Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-19
Sensational Evidence Brought
Out In the seibert Murder
Trial at Oskaloosa
CARPENTER CASE IS INVOLVED
Girl Whom Carpenter Was Convicted
of Having Ruined Taken to ottumwa
Where She Was Induced to Sign
Statement Exonerating Betraysr-
Thought It Was Receipt
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Oskaloosa, Nov. 19.-lA story Of In.
trigue and scheming against innocent
parties in order to clear II wealthy man
from the consequences of serious
crime of which he had once been con-
victed. but had secured a new trial,
was brought out in the trial of Jimmie
Seibert here for murder yesterday, that
is almost beyond belief. The Seibert
case is drawing to a close. The states
evidence as to the Kill ing was very
positive and not great ieal of interest
was taken in the evident for the PROS
ecution, as the defense cid not attempt
to deny the shooting. 1t will be re-
membered that the kill ng of John L.
Nelson was the outgrowth of the Car
penter rape case, and that Siebert
thought he was shooting Nelson, who
had been convicted of rape on Seibert's
sister. The desperate efforts made by
Carpenter and his friends to secure his
acauittal was shown in the defense OF
Seibert. 1t appears successful at
tempt was made to get the girl to sign
statement exonerating Carpenter in,
the belief that sne was signing re-
ceipt for railroad ticket. Jud Lowen-
berg and /. Coen, Of Ottumwa. were
placed on the stand yesterday after
noon and told a strange story. These
men started to give evidence Of the
plot that was made against the girl,
Mae Siebert, by the tools Of Carr
penter, to get her signature to an affi-
davit exonerating Charles Carpenter
and establishing his innocence of the
crime Of rape, and how the plot sue
ceeded. But the. evidence was not
taken In the usual way The state
decided to admit this evidence on
statement and these two men assist
ed the attorneys for the defense, and
the state in preparing the admissions
or statements that became matter Of
record.
And hereby hangs tale. Attorney
Nelson upon taking the case learned
of the man Clifton's attentions to the
sister. Mae. He saw letters express
ing greatest affection and couched in
endearing terms. He learned that
Mae had gone to Ottumwa and put
IiiS ILlSSc Iulu6S tOSctucI, Will SldIc~
ments heard elsewhere that an affi-
davit had been secured from the girl,
he came to the conclusion that das-
tarly plot had been worked to sue
cessful issue. Mr.. Nelson started
upon a little detective work Of his
own. He learned upon good authority
that an attorney in Ottumwa had
stated that locked up in his safe he
had an affidavit that was worth five
hundred dollars in a rape case. Hero
was a clue and Mr. Nelson proceeded
to follow it up with abundant success.
He went to Ottumwa taking Mae Sie-
bert and her mother. Mae had told
him what had occurred while she was
at Ottumwa with Clifton on the after.
noon when the paper was signed.
George Clifton is a gambler, who has
made his home at Ottumwa. That he
| was the tool of Carpenter is shown by
his work. He took the girl to the Of
flee Of the Ottumwa attorneys to sign
what was represented to her as being
a railway pass. A ticket or pass was
produced and the girl was told to read
the conditions thereof. She was induc-
ed to sign paper purporting to be .
receipt for the same.
| Mr.. Nelson says he took the girl
along the street until they came to the
stairway and entrance to the Lowen-
berg & Cone office, which she recog-
nized. They entered. Mrs. Seibert ac-
| companied. Coen was In the Office. Ho
saw the girl and recognized her and
was visibly embarrassed. Mr.. Nelson,
seeing that he had the man at an ad-
vantage, says he took him aside into
the private Office and compelled a con-
fession Of the whole transaction. The
partner, Lowenberg, was sought and
the matter was placed before him also.
The affair was ended by the men stat
| ing that the paper was not used but
was still in their possession locked In
the SAFE Clifton, 1t was said. had de-
manded five hundred dollars for Its
delivery, and Carpenter would not pay
this amount, as 1t was too much. Mr..
Nelson was permitted to see the am
davit and took copy of the same. YER
batim, and signed by both Lowenber0
and Coen as being an exact copy OF the
original Mr. Nelson compelled tho
men to agree that the original should
not leave their possession without his
knowledge or consent, and he also re-
quired the promise that the men
would come to Oskaloosa and TESTIFY
in the case when it should come for
trial. The men, 80 It is stated, were
| in a peculiar situation and were WILL
| ing to make the above concessions 70
get free from bad matter.
Carpenter did not get the state-
ment from Clifton. The copy OF this
statement. together with the letter
| which Clifton had written Miss Sei-
| bert was taken before the grand
| inrv and made part of the inyestiga-
| ton carried on by them.
| siebert's Case PitifM.
The case of young Siebert Is one to
excite the sympathy and pity OF ali-
From the evidence brought ors ~
defense 1t seems that Re
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