Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-19
Trial of ii. B. Dickinson Being
Contested By Defense at
Every Turn
IN EARLY sQuABBLE
But One Witness Examined and Court
Adjourns Until Monday = Question
of Exact Time of Criminal Operation
to Be important - Progress of the
Trial.
to Times Republican.

| SpeCldl W pAAs.'S'>.'s
Des Moines, Oct. 19.-The opening
round in the trial of III. b. Dickinson,
| charged with the murder of Irene
Blydenburgh by procuring a criminal
| abortion, gives indications that the
| case will be one of the most bitterly
! fought in the criminal annals Of Polk
| county. The defense is prepared TO
| take advantage of every technically
and legal twist, in an effort to show
| that Dickinson. while responsible for
| the condition of Miss Blydenburgh
! prior to the operation, was not a
party to the procuring Of the abor-
ton, and in fact opposed it.
But one witness was examined in
the hearing Friday afternoon, when
court adjourned over today and will
not reconvene until Monday morning.
That the exact time when the oper-
alton which resulted in Irene Bly,
denburgn's death was performed will
be an important point in the trial Of
II. Il. Dickinson, who is charged with
her murder. was made evident yester-
day. Attorney Walter McHenry for
the defense, made strenuous objections
to the Introduction of all testimony
in regard to what Miss Blydenburgh
and DR.. Gadd said and did when Dick
inson was not present after the day on
which he intimated that the operation
had been performed.
hat III,
Blydenburgh and Dr. Gadd had en-
tered into conspiracy to perform
criminal operation as charged by the
state anything said or done by two of
the parties subsequent to the time the
act was accomplished could not be
used against the other. A motion by
the defense to strike large portion
Of the testimony of Mrs. Jessie Cook.
the first witness for the state, will be
argued when the trial is resumed at 8
o'clock Monday morning.
Frequent objections on the part Of
Mr.. McHenry and clashes with the
county attorney marked yesterday aft
ernoon's session and made it evident
that the case will be one of the most
holly contested ever tried in Polk
county.
First Witness Called.
Mrs. Cook. at whose home, S27
Sixth avenue, Irene Blydenburgh
roomed under the name of Irene Ed
wards for week and half after she
came to Des Moines just prior to her
death, repeated the evidence she gave
before the grand jury. She detailed
the events connected with the case UP
until the Wednesday preceding the
girls death. On that day she said
the telephone rang and man asked
for 'the read headed IreneH
Mr.. DeGraff attempted to show that
it was Dickinson at the other end of
the line and that he asked the girl to
come down town. Mr.. McHenry OBJ
lected and the county attorney for the
hrst time openly asserted the states
case would be based on the assump-
ton that Dickinson, Gadd and Miss
Blydenburgh had conspired to perform
the operation.
There is evidence here to show that
the girl was party to the crime and
the state will introduce further evil
dence to prove her conspirator. This
testimony is foundation for that"
said Mr.. DeGraff
1T is impossible under the law of
this state for her to be a conspirator
to crime of that kind" asserted Mr..
McHenry.
MIR. DE Graft withdrew the question
and Mrs. Cook proceeded to tell of
MISS Blydenburgh's trips downtown on
Wednesday and Thursday. She left i'm
after receiving the telephone
call on Wednesday, the witness said,
and returned looking tired out On
Thursday the girl was sick and stag
gered slightly when she came home.
After Miss Blydenburgh returned on
Thursday Dickinson and Attorney
Sanderson came to the house, Mrs.
Cook said.
done with the girl.
"'Never mind he said, everything
is over with
II told him I didn't believe she could
go downtown and have a thing like
that done and walk home"
Attorneys in Squabbie.
Mr.. DE Graft began to question the
witness in regard to DR.. Gadd's first
visit to the sick girl and Mr.. McHenry
asked permission to cross examine the
witness for the purpose Of making an
"The question is incompetent Cor the
reast that if DR.. Gadd was COW
sprator the object of the conspiracy
had already been accomplished and
What he and the girl said has no bear
ing on the case. The court overruled
the objection and Mr.. De Graft started
to ask another oueStiOn
"The defendant moves to have the
testimony in regard to DR.. Gadd being
there stricken from the record" inter- |
rupted Mr.. McHenry
"The state has to have time to lay |
a foundation for what is wants to
prove, sEo.1e up the county att orney |
inpa,ientlt.
81 presume in this case that I will |
be allowed to make objections when |
ever / see fit" holly replied Mr.. Nc
Henry.
Mrs Cook told of meeting Dickinson
in Attorney Sanderson's office in the
Manhattan building where he gave her
$40 with which she purchased a night
lress. stockings and underclothing for |
irene Then she came to DIR. Gadd's |
visit when he removed the sick girl
to the Hillias home where She died. |