Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-08
Sensational Lye Throwing Case
From GAINESVILLE Being
Heard at Allison.
ATTRACTING MUCH ATTENTION
Trial Growing Out Of the Attempt to
Main Mrs. Parnie Ramsey Interests
Many People in Butler County - A
Brief Review Of the Crime and De-.
ssIopments.
epecial 70 T,nes-kepublican.

/ special to Times Republican.
Allison, Dec. S.-The trial Of the.
Wheeler case was commenced yester..
day in the district court and is Great.
ing greater interest than any criminal
case tried in the county for years with
the exception OF the Busse murder
troial about three years ago.
An Indictment was found against
Hugh Wheeler at the October term Of
court charging him with going to the
home Of Mrs. Parnie Ramsey on the
evening Of June Both last, arousing her
from slumber. and when she appeared
/ at the door, throwing I've in her face.
Mrs. Ramsey Is widow living near
& CNarksville and who bears an excellent
reputation. She makes a livelihood for
herself and four children by teaching
school.
For short time after the assault
the authorities were at loss as to
where to place the blame, being UNI
able to conceive Of anyone having u
Ynotive for the preparation OF such an
act.
on the next day Hugh Wheeler was
suspected on substantially the follow
ing theory--that he, Hugh Wheeler, ard
Jerome v. Brown were the best Of
friends. and roommates; Brown is a
-xidower over forty years of age and
Wheeler q man of about 50 years OF
age, had for years been using liquor to
excess and had recently had trouble
with his wife, who left him and refused
to return. Brown had proposed mar
riage to Mrs. Ramsey on several occa-
sions and had been refused, and 1t is
said told her she would be sorry for her
action. On the theory that Wheeler
ha.d q grievance against his wife and
that Brown also had grievance
against Mrs. Ramsey, that they had
sconspired to MAIN BOTH women. An
abundance Of evidence was readily Sc
cured altho entirely 7circnmstantial,
which substantially proved that
wheeler was the party who had made
the assault on Mrs. Ramsey. He was
accordingly arrested on the day fol-
lowing the assault and placed in the
county Jail. During the night he
attempted suicide by hanging, using =
portion OF a Ielep4lOAe vile III AAS SSis'
a few days later Brown was arres-
cd and at the October term of court II
indictment was found against Wheeler
and Brown separately, charging each
with assault with intent to MAIN. An
other indictment was found against the
two jointly, charging them with con-
spiraoy to commit felony. Neither
were able to secure bail and have been
In the county jail since that time.
The trial Of Wheeler which COM
snenced today is on the Indictment "as-
sault with intent to MAIN.
Considerable difficulty was expert
enced In securing q jury, an extra pan
81 Of twenty men having been ordered
on the first day Of court. The greatest
care IL being exercised in guarding
the jury. Their meals are taken to
them at the court house and cots have
been put up in the jury room where
they sleep. Only few witnesses were
examined today.
County Attorney Burling, assisted
BY Attorney q. "A. Mcintyre. have
charge Of the prosecution and Attor-
news Sager and Sweet Of Wayerly, are
,retained by defendant.