Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-24
DICKINSON STORY
WEAKENS OWN CASE
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her home where she was Ill and lying
down. He said the latest he was ever
out driving with her was IL o'clock
at night and never later. He admitted
that on July 90 he met Mr. Van S1ttert,
of Des Moines, on the train and talked
to him about a telephone girl at Ell
dora being in trouble but denied say
ing, 81 have her in trouble
He testified that he got acquainted
with Mrs Cook on the street car where
he said she spoke to him. He said it
was perhaps a week or so after this
that irene came to Des Moines and
he took her to the Cook home. He
said the next morning she telephoned
him at his home to come to see her. He
said she had called him before at his
home and was familiar with the nuns
Der. He was asked
ION that morning did you say to
J. e. Case there: "She is dead game
her out of this??"
81 did not"
COR anything about her being IN
trouhle?''
"No, Sir"
"Where did you go that week."
ITO Corning"
| "And was there all week."
| YES, SIR
"You didn't take Irene to the state
| fair in Des Moines?"
NO SIR
Under strong cross examination
the witness did not become entangled
concerning his taking Irene with him
to Dr. Gadds office when he went there
on business and that nothing was said
about her delicate condition of Grim
inal operation.
On the next day he said he walked
home with Attorney Sanderson and
they stepped in at the Cook home
, There he said Sanderson talked with
her in the paror while he was in the
kitchen. He said there was another
man named Garrison in the parlor at
the same time.
Going back to Marshalltown July D.,
did you see Arnold there?"
II wouldn't say / didn't"
"Didn't you give Arnold 25 cents
with which to call up Irene Blyden-
burgh and have her come to Mar
| shalltown?"
81 did not. had him call Mr.. Near
at Eldora. to tell him l didn't want a
rig had ordered
Did you do that the next day."
mo, Sir"
Have you friend named Mace"
"Only McHenry."
| He wa shown a letter and asked If
it was his handwriting. He said it
| was not He said he never saw the
letter before.
| To the cross examiner he said he
didn't know Irene Blydenburgh's con-
/ dition to his own knowledge He said
he took her to Mrs. Cooks home with
out thinking about whether the girl
had money or not and never knew she
needed it until Mrs. Cook asked him
for money to get her clothes. When
he gave her the $40 he said he told
| her if there was anything left to give
/ it to Irene.
Hotel Register Ruled Out.
The court sustained an objection
! of the defense to the introduction of
the Pilgrim hotel register. on which
was written. July Z, "a. r. Dickinson
and wife" Dickinson testified the
land wife, was not in his handwriting.
He testified that he had been mar
ried eight years and has wife and
three children.
On redirect examination he explained
the picture Of himself and Miss Bly,
denburgh in the buggy He said he
came along and fellow had a kodak
He said they got into the buggy and
had their picture taken, just for fun
The second witness called by the
defense was DR.. ]. w. Beck, of Des
Moines, who attended the autopsy over
the body Of Irene Blydenburgh in Des
| Moines. He was county coroner al
the time and said it was under his
| direction. He said the cause Of the
girls death was peritonitis. He iden-
| titled a typewriter paper as true
copy Of the report made to him by the
doctors. He said the original was
either in his possession or the CRANE
jury. This report says she died o.
peritonitis.