Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-28
ARGUE CARROLL CASE
As POLITICAL Fight
ATTORNEYS GROW BITTER IN
PRESENTING ISSUES TO
JURY.
cowNlE NOT PERMITTED
TO SHOW FALsITY OF CHARGES
BY Ruling Of Court Prosecuting Wit
ness Can Not Secure vindieation Of
Character in Present Hearins-clos-
ing Evidence and Arsuments-other
State News.
Special to rimes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 2S.-Jerry Suln-
van and A. c. Parker, attorneys for the
state and for defendant, occupied the
forenoon in the Carroll trial, each one
expending his eloquence in showing the
elements of malice which is alleged to
have entered into the publication OF
last spring.
sullivan continued along the line OF
Yesterday and devoted himself largely
to an analysis of the affidavits and
statements with regard to the Mitchell-
Vile school. He read the letter Of the
Howard girl, in which she admitted
her own bad character, and the testl-
money taken by the board of control
which the governor had said he READ
two or three times, and which tended
to discredit all the testimony. one OF
the family managers at Mitchellville
testified that she had never yet found
a truthful girl at the school and that
they We're all bad.
"Goveror Carroll did not believe what
these girls told him" the attorney said,
for if he had believed them it would
have been his duty to suspend Cownie
instantly, and he would have known
the senate would approve his action"
Attorney Parker. for defense, devot-
ed two hours to presentation of the
governors side, showing how the
whole case hinged upon the sole ques-
ton OF the alleged malice indicated In
publication Of the governors letter, and
there was nothing else in the case. He
pointed out how a political issue had
arisen because OF the turning down In
the senate Of the appointments and
of the primary campaign and the or
SANITATION Of committees for factional
purposes.
John Cownie in his letter to May
tag" said Parker, Shows why he wrote
his letter. for he thanks the senators
for standing by him, and he thus shows
the political nature OF the publication.
And before he printed his letter he took
it to the headquarters OF Garst and
showed it to the friends Of CAROLS op-
ponent to get their advice, and have
no doubt it was approved as the most
valuable political document which had
been prepared. That shows the malice
back of John Cownie in making his at
tack upon the governor
During the argument today Sullivan
was stopped for overstepping the
bounds in his argument by asserting
that Carroll had published his accusa-
tions to the whole world, the attorneys
calling attention to the fact that the
whole matter was confined to POLK
county. Parker also was stopped be-
cause he insisted on making extended
discussion of the supposition that some
of the attorneys for the state were be-
ing paid for their services and had no
right any way to appear. 1t is believed
at noon the arguments can not be
completed much before noon tomor-
row. Attorney Parsons will speak for
Carroll and Read for the state.
Testimony Impeaehes Itself.
In the argument for the state 1t was
also shown that in the matter OF the
Carroll accusations against CoWnie, OF
immortality at Mitchellville. everything
claimed as to what CoWnie did, with
the exception of the contents of the
Korns letter and the Howard affidavit,
was entirely proper. The court did not
permit Cownie to again testify In de-
nial solely because he had already
co,npletely covered these cases by a
general denial of any immoral conduct.
Testimony of the defense itself showed
that the fact that all the accusations
against Cownie that were at all SER
ious were based on testimony OF per-
sons who would not be believed. At
torneys for the state planned to fully
impeach these witnesses, but were not
permitted to do so, and CoWnle was
prepared again to show exactly what
was his duty and that he mad done
nothing else.
Letter Forgery?
tton a
letter which the governor received from
Maggie Korns, elected by his appeal
to her. which contained the reflection
upon John Cownie's character. the let
ter the governor showed to Cownie and
10 others. the letter which contained
all that he had upon that subject
that letter was never written by the
woman who signed 1t.
Thus declared Jerry Sullivan to the
jury in the Carroll case as he closed for
the evening, after two hours Of analy-
sis Of the evidence presented in the
case. It was sensational turn wholly
unexpected. The letter is one that has
been often mentioned. 1t purported
to tell what the daughter of Mrs.
Korns, of Marshalltown, had written to
the mother from Mitchellville limiting at
terrible misconduct on the part Of
OOWHle. was lNe u AiiuSh tAoS
was published in the state in eXtenua-
ton of the conduct of the governor in
attacking Cownie
A letter was read by the attorneys
from Carroll to this woman in which
he asked Of her to tell all about what
she knew and referring to the rumor
that the daughter had written COM
planning about Cownie. This letter was
read because Carroll, in his published
statement and elsewhere had denied he
had sought any Of this evidence. Then
the letter was read, disclosing the
faultless diction and smoothly worded
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