Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-23
Case Of Great Interest to Be
Tried in Spencer Next
Week
HAS AROUSED INTENSE FEELING
TIE Case Was Transferred From Palo
Alto to Clay County by Judge Quar-
TONS Order, So That an unprecedented
Jury Might be seeured-outcome Of
Most Unfortunate Affair.
sl,ecial to Times Republican.

SIeciai to Times-R Republican.
Spencer, Aug. ga murder case
OF great interest will be tried in Spen-
Ger at the next term of the district
court which will be in session next
week The case in question is that
Of the state VS.. Conrad Weigman ana
comes from Palo Alto county, having
been transferred to Clay by order OF
Judge Quarton. The case is one over
which there is intense feeling in the
home county. and in order to secure
ala unprejudiced jury and try the case
where the public is not so thoroughly
wrought up as at home, the court
gisanted a change Of venue.
Much excitement has been felt IN
rances last spring which placed young
Vreigman in a position to be tried for
the murder of Henry II. De,eter, yet
By a greater portion of the good people
OF Palo Alto Is believed to be innocent
OF any wrong, beyond the carrying
out OF his duty. The case, therefore.
Will be hard fought and require long
time for trial.
About April 1st, ]. A. Spies, of Graet-
finger, received threatening letter. de-
nlanding that he should deposit $1,000
5 TN the weight box of a hay stacker,
which stood few miles east of Graet-
finger Spies was considerable alarmed
and made the matter known to few
friends and to the county sheriff. The
sheriff took the case In hand and inn
raediately wired to Chicago for de-
tective. who arrived Friday evening,
the first of April.
Following out the demands of the
letter received by Spies. a dummy
package was placed in the weight box
with Deputy Sheriff Williams on guard
to watch developments. The deputy
secreted himself In haystack near by
the stacker. remaining there until be-
tween 4 and o'clock in the morning
4 when he was relieved by Conrad Weig
IMAM, young man residing In Graet-
finger.
Weigman had been on guard only
half an hour when H. N. Deeter. far
lner living about half a mile west Of
where the stacker stood. appeared on
8 Inc scene, CdITyltk d Suu.f TuI q sHOIt
time he wandered about the prairie
ind then approached the stack Of hay.
which he passed around, going thence
directly to the stacker. taking the
package and walking away.
When Deeter had traversed about
forty feet, Weigman demanded him
10 halt and lay down his gun. The
command was repeated several times,
hut instead of recognizing the command
s,Deeter dropped the package and shift
ia his gun, as IL for use, when Weig-
man fired q shot striking Deeter in the
arm, some Of the charge piercing his
side.
Deeter was taken to Graettinger and
placed In charge OF physician, but
died from the effects of the shot in a
little over week. During his illness
i peeter was interviewed by the officers
OF the law. in hopes of getting a con-
fession from him, but he denied writ
I Ing the letter and claimed that he went
3 to the stacker to get wrench. The
4 officers made search Of Deeters home
and during their investigation found
q a tablet in which was the impression
I or the word Spies" the same cores
bonding with that used in addressing
Mr.. Spies in the letter. Deeter was a
well do farmer and had an excel
lent reputation.