Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-19
Looker-On In Iona

story City. Nov Ex-Governor Car
rolls refusal to interfere In the Tier
maggie case has stirred up again. consid-
cradle talk and gossip. The case itself
IS 50 unusual and the evidence so con-
Acting. the Whole could form the basis
of first class detective story. What
follows are the facts obtained from
business men. some friendly. some
otherwise Il seems one I. j. Tier
magic. an attorney OF this place. WAS
given notes TO the amount of $500 by
Ole Stevenson. 20 collect from man
now living in Minnesota Severson
failed TO get the money. because as ne
testified. Tjernagie said he could not
collect Of the Minnesota man. sever
son Went up TO Minnesota and FOUND
out 5000 had been paid. Coming back
Stevenson asked Tjernagle for the $500
The latter claimed ne had given Sever
son a note for 500. the amount he had
cei,-;ng sl1cn note After trial and
conviction. Tjernagle managed 10 go
20 Severson's house and in the presence
o, witnesses found the 5000 note in an
old trunk in Severson's house. Then
Severson's memory was refreshed and
he admits receiving such note from
Tjernagle But Tjernagle had to go 70
the penitentiary because he was con-
victed and sentenced. I, is reported
that when all this was brought before
the governor for pardon action, an ex-
pert was called in and said expert de-
cided the note was too new in appear
ance TO establish the fact OF said note
being executed a: time OF date 10
add 10 the confusion OF opinion on this
case, Stevenson is a man whose mental
condition would prevent his being
good witness in any case at law ~
nying at first and then remembering
receiving the note. would seem to de-
stroy MS credibility before any jury
or Judge. Certainly Governor Carroll
| was called upon to act in case very
much out Of the ordinary
I In Story county during the past CAM
paign the question OF constitutional
amendment was more Of an issue than
/ anything else. With three candidates
! in the aeld the republican candidate
! for representative was elected With
! such q thorough discussion this in
prohibition county where the present
! laws are well enforced, where a dry
county means dry" It would seem
fair object lesson for our prohibition
| amendment friends to study The
writer spends six months in q year in
! prohibition counties. and can TESTIFY
that a big majority Of the business men
IN such prohibition counties, do not
want constitutional amendment. First
! because conditions in such counties
ware worse under former statutory
prohibition than now under the Inulcs
law Secondly because az republicans
and members OF the republican party.
they want tho whisky question kept
out Of politics. Such business men say
| II statutory prohibition wan more or
less of a failure IN our town, how
would constitutional prohibition i'm :
prove rnattsrs9 Again one hears this
argument, If our present muiet law IL
such a failure, how Ia that the deme-
erata and saloon interests favor local
eptisn law. and the prehihitisnists aisd
favor the repeal ef the muict law.
In addition ia ple thausaHas Of det=
iars Iowa js spending on paving: ee=
Haeat walks, sewers. public buildings
and many sihe residences, the money
peursd iata drainage fer our iowa
farms literally Funs int millions: 4
we'll posted Taxpayer af Hamilton eeuR=
ty is authar;iF feF tbs statement that
over million dollars in taxes has al=
ready heen assessed ia thai eauatY est
/ drainage RuFPsses and that q large pes
eaatass OF THAI suR7 has aiFeaaF yess
Paid: II gives eae an idea Of sae iR=