Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-23
EVIDENCE SHOWS ODD THINGS
Trial Of Marshalltown's Mayor Over
Federal Officers Case.
NO EFFORT TO LEARN IDENTITY
Men Arrested while on Duty, hut
Testimony shows City Police
Didn't want to Know who
Prisoners Were.


DIES MONIES, Ia. Nov. 22.-(Special Tel
egram. lin the trial before Judge Nc
Pherson in federal court OF Mayor o. L.
InEledue OF Marshalltown and members Of
his police force and saloon men on
charge Of interfering with United states
officers 1t was developed today that at no
time prior to the arrest Of the United
States officers or sfterward was any ef-
fort made to ascertain the Identity of the
men arrested. and although there was
taken from them an official star and papers
to show the authority which the men had,
no questions were asked them nor were
they permitted to state who they were.
The men arrested were engaged in secur-
ing evidence OF illegal sales TO Indians.
The mayor and police force claim that they
knew nothing OF the men arrested being
officials
Legislative Committee Named.
II. A. Dyer, department commander Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, has APP
pointed as a legislative committee for the
department the following: Charles A. Clark,
Cedar Rapids J. c. Milliman, Logan; r,
w. Thrill, Manchester; M. Mcdonald Bay
ard; John d. Brown, Leon and @. w.
schee, Primghar.
Nearly All Returns Received.
The secretary of state has received the
official returns of the late election from
all but three Of the counties Of the state,
Pottawattamie Polk and Buena Vista.
These returns are sealed and vii be opened
next week. except as to the governor and
lieutenant governor, on which the legisla-
ture itself counts.
Grand Jury Makes Complaint.
An unusual complaint was that received
by the railroad commission today, being
that Of the grand jury of jefferson county,
which declares officially the dangerous
character OF the grade crossing over the
Rock Island near Fairfield. It is seldom
that grand jury has taken into considera-
ton a grade crossing over d railroad, but
IL seems that serious accidents have Oc-
CURED at this place.
Cigar Men VIII Not Help.
The cigar manufacturers Of Des Moines
held a meeting and notified the saloon men
that unless there is an immediate change
In their attitude in the matter OF selling
home made cigars the cigar men will help
to fight the saloon consent petitions next
spring. II seems tho saloon men had agreed
to push the sale Of domestic makes Of
cigars, but have not done so, hence the
serious disagreement between them.
Supreme Court Decisions.
The following decisions have been rem
dered by the supreme court
Mary Jones, administrator, against o. P
/ Herrick, appellant, Franklin county; af-
I firmed. Opinion by Sherwin.
/ b. +. Gordon against John Matthes ct al.
/ appellants; Johnson county; affirmed
| Opinion by Deemer.
Max schless against Metropolitan Surety
/ company, appellant; Polk county; affirmed
| Opinion by McLain
| J. j. Converse against Fred Morse, APP
/ pellant; Cerro Gordo county; reversed
| Opinion by McLain.
| Brown Hurley Hardware company against
! the Famous Furniture and Carpet com.
pany, appellant; Polk county; affirmed
! Opinion by Sherwin.
| William Wilke, appellant, against G. n
Weidman ct al; Hamilton county; affirmed
! Opinion by l4add afs
l.. u. Keyes against A. Garden, appellant
| Polk county; reversed. Opinion by Deemer
| e. G. Plummer, appellant, against l. $
! Remington; Jasper county; affirmed
/ Opinion by Ladd.
! j. X. Barnes and NJ. H. Schlusser. ap.
! Polk county; reversed. Opinion by Deemer
| State against II. A. Platts, appellant
Hardin county; affirmed. Opinion by
| Evans.
State against John Mitchell, appellant
| Polk county; reversed. Opinion by L.add.
! John A. VIII, administrator, agains
/ Mary A. Brookhart, ct al; Muscatin,
| county; affirmed Opinion by Sherwin
state, appellant, against w. i. Weaver
Hardin county; reversed. Opinion by Nc
! Claim.