The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-09-22
JURY DRAWN TO
TRY GOVERNOR
Taking OF Testimony in Cownie-Car-
roll Case Begins This Afternoon.
CHARGE Of CRIMINAL LIBEL
Interesting Sequel is Promised by Ru-
mors That Federal Grand Jury
May investigate the Sale OF,
ia Cattle by cownie.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. 21.-Special:
Shortly after court opened this morn
ing, the jury that will decide the fate
of Gov. Carroll was drawn. The
state waived rights of last peremptory
challenge. The twelve Jurors are
William Cady, Frank Kuble, Dean
Hast, James Hufford, s. J. Cope, A.
]. Freel, H. c. Senteney, H. r. Smith,
&c. F. Olsen, Jefferson Stoner, R.Gold-
man and Charles Ivory. That Gov.
Carroll not only maliciously attempt
ed to libel John Cownie by the publ
cation of letter in the newspapers,
but that he spread among the state
officials the information contained in
the affidavit drawn by the mothers Of
MitchellVille girls and talked over
freely with others, is the line of
prosecution relied upon by the state
to convict the governor. This plan
of the prosecution was revealed yes
terday with the summoning of four
witnesses, among them two state SEN
ators, with whom it is known Gov.
Carroll talked of the Cownie matter
before the publication of his letters
in the newspapers. The first batch
of witnesses also are said to have
known nothing of the disruption in
the board of control except what was
communicated to them by the COVER
nor.
The taking of testimony may begin
yet this afternoon if opening state
ments of attorneys are not too long
An interesting sequel to the trial
of Gov. B. F. Carroll on the charge
of criminal libel here is promised in
the rumors which became persistent
here today that the federal grand jury
will investigate the charge made in
Gov. CarrolPs alleged statement that
former Chairman John Cownie of the
State Board of Control shipped dis
eased cattle from our state farms to
the Omaha market and there sold it,
IN as much as .theFe.siasa federal
statute prohibiting the shipment of
diseased cattle from one state to an
other, United States authorities have
become interested in the charges
made against Mr.. Cownie, and it is
said will watch the testimony intro
duced by the governor in his defense
with a view of getting evidence
against Mr.. Cownie for the federal
grand jury. 1t is said this question
will be taken up by the next federal
jury which will be convened in Coun-
Gil Bluffs. The Indictment on which
Gov. Carroll is being tried for crimi
nal libel is based upon an article pub
lished in the Daily Capital said to be
authorized by the governor, in which
John Cownie is charged with having
shipped diseased cattle from the
state farms 10 Omaha, for sale, when
he knew that they were diseased
The claim was made that before the
cattle were shipped Mr.. Cownie had
been informed by State Veterinarian
Kote that the cattle had responded to
the tuberculine test. 1t is expected
that in the trial of Governor Carroll
witnesses will be introduced to sub
stantiate this claim. In case they
are il is said government officials will
be ready to serve subpoenaes upon
them to appear before the next fed
eral grand jury and give their testi-
mony to that body.