Bank, testified that
about 2:S0 p. M, Nov. l6, 1901. he was
told by some one of the Greenville bank
| robbery. Charley Iodine in front OF
the bank, said to Gulbrandson: Come
on: think we have the men in the de-
pot. / am satisfied that we've got en- y
| Iodine went north and was absent three
or five minutes; came back and asked
| for his big gun, Winchester, 44-cali-
Der, twelve or fifteen shots. and asked
Gulbrandson to get his (Gulbrandson's
revolver, q 32-caiiber. A posse was then
4 formed, and 1t started for the depot.
Marshal Iodine entered first, Gulbrand-
fson and Sundblad next, and others af-
| terward Iodine said: Hands up!" and
/. Gulbrandson said the same. The three
men in the depot had overcoats on and
their hands in their pockets. AS soon
as Iodine said hands up the three
men pulled their hands out of their
pockets and began firing at the posse
with one or more revolyers apiece. The
posse replied, and for few seconds the
firing was continuous. Then, after an
interval of not to exceed ten seconds.
| the posse retreated. No shots We're
fired by the posse until the robbers
fired. Gulbrandson fired four shots In
the retreat Gulbrandson went south
east diagonally across the platform. to
the Dygert lumber yard. then to the
bank. block west, for more cartridges.
Upon his return from the bank the me-
gro fired southwest at his party. Then
the defendants started southeast across
an open space to public road where
they found a farmer who was coming to
town in a wagon. They got into the
wagon and the farmer turned around
and drove east TO the next corner, If
teen rods, then north. then east, then
south. then east for four or five miles.
the robbers capturing and using two or
three rigs on the way, as the horses
We're exhausted. Finally. they retreat
ed into a corn field, where they soon
displayed n white flag. The posse di-
rected them to hold up their hands and
come on. Soon they dropped their
hands. The posse again directed them
to hold up their hands. When they came
out of the corn field the posse tied their
hands behind them and took them back
TO Albert City. Here they We're searched
by Constable Asa Snyder of Sioux RAN
lbs, who took from the negro a rubber
bottle, razor and SIS gold piece. The
razor was suspended by a string around
his neck. and under his clothes GuI-
GRANDSON had lived in Albert CITY three
years; had known Iodine five wears ant1
Sundblad twelve years. Those who had
heara Guibrandson's testimony on both
.Iiais say that the testimony on this
trial was very much better.
Asa Snyder's Testimony.
asa Snyder now lives at Marion.
MINI. In November, 1901, he was con-
stable at Sioux Rapids, Iowa. He f,rst
saw the prisoners five miles south and
east OF Albert City. He next saw then,
IN the street at Albert City, where he
searched them. He found on them
razor, money, cartridges. a rubber hot
tie, pocketbook, a pouch and numer-
Gus other articles. The rubber hottie
was taken from Phillips pocket who
remarked, BE careful; dangerous n
was then about two thirds full. snyaar
gave the bottle to A. j. Englund. No ona
but himself had touched 1t when ~
gave 1t to Englund. The razor was
found In front of the UNDERGRADUATES -,
Phillips. The pocketbook. was 49,
from Phillips and the poucb f.o,.a
brooks When Phillips presented So
Ger with his revolver Phillfps ra,,a VI J,
that II was "a crackerjack gun. ana 49,
one that did the work" An tba ,.a wy,
iouna on the prisoners had been t,,.,,a..
overtto Sheriff Parker. 'o'iieu
Otto johnson.
o..o Johnson was running an eleva.
Tor, the North elevator, at Albert civ
IN november, 1901. He was in the d.
Pc. lew minutes before 8 D. m. on tho
io.h OF that month. Did not notice any-
thlng peculiar about the people VIC
were IN the waiting room. He had gone
pack toward his elevat tor when he CIV,
Lodlne and his party coming. The mar.
" was armed. Did not see how I,ol7ina
was dressed. Heard Iodine say, Hands
up! Did not hear Gulbrandson saw
Hands up!" Did not know which one
the depot first. They seemed
to go In, in bunch. Knew John Sund-
blad; should say he was 25. When the
posse retreated Gulbrandson and sund-
blad ran southeast toward the car on |
the sidetrack near where Mr.. Johnson
was standing. Sundplad took refuge
behind the southwest corner of the car
within four feet of Johnson, where he