Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-28
Prospect of Sensational Testi-
mony Attracts Many to
Court Room
JUDGE SHUTS OUT MINORS
School Children and Others Under Age
Rejected From Court Room by Judge
Parker's order-susie Glenn, the
Girl in the Case, Undersoes Rigid
Examination.

Prospects or SenSatloHaI leSlllloAS
filed the seating capacity of the court
room when the state opened its case
against James Cannon, OF st. Anthony.
charged with assault with intent to
commit rap late Friday~afternoon. AS
soon as the direct examination of Susie
Glenn, also Of st. Anthony, who is the
girl in the case, was over. Judge a
ker ordered that all minors be elected
from the room
Under his instructions the bailiff
went thru the crowd and ordered out
of court all those Of immature age, *
elusive Of a few children. who were
witnesses in the case. Judge Parker
announced from the bench that during
the hearing Of the case minors would
be excluded. This ruling was prompted
by a score or more of school children,
who, carrying their books under their
arms, came into the court room direct
from school.
Long Time to Secure Jury.
It was, not until 3 o'clock that the
jury WAS finally secured, a large part
of the panel having been exhausted and
most Of the challenges Of both sides
exercised before the twelve men who
were suitable to 9th were secured.
Following are those empaneled: Frank
Ferguson, E. B. Meyer, G. w. skinner,
G. w. Hileman, John Lundstrom. ]. e.
Scott, Pearl WilAle, E. III. Newton, N.
M. Crurnley, William T. Perdue, n.
Benson and W. H. Sedgwick.
Most Of the jurors are past middle
age, and most of them are farmers.
Miss Glen Takes Stand.
Miss Susie Glenn, who lacked a few
months Of being II years of g when
the crime charged against Cannon IS
claimed to have been committed, was
the first witness called to the stand by
the state. Miss Glenn is undersize
for her age, slight and rather delicate
looking, with a comely, altho not hand
some, face. The impression h gave
as she took the stand was that of a
school girl, which was emphasized by
the shortness of her skirts, which
lacked a few inches of meeting the
tops of her low shoes. Her. direct ex-
animation was short, and except for
Tie ucldIltIiS VI liIC dllCSCo oSoodlSs ~
lacked sensationalism. According to
her story the assault took place on the
morning of January 8, on the public
highway, near her home, when she was
on her way to school.
Cross Examination Rigid.
Not more than half an hour was
consumed in the direct examination,
but when the witness was turned over
to Gannon's attorneys a most rigid
and exhaustive cross examination was
begun. For an hour and a half it 20
tinued, and was resumed again this
morning, and again continued thruout
the forenoon. Altogether Miss Glenn
was on the stand about five hours. She
was taken back and forth over the de-
tails Of the assault, and step by step
thru her testimony Of the preliminary
hearing. In the main she. stuck to
her story Of the assault well, but there
were wide differences in her testimony
and that she gave at the preliminary
hearing. She remained composed, and
witness stand, but during the recess
of the afternoon session, she broke
down and wept bitterly as she sat be-
side her parents.
Cannon isswell dressed, neat and
clean, and almost dapper in his appear
ance. Seated with him, back Of his at
torneys, was his mother, his sister,
Mrs. Hugh Dunn, and another sister,
Miss Winnie Cannon All of them were
in deep mourning for the son and
brother, William Cannon, the fireman
who was killed on the Iowa Central
a few weeks ago.,