Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-24

EXPERTS ARE ON THE STAND
Physician Who Aided Gadd and For
NOR Coroner Beck Examined at
Length, But Fail to Add Important
Evidenee-Text of Dickinson's Tes-
timony in Which He Makees Denial.
sn.c,.l 70 Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
.Des Moines, Oct. 24.-Expert WIZ
nesses were placed on the stano 'ooas
in the Dickinson trial. this CLASS ol
evidence following the story OF tue ae-
PENDANT himself, told yesterday AFTER
noon. There is strong impressloii
among those who have followed the
case. and presumably with the jury,
that Dickinson's testimony weakened
bis defense. His explanations OF how
he met Irene Blydenburgh on frequent
occasions and his reasons for ms uh-
usual interest in her welfare are con-
sidered very lame.
DR.. w. w. Maple, of Des Molnes'
who assisted DR.. Gadd in caring TOT
Irene Blydenburgh, testified Tor the
defense in the trial today that from ms
experience he was convinced she nao
a loathsome disease, which hao
caused her peritonitis, from which she
died. lie LeSllASu l1Aess AAS "
into the case by DR.. Gadd when the
girl was at Mrs. Cooks, and ne knew
then that she was pregnant. Later at
the Hillias home he assisted In COM
pleting the operation In the nope OF
saving the girls life, and that the
operation was necessary.
On cross examination he admitted
that the symptoms he observed might
have arisen from an abortion, and ne
could not remember having told the
grand jury: II did not think she had
peritonitis when / first saw her..
All the witnesses for the defense up
10 2 o'clock were experts. DR.. Beck,
who was coroner at the time of Irene
Blydenburgh's death, testified that he
could not find the original report to the
grand jury in the case and was unable
to identify copy Of the report. His
testimony added little to the case. He
said the cause of the peritonitis which
caused death was rupture Of the
fallopian tube with the presence Of
puss."
Dickinson In Denial.
Wednesday afternoon the defendant,
H. B. Dickinson, was recalled to the
stand for cross examination by the
state.
The court room was crowded to the
walls, q large proportion of the au-
dience being women. The cross ex-
animation was resumed by former As
sistant County Attorney Brennan, who
is assisting the state.
Dickinson was pale when he took the
stand He spoke in a low tone and
retained his composure during the
greater part Of the ordeal. But several
times he raised his voice to an excited
pitch during the relentless cross ex-
animation conducted by Attorney r. O.
Brennan. He was questioned as to
the minutest detail of all of his rela-
tions with Irene Blydenburgh, but re-
Trained from making many damaging
admissions. He professed to be un-
able to remember the details of many
of the occurrences concerning which
he was asked.
With but one or two exceptions he
refused to absolutely fix dates. II don't
remember he would reply when
pressed for definite answer. He did
not attempt to deny that he had fire.
quently been in the company of Miss
Blydenburgh during the summer Of
1906, but persistently declared that he
had never spent night with her. He
was asked:
S .Who was the hotel clerk at the
Pilgrim. when you registered there
July 4, 1906?"
ST don't know"
."Do you know any of the clerks Of
that hotel in Marshalltown?
mo, sir"
"Do you know Gus B. Heine?"
mo, sir"
Where did you come from to Mar
shalltown?"
From Union"
First Meeting With Miss Blydenburgh.
Where had you Sundied before
July AZ"
II don't remember"
Where were you during that week 2"
"Eldora, Hubbard, Liston, Marshall
town.
when did you meet Irene Blyden-
burgh?"
Latter part of May
"Where?"
"At Eldora."
"How did you meet herr"
"At Hubbard I called up my wife
Miss Blydenburgh was the operator at
Eldora. She asked me If that was my
wife I was talking to. I said yes and
she asked if I wouldn't talk to her
awhile. did. Next day she called
me up at the hotel in Eldora and
asked me if I wouldn't see her and
] did"
Did you ever receive a formal In
PRODUCTION to Irene Blydenburgh?''
NO. sir"
And you saw her after that quite
frequently"
'.Yes, sir"
did you see her July In Marshall
town."
Yes sir"
"Where?"
sOn the street,