Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-02
JUNIOR COURT OPENED
Trial Of One of Thackeray's
Characters Begun at the
State University
TEACH STUDENTS COURT WORK
The Practice of Trying Noted Literary
Characters Was lnausurated by
Judge Deemer Last Year When the
Trial Of Shakespeare Hamlet Excit-
ed Almost World Wide Interest.
Special to Times Republican.


Iowa City, Dec. AT promptly IL
o'clock Tuesday morning Sheriff e. p.
Malmsburg, of Newton, Iowa, opened
the Junior Court of the State Univer-
sity OF Iowa and Judge Horace e.
Deemer of the supreme bench of Iowa.
began the trial of William Makepeace
Thackeray's Rawden Crawley VS.. Lord
Steyne. When Judge Deemer was at
Iowa University last year giving his
annual course Of lectures he inaugural
ed custom OF trying some noted char
acter of the world Of literature and his
trial of Shakespeare's Hamlet aroused
almost worldwide interest and proved
a very valuable mode OF teaching the
students the practice OF court work.
This year two trials will be held by
Judge Deemer and the first will be
prosecution by Rawden Crawley
against Lord Steyne for the alienation
Of the affections of the plaintiffs wife,
Becky Sharp Crawley. One hundred
thousand dollars Is the damage asked
for in the petition. The defendant in
his answer alleges connivance on ting
part OF the plaintiff and former Inn
proper relations on the part Of Becky
Sharp.
The plaintiff will be represented In
court by George e. Remley of Iowa
City, son of former Attorney General
Remley, who Is now a candidate for
federal Judge in Iowa; A. ]. Swindle,
of Ryan. Iowa, and Glen Knox. Of
Keosauqua, Iowa. The defense will be
conducted by G. F. Dickson, Of Man
ming, Walter McNett, Of Ottumwa, ana
John Lamprecht, OF Eldora, Iowa. A..
e. Mueller, OF Denison will act as
clerk OF the court. Every detail of
regular court work will be carried out
in order and Judge Deemer will ex-
plain the several steps as they are TAX
en-. The jury secured for the trial OF
the case was taken from the members
OF the junior class and the panel was
the following: Nyle w. Jones, Of Iowa
Falls; j. S. Smith, Of New Glasgow;
F. p. Wray, OF Curtis, Iowa; c. F. Mae
nell. of Correctionville, Iowa: d. w.
Rich. OF Wayland: L. G. Johnson. Of
Roland; ]. A. Hampson. OF Usage; ]. F.
Mclaughlin. Of Wapello; g. c. German,
OF Anamosa; r. r. Ramsell. of OF
tumwa; Guy Cox. of Missouri Valley;
and H. NJ. Algyer, OF Paulina.
The facts in the case are all to be
taken from Vanity Fair. the novel
which established Thackeray as one OF
the greatest OF English novelists. The
whole case Is to be taken as found In
the story except that the dates will be
brought down to modern times. The
witnesses in the trial Will study the
text Of the book carefully and the
testimony will be given by them after
such study. The study Of Hamlet which
was made by members Of last years
class in the preparation brought oft
many points in Shakespeare and re-
ports OF the trial were sent for from all
points Of the United States by Shake
peare clubs and literary societies gem
orally. 1t is believed that this trial
will be OF equal interest and value
The attorneys will make their opening
statements to the jury tomorrow morn
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