Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-20

Ind Betsy Smith OF Des Moines ara
among this number.
This fifteen have new interest In
living even beneath the shadows q I.
the prison walls. Hope OF release L
through legislative pardon makes ex,
Istence In the Fort Madison dungeons
pndurable. To this hope is added aus
other, now-,eventual freedom through
and by force OF the moral influence.
Of decision Of the United States su'
preme court on the legislature.
The attorneys for Charles Thomas
expect the federal supreme court to
take up their appeal for him In the
March or not later than the April
term. Decisions are made by that
coGft within thirty days after submits.
sion OF q case. Every conyict In the !:
lowe prisons serving for life fpr nur.5
dsrinE by poison has his eye liked on
May 1.
It was in the Polk Wells case that |
the Iowa supreme court upheld the
doctrine that without respect TO IN
tent, he who caused death by a4mini
istfation Of poison must be guilty Of
murder In the frst degree or inno-
cent. Since then about fifteen Dor
sons have been sent to prison for lilo
on that basis. II Is the contention
that the jury has the right to dster1
mine the. degree q murder q which
an accused who administered poison
is guilty. q
The hfteen who are in for murder.
Ing BY poison slept On their rights
that they did not present the pies
now made In Washington by Judge
Cole and John Mulyaney for Charles
Thomas. Directly the decision OF tho
court, X for Thomas, cannot aheot
them, but such decision. giving
Thomas q new trial, would be pow-
erful influence on the legislature IN
pardon cases.
Convention Urges Tariff Revision.
The Iowa Implement Dealers al
ISOLATION went on record as unequivo-
cally demanding revision Of the
tariff. The resolution expressing the
| sentiments OF the several hundred
| dealers pteBent on 1t ID as follows:
Resolved, That the present tarifl
lays should be revised. Present con-
! diNons warrant such an action, as va
! believe that very many OF our in-
| dustries have fully outgroWn the NED
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OF by whom II should Dc dome WAS iol'
4 out.
the following omcers were elected:
R. RE- a.,s w, =: Joy < ,i Mahs1A ,
wee preslXsns ": = suiler % 0l q!
Yer.. Mr.. Heyt has been vide n 49s1d
denl ana successes !. y. CASTOR ol WIZ
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Deputy Attefney General Cossol
has resumed from Burlington. whiths
4 he went - investigate the B. =. Jcns
case.
) Mr.. Jones was the prosecutor 4
saloon cases and was assaulted B
9oa'3 ss., 4 law {, .,eg
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y Des Moine9 aonhtv ana thea.h 81
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4 lufies NO Indictments had been r
d 1asase.
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villa tAteas 70 70 tfsAt bodily harm
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e captain Ku1D II davenport, II
I understood IN military circles .
q poets to protest asainst tho Dersonn
8 Of the 4aurt souvsaad BY the govern
2 enA Adjutant general to try him 4
disobedieaoe q orders ii not steppi,
q the Prize AS64 u 11veAeert.
III --
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u 0. q u sse ~ ~ ZIP Ireasprershep.
u y undsrnfosd tn STATE house Q
ID GeS that Former STATE Treasurer
B. Gilbertsou VIII be 1 candidate I
S Asrioulture before II. an,v,, ma,
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