Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-26
DEFENSE HASS
Indications That Dickinson's
Attorneys Have Il Strong
Card to Play
DR.. eADD TO TAKE STAND.
Physician Indicted With Dickinson
Will Testify in Defendants Behalf
Expected Evidence Will Be sensa-
tional-Friday Afternoons Testi-
mony Not of Much Importance.
Dec,a, to T!nes-republican

Special 10 1.;hCSS4kSluObASoiA.
Des Moines, Oct. 26.-That the de
Tense in the Dickinson murder trial has
a surprise in store for Monday morn
ing came to light late yesterday aft
ernoon during the examination of Miss
Stella Lair, assistant in the office OF
DR.. M. w. Maple. But Attorney Wal
ter McHenry carefully refrained from
giving any hint of what he expects to
prove by Miss Lair except to say that
her testimony will be highly import
ant to the defense. 1t was Miss Lair
who, at the request of DR.. Gadd. en-
gagged Nurse Myrtle Metz to attend
the dying Irene Blydenburgh.
She testified that she tried to get
secured Miss Metz. Attorney Bren-
nan objected to the question on the
ground that it was immaterial. Mr..
McHenry declared that it was material
and said its Importance would be
shown later. Judge Brennan over
ruled the objection and Attorney
Brennan moved to strike out the an
sWer.
II am acting in good faith and as
sure you that this evidence will be
made material" said Mr.. McHenry.
'but ! don't dare to state how at this
later" The motion to strike was over
ruled
"Then the state reserves the right
to cross examine the witness until she
has given all of her testimony" replied
MIR. Brennan.
The incident is made all the more
significant from the fact that Dr..
Gadd. who was indicted with Dickin-
son for the murder of Irene Blyden-
burgh, will probably take the stand
Monday morning. A subpoena was is
sued for him yesterday. 1t is pre-
sumed that DR.. Gadd will be Dues
toned in regard to the securing of the
nurse. 1t is also probable that he Will
testify that Miss Blydenburgh either
was or had been suffering from a
loathsomes disease when he saw her.
He will also be asked to tell whether
or not the girl herself performed the
operation, which the state claims re-
suited in her death. DR.. Gadd's testl-
mony will probably produce several
sensations.
Didn't Introduce Dickinson.
Fred Thompson was the first witness
called Thursday afternoon by the de-
Tense. He testified that he never in
troduced Dickinson to Irene Blyden-
burgh and Miss Peterson at Marshall
town. He said the man he introduced
was a Mr. Harvey, who was about the
build Of Dickinson. He said Mr.. Har-
vey danced with Irene and Miss Peter
son.
c. G. Pugh, editor of the Mail and
Times was called and said he former
ly lived in Dallas county. He said that
there and here the reputation of Jessie
Cook for moral character was bad. On
motion of the state the testimony was
stricken out on the ground of incom-
potency.
DR.. J. W. Beck was recalled by the
defense and testified that the body of
Irene Blydenburgh was embalmed with
formaldehyde. He said he saw the
body embalmed.
He was asked If there was a suf-
ficient quantity Of formaldehyde to kill
all germs in the body. His answer
was:
at was possible but scarcely prob
able"
On cross examination he said the
body of the girl was saturated with
the embalming fluid.
DIR. j. j. F'lanney was next called
to the stand and examined as an ex-
pert on medical surgical matters, be-
ing propounded hypothetical questions
based on the physical conditions of
Irene Blydenburgh.
B. F. Rothrock, of Bondurant, was
called. He has charge Of the Bank of
Bondurant. He was living there, he
said, during the summer and fall of
1906. He said he met Dickinson there
and remembers he was in Bondurant
September g. He said Dickinson was
there two or three different days. He
said he remembered this specific date
because he bought some notes from
him on that date and has them at
home.
CARRIED FUN TOO FAR.