Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-04
IN The HANDS
: Of TIE JURY
Fate of the Accused in the Bly,
denburgh Case Will Soon
Be Known
AlsRook CLOSES ARGUMENT
HI. Addre.. Characterized as One of
the Greatest Efforts Ever Made in
Hardin County Court Severe Ar
raisnment of the Prisoner =. Court
lnstructs the Jury.

U0t9uttSuS W ShS Si'SSssS' SSS'
lnstructs the Jury.
Special to Times Republican.
Eldora. Feb. 4.-The fate of e. S
Blydenburgh, accused of the murder OF
Mis- third wife, is now with the twelve
men, good and true. who are to deter
mine whether or not he is guilty of the
terrible crime. With one of the finest
oratorical efforts that was ever heard
IN the court house here, Attorney Al
brook, with tears in his eyes, closed
the argument for the state. Then the
court instructed the jury and the
greatest murder trial ever tried in Har-
din county. so far as the evidence and
arguments were concerned. was over.
The instructions to the jury were
very lengthy and were regarded as
very fair to the prisoner. None of
she attorneys at this hour, however.
were prepared to state as to whether
they favored the defendant or the state.
The closing argument for the state
was one of the finest and best ever
heard here, and the spectators and
jury were visibly affected. especially by
his peroration and by many parts OF
his argument dwelling upon the evil
dence. The relatives of the dead wom-
an were especially affected and wept
bitterly during that part of the address
IN which Mr.. Albrook referred to the
death bed sufferings OF the woman.
The Closing Argument.
Attorney c. e. Albrook began the
closing argument for the state shortly
utter 4 O'clock yesterday afternoon.
He began by calling the attention of
the Jury to the oath they took when
they were sworn In and urged that
they meet the requirements OF that
saith. He criticized defendants attor-
neyp for picking out parts of the
State's evidence and treating 1t as IL
such portions stood alone and demands
"a that the evidence should be con-
pldered as whole. In reviewing the
testimony he first referred to that of
defendant Blydenburgh and his failure
% deny sixteen circumstances proved
~ the state and said that admitting
DfydenNurgh's entire evidence as true.
kxho,a eixteen circumstances established
xuilk rhsse sixteen circttnetances
nse a follows: The failure to deny
chat he told Mrs Keller that Jennie
had wanted to go home Failure to.
deny that he made haste to have the
bpdy embalmed. Failure to deny that
n sald to Mrs. Harold. "Jennie's lips
are sealed: she can never tell any
xhine.. He did not deny that he order
a the undertaken to see to 1t that the
vault was securely locked and we'll ce-
mented down. He did not deny that
ronyersation at Keller's that Jennie
vent q church that day and that he
M dinner. ana that ..she alta hearty
n,aai = ana that .Jennie's iips are clos
$40 etc. Failine to deny writing the
lefsey. n Mra. Keller In which he said
~Jennie II very sick" 1t Eoes hard
,rith, her, because she never was sick
hefore., he did not DENY that his wife
tnld him abe had gone to see an at
4oener about setting her. land back.
IA aid NOT deny telling DR.. Gotham
4hat. Is ~. the dinner. Failed to DENY
fhat he fpkd Jennie's father that he
~ct the dinner He did not deny that
conversation be had at Keller's about
s srs Ssr will, E.ailed 10 deny his
Stfemn. "a secure Insurance on his
~,tea.. nra hid not deny that he said
!. ,a,on,d .a,l tho land for $50. Did not
1 A. ssi1,n No. M and Mrs Harold how
Nj via yom,ted from the berInn,nr
- ~ har ss.rna.s mnt,, .he died. He did
: = aa.,,. thu, he saia. ha had siven all
~. ,,,sdi.sna during tl,ear last sickness-
3 III - danv that.he, wanted Mrs.
Ks,,.r' 8 - hack with him to explaan
49,, isnnse.s .ickness
Aih-co,r sno,ee from about 4:so until
&hs ciossre bo,,r Last evening. treating
. ~ ~ 4hosa sai,ures at R,vaen-
., ,,v ~ crniain these cir,ums,ances.
~ ra,srrad "a sevara1 other ma tiers
, III ha ,nssrred would be made
.,-a,.,rant raaturas ~ the closing mart
- -. adres,
NJ ston. a ,not,ua ,for m. alleged
.-,r,. ~ -ather az m index nointinp
ta ,. tha motive. the attorney smoke
:, ~. cn,,van~at,on In which n was
ci.,rnsa da,andant mad reonested his
.,,s,a 81 n,asea her Win He anoEe next
- ID. .t.s,,nt ~ nroc,ra 4o;rt snsnr.
800. ~, ~ -. r,.~ o,sb,. ,,,ss and MIN.
.a,e
Attorney Ai,prook resumed his argu-
ynent nromvflv a. Q O'Clock this morn,