Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-11


his clients at once. Mr.. voss was pres
ent in court.
United States Marshal Clark arrived
with the prisoners shortly after z
O'Clock, and took them directly to the
court house, where Judge Mcpherson
and court attaches We're waiting
All of the accused were represented
by legal counsel, F. E. Northup and
Boardman & Lawrence of MARSHALL
town. representing Ingledue. Mason and
Haas, Clark and Goodale, and Bradford
& johnson, also attorneys of MARSHALL
town. appearing for Samuel and Fritz
Wenger Jones and Mcnamara.
| After the usual formalities of read
Ing the indictment. arraignment of the
prisoners and the entering of the pleas
the matter of bond was taken up. Mr..
Bradford, of counsel for defense, an
nounced that he had prepared to fur
nish bond for all of his clients at once,
for anything from $500 to $3.50, and
MI. Boardman said that he likewise
was prepared to furnish bond for those
| of the defendants he represented.
| The court said that as far as the
amount of bond was concerned that
was not so important just then as to
when it should be furnished Before
the proceedings went any further,
however. Assistant United States Dis
i trict Attorney Stewart Indicated that
in an amount anything like that mem
toned by Mr.. Bradford.
NJ. G. Jones. one of the defendants,
yy-1-
or not he could file bond last night,
and he was asked by Mr.. Bradford If
he was prepared.
What is your business?" interposed
the court
Tit For Tat.
] Il am bridge carpenter on the
Iowa Central. and have a wife and
baby to support. 1 am not certain
/ that can furnish bond here as 1 am a
stranger"
Jones is one of the men," said Mr..
/ Stewart who is charged with actu.
ally having struck and kicked Van
Vert. It is serious offense, and a
good big bond should be required.
Il believe that they should have a
reasonable length of time in which TO
/ furnish bond.'' said the court.
! What about committing them un-
til they furnish bond" suggested Mr..
Stewart.
! No, I will not do that. Courts
don't do that" Judge Mcpherson re-
Piled
District Attorney Temple interrupt
| ed with the remark that there was
| no hesitancy about committing Van
| Vert"
Transferred to Des Moines.
Judge Mcpherson said that the
practice had been to transfer such
cases to that division in which the
parties lived in case the indictments
We're brought elsewhere and that the
proper practice in this case would be
to transfer the cases to Des Moines
and have the men furnish bond there.
The court fixed the bond Of each Ut
$1,000 and upon being assured that
the defendants could furnish that
amount he allowed them to go on con-
dition that they appeared before the
clerk at Des Moines Monday before II
! o clock. This was agreed to by the
defendants.
Knew They Were Federal Officers.
1t appeared at first that the line
OF defense would be based upon the
/ claim that neither Van Vert nor his
associates disclosed their identity I'M
I I'll the following day, but as the hear
ing Of the habeas corpus proceedings
brought out the fact that Van Wert's
star and commission were taken from
/ him, the defense was given a severe
jjeaat CT this proposition. As the de-
tense offered no testimony in the
hearing, a line on their side Of the
clash was not revealed
When the matter of l1abeas corpus
was first brought up Mr.. Bradford
wanted it postponed and put in the
statement that one of the questions
OF inquiry was on whether or not Var
Vert endeavored to inform the Mar.
shalltown officers that he was a fed.
eral officer. He contended that Van.
Vert would have shown his commits.
sion.
NO: he does not have to show hi.
commission. Am I required to show
my commission to any person?" wa.
: the courts reply.
! Mr.. soardman's Assertion.
Attorney c. H. E. Boardma1l q
Marshalltown, one Of the attorneys To-
the defense, talked ITO a reporter o
The Times concerning their side o
the case.
There is absolutely nothing to Thu
conspiracy" he said. "In the frs
place" he went on, Van Vert dit
not tell the authorities until the fol
lowing day that he was an OFFICER o
the government.
They made a gun play in front o
the saloon and Wenger. fearing trou
BILE, sent in call for the patro
: wagon. No one knew them and whel