Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-14
EXPERT HOLDS
YOUNG IMPERFECT
DOCTORS HoEVE AND BOX THINK
PRISONER BELOW AVERAGE
INTELLIGENCE.
MANY WITNESSES
Defense Offers Considerable TestI
mony During Morning Session
The Experts are Feature Of
Trial Today.

| mony During Morning SESSION.
The Experts are Feature OF
Trial Today.
Anatomically imperfect was the
Judgment Of Expert Witness DR.. H. j
H. Hoeve, the criminologist from Des
Moires, when he was placed on the
stand this morning to tell the jury
the result of his examination of the
defendant, Charley Young, on trial for
the murder Of Tom McGrath.
Doctors Hoeve and J. c. Box were
the star witnesses today in the Young
trial and although both deem the de-
PENDANT irresponsible for his actions
to an extent, still both physicians do
not agree as to the manner of his ir-
responsibility. DR.. Hoeve says that
Young is anatomically Imperfect, d.
| Box does not arrive at the same con-
clusion except to say that he is be.
low the average intelligence. The
measurements of the defendant
anatomy are responsible for the doc
tors Wed of Youngs insufficiency
while the local doctor seems to draw
his conclusions from the apparent IN
telligence of the defendant and his
habits as to liquor. A number of wit
nesses appeared today but for the
most part but little testimony was
taken from them. The showing OF the
character of food served the prisoners
by the city was made the object of
few witnesses, among them James
Davis and George Jordan who had
both been arrested in connection with
the murder of McGrath. With these
the defense called to the stand Will
liam (Biff) Wyatt and John Erbacher,
who operated the saloon that figures
quite prominently as the meeting
place Of the trio-Young, Allen and
McGrath-James Conroy, bartender at
the Erbacher-Wyatt saloon, was an
other witness and like the proprietors
stated that he had never seen the trio
together in the saloon.
Told of Junkin's Cell.
John Archer, who was prisoner in
the city jail the latter part Of April
was called to testify as to food given
prisoners. LII Lightner night desk SER
geant at the police station, was asked
as to the sleeplessness of Young while
sleep. He said that the defendant
asked If he could not sleep, told the
and was told in conversation that
followed between them that the cell
he occupied was the same used by
John Junkin. He explained the noise
behind the cell as being caused by a
dripping or leaking water spigot or
faucet. l.. L. Duke was recalled but
most of the testimony sought by the
defense was objected to by the prose.
cution and sustained by the court, it
dealing with the sweating of Jordan,
Davis and Allen and held not COM
petent by the court The father Of the
murdered man was recalled and stated
that Allen did not tell him that his
sons body was thrown or left in the
race.
Officer Charles Peterson told Of ar
resting Allen near the Gilbert chop
house in soaking condition. He said
Allen was not so Notwithstanding
stupid, but able to walk, and that he
arrested Allen because Of his condi-
ton more than anything else. c. G.
Maddy, who was stenographer at the
inquest over McGrath's remains, and
who also made the photographs that
are used in evidence as exhibits, was
on the stand and told from his notes
Of the testimony given by Allen
at the inquest in which Allen said it
might have been dark when he was
thrown in the water, and that they
were drinking whiskey and not beer.
He also told of measurements Of the
cell and it's darkness and Of the dis
lance in steps from the ladies' waiting
room at the union station to the site
where the body was taken from the
race.
Mrs. William Young was the last |
witness and in general way corrob-
Grated her husbands testimony Of yes
terday afternoon as to the defendant |
being drunk most of the time for some
weeks previous to his arrest. She
could not definitely fix the date of his
coming home with the bottle of
whisky, but said It was in May. be- !
cause her daughter was home at the
time
Hoeve Non-committaI.
The evidence of DR.. H. J. H. Hoeve !
aside from finding by his measurements |
~ lAC . oAdIOluy IudI 1OuIlS
Is imperfect anatomically, let in but |
little light. His answers to the prose-
cution on cross examination were all |
quolified and he was not inclined to
poss upon hypothetical cases or any
assumption used for the sake of de-
filming the chances Of man dying from
certain cuts or wounds, nor as to the |
amount of fluid remaining in the lungs
Of a drowned man. The nature of the |
wounds inflicted on the murdered man |
were submitted the witness for his |
Judgment as to their dangerous char
acter and on direct examination he
seemed to treat them lightly and of |
little consequence in the production of |
death. In asnsew to the questioning !
Of the prosecution he asked for exact !
information as to the various wounds |
before making a definite answer and !
said that an incision of foot in length |
might be made in the body without
producing much bleeding He said
that Young would not boast of mental
feats, but would brag of physical