Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-09
Pleas Entered by the Accused
In Jury Tampering Cases
In Polk County
SWEEPING pENlALs ARE MADE
Hunter Denies He Even Knew kenne-
dy Was One of the Jurors in the Trial
of the Case Against the Iowa TeIe-
phone Company Technical Law
Gu, lions Raised.

Des Moines, Oct. 9.-A,torneys az
peared for E II. Hunter. Michael Ora
dy, f. A. Marvin, Jesse O. Wells an
w. l.. White before Judge Given in tn
district court yesterday, entered plea
of not guilty of contempt on beha
of their clients, filed answers and ex
tinuances which were granted, unit
/ Thursday
Law questions in the citation 70
contempt Will be argued to the coul
Saturday. One of these is, whethe
there is a contempt when the accuse
| contemnor denies that he did and sal
the thing charged to be contemptuous
Another is as TO the power of the cour
| to cite for contempt persons CHARGE
/ with attempting to influence member
| of a jury panel not actually engaged
| in trying a case. The lawyers 70
| Marvin and Wells especially plead thi
/ point. They admit that persons ma.
hbe indicted for attempting to infiuenc
/ members of a panel, under section 4Sg
Ibut are prepared to argue that the pow
/ er To cite for contempt does not lie
unless the attempt is made on q juro
actually engaged in hearing case.
The brady case was set down fo
| hearing first. next Monday. Othel
defendants objected to this. but Judg,
| Given decided to hear them in the ordel
I hy no ha ice inn uhj ff
| flied the charges and asked citation fol
contempt. The Hunter case follows
that of brady The bar committee
thought that they We're SO closely alliec
that they should be heard together.
Mr. ]. L. Parrish of Parrish & Dow
ell, appeared for Mr.. Hunter. Judge w
A. Conner and Mr. Shuler of Brem-
ner & Shuler. appeared for Messrs
Marvin and Wells; Mr.. .. NJ. Brock
EFT appeared for Mr.. brady; Mr.. c. w
Johnston appeared for Mr. White
Practically all of the members of the
bar investigating committee We're pres
emit
brady Denies it All.
Michael brady made a complete de
NAL of the charge against him, in his
answer. as follows:
Comes now Michael brady, defen-
dant above named, and for his explana-
ton and answer 10 the complaint here
in he says. Tint at the time in the
complaint, he either did not know, or If
he did, had forgotten the circum-
stances, shat the said NJ " Kennedy
was member of the panel of trial jur-
ors for the Polk county district court
sh4a, Y1,. i4i I1aA
generally and specifically each and ev-
cry other statement of fact contained
in said complaint and especially says
that at the time referred to, and until
long thereafter, he had never heard of
the case of Pfanz vs.. Iowa Telephone
company, and did not know there was
any such law suit pending anywhere.
He especially denies that he said one
word to said NJ. Y. Kennedy at the
time referred to, or at any other time.
about said cause, or about the merits
of any cause then pending In court, and
expressly denies that he made any
statements to said juror to the effect
or in substance that E. H. Hunter
wished TO see him about the same or
about any law suit whatever
Hunter Denies, Too.
r. H. Hunter also specifically denies
doing the things charged to have been
done in contempt, as follows:
Comes now the above named de-
PENDANT and for his answer and eX-
PLANTATION to the charge OF contempt
filed herein. he pleads and says: That
it is possible that prior to the time re-
ferred to In said complaint. he may
nave read in the local newspapers, or in
some way heard of the fact, IL 1t was
fact, that the said Al. ". Kennedy
had been drawn as juror on the panel
of trial jurors for the term of court
referred to In said complaint. But he
says that X he had SO learned of such
fact. he had forgotten about 1t at the
time referred to in the complaint. He
emphatically denies, generally and spe-
officially, each and every other state-
ment In said complaint stated He es-
pecially denies that he knew at the time
during the trial OF said case of Pfianz
VS.. Iowa Telephone company, that said
Kennedy was one of the Jurors en-
paneled to try the same. He expressly
denies that he In any manner attempted
to influence said juror in said cause or
any cause whatever. He expressly de
MES that he caused or procured one
Michael brady to converse with said
juror as q juror. In any matter what
ever. He expressly denies that he
caused or procured said brady to in
form said juror as to the nature and
OF verdict which the defendant
In said cause expected or desired, or to
solicit said juror TO render verdict
in said cause favorable to said Iowa
Telephone company, or to solicit and
request said Juror to see defendant or
e. H. Hunter In respect to the verdict
in said cause. and emphatlcally says
that he never in any manner communi-
Gated with said Kennedy in reference
to his action as a juror or In reference
to any law suit whatever.
The denials of Jesse o. Wells and #
A. Marvin were formal. but just as
sweeping as the others. Mr.. White was
the only one who admitted any of the
things alleged by the investigating
White who was accused OF trying to
influence juror relates an incident
which happened at church social in
which he said in a spirit of fun to
Hotchkiss the juror: Hotchkiss. IL
Wells claim is just help him out" He
states that was all the conversation he
aver had with the juror and was had
in the presence OF a number of others
who We're present.
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