Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-24
Norris In NeW York CITY.
IBy d. w. Norris, of Grinnell.l

self and now it was Osborn's turn.
Martin w. Littleton cross examined
him. Osborn said he was retained"
by the state. that his fees were guar
anteed by the district attorney-$50 a
day and eXpenses-that he considered
himself employed by the state, and
that he thought it would be the proper
thing for the defendant to employ an
expert too, to testify for them. In all
my experience 1 never saw bigger
travesty in expert testimony. Let us
do as the Kentuckian is doing with his
whiskey, "cut it out" Mann is no
doubt guilty. but he can never be con-
victed on the testimony at hand
The life insurance scandal still holds
the center of the stage here. 1t is read
more eagerly than Washington news.
Some of the papers are trying to dis
credit jerome because he don't act, but
it falls fiat. Jerome can not be bullied
or bribed. He will act when the time
comes. Whether these colossal thieves
can be indicted is 81 question. Mccall
has escaped from our jurisdiction. 1t
is entirely safe to say they will be il
they can be. They have no friends
here outside their class. If the Grim
inal statutes will cover the offense
Hamilton will be indicted and extra
dited. II is certain that Hamilton will
be sued to recover all the money paid
to Hamilton, and it is certain, / think,
that the New York Life trustees will be
sued for money given the national COM
mittee. 1t is said here that McCurdy
and his sweet-scented son and son-in-
law, are being Swallowed, and that pa
pers will be served before they escape.
Whether the suits are to be civil or
criminal or both, has not yet been de-
termined. The feeling against this
whole gang is intense. If they ever
face a court CIR a jury, they will get
but little sympathy. That $4,000 a
year of stolen money must now seem
a small reconnpense for what these
men are suffering. Mccall dead from
remorse and a congested liver. the lat
ter symptom is apt to go with a 100000
salary, and a 100000 home; McCurdy
and his family despised and watched
like ordinary criminals by detectives;
Alexander In a private insane asylum;
Hyde despised and outlawed dandy:
Depew almost ashamed to look men in
the face. Oh. it's nice to be thief
for a short time.
l see tIidl tIlC NdlldSueI Dill HIS pass.
ed the senate, seven republican sena-
tors voting nay. Among them both
Wisconsin senators and Dolliver. This
Is the bill to provide a subsidy for the
impoverished steamship companies.
Citizens Of ports like New York and
San Francisco will get the swag, citi-
zens of Iowa and the middle west will
pay it millions every year for ten
years. All honor to the Iowa senator
for having the courage to vote no. An
other proof that the break with AID
rich & Company = final and complete.
For one 1 sincerely believe that Dolli-
yer. like LaFollette, has taken his stand
irrevocably on the side Of the people.
He is asking no favors Of corporations,
hence he does not have to give any.
The New York Mail of yesterday
HIS great half page cartoon, Uncle
Sam mailing the flag to the mast. Any
thing that smacks of subsidy is all
velvet to New York hence the joyous
cartoon. But the Gallagher bill has
about as much chance in the house as
snow ball in HI The house that
would pass 1t would be forever damned.
n w NORRIS