Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-27
Eh DERAL JURY MAY
PROBE CATTLE SALE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY TEMPLE
SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL LOOK
INTO cHAReEs THAT coWNlE
SOLD DISEASED COWS.
1oDAY,s DEVELOPMENTS
m &. he CARROLL TRIAL.

Il IN HE CARROLL
Governor Carroll takes witness
stand in own defense,
He Is allowed % relate his en-
tire story showing that the defense
will show his acts were pr'vl-
legged.
Witness first tells in detail OF
fact. unearthed by him in re-
card 10 sale Of diseased cattle %
Omaha packing companies.
Every point in Mitchellvi''e IN
ve.tination is brought out. ne
tells OF manner OF securing
fidavits from Mitche'iv''le IN
mates.
Governor still on stand at noon
adjournment and the afternoon
viii probably be taken UP win ms
tssttrrory. &
Des Moines, Sept. %. Special. 10
Governor Carroll took the witness
stand this morning il the trial OF tn
libel suit brought against him by Jonn
cown,e and related in minute detail
h;s every act, following the first whls-
nor of type charges Of misconduct
which were brought to him against
scownie. The governor proved TO oe
! good witness. His story was almost
uninterrupted from the first, as the
state interposed but few objections
during his testimony. When ATTORNEY
parker for the defense took the wit
5nass in hand this morning and told
him to repeat the entire matter IN
detail, the defense showed us naha'
for it ic by this means that It VIII at
tempt to show that all acts on the part
Of governor Carroll in the CoWnle mat
ter were previleged. 1t Is likely tnat
two Of more witnesses will be called
hy the defense and the case may go
to the Jury as early as Wednesday.
Governor Carroll first took up his
investigation of charges of selling
diseased cattle telling how Information
iof this was first brought to him by DR..
Paul O. Koto farmer state yeter1nar'
ian. and went on to relate everything
which occurred under his observation
during the troubles at Mitchellville
His testimony of his investigator
here was most sensational, he telling
Of talking to the inmates OF the school
and the manner of securing affdavits
from them. Although the governor
went into detail his testimony was
substantially the same as told on the
witness stand last week.
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Federal Jury After Cownie.
II. s, Attorney Temple of Osceola
Sunday verified the report that the fed
eral authorities will investigate the
claim Of Governor Carroll that John
Cownie former member of the state
board Of control, sold diseased cattle
to packers at Omaha. thereby violat.
ing the federal quarantine law.
During the past week reports to this
effect have been circulated in Des
Moines and it was stated Saturday
that one man had offered to bet q
county oflcial 500 that Cownie would
be indicted by the. federal grand jury
ard would plead guilty.
Over the long distance telephone
Yesterday afternoon Colonel Temple
was informed of these reports in Des
Moines, and that it was understood he
contemplated action against Cownie,
After Election.
There is nothing to that report"
said Colonel Temple. Persons have
called my attention to the matter and
i have decided to look into it, not,
however, until after the general cleo
tion in November. postpone action
on my part until that time SO that it
cannot be charged that 1 acted for
political reasons. You can state that
there will be no proceedings until
after the general election"
'sYou will investigate then he was
asked.
Eyes. 1 will look up the charges
against Cownie and see what they
amount to-"
AS to the reported wagers being
made that Cownie would be indicted
by the federal jury, Colonel Temple
is indignant that anyone would pre-
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