Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-03
JOHN JuNKIN is DOOMED TO DIE
UPON CALLONS FOR The MURDER
OF CLARA ROSEN ON FEBRUARY )
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| it in any case. You have heard all
that has gone on. You have heard
the verdict, and although the verdict
Is serious, under our law the time for
the execution cannot be within a time
less than one year. That will give
you time to make your peace with God.
The time for execution will be the last
Friday in July, 1910.n
Good Order Prevailed.
| There was one ever-present feature
of the Junkin trial and that was the
extreme decorum that characterized
| the conduct of the case while court
was in session. Save for the outburst
following the reading Of the verdict,
| there was perfect order maintained by
Judge M. A. Roberts. His desire to see
the Junkin case begun and finished
without the slightest hitch was salts
| fled, and 1t was largely through his
own precautionary measures and the
| demeanor of the guard and court Of
ficials that this was accomplished.
Judge Roberts never once failed to i'm
press upon the spectators in the court
room that he was the representative
of the laws Of Iowa, and as such would
not tolerate disorder. The body guard
of John Junkin, under the capable
I, leadership of William Bray followed
out the instructions of the court to
the letter, and never once was their
any cause for objection by Judge
Roberts. The prisoner was guarded
from every possible angle during the
| progress of the trial, and the crowds
OF spectators realized this fully from
the opening day until the prisoner was
landed In the, special train secured to
convey him to prison.
Feeling Was Intense.
Had the verdict of the jury been
otherwise than DEATH there is no
doubt but that the enraged citizens in
and surrounding the court house last
night would have attempted to wreal1
vengeance upon the negro. There
| were some men in the court house
yard who had ropes upon their per-
sons, and despite the close guard kept
over Junkin, there were some deter
mined men there who would not have
hesitated in participating in mob viz
lence
When the court room was opened at
1880 o'clock there was rush for the
doors, and only men who were pos
sessed of physical strength gained
seats of vantage. Upon the instruc-
lions of the court, given at the be-
ginning of the trial, the special guards
were prepared to keep order and to
nip in the bud any attempt at violence
to the prisoner, but when the pro-
nouncement of the death penalty came
4 the desire of the crowd for vengeance
was satisfied. Upon adjournment of
| yIYt I, Loft ,;JL1.
there were many who renamed about
the doors of the court house bent upon
seeing the prisoner when ne was re-
moved.
Guards Discourage Mob.
The effectiveness of Junkin's body
guard composed Of fearless men who
operated under the instructions of the
court to uphold the dignity of the
laws of Iowa. and instructed, if nee
essary, to use their firearms, some
what discouraged any rash acts Of the
mob. When Junkin was taken through
the doorway of the court house Ell
route to the waiting street car he
could hardly be seen, so perfect cor
| don did his guard make. As they en-
| tered the street car, the prisoner
! dropped to the floor, completely cowed
with fear that the mob meant violence.
Accompanying Junkin were William
Bray, Sheriff John G. Clark, Lem Dale,
William Sitter, Charles Ware and Will
lam Underwood of Centerville and
John w. Gray and Dan Harmon Of OF
tumwa. These men. except Gray and
Harmon, composed the murder er's
guard to the penitentiary The OF.
tumwa men left the train at Moulton.
Bereaved Parents Satisfied.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rosen and
their daughter, Mrs. G.. o. Nelson, had
not arrived in the court room in time
| to hear the sentence of death passed
upon John Junkin, they were never
theless apprised of the meaning of the
verdict by the cheers heard while they
were ascending the stairs Of the build
| ing. Fred Rosen, Jr., and G.. G.. Nelson
sat with the attorneys for the state
when Judgment was passed upon the
murderer, but the other members Of
the family failed to hear the words
of the court.
eve felt satisfied from the very he
ginning of the trial." said Fred Rosen,
Jr, that the jury would return ver-
dict of death. They could NOT do 9TH
erwise after hearing the evidence of
the crime of that brute Junllin. Moth
er and father, together with my sister
and myself, desire to thank the jury
for avenging the brutal death of my
dear sister Clara. We would also like
to extend our thanks to The court. the
numerous guards and court attend
ants of the court for the courtesies
shown US during our presence at the
trial."
When asked if he held any enmity
against the members of the bodyguard
of Junsin and because of the action
of Chief Guard William Bray in
searching him before allowing him to
pass through the doors of the court
room. Mr.. Rosen said that the official
was representing the laws of Iowa and
that he was simply doing his duty. II
haven't been armed at any time" adj
ded Mr.. Rosen, las it was the desire
of father to see Junkin executed by
the law"
Junkin's Depravity.
The extent to which John Junllin
was depraved, his utter lack Of any
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