Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-15
MISS GUrHRIE's FORMER SWEET
HEART MAKES POOR SHOW
ING IN TRIAL.
ADMITS THEIR ENGAGEMENT
BUT LOVE TURNED TO HATE
Hall When Confronted With Letters
Written to Miss Guthrie Becomes
Confused as to Observation-Disclosures
Long Love Affirsays Woman Did
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Newton, June 15.-Dr. Alexander
Hall, the former sweetheart Of DR..
Guthrie, the young woman who is on
trial here charged with dynamiting the
]. A Quick home at Prairie City in an
attempt to destroy Hall and his bride
Of q few weeks. was on the witness
stand nearly all forenoon today. ana
did not prove very crelitable witness.
Confronted by several letters he had
written at various times to DR.. Guthrie
when they were lovers, and admitting
that they were at one time engaged to
be married, Hail was forced on cross
examination to contradict previous
statements
On direct examination Hall gave In
detail the history of the love affair Of
himself and Miss Guthrie. He met her
at Nevada, Mo-, when he went there
to study at the Weltmer institute. Miss
Guthrie was then an attendant and
housekeeper for Mrs. NUM-. Shortly
after taking up his studies he was de-
tailed to treat Mrs. Num-, who kept a
boarding house, and he went there to
live. Both he and Miss Guthrie were
there several months. Later Mrs. NUM-
decided to return to her home In ST.
Johns, Kan, and she induced DR.. Hall
and Miss Guthrie to accompany her
and set UP IN practice, both continuing
to live at the NUM- home During a
six months residence a friendly feeling
grew up between them which DR.. Hall
admitted later grew into a sort Of love
affair. When asked II they were en-
gagged he said: ''Well. you might call it
that, but no day was ever set" He
says they discussed the convenience OF
a marriage between two people engag-
ed in the same profession.
Locates in Iowa.
Hall then left ST. Johns and went
to Colfax, Iowa. Here he says he
ceased loving Miss Guthrie and soon
came to despise her. later writing to
her breaking the engagement.
Miss Guthrie visited him once in
Cofax. in the summer of 1903, at which
time the only reference made to the
engagement was by Miss Guthrie. who
said she did not think she was too old
to make him a good wife.
Lured by . Letter.
Hall testified that in December. 1908,
he was called by letter to Keokuk and
Burlington to treat one Charles Love-
more" He was unable to find any
such person ip either town, and then
went to Carthage, ILL.,. to see Miss
Guthrie, and when he spoke to her
about the letter she said: "Why,
thought you would come"
At this point an expert was placed
on the stand to testify that he believed
the handwriting in the 'Tovemore"
letter was that Of Miss Guthrie. DR..
Hall said he returned to the Quick
home the day following, and then re-
turned to Colfax.
Woman Provided Money.
Dr. Hall. on cross examination, ad-
mitted that he often wrote to Miss
Guthrie for money and that she COM
Piled, once to the amount of $50. He
insinuated that DR.. Guthrie did the
counting. He admitted l1ugging her.
but denied kissing her. AS to his
declaration that he grew to despise her.
he said he did not desrasp her as a
woman, but as sweetheart or wife.
Halls testimony was badly shaken on
many points. by the production Of
typeWIlUteH 4etteTS WIL@leH ny Hlu u
Miss Guthrie. The letters were not
read in court, but were merely referred
to.
May Finish Thursday.
1t is expected that the state will rest
its case late this afternoon, when the
defense will put Miss Guthrie on the
staAd. A witness from Carthage, Ill.
will testify to defendants good repu-.
The case probably wiz go to the jury
Thursday afternoon. The case attracts
many spectators to the court room,
among whom ars many rmea, S-