Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-03
DEFENSE IN TRIAL OF PATRlclDE
MAKES STRONG SHOWING
OF INSANITY.
WANTED TO REoReANIzE
SYSTEM OF RAILWAYS
DisIked Arrangement of Terminal
Facilities at Mason city-Worked on
Idea That Engines Could Be Run
by Powder Witnesses Tell of
Peculiarities.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Northwood, April ga plan to en-
tirely reorganize the terminal condi-
tions of the railroads at Mason City
was one of the queer" notions of Ed
Mcnamara that was related by his
brother Pat, on the witness stand Tor
the defense. Eds idea was that the
! Northwestern should cross the Milwau-
kee by an overhead crossing at a diff
ferent place than where it now
crosses. He held to this and other
ideas about Mason City railroad con-
nections for over year.
| At another time he got the idea that
he could make a locomotive many
times as powerful as those now used
by using exploding powder for power.
He worked on this continually for sew
I eral months, and made several mod
els
/ He was intensely serious about his
inventive ideas. When an idea en-
! tered his head it seemed to take entire
possession, to the exclusion of almost
! all other thoughts, as long as it lasted.
Disliked by Other Boys.
AT school Ed was not inclined to
stand up for his rights. The boys
picked on him. called him names.
and al times drove him off the school
grounds. Pat often tried to get him to
stand UP for his rights, but he would
not, preferring to so into the school
sof record that no one ever success
fully imposed on Pat.
From lifelong acquaintance, Pat
had come to the conclusion before the
time OF the tragedy that Eds iudg-
ment was not dependable.
The states counsel went deeply into
Pats reasons for thinking that Eds
judgment was bad, having the witness
relate all the incidents possible in sup
port Of his theory. Pat bore cross-ex-
animation we'll. and made a good i'm
preston on people in the audience, who
commented upon it.
Mr.. kepler Went into the overhead
crossing idea, and the powder engine
idea considerably. to show that the
ideas We're not strange nor queer no
tions, but feasible ideas
+aocOt tile 10y lIChlIS Oh Ell al
school, he elected the fact that Pat al
ways fought for Ed when they were at
school.
Did that stop ii % asked the prose-
cutor. 1T depended on how success
full my fighting was" was the answer
You were usually successful, were
YOU not?' We'll, generally"
At this there was general laughter,
u-f1i nio ~
His Dakota Life.
Parts of Pat McNamara's cross exam
ination We're first class story of the
anonyances and inconveniences of life
on the western North Dakota claim.
The narration of this came from CUES
tons concerning the purchase of the
lumber and supplies for Eds claim
when the shack was built, and the
hauling for forty miles across the
country. from Belleheld Ed was afraid
to camp in the open, and refused to
stay with sheep herder's outfit, and
in several ways behaved queerly upon
the trip, SO queerly that the driver, a
stranger, noticed and commented upon
it. He ran a long distance to a house
TO get permission TO stay there al
night.
Sister Testifies.
: More details concerning Ed McNa.
mara's early life We're presented tc
, the jury by Katherine Houlihan, sis.
> ter of the accused. Mrs Houlihan lived
at home good share of the time vi
to the date of her marriage in 1903
and being about two and half year!
. older than Ed had opportunity to OBJ
serve his behavior and peculiaritie
more than his brother Pat, who wa
four years younger. Mrs. Houliha,
testified concerning Eds poor healtl
/. when boy, and told of his fathe
securing the services Of several diff
n ferent doctors, in an effort to help hi
condition. She says he was sickly un
til he was IL or IA years old. His trou
BILE was in the nature of recurrent fits
:. :. or commissions.
Touching on hereditary faint, Mrs
: Houlihan was asked concerning he
s mothers brothers, Tim and Tom Scan
d Ian, who We're both bachelors, VIII.
f died when about IS years old, an
r who always We're considered queer
? They thought that some one was pros
ecuting them, and had visions, the
said, and other Authorizations. The
:. We're both very superstitious. The OBJ
). lection Of the state kept Mrs. Houli
han from testifying concerning an ait
q tempt one of them made at suicide, a
e she could not testify from her ow
t. personal knowledge.
e Defendant Feel: Better.
10 Ed Mcnamara presented bette
q. appearance in court yesterday than h
n has at any time before. He sits u
" straighter, and looks about him NOR,
a and seems to pay some attention t
the efforts his attorneys are maxim
to save him.
- 1t is marked contrast to his look
:. the day when County Attorney Keep
=, y, Ter read the indictment, charging hir
= with the wilful felonous killing of hi
father, with malice aforethought. The
:. he sat in his chair weepign, holdin
:. his little nephew on his knees. He di
70 not recover from the depression whic
y followed, that day, nor the next, heal
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