Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-17
SUPPRESSED TESTIMONY.
lSioux CITY Journal.l

NotouA lily
is it the duty of a prosecuting at
torney to win his case or to see that
justice is done? The old query is re-
vived by an incident in the Kauf-
mann trial, an incident likely to have
very important effect upon the out
come of the case.
In this case it is the theory of the
prosecution that the defendant was
responsible for the murder of Ger
man servant girl, who died from the
effects of physical injuries 1t is the
theory of the defense that the girl
was afflicted with epilepsy. and that
the injuries that resulted fatally came
as a result of falls due to her illness.
To make the prosecution stick 1t was
necessary to prove cruelty on the part
of the mistress. When the case was
first being tried one OF the attorneys
for the prosecution heard that thas
girl had been writing letters to
friends and relatives in Germany.
The letters were produced in the
hope that they would tell Of the girls
unhappy lot with an inhuman mis-
tress. The letters were not intro
duced as evidence in the first trial,
which resulted in the defendant being
found guilty of manslaughter. It
afterward developed that the attorney
for the prosecution who procured the
letters deliberately suppressed them
| because they did not help his side of
the case. "" How can the attorney for
the prosecution justify himself for sup
pressing the letters in the first trial
| When he received them doubtless he
was firmly convinced of the guilt OF
the defendant, and was able to
persuade himself that the letters
might interfere with merited con-
victfon. One can only speculate on
whether desire to win the case, right
or wrong, cut any figure In the de-
cision. 1t is apparent that the prosecu-
/ ton in similar cases sometimes loses
sight Of the fact that it's represent
ing the public interest, and the public
interest demands that justice shall be
done whether it may cali for con-
viction OF acquittal. 1t is the function
of the prosecution to let all the facts
go before the jury. and contribute
to a verdict founded on the best in
formation obtainable. 1t is interest
ing to note that the attorney in this
instance was able to see this when he
was no longer connected with the
case. A conviction secured on the
strength of the truth is creditable to
a prosecutor, but it is impossible to
see how prosecutor could take any
credit to himself for a victory won
in part thru suppression of facts.
SPEND LESS THAN YOU Make.
[Afton Star-Enterprise.
The young man starting out in life
is apt to attach too much Importance
to how much he makes, and too little
to how much he spends He who is
unable to save money on his present
salary or income. can seldom put any.
thing aside if his salary or income Is
doubled. The boy who waits until he
: is married to begin to get little ahead
is in small danger of being assessed
very much by the assessor at any time
of his life. unless he marries a rici
girl or receives a legacy.
So far as the increased salary i:
concerned, and every young man Il
anxious to be making more money thar
he did. that will take care of itself
provided he takes care of his job ant
makes himself more valuable to hi
employer than any other fellow on tn,
job ever did. 1t is safe bet that if hi!
employer cna't see his merit and he /,
really deserving there are plenty o
employers who will. The average en-
. ployer would rather have a young fell
low he can promote than one who will
never be worth any more than he Il
, today. And so we think the salar,
question will largely take care Of it
self.
1t is the spending department tina
is the hardest test Of mans ability
If he can't keep his expenses lowe
than his income, he will be hard vi
= most OF his days no matter how larg
or how small his salary. The frs
hundred dollars are hardest to get, bu
: once acquired they work day and nigh
: for you until before long the first thou
: sand dollars, is in sight. "A young ma
> with a thousand dollars in cash has
! wonderful start in life. Ultimate sue
cess with him is then only a matter o
! time, for he is able to grasp the op
/ portunities which a penntless alth
more able man, would have to pass VI
: Study well the injunction, /,
Spend less than you make"