Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-04-15
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Dies Moines. April

selling en- the Sabbath. no mater
whether or not necessary, violation
OF the Law, and hence criminal OF.
tense, directed q verdict for the de-
PENDANT The evidence had shown
that the Retail Grocers' association
had employed two men to go to Mr..
Woods store on a Sunday and there
TO purchase goods for the purpose Of
obtaining evidence against him OF the
violation Of the Sunday law When
the evidence had been obtained, in
formations were sworn out against
him before Justice Duncan, and upon
trial Wood was acquitted of the
charges against him. He then i'm
mediately sued the retail grocers for
malicious prosecution, claiming that
they rhad acted without probable
cause. The ruling of Judge McVey.
0f course, that all Sunday selling,
whether or not necessary, was a Grim
final offense, knocked the prop out
from the plaintiffs case.
Having stolen goods in possession
is taken as proof presumptive by the
Iowa supreme court that the person
having such goods in his possession
stole them. This finding was reached
by the court in the case of the State
of Iowa vs.. Joseph Raphaeland Charles
Raphael Of Black Hawk county.
appellants. in which the court atfirms
the decision of Judge A. s. Blair. The
residence Of Mrs. c. w. Brown OF
Waterloo had been burgiarfzed and
a day or two later. some silyerware
taken from the Brown residence was
found in the house occupied by the
two Raphael boys. The Raphaels
claimed they had secured the silver
ware from young man, friend OF
their from Nebraska, and whose
whereabouts they did not know. They
appealed on the ground that in view
OF these circumstances the court
should have directed a verdict for
them. The court holds otherwise, and
the RAphaels will continue to serve
their sentence for breaking and en-
;tering.
The board Of supervisors, in a petit
ton to the district court have taken
action upon the charges against War
tden Brendel of the poor farm. and
recommended that the entire matter
be at once referred to the grand jury,
which will sit on the 18TH of this
month. Judge McHenry upon the
presentation of the petition, at once
made the order of reference and the
charges OF cruelty made by the board
OF control will be thoroughly looked in.
to BY the grand jury. which is the only
body in the county which has the
power to summon witnesses under
oath and compel their testimony re-
gardinE the matter. No action wilt be
taken looking to the discharge or pros
ecution Of the accused warden until af-
ter the result Of the grand jurys inves.
stfgahon Is known. and even then 1t is
probable that the board OF supe, Wis
'ors win do nothing more than to let
the Law take its usual course in the
prosecution of Brendel, il it shall then
appear that the charges are true. The
entire board united in the petition to
the court, and all express themselves
as anxious to have the matter entirely
cleared 4p. and the responsibility for
the recent charges fixed. II true. they
recommend that the warden be dis
charged and prosecuted; II not, they
want Justice meted out to the people
who have stirred the affair up.
Forger L. NJ. King appeared before
Judge NcHenry and pleaded guilty to
the charge Of forgery. Upon his plea
- kh4 - oft0rnav dig.
missed the other charges against him,
and he was promptly sentenced to sev-
en- and one-half years in the peniten'
tfary at Fort Madison. Before he left
however, King turned over all the
money and property he had left out OF
1.-THE i'll gotten funds he procured at Des
'Moines, to the German Savings bank
(which appeared as the principal prose
;cutor Of the man.
For extraordinary expense the leg
islature appropriated about $2,500,00
OF this, nearly million went for the
I institutions under the management OF
the board OF control. fact whicn
shows what an important item of ex
pense these institutions have become
The three state educational institu
lions managed to secure about 5000,
s 900. Other important items OF expense
were the 100000 appropriation fol
the completion of the state historical
building and $125O.000 for tue ineDri
ate asylum at Knoxville.
In all the state appropriated ove1
S35O0,O O0, but notwithstanding this
the tax levy for the coming year viii
not be greater than before.
After being out less than an hour
The jury in the Alexander murder
trial found the negro guilty Of murfe
ia the Grst degree, and imposed tht
sentence OF life Imprisonment Ther'
was, it is understood, no difficult,
among the jurors in finding the maj
guilty OF first degree murder. and thu
first ballot upon the question wa!
\ linanimcus. The only matter owe
which the jury were inclined to wran
gle was the sentence to be imposed
Four OF the jurors were for a time
4 Insistent that the death penalt.
should be inflicted, but the other.
were unwilling, and there were some
& who said that rather than sign for thu
punishment of death, they would re
port q disagreement to the court.
Al man Is as anxious to get ava,
from a baby as a woman to ger to IL
The reformer never thinks it neces
sary to practice on himself.
Short prayers have the surest aim.
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More men have danced than preach
ed their way to women's favor.
Railroad travel in Brazil is discon
N tinued on Sundays.