Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-19
nYD[NDURGH CASE ON
Interest In the Noted Murder
Case at Eldora Is Growing
Steadily
HIS TRIAL BEGINS TODAY
Many Arc in Attendance From Outside
the State to Act as Witnesses-De-
fens. Has Secured Over Forty Persons
to Testify in His Beha!f-Accused of
Wife Murder.
HIS TRIAL BEGINS TO-DAY
:pectal to 1ames-RepublIcar.

Special to Mmes-RepublicaE.
Eldora. Jan. 19.-The case of the
State of Iowa VS.. E. S. Blydenburgh
was set for trial today. Interest in the
case deepens. In addition TO tn thirty
six regular jurors. special Ven1re oil
forty has bsen drawn for this case.
Both plaintiff and defendant are enii-
tied to ten challenges in securing
Jurors. The attorneys for the state are
County Attorney Noble. Aibrook &
Lundy, of this city, and c. A. Bower
sox. of Bryan. Ohio. The attorneys for
the defense are HUFF & Hun, of this
city. ]. H. Scales. of Ackiey, and c.
NJ. Maggie, of Clarion.
Among those attending the trial from
out of the state are: John w. Rose
borough and Mrs. Allie Harold. OF
Archho.d, o.. father and sister of the
attendants third wife; Mrs. Godeboh
and daughter and Mrs. Carrie Schmidt,
of Brooklyn. neighbors of Blydenburgh
while Mving with his second wife.
Among others who are expected are j.
j. Buchrer. undertaker: Miss Gather
inc Clingaman and Mrs. Earl Hngle,
of Ohio; Chemist V. c. Waugh, OF Ann
Arbor: Drs. G. w. Hartman and g.
Campbell, Of Ohio.
The defense has list of over forty
witnesses.
Mr.. Blydenburgh left Brooklyn in
1900 aud some time thereafter settled at
Archbold, o., where he became ac-
quainted with Miss Jennie Roseborough
They met many times at the NJ. +.
church where both wsre prominent anu
regular attendants. Mr.. Blydenburgh
came to this city in September 1902 and
about the. first OF October. Miss Rose
borough, who for many years had been
successful and highly esteemed schoo'
teacher in her Ohio home, came to this
city and was married to Mr.. Blyuen-
burgh October II. 1902. So far as known
here no complaints were made aga!ns!
Mr.. Blydenburgh.
On May 10, 1908, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Blydsnburgh was taken violently
II. with cramps Ia the stomach. follow
ed by vomiting and other serious SYM
ptoms. On the following Friday she
died. Her remains We're shipped IN
her old home in Ohio and buried. \
sister of the dead woman. Mrs. Keller.
ot Hubbard, was suspicious OF foul
play and went to Ohio. The remains
of the dead woman we're disinterrsd
and the stomach and other organs sent
to Chemis. Waugh. of Ann Arbor. for
analysis Waugh reported the finding
OF a large quantity OF arsenic in the
organs examined. It was shown that
Mrs. Blydenburgh had three days after
her marriage to Mr.. Blylenburgh deed
ed TO him 100 acres of fine land near
Hubbard. worth SIS or $50 per acre. 1t
is also known that short time previ
Gus to her death that Mrs. Blyden-
1urgh had consulted an attorney with
a view to having the deed conveying
the 100 acres to Mr.. B.ydenburgh Sc,
aside. The case was brought before
the grand jury at the lest term OF court
held in October and the grand jury
returned an Indictment against MT
Blydenburgh charging him with muir
der in the first degree. The ne!ghbors
and acquain.ances here speak of Mr..
Blydenburgh as an exemplary man II,
his family. He has soE and daugh-
ter by former wife living here with
him. who have the Sympathy OF those
who know them. 1t is generally be.
lieved the case VIII occupy most of the
remainder of the present term OF
court. which closes next week.