Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-10
Grand Jury at Des Moines In
diets H. B. Dickinson aud DR..
Gadd For Crime
HELD UNDER $4,000 BONDS
Doctor I. Abb. 70 Furnish Bail Fut
Dickinson Goes to Jail-second De-
gree Murder Charged Against Both
Mrs. IN. Hillias An Important Wit
ness.
Special to Times-Republican.

Dies Moines, Oct. 10.--Murder in the
second degree is the charge preferred
against DR.. E. E. Gadd and II. B.
Dickinson, in indictments returned by
che Polk county grand jury late yes
terday afternoon in connection with
the death Of Irene Blydenburgh. the
pretty telephone girl Of Eldora. Judge
James A. Howe. Of the criminal divis-
ion. fixed the bonds at $4,000 in each
case. DR.. Gadd was able to secure
bondsmen. Dickinson went to Jail.
When arrested yesterday afternoon
by Deputy Sheriff johnson, DR.. Gadd
was calm and apparently but little dis
concerted. He came to the court house
with his brother, saying little until his
attention was called to newspaper
reporter.
Damn the newspapers" was all hs
said.
The bonds q Dr.. Gadd were signed
by ]. A. Carver, Jr.. NJ. M. Keller and
relatives from Mitchellville. An effort
was made while waiting for his rela-
tives to get J. A. Carver, ST., to sign
the bond. but he declined.
Dickinson was noticeably disturbed
when taken into custody by Deputy
Sheriff Ash. He had been confident
there would be no Indictment returned
against him. His little wife, who has
proven loyal to him in his trouble and
had every faith in him, was almost
Frustrated with grief.
Mrs. hillias Tells Of the Operation.
Probably the most sensational testi-
mony before the grand jury was that
OF - n. Hillias. She claims to have
been present whom the operation was
performed and to have held the girls
hands. She testifies that Dr. Maple
administered the anaesthetic and that
DR.. Gadd performed the operation dis
closing by his remarks the nature Of
his procedure.
She says that Irene, Blydenburgh's
last words were: 81 am not going to
die. Dr.. Gadd said he would save me.
was good girl till now. Dickinson
said he would get q divorce and marry
me-"
Coupled with this telling evidence is
that Of Mrs. Jesse Cook, Of Sixth ave.
nue., with whom the girl first staid.
Mrs. Cook says Dickinson told her
chat the girl was with child and that
] he wanted her to have the baby and.
he would support it thru life, but she
would not listen to it and says he said:
4 will stand by the girl to the end"
Thought Man Would Marry Her.
The story Of the affair." of Irene
Blydenburgh and her death in this CITY
is one mingled with trust, pathos and
7 tragedy. According to the evidence Of
witnesses before the grand fury she
had faith in n. B. Dickinson that he
was about to divorce his wife and
marry her. Knowing that she was
about to push another out Of his heart.
according to her story, she was WILL
ing to place her trust in him. If Mrs.
Cooks story is true. Dickinson urged
the girl to give birth to his child and
that he would raise it and educate it
the same as one born to him by his
wife in holy wedlock.
According to the pathetic tale, Dick
inson, when this great calamity stared
him in the face, was penniless He had
to impose upon the good will Of land
lady for the keeping Of this girl, and
according to- evidence, took the last
~ the girl had for his own immediate
expense. Later, when Mrs. Cook re-
ported to him that the girl was sad1y
In need Of clothes, being destitute Of
stockings, nightgowns, and lingerie. he
scraped together $40 and gave her with
the instruction to give what remained
little over 50, to the girl.
Gees TO Des Moines for Operation,
Irene Blydenburgh, with hopes of SCI
curing a means Of hiding her shame
came to Des Moines August 25 ana
was lodged. at the home of Mrs. Jesse
Cook. on Sixth avenue. There for days
deserted by her lover she sought syn-
pathy and someone upon whom to lean.
She made confident Of Mrs. Cook
ana learned to believe In her. One day,
1t Is claimed, Dickinson was will, her
down town, and returned to the house
saving. 1t is all over" Later the girl
gave Mrs. Cook a card bearing two
TELEPHONE numbers and said If she
needed doctor to call those numbers,
Mrs. Cook, claiming to be Indignant.
called the doctor at once and saws
when he arrived he introduced HIM
self as DR.. Gsdd.
Mrs. Cook demanded the girl to he
taken from her home and irene n,v-
denbur~h was removed 70 the home
Of NJ. Hil'ias In hack SIZE was car.
ried irto the hopse by Dr. Gadd. There
Mrs. H'llias testif'es an operation was
performed and that following this tia
girl died
During all this tire Irene RIvden-
burgh had been Introduced bv Dic'sin-
son and DR.. Gadd under a fictitious
name. Her sudden death caused
sensation.