Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-29
JERRY 3. SULLIVAN OPENS FOR
STATE DECLARING THAT Gov
ERNoR WAS MOVED aY MALICE
AGAINST coWNIE.
PARKER DECLARES
IT POLITICAL PLOT
ATTORNEY FOR DEFENCE INi
OPENING sTATEMENT SAID
MAYTAG LETTER WAS WRITTEN
IN EFFECT TO BEAT CARROLL

Des Moines. Sept. 2s. (SpeciaI.
An effort to show that the letter from
John Cownie to Senator Maytag was
published for political purposes and
through desire to defeat the renomi-
nation OF Governor Carroll at the June
primaries was made by Attorney n e.
Parker at the beginning OF his closing
argument to the jury this morning In I
the case in which the governor II
charged with criminal libeling Cownio
Mr. Parker followed Attorney Jerry
3. Sullivan, whose closing argument
was begun yesterday afternoon ana
not completed until IL O'clock this
morning In his final appeal to the
jury Mr.. Sullivan laid great stress on
the fact that the affldavits secured By
Governor Carroll were from girls III
an institution, the officers OF which had
complained to the state board OF con-
troll that the suppression OF immoral
ity among the girls was the greatest
dificulty withw hick thsy had TO con-
tend 9fr. Sullivan spGi; With xfaatS
fervor hen addressing the Jury ana
argued that the governor was actuated
by malice In securing afidavits against
Cownfe from women OF this character.
In the heat OF the arguments the
attorneys have been prone to overstep
the bounds and touch upon matters not
contained In evidence and objections
were frequent. Mr.. Sullivan was this
morning stopped In the midst OF his
argument, following his statement that
the charges Of Carroll were made pub
lie from coast to coast and reminded
that the Indictment only chafges
that these We're published In Polk
county. 1t will take at least until to.
morrow night to take the case to the
Jury. Mr.. Parker will be followed by
Attorney Parsons for the defense and
Attorney Reid will close for the state.
Submission Of evidence In the case
of Governor Carroll ended yesterday
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock
Arguments Of counsel to the Jury
were begun and Attorney Jerry b. sui.
livan opened for the state. His adj
dress was unfinished when adjourn
ment was taken at s o'clock.
In making his opening statement
yesterday afternoon Attorney Sullivan
made a complete review Of all the
testimony offered during the trial Of
the case and gave the states version
Of IT. He explained fully to the jury
what the state believed to be the mo.
tive of Governor Carroll In his every
action. He charged out and out that
the governor displayed malice toward
John Cownie In part he said:
ITO my mind Governor Carroll ID
charged with the highest crime man
can commit. He stands here not az
governor, but as a private citizen, on
titled only to the rights OF the
humblest citizen Of this state. And he
is entitled to all the rights Of the
humblest citizen
Il want to tell you, gentlemen Of
the jury, that no man has the right to
take the charges Of prostitute and
spread them broadcast without know
ing the charges to be true charges
that rob an honorable man of the
right to enter the home OF any self
respecting man.
After twelve years OF service Of
John CoWnie on the state board Of
control, all the governor can dig up
about him to substantiate the charge
that he made purchases without estt-
mates, thereby violating the law, Is
that he bought little red wagon for
Mitchellville And the governor on
the stand yesterday showed that It
wasn't that much even, because he
learned later that all Cownie bought
was a wagon box
On the stand Cownie read the letter
for the first time, the governor never
having shown it to him. Mr.. Cownie
testified, after reading the letter, that
he knew the woman and her daughter.
Attorney Read then read an ex.
cerpt from the letter in substance, as
follows:
THAT Cownie called the girl into an
Office at Mitchellville and there made
overtures to her, promising to let her
go home il she would not tell on him.
Had Denied Once.
Before Cownie could reply the de-
fense made objection. The court then
made its ruling as follows:
When Mr.. Cownie was on the
stand before he was permitted to