Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-29


was brought out that either blunt III
striking the brick sidewalk would
have been sufficient to inflict the
wound to the rear of the head
Describes Scene Of Murder.
1t was through Daniel Harmon that
the most effective description of the
scene where Clara Rosen met her
death, and the spot where her body
was subsequently found, was present
ed to the jury. The pictures intro
duced by the state were thoroughly
gone oyer by the witness and his in.
quisitors. He declared that the bank
was between six and seven feet high
and that the body could not have been
seen lying in the excavation from any
house or from the sidewalk below. Mr..
Harmon also told of the neck of Miss
Rosen having marks on it and also
that the left hand was bruised.
Mother Bore Up Braveiy.
The bereaved mother of Clara R0
sen showed her anxiety to give what
ever help possible in sending the
murderer of her daughter to the
gallows when she was called to
the stand. The aged mother
by her ready responses to the ques-
tions, even though they were given
while forcing back the tears, that she
was on the stand as a link in that
chain Of circumstances that the prose
cution hopes will result in averdict of
the death penalty. The hour that
Clara left home to 60 to her sisters
was given by Mrs. Rosen, and then
| followed a brief review Of the murder
ed girls life. Her church connection
was referred to and when Mrs. Rosen
told that Clara was prominent work
er in all the societies of the Swedish
Lutheran church and for the past
fourteen years had sung in the choir,
the information had visible effect on
the jurors. Mrs. Rosen identified the
purse, ring, beads, pocket knife, brace
| let, mirror, and even the handle Of
/ the purse, which was found in the
dead girls hand when the body was
discovered. The love of daughter
for her mother was evidenced when
Mrs. Rosen testified that the small pin
worn by Miss Rosen was an old-fash-
toned cuff pin, a gift of the witness
some fourteen years ago, which the
dead girl always wore.
/ Upon cross-examination Mrs. Rosen
stated that there had been no time set
/ for the marriage of her daughter to
Sanford Carlson, to whom she was
engaged, and whose engagement ring
furnished the first conclusive clew
stamping Junkin as the murderer.
Sister Examines Clothes.
1t was the painful duty of Mrs. @.
o. Nelson, sister Of the murdered
girl, to examine all the clothes she
wore on the night Of the terrible trag-
edy. This was done despite the assur-
ance of the defendants counsel that
they would make no denial Of the
clothing us that Of the murdered girl
The state, however, desired this to be
made a part Of the record, and when
called upon by County Attorney Cor
nell to identify the clothing and fur
nish Court Reporter Franklin Roberts
with the name Of each article, the
witness speedily did SO, while the
names of the articles were being
called out and the clothing was
brought to view, but the mother and
husband of the witness were unable
to keep back the tears.
The defendant waived cross-exannin-
alton.
Redman Furnishes the Mirth.
The testimony of Jacob Redman
who purchased the diamond stone OF
the defendant, Junkin, was given in q
characteristic manner, and as he used
mostly his own words in relating the
circumstances, there were times wher
J even Judge Roberts had to recognize
the quaint humor with a broad smile
The spectators, however, did not con
fine their appreciation Of Mr.. Red
mans dialect and manner of >expres
sion to smiles, and upon several occa
sions the court was compelled to raI
for order Perhaps the most humor
GUS exclamation of Mr.. Redman was
given when he and his little daughter
Bertha. were leaving the court room
after testifying Without the slightest
conception Of the dignity due the
court, the Ottumwa pawnbroker bic
farewell to all by exclaiming aloud
"Well, goodbye" A round of laughter
followed this, and the court, realizing
the hunlor, Joined in the display Of
mirth by bidding Mr.. Redman good
bye.
In response to the queries put by
County Attorney Cornell, Mr.. Redmar
: gave llSlOTy VI Ills uedllHSS Will
John Junkin. The defendant, he de
clared came to his store on January
%, February 2, February g. ant
, February Is, and on the last visit the
diamond stone, which caused his ar
!, rest and his trial for murder in thu
: the first degree, was purchased from
!, the negro, Junkin entered the Red
man store between $50 and p. m. o
: February 16 and asked Mr. Rednan i
" he wanted to buy diamond. The wit
ness said he answered in the affirma
! tive and then followed Mr.. Redman'
: quaint relating Of the conversation HI
had with Junkin relative to the wortl
/ of the stone.
When he first took the stone out o
: mouth and showed 1t to me-" began
!, Mr.. Redman, 81 said that he was try
!, ing to fool me, that the stone was onl.
!. a piece of glass. | offered him
quarter for it. He responded that
a was good diamond and that he hat
;. found it ON the corner If Main ant
Jefferson streets. I then offered hin
! dollar, but he said that he wante,