Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-13
Testimony Against Prince of
Denmark Has Been of Con-
yincing Nature
.HAMLEr's LIFE AND HABITS
State Goes Into This Phase Of the Case
Thoroughly, to Show the Prisoner
Long Had in Mind the Killing of
claudius-GeneraI Review of the
Evidence.
Evidence.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to mes-Republican.
| Iowa City. March 13.-The state clos
ed it's direct evidence against Hamle,
| in the case of the state of Iowa VS.
Hamlet Prince of Denmark, In the jun
Tor law court of the University of Iowa
today. Three witnesses, F. J. Cole, OF
Mason City. c. w. Stuart, of Chadwick,
ILL.,, and o. w. Emmons, of Des Moines,
details. and make out strong case
against the prisoner.
+. ]. Cole weakened a bit on cross
examination today, and admitted that
Hamlets asking Horatio If he would
not be justified in killing the king who
had killed his father, seduced his
mother. taken the succession from
Hamlet and tried to take Hamlet's life,
might have been a legal or ethical in
curry quite as much as a threat. He
also testified that the king was killed
In the afternoon, in contradiction of
his evidence given before the grand
jury.
0. w. Emmons was the most salts
factory witness produced by the state.
He talked freely, went into detail sue
cessfully when asked. and showed
great familiarity with the habits and
life of Hamlet. He testified that he
first noticed iHamlet's aversion to King
Claudius at audience at which. after
the king had made some apologies for
marrying Gertrude so soon after the
elder Hamlets death, Claudius adj
dresses Hamlet as My son." Hamlet
turned to Emmons and remarked to
I1mmons in very sarcastic tone. "a
little more than kin and less than
kind"
Emmons testified to the plan which
Hamlet conceived of having the players
play a poisoning scene before the king
and queen. .Ill observe his looks"
Hamlet told Emmons. '1ll tent him
to the quick. "I'f he but blush. I'll
know my course" The next day En-
mons heard Hamlet tell Horatio to
watch the king closely during the play.
The play came off, the king retired in
great confusion and Hamlet felt con-
WINGED that he had murdered his ia
Their.
Soon after the play Emmons saw
Hamlet approach behind the kneeling
king. while he was deeply engrossed in
his prayers. Hamlet had his rapiei
drawn as il to kill him. NOW might
do 1t pat" he exclaimed, now he is
praying and now I'll do it. And so he
goes to heaven and so am revenged."
The attorneys for the defense object
ed to the statement that men killed
while praying go to heaven and Judge
Deemer smilingly ordered it stricken
out as conclusion.
Hamlet changed his mind. Emmons
further testified. He checked himself
in his advance and said. mo! up
sword and know thou a more horrid
hent! When he is drunk, asleep or in
his rage, then will I trip him that his
heels may kick at heaven!"
The witness then described Hamlet's
killing of Polonius in his mothers
closet, taking him to be the king. He
also corroborated the states previous
witnesses as to the dueling scene be-
tween Hamlet and Laertes, at the end
of which King Claudius was killed.
He admitted that he could not tell
until after the death of both Hamlet
and the king that Gertrude, the queen.
was also dead. He testified that when
Hamlet had killed the king. Horatio
said that Claudius was most justly
served, a point of which the defense
ma de much