The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-28
GIRL TELLS
SHOCKING TALE
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On this accession Miss Geib met Mr.
Coons at the corner of Holman and
State street in the afternoon and at
the solicitation of Mr.. Coons went with
him unaccompanied to his room in the
Main hotel:
Mr.. Coons said that he had a letter
from his former daughter which he
wanted to show her and she consented.
The evidence then shows that Mr..
Coons made advances to his daughter
in the face of her protest and finally
accomplished the purpose for which he
is now on trial.
story straightforward in Detail.
The story told by the young WON
an is as straightforward as was ever
heard on the witness stand. She went
into the details of that shocking ex-
perience as Attorney Conroy asked her
question after question until the whole
terrible story had been most wildly
told and the spectators in the court
room shuddered at the thought of it.
One OF the sensations of the trial
came when Attorney Fred Crumpacker
said that he would not contend for his
client that he was not the father of
the girl. but that fact would be admit
ted. This narrowed the case down to
the matter of proving or disproving the
guilt of the defendant.
Another Startling statement which
was made by Miss Mary Geib was that
her first improper relations with Mr..
Coons took place on Sept. /. and that
she was not 16 years old( the age OF
consenO until Nov. g. This may in
volve another serious charge besides
the one under which Mr. Coons is held
Wanted Whole World to Know.
When Attorney Fred Crumpacker OBJ
iected to Mr. Conroy's going 50 much
into detail. Mr.. Conroy said he and Miss
Geib had nothing to conceal, nothing
that they did not want the whole world
to know
Judge Meyer said when the matter OF
consent was brought up that it was
imma terial whether it was with Oh
without the witnesses consent and thai
the tender age of the girl was suffi-
client to absolve her from blame fol
her part in the crime.
The prosecuting witness testified thai
up to June % she had had improper re,
lations with Coons many times. Eact
time was in the room of Mr.. Coons IL
once in her own home she said.
Attorney Crumpacker in cross ex
animation brought out substantially tn,
same facts and did not add MATERIAL,
to the testimony which had already
been introduced. She said she haC
gone up to the room with other Ham
mond girls and named three others whc
had been named up to this time.
May Charge Spite Work.
Mr.. Crumpacker asking about the re
lations between the girls mother will
Mr.. CoOns developed the fact that the,
were not very friendly and that Their
had been quarrels between them. Thi
suggests the idea that possibly the de
Tense may attempt to show that tn,
charges against Coons were brough
for the purpose of getting even witt
him or as a matter of spite work.
When Miss Geib was asked If he
mother permitted her to go to tn
room of her father she said that he
mother did not want her to see he
father.
It was at this juncture that tn
crowd in the court room made its frs
outbreak and several people sal,
y.
would want her daughter to see tina
man"
Speaking of the first persons to whom
she told her story. the witness sal,
that she had told DIR. Howatt of he
condition and that he had told Mrs
Geib. This lead to the arrest of Coons
Another Startling Disclosure.
One of the most startling pieces o
evidence which was introduced cam
out when Miss Geib admitted having
given several unlabeled bottles of medi
cine which came from the office of DI
Lorenzo Jackson in the Central block.
This medicine, it is charged. was pre-
scribed when Coons learned of tn
girls condition, and it will probably b
used as evidence in the case in tn
higher courts. 1t was also shown tina
DR. jackson gave Miss Geib an elec
trical treatment for what purposs TIL
witness said she was unable to under
stand.
Dr. L. Jackson was sworn as wit
ness and testified that Miss Geib ha
come to him for treatment and tina
he had given her treatment for a
anemic condition. He finally testifie
| that Mr.. Coons had appraised him c
the fact that the girl was not norma
| There was some discussion regardin
the bottle of unlabeled medicine whic
he had given the girl and this is ex
pected to figure in the trial which wi
follow.
DIT. Howat was called and his test
mony was that to the best Of h
knowledge Miss Geib was in al
| normal condition. He claimed that /
had made complete examination
the witness on July "a and %.
The most interesting witness In II
afternoon session was Charles E. Coon
the father of the girl who is no
bringing charges against him. A
eyes were upon the man who stanC
charged with one of the most Ill
natural crimes in the whole crimin
category
Mr.. Coons was called to the stand
his own counsel Fred Crumpacker. al
was asked many questions regardir
his relations with his daughter. T
testified that he was the father of Il
girl and that he had always been got
to her He was taken over the cir
story and substantiated most Of Il
commonly known facts about h
adoption and recent life. Mr.. Coo
fatty denied guilty knowledge of h
| daughter.