Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-28
7H[ ARGUMENTS BEGUN
Evidence In the Mabel Scholicld
Murder Trial Is All
Submitted
ATTORNEYS MAKE PLEAS
Now Expected That the Case Will Go
to the Jury Some Time Thursday
The Trial Attracted Much Attention
at Des Moines-GeneraI News of the
:. State.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-R Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. %, = Arguments
were commenced in the trial of Charles
Thomas on the charge OF numbering
Mabel Scofield five years ago. The TAX
ing Of the evidence was concluded late
yesterday and arrangements lor tre
pleas of the attorneys made. Wheil
court convened today, therefore, the
state began its opening plea. Judge
Spurrier will make the principal plea
for the state. McHenry will make the
main argument for the defense. The
case has attracted great interest In
Des Moines and this section OF the
state. 1t is expected the case Will go
to the jury about Thursday.
To controvert the claim OF the de-
Tense in the Thomas murder trial that
the trace of choral found in the stom-
ach of Mabel Scotield came from en-
balming fluid, the state introduced III.
William S. Carpenter as a witness.
AS manufacturer of the lex en-
balming fluid, the kind used IN pre-
pairing the remains of the girl prev
ious to the autopsy. DR.. Carpenter tes
titled that In the composition there Is
no choral or chloroform. On cross
examination he admitted that prior 10
October %, 1899, he was not engaged
in the active manufacture OF the llulu'
tho he had an interest in the cofl-
pnnv at that time Later he claims to
have purchased the formula from the
original inventor, and says 1t was rep
resented to him as the formula Whlch
had always been used in the manu-
facture of the 1'uid.
Letter Carrier Testlfes.
For the purpose of impeachlng Mag
gle Hammond, John Meanor, letter
carrier. testified that he has been
carrier in the district including the
old Thomas home for many years ana
was I'M October. 1899, He said that
on the morning of October 81. 1899, he
delivered no mail at the Thomas home
for Mabel Scofield. Maggie Hammond
has testified that when she returned
TO The house Saturday she found there
two letters for Mabel Scofeld. On the
cross-exa1nination he was asked what
time he made the delivery and he sS'la
at S:15. Then he was asked If he saw
anyone in the alley near the Thomas
home at that time. He said he ala mos
It WAS at this time the state CLAIMS
Mabel Sconeld was seen by Mr.. Bolton,
going to the Thomas home thru the
alley.
Claiming that she is without hope
of reward and has for five years spent
her own money and time in gong from
place to place and town to town scour-
ing for evidence to convict someone OF
the supposed murder of Mabel SEQ
field. Mrs. Mary V. Jarvis, the woman
detective, took the witness stand 1or
the state in the Charles Thomas MUIR
der trial this morning.
Mrs Jarvis chief testimony consist
ed in repeating statements she CLAIMS
Maggie Hammond has made to her antf
which were different from those made
by Miss Hammond on the stand. on
cross examination Mrs. Jarvis ADMIT
ted that she had helped raise the S2'opo
reward for the conviction of someone
for the supposed murder. She admT
ted that she herself had circulated
petition and went to Macksburg fr'd
other places seeking evidence.
After the funeral of Mabel SEQ
field. she said, she had a talk with
CLYDE Scofield, who was member or
her choir in the Highland Park caurch.
AT that time, she says, he asked her
to help him run down the supposed
murderer and she promised. That
promise, she declares, has been hef
only incentive in this case.
Rebuttal Introduced.
Much evidence was introduced yes
terday morning on rebuttal gna the
cross examination was interesting anu
at times amusing.
The arguments in the Thomas trlal
will not being before this morning.
For the state Lawyers Miller and
Spurrier will talk, and for the defense
John Mulvaney and Walter McHehry
1t is now anticipated two days will be
consumed in arguments.
Thomas Spirits High.
At no time during the procedure OF
the trial has Charles Thomas mani
tested lighter spirits than he did yes
terday morning. He expressed his con-
filence that he will be acquitted and
chatted jovially with his relatives and
FRIENDS curing the recess; and noon per-
iods.
Sam Mabee was called to impeach
William Watts for truth and veracity
and said it was bad. On cross-exam-
ination he admitted he had heard Mr..
Watts talked about. very little and
couldn't name anyone whom ne had
heard speak against Watts.
Jesse Shower testified George No
be's reputation for truth and veracity
is bad. On REPRESENTATION he
couldn't name a person whom he had
heard say anything against Noble.
Dan Hutchinson was called to i'm
peach William Watts as to reputation
for truth and vetacity. He refused to
testify to this but said his moral char
acter was bad. On cross examination
he said he always knew Watts as
truthful man.
SUSPECTED OF MURDER.
Mrs. Emanuel Roach Arrested For
Poisoning Her Daughter.