Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-15
STOKES IS AssAILED
Prosecutor Flags Millionaire and Wom-
an Who Shot Him in His Arguments
to Jury-PsnaIty Severe If Jury Re-
turns Verdict Of Guilty.


New York, Dec 15.-Altho the case ot
Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad
charged with shooting w. E. D. Stokes
will go to the jury today. it is possible
the girls will not know their fate until
tonight and perhaps not until tomor-
row.
All that was left Of the trial today
was the summing up by District At
torney Buckner. and Justice Marcus
charge to the jury. Both girls are san
guine Of acquittal The very wors,
they or their attorneys look for is
conviction Of some minor degree ot
crime.
The indictment contains three ac-
counts, attempted murder, assault In
the first, and assault in the second de-
gree.
Twenty years Imprisonment is the
maximum term possible for the great
est of these crimes. If the Jury finds
them guilty of assault in minor de-
gree they might escape with a few
months of Imprisonment or their SEN
tences might be suspended altogether.
Yesterdays reports, it was said today
were rather exaggerated as to Mr.
Stokes conditions. He is in no i'm
mediate danger.
Before the prosecution began it,
summing up today Attorney Moore fol
the defense was permitted to supple
ment his arguments Of yesterday by
briefly calling the jury's attention tt
the fact that II the holes in Stokes coa'
and hat were really bullet holes more
shots had been hred than the six ac-
counted for. Five Of these bullets
lodged in the wall and one in Stokes
legs. Where, he asked, were the rest
When Assistant District Attorney
Buckner began his speech to the jury
Mr.. Stokes pretty young wife sat neal
the judges desk and Miss Graham and
Miss Conrad at their attorneys table
The prosecutor urged the jurors not
to consider Stokes character. He
pleaded with them to forget sympathy
and consider only the argument of self
defense. Speaking of the relations be-
tween Mr.. Stokes and Miss Graham he
said:
And they have the hardihood tc
call that love. It's not love. It's lust
on the part Of Stokes and lucre on the
part of Lillian Graham"
Mr.. Buckner did not spare Stokes
He referred to the sick millionaire as 9
"cool, calculating rogue who always
had been strong and was cautious
Miss Graham covered her face with
her hands and the tears trickled be-
tween her gloved fingers.
aoamwncdictd'.t I, t,-lnpedtoodown thl
'"The principal motive of the fina
act" continued Mr.. Buckner, is money
money, money When Miss Conrad
came on the scene she said there WASN'T
to be any more 'namby pamby' business
The most extraordinary woman ever
met" he, said Of the younger defend
ant. what combination of kitteE
and wildcat. Nineteen and as hard as
nails. There was no more cambria tea
business after she entered"
Miss Conrad glared at him as fe
spoke. The prosecutor asserted thai
Miss Conrad concocted the whole
scheme to get money out OF Stokes. and
that she wrote the letter Miss Graham
left when she made what she said was
a fake attempt at suicide, and had the
older but weaker Nnd less intelligent
woman copy 1t. HeAaccused Miss Con.
rad of brushing some OF the writins
with water to initiate tear drops.
"They never expected to shoot Stokes
when they bought those. guns. There's
no use shooting up man when you ex-
pect to get Z signed statement from the
man that you can turn Into money.