Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-27

Judge Robinson, Miss Garrison. N. N.
Jones' and Miss Merry, the laundress
at Mitchellville. 1t was developed that
he sent for Judge Robinson repeatedly
when matters had come up about Cow
ME, and In fact his consulta-
tions with Judge Robinson were
very frequent. When he wanted the
testimony in the Fitzgerald case he Sc
cured it thru Judge Robinson. At no
time, so the testimony shows. did he
consult the chairman of the board
about any of these things, and in fact
he never suggested to Chairman Cow
ME that there were any charges
against him or any complaint about
him until he confronted him with the
demand for retirement.
All Enemies of Cownie.
The information regarding the al
legged illegal purchase of cloth for the
prison and reformatory came to him
first, he said. from N. n. Jones. who
had been deposed and was reputed to
be candidate for Cownies place. The
governor admitted that he knew that
Jones was very bitter toward Cownie.
When the governor went to Fort Mad
ison he talked with the tailor and found
that a larger quantity of the goods
had been purchased than was needed
and some of the cloth was being used
for blankets.
In regard to the allegation that
Chairman Cownie had unfairly crit
icised the parole board, the governor
stated that when he was at Anamosa
one Of the women prisoners told him
that Mr.. Cownie had said to her that If
she had a square deal she would have
lot hx,
ago. Later he called In one Of the
members Of the parole board, which
one he did not say, and secured from
him the information that Mr. Cownie
had given him a list Of names Of pris-
oners that Cownie had said were de-
serving Of paroles, but that no atten-
tion was paid to this.
Governors Information Polluted.
The governor fatty denied the ma
terial part of the conversation he had
with Henry Wallace at the banquet
when Wallace asked him if it was his
Intention to use or make public the at
tacks upon Cownie.
It was admitted by the governor that
at the time he commenced to show the
affidavits he had decided upon becom-
ing a candidate for denomination but
had not made any announcement of
that fact.
Near the close of Mondays day in
court questions were asked tending to
bring out whether the governor made
any effort to find out whether or not
the testimony he had was worth any
thing. Upon objection being raised the
state said:
eve want to show that the source OF
the Information on which Carroll acted
and upon which he relied in making
a demand for a resignation was pol
luted and that he made no effort to
find out it's character, and that he had
no right to act upon it without max
ing some inquiry as to it's authentic
| 1ty."
The governors attorneys refused to
allow any showing as to the truth or
falsity OF the testimony the governor
had before him and on which he acted.
Affidavits Of MitcheIIviIIe Girls.
Governor Carrolls testimony of the
morning was a general statement OF his
charges against Cownie and his reasons
for making them, as has been published
before and is generally known. The
only statements he made which have
not been before the public prior to this
time were in reference to the affidavits
he secured from girls at Mitchelvile
relative to John Cownie's conduct
there.
The governors story of the charges
made by these girls as he secured them
when making an investigation as to
insubordination in the institution was
complete.
''The girls called We're Matte Casey,
Helena Thompson and Mabel Shaw"
c.of1 hA q n
tell we what happened when Cownie
was in the room. Miss Garrison was
with me at the time 1 asked her to
retire and she did. The girls verified
her statements. Then j asked the girls
to tell me if they had anything more to
tell me.
while this was being done Mr.
Wood, my stenographer, was near, and
heard everything they said. Later they
told their stories to him directly"
what did the girls tell you," asked
Attorney Parker.
without contradiction they verified
the story Of the quarrel as told by Miss
Garrison and as denied by Mr.. Cow
ME-" answered the governor.
'The next girl talked to was Mabel
Shaw. She was anxious to leave the
school and go to the home of her uncle.
Garrison. She enlarged upon it a little
by stating that after Miss Garrison
left, the girls crowded around Cownie
ratting him on the back and holding
on to his arms.
''velma Howard was the next girl
examined by me. She told me that
none of the girls We're mistreated and
that they had no cause for complaint.
She told me that Mr.. Counie had been
to her cottage on Jan. 10.
1'She told me that Cownie's conduct
was not what it ought to be. She is a
large girl, one OF the older ones in the
institution. I told her to lay aside her
embarrassment and tell me all about
it.
"She told me that during the early
part of July Superintendent Fitzgerald
was away a good bit During this
time MIR. Cownie was there a good bit.
She said that one day Cuwnie asked
her if she had ever been in a sporting
house. She said she had. He asked
her If she had ever been diseased, and
she told him no. He asked her how
she avoided it, and she said she took
good care of herself. Then, she said,
Cownie put his hand on her limb. She
H.