Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-02
4 Combination of Events In
Which Rotten Eggs and
Justice Played a Part
FUN IN THE COURT ROOM
Farmer and His Hired Man Alleged to
Have Made Uncomplimentary Re-
marks to Woman and Thus Stirred
Up the Ire Of TownspeopIc - The
News of Iowa.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids, May 2.--While the
price of fresh eggs just before Easter
was soaring In Cedar Rapids stale eggs
were flying high in Alburnette. Ii
some of the testimony introduced lii
the trial of James Chesmore last Sat
urday, is correct, the chances are that
there Is not q rotten egg In or about
Alburnette that is not broken.
1t is the story OF the town. however,
that Cresmore who is farmer and is
Familiarity known as "Ikey" and his
hired man Henry Everett, made some
uncomplmentary remarks to a woman
of that city. The young men Of that
town took exception to the matter and
decided to administer justice according
to their own ideas. On the evening of
April Is, Cresmore and Everett were
in town. When they started to so home
they found that the harness had been
taken off their team, and put on back
wards. While busily engaged In trying
to straighten things out, some un-
known party or parties stood In the
dim distance and pelted them with rot
ten eggs. Chesmore was after justice,
and the fellows who threw the eggs.
Some difficulty was experienced in the
getting of warrants for the arrest Of
the culprits made out, but the case fin
ally came into court Saturday.
If President Roosevelt were to have
fhap ,,r, i,ta hay
been aroused than there was In the
coming litigation. Seven of the mos,
prominent young men of Alburnette
We're up against 1t for two counts as
sault and battery, and for throwing
rotten eggs. A change OF venue from
Justice Wright's court was granted.
When the time for the trial drew neaf
1t became evident that County Attorne,.
Watkins could not be there. Walter
Watt was selected to prosecute the per-
secutors and Attorney Don Barnes,
also of Cedar Rapids, was the man TO-.
the defense.
How Court Opened.
Court was held in a hall over :
hardware store, which was the largest
place In town, it was fairly jammed.
about 200 people being there, many
coming In from the surrounding coun :.
try. II the ears Of some Cedar Rapids
people, who were present, did not de .
ceive them, the trial opened as follows;
Hear ye! Hear We! Know you all men
vened." The solemnity Of the occasion
was almost oppressive but as the case
went on the audience forgot them
selves and yelled themselves hoarss
every time the defendants made hit,
and applauded the judge when he CALL
ed strike on the prosecuting wit
nesses.
When the defendants finally knocked
a home run and secured the decision
there was a demonstration fit for
king.
Chance to Earn a Pig.
The case was loaded with humorous
happenings. The whole crowd being
in entire favor with the defendants
made it hard row for the prosecuting
attorney. But he pushed the case with
vigor. At one point, after young fell
lew by the name of Dickinson
had got thru being examined, as 1t
was said that he would turn states
evidence Attorney Barnes asked him If
it was not true that the prosecuting
witnesses had offered him reward If
he would testify in their favor, to
which the youngster replied that Ches-
more had offered him q pig if he would
do so.
1t was proven to the satisfaction of
the court that the men charged with
the crime were not within throwing
distance of Chesmore and his man at
the time they were assaulted, and while
it was obvious that some eggs had
been broken. the defense circulated the
story that in their opinion, flock of
hens flew overhead and dropped the
eggs down on the men. 1t was the
final decision of the court that the de-
PENDANTS We're not guilty.