Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-27
CASE OF ED. M'NAMARA, WORTH
COUNTY PATRlcIpE, TO BE
CALLED TUESDAY.
ONLY ONE OF TWO :
vERplcTs POSSIBLE
First Degree Murder or AcquittaI
Seems Only Possible outcome-De-
Tense Probably Will Plead Insanity
Victim of Sons Bullets Was Pop
uIar Among His Friends.
cial to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
| Northwood, March 27.-In the little
court house at Northwood there will
begin Tuesday morning the first muir
der case that Worth county has wit
| messed for about fifteen years, when
Ed Mcnamara is placed on trial for
his life.
The tragedy of the Goth of last De-
cember, in which Martin Mcnamara
lost his life and the young man now
accused of patricide nearly lost his by
his own hand, and marred the holiday
happiness of countless people in this
part of the country, for nearly every
one knew and liked Martin Mcnamara,
is still fresh in the minds of most peo-
Pile. Those who knew Martin McNa-
mara and learned how, during the
seventeen hours he fingered after Ed
had enptied a revolver into his body,
he plead with those about him to spare
his son and save him harmless from
punishment, and how he refused when
dying to make any statement to Sher-
lift Lee which could in any way endan-
ger Eds chances of acquittal, were
saddened inmeasurably when the
whole story of the shooting and at
tempted suicide were learned, and the
feeling of anger and desire for VEN
geance which naturally comes when a
friend is murdered, changed to a feel
ing akin to pity for the misguided
youth who had taken the life of the
best friend he had in the world.
The members of the family lost no
time in procuring efficient counsel to
conduct the defense of their brother,
Pat Mcnamara taking the initiative.
Two Possible Verdiets.
1t seems in this case that the only
possible verdicts are murder in the
first degree or acqufttal. The whole
case hinges on the sanity or insanity
of Ed at the time of shooting. Con-
corning the facts Immediately con-
nected with the tragedy there will be
little dispute During the past winter
j. E. E. Marley, T. G. McDermott
and Frank Forbes, who will conduct
the defense, have spent a great deal OF
their time in preparing for the trial
OIL U0G case, ana IHey are IcdNy.
On the part of the state, County At
torney Kepler and his assistant. Mr..
Westfall, are by no means unprepared.
Neither Of the attorneys for the state
or the defense have given any intima-
ton concerning their plans to the pub
lie, and all that is known is that in
a general way the defense will claim
insanity. A large number Of medical
witnesses have been retained by the
defense.
immediate Trial Probable.
It seems that there is nothing to
hinder the case going to trial imme-
diately. How long it will last is mat
ter of pure conjecture, but there are
many witnesses to examine and that
will take considerable time.
There is only a three weeks term In
Worth county at this time, and attor-
neys are not expecting ITO be able to
try many civil cases, altho there are
some of great Importance, in which
speedy adjudication is greatly desired
on both sides, in which public works
will be delayed unless they are tried
at the coming term.