Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-23
AMERICAN HELD ~ MEXICO
FREED OF CHARGE OF ROB.
eINo CARS.
CASE HAS BOTHERED
STATE DEPARTMENT
Prosecutor Appeals, howsver, and An.
other Trial 10 Neesssary-Msthods BY
Which cannon's Floor Manager Kills
Tims While Speaker 10 Locking up
Rules.
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Cook, he American railroad conductor.
who was arrested in Mexico and con-
fined in prison for several months on a
charge Of being implicated in extern
sive freight robberies, has been ac-
quilted. according to advices received
by the state department. Cook can
not return to his home in the United
States. however, because the attorney
for the state who prosecuted The
American, has appealed to a higher
court and Cook will lave to go thru
trial.
Cooks case has been OF more than
ordinary interest in the state depart
ment. owing to the activity OF Repre-
sentative Edmund Hinshaw, OF Ne
braska. At the asst session OF con-
gress. when the Mexican government
showed no disposition to bring Cook
to trial. Mr.. Hinshaw threatened to
bring the matter to a head by introduc-
ing a resolution calling upon the state
department to take immediate action
looking to a speedy settlement OF the
case. Mr.. Hinshaw withheld his reso-
luton upon receiving assurances that
Cook would be tried at the earliest pos
sible opportunity.
Cook was the conductor of a freight
train from which merchandise was
thrown by members Of the train crew,
and later collected and sold to mer-
chants in nearby towns. No evidence
was adduced to show that Cook had
knowledge Of the robberies until they
were discovered at the end Of the jour
ney. The prevalent dislike OF Ameri-
cans was thought to be responsible for
his arrest and detention without trial.
Representative Hinshaw demanded that
Cook be brought TO trial and it wa be-
cause Of this demand that the state de-
partment interfered and succeeded in
receiving satisfactory from
the Mexican government. Now Cook
will hav to go thru another trial, u
Mr.. Hinshaw is confident that the YER
dict OF the lower court Will be sustain
ed. In the meantime Cook has been
admitted to BALI
James r. Mann, representative In
congress from the second Illinois dis
trict. Is known thruout the country as
the foor lieutenant OF Speaker Cannon.
It is probable that few people realize
just what Mann does on the loo to
win thai title, and ever the casual OBJ
server in the gallery would know when
he was working at his Job Of lieutenant.
Part Of the Job consists OF %objecting to
measures which do not meet with the
approval OF the republican organiza-
ton.
One Of the most unique features Of
the Job, however, consists OF talking
against time. Since the rules were
amended at the last session OF congress
Asher Kinds. the parliamentary
expert at the speakers desk has o
difficulty supplying the speaker with
rulings and references to precedents
right of the bal. II is in such emer-
gencies that Mann gets on the job.
When 1t becomes apparent that the
parliamentary tangle is a difficult m
and may cause some searching into old
records It is up to Mann to see that
the dilemma Of the speaker does not be-
come apparent TO the house.
MI Speaker" says the hoo lieuten-
ant, when he gets word via the speak
er's messenger that some time must be
The gentleman from Illinois," says
the speaker. still searching thru the
records.
II desire to be heard on the point Of
order"
Thereupon Mr.. Mann proceeds to
talk. Having an extensive knowledge Of
the rules MI. Mann Goes not md It
difficult to talk. go he goes ahead and
talks, and talks. and talks. until ne
finds that the speaker. with the as
sistance OF Kinds. Is prepared to rule
on the point OF order. Then. and not
until then. does the gentleman from
Illinois desist.