Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-13

know" (Charley HipwelD too well to
believe" etc, etc.
The Capital does we'll to contine its
defense of Mr.. Hipwell and the more
ilustrious coterie of political experts
ward to act as buffer, to the official
reports" of a trial in the conduct OF
1 which politics was sedulously avoided.
Mr.. Hipwell it is true, came to Red
Oak to testify, While Mr.. Mcmillan,
! the United States attorney who got
/ $500 from Dennison, Staid away. He
| came, not as the Capital suggests,
| swelling with an indignant desire to
testify and reveal, but with the plea
in his mouth that he was the only
| politician there and he a democrat anu
asking the question why he should be
| singled out for slaughter. He made
that plea to the leading counsel for
the prosecution and told him what he
would and would not tell upon the wit
ness stand. Charley Hipwell knew
much that he did not tell and he had
much to conceal in connection With
Iowa politics. 1t is true that he is a
| good fellow" and willing to help
| friend In this case he testified that
| his efforts for Shercliffe We're at the
| instance of a gambler named Martin
and that Martin paid him $500. Hip
well was no friend of Shercliffe or
| ShercliffeS friends. 1t is not in evil
dence that he was a friend of the gam
bier Martin. but Hipwell was in poll
tics, a member of the state assembly,
chairman of the Scott county central
committee for the democratic party,
and the gambler controlled votes. That
I is all there is to it. Liz, bluff Charley
connection with the Shercliffe parole
was purely political and his activity
payment for past political favors and
pledge to the future. 1t is not likely
that he ever denied it.
The Capitals slur at Judge Van
Wagenen is utterly gratituous The
judge says Charley Hipwell called on
him to get his consent to Shercliffe's
parole. The official reports of the
Charley Hipwell never denied it. What
was more natural than to send dem
ocratic senator to influence a dem
ocratic judge? Judge Van Wagenen
says he was offered the political king
doms by Sioux City politician at this
same interview This is not in the
Official reports" but no one with au-
thority has ever denied it. Charley
took a batch of documents from the
governors office and they never came
back. That is part of the Official re-
ports He held conferences at Des
Moines with Tom Dennison. That is
also in the official reports" of
Charley's evidence.
Judge Hubbards famous letter of
Sept. 10, 1900, to Governor Shaw, the
one referring to Dave MERGERS needs,
is not in the official reports" but it
was among the exhibits marked by the
stenographers to be offered in evil
dence. There is no copy of the letter
of June 5, 1899, from Judge Hubbard's
office, insisting against pardon or par.
ole nor of the other from the same
office June 5, 1900, reiterating that
He is one of the most dangerous
characters in the country and will be
plying his trade again if released" The
official reports" show none of j. N.
Baldwin's pleas, the repeated protests
of the trial judge and the Pinkertons
and the array of well known names
signed to protesting letters, but they
were all in Red Oak, except the ones
Charlie Hipwen failed to return, safe
in the county clerks office and mark
ed with the figures Of the court re-
porters.
It is useless to try to stretch the
Dennison verdict to cover the politt-
clans. They are not under the same
Indictment. Their case has already
been brought before the bar Of public
opinion and a verdict rendered The
best the Capital and the Cedar Rapids
Republican can now expect for their
clients is not vindication, but parole,
or possibly pardon. The public will
not be satisfied with the Official re-
ports of the evidence at Red Oak. It
wants the complete abstract.
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