Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-12
Defense Begins Taking Testi-
lnony In the Wheeler Case
at Allison
DEFENDANT PLACED ON STAND
Made Good Witness For Himself and
Appeared Cool and Collected The
State, However, Made a Strong Case
and Chances for Conviction Seem
Good.
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err trial. wheelers evidence and that
NJ his witnesses will be finished, it Is
thought, before Tuesday night. Inc
tie stimony of the states witnesses
forms a very complete chain Of ciroum-
stantial evidence. When on the stand
Saturday. Wheeler seemed cool. an
swered the questions promptly and
made an excellent witness for himself.
DIR. w. r. Day testified that he was
called to see Mrs. Ramsey about
11:2o on the evening Of July 80; that
he found the patient at her fathers
house; that the physical signs were an
infialned condition Of the forehead ana
right side of the face and under the
lower maxillary; Inflammation was not
very deep; that he dressed and band
aged the wound and gave patient tab
let's to quiet the nervous condition;
that he called the following day and
found the condition similar to that
stated, only in places over the eye and
lower jaws had penetrated somewhat
deeper. He stated his conclusion that
1t was caustic potash that had been
thrown in her face.
DR.. w. C. Lathrop was put on the
stand and stated that he was called to
treat Mrs. Parnie Ramsey on the night
mentioned and found the patient with
face bandaged, wound having been
dressed: that she was suffering con-
siderable pain and was extremely ner-
vous; that he took off bandages and
examined wound, describing them the
same as DR.. Day had done; he stated
also that her night robe was spotted
with the effects from some liquid; that
on the next morning he examined a
milk bottle which had been handed him
and that it contained a liquid which
proved to be a strong alkali; that he
also examined the night robe and car
pet and found that they had been wet
with a strong solution of alkali. Later
in the day he made an analysis OF the
three and found the material in the
bottle to be identical with that on the
carpet and night robe.
Leonard Ramsey, the 10-year-old son
OF Mrs. Parnie Ramsey, was placed on
the stand, and testified that on the
night Of the assault he was awakened
by his mothers screaming; that he was
sent to his grandfather's to tell him
that something had been thrown in
Mrs Ramsey's face; that he was afraid
to go and his grandfather soon came;
that he accompanied his grandfather to
GAINESVILLE after the doctor and while
in town saw Wheeler and Brown go
down the street to the south: that
Wheeler came back alone and asked his
grandfather what was the matter; that
he and his grandfather then returned
him. and that his mother then sent
them back after the other doctor; that
he saw three men In front of Leete's
building, one being Hugh Wheeler;
that Wheeler came out and talked to
his grandfather; that he thought the
other two men were Fred Rambo and
Joe Brown.
Supervisor j. F.. Mott testified that
on July 81, the day following the as
sault he telephoned the sheriff to come
over and investigate the case. That
he accompanied the sheriff to Mrs
Ramsey's home, and his evidence re-
garding this is practically the same as
that given by Sheriff johnson. That
on their return they went to Wheelers
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whereabouts and the whereabouts OF
Joe Brown the evening before. Wheel
er told him Brown had staid with him;
that Wheeler stated further to him that
about o'clock on Saturday afternoon
Brown drove his horse and buggy into
town. tieing north of the Leete build
ing; that before dark Brown drove
down to the RAINS home and took Mrs
Wheeler driving; that about 8 o'clock
Brown returned and hitched his horse
north Of the Leete building. The bal
ance of Mr.. Motifs testimony is large
ly relative to the conversation had with
Wheeler at this time. He also testi-
fled that a few days afterwards he
went with the sheriff and matched
Wheeler's shoes In the tracks found on
the Ramsey premises and that they
fitted the tracks; that they returned to
Wheeler's room. finding two shirts OF
the same material as the piece found
on the railroad.
Iva Rains Testifies.
Iva Rains is friend of Hugh Wheel
er's wife, and the party with whom
Mrs. Wheeler has been living most OF
the time since leaving Wheeler. She
testified that on Thursday evening be-
fore the assault on Mrs. Ramsay
Brown told her there was a plan being
laid that she would fall into very cas-
lily; that the next time she saw Brown
he was driving past the house on the
evening Of the assault; that Mrs
Wheeler was in the door and Brown
said, care you here?"; that they asked
Brown in and he stood talkiug with
them until about a quarter-past eight;
that about 9 O'clock that evening
George Debolt and Charley Wamsley
came to the door and called for my
brother; told him ne was up town and
they left. About a quarter to 10
o'clock, Debolt and Wamsley came ia
the house again and told her brother
to tell her not to go to the door should
anyone call her as she would probably
have I've or acid thrown in her face:
that between IL and o'clock George
Keller aad Debolt came to the house
and told her that some one had thrown
acid in Mrs. Ramseys face and again
cautioned her not to go to the door.
Charles Wansley George Debolt and
Mont Grant all testified that they were
in the building adjoining the Leete
building on the night Of the assault;
that they had a key of beer and that
Hugh Wheeler and Joe Brown came In
and asked for beer, and they We're In
formed they had none for them. This
was between and 10 o'clock, and they
testify that they did not again see
Brown and Wheeler until between II
ap,1 10 They also testified that one OF