Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-23
DICKINSON Defense
ATTACK ON IRENE
Character Of Miss BLY, enburgh
to Be Attacked in Effort to
Free Man on Trial
COURT REFUSES TO DISMISS
pefense,s Motion for Instructed Yer.
dict overruIed-state Concludes Di-
rect Evidenee-Has Connected Dick
;nson With Girl in Many Places n
Abortion Also Shown.
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Des Moines, Oct. 23.-At the close %
the evidence for the state, in the DicA-
inson trial today, the defense made
known its entire outline OF de1ense
and gave the names of its witnesses
The defense made motion for ol-
rected verdict, which the court over
rnled.. The defense will claim an allp1
for Dickinson, and will attempt tc
prove that at the time When lfehe
Blydenburgh took sick, Dickinson was
Z nntsgi the CITY and could not nave
been implicated in the abortion y
will attack the character OF irene BY
denburgh, claiming that she went Win
MANY men, and that she knew tna'
Dickinson was married; also that tne
moral reputation Of Mrs. Jessie Cook
the star witness for the state, is bad.
At the conclusion Of the states evil
dence this morning, it had succeeded
in establishing that Irene Blydenbursh
was seen with Dickinson at Eldora
Marshalltown and Grinnell, and was
seen in a hotel room with him at Grim
nell: that Dickinson engaged the room
for her at Mrs. Cooks; that Irene told
Mrs. Cook to call Doctor Gadd if she
took sick; that she was afterwards
removed to the home of Mrs. Hillias,
where she died, and that the post NOR
tenn disclosed that there had been an
abortion.
Witnesses for Defense.
The grounds for directed verdict
in Dickinson's behalf We're that the
state had failed to prove that Grim
inal operation had been performed
and that there was no evidence con-
Meeting Dickinson with it, if one was
performed. The court overruled the
motion.
The list of the defendants witness
es presented to the court by Mr.. NC
Henry and what they will swear to is
as follows:
By III. B. Dickinson, defendant, that
he is innocent.
BY Mrs Emma Blydenburgh, of Gift
ford, Iowa, aunt of Irene, that on the
nights of July and Irene was in Ell
dora, and that she frequently went out
nights with various young men.
BY Kelly, of Eldora, that she went
out with various men.
BY Charles Arnold, of Union, that he
was acquainted with Irene Blyden-
burgh and that she came to the town
of Union one day when II. B. Dickln-
son was there and wanted him to GO
with her and that he heard Dickinson
refuse to do so.
BY Robert Garland, w. D. Sims, G.
C.. Pugh, r. DeFord,, Mr.. Skinner and
Miss Matthews, all Of Des Moines,
that they knew Jessie Cook and that
her reputation for general moral char
acter is bad.
By Myrtle Metz, professional
nurse, that she was with Irene con-
stantly for long time prior to and
at the time Of her death, and that she
will testify to the dying declarations
Of the girl.
By Miss Stella Laird of Des Moines
that she is the office girl for DR.
Maple and that DIR. Gadd called her UP
on the phone and asked her to get q
nurse for him to attend to Irene Bly,
denburgh and thai, she procured Miss
Metz.
BY william Larson, Of Corning, sher-
If of Adams county, that Dickinson
was in Adams county from August 2e
to September 1.
BY DR.. J. T.. Flannery and DR.. Will
bur S. Conkling, of Des Moines, ex-
pert testimony.
BY B. B. Rotherock. of Bondurant
cashier Of bank, that Dickinson was
in Bondurant from September 3 to
September Z.
BY DR.. Beck and DR.. Parker. con-
corning the autopsy on the body Of
Irene Blydenburgh.
BY julius Drummer, Jr., of Man
ming, merchant, that he saw letter
written by Irene Blydenburgh to
Dickinson before she had seen him. and
afterwards talked with Irene Blyden-
burgh, and was told by her that she
heard Dickinson talking over the line
to his wife, and that she Immediately
called him up and wrote to him, and
asked him to come and see her; that
she told the witness that she knew
Dickinson was married, and knew it
before she ever saw him.
BY Frank Near. of Eldora. a livery
man, that Irene frequently went rid
ing with various and different men
around and about Eldora
Dickinson was on the stand this aft
ernoon and testified to his innocence,
and claimed that because of stif-
fened ankle. he was unable to dance,
thus contradicting the testimony OF
Hannah Peterson, of Marshalltown,
that she had danced with him.
r. ]. Gardner, of Marshalltown, was
recalled by the state and testified that
ne had gone to Dickinson's room at
the Pilgrim and asked where the girl
was. and was told by Dickinson that
he had gone back to her own room.