Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-26
kRAMPE CASE CLOSES EARLY
TODAY AND ATTORNEYS BEGIN
THEIR ARGUMENTS.
CASE WILL GO TO JURY
BEFORE NOON FRIDAY
Defense cIaims Handbag Was Found
On Hsrmsm.ier Farm Following
Discovery Of sody-Stats ciaims II
Bag Was Found II Was Placed
There After Finding Of Body.
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Newton, Oct. 26.-The state and the
defense both rested in the case of Leo
Krampe. charged with the murder u
Miss Matilda Herlnsineier, this fore
noon. and the closing arguments Of the
attorneys were commenced at $780, Az
guments occupied the day and will not
be concluded until some time tomor-
row. 1t IL expected that the case will
so to the jury about noon tomorrow.
and 1t is generally believed. from the
evidence submitted. that a verdict will
be returned finding the defendant
guilty.
County Attorney Ross r. Mowry op-
ened the argument for. the state anf
held the floor for one hour and twenty
minutes. He was followed by Henry
Silwold. for the defense, who addressed
the jury for twenty minutes. James
Parsons, Of Des Moines, OF the de-
fcndant's counsel. then began his ar
gument. He had not finished when
court adjourned at II o'clock for lunch.
Following Mr.. Parsons, e. ]. Salmon.
also Of the defendants counsel, will
close the argument for the defense.
The closing argument for the state will
be made by c. o. McLain. 1t is not ex-
pected that Mr.. Salmon and Mr.. Nc
Lain Will address the jury before to-
morrow morning.
But Little Evidence introduced.
Very little evidence was presented
at the hearing today. A witness was
called. by whom the defense attempted
to show that a handbag had been
found on the Hermsmeier. place on the
afternoon Of the day the lifeless body
OF Miss Hermemeier was found. Other
witnesses testified that they had vis-
tied the place the day of the finding
Of the body, had carefully examined
the ground and were positive that
there was no handbag on the place in
the morning. It was declared that Il
a handbag was found II had been
placed there by some one after the
finding Of the body.
The defense offered very little evil
dence other than the story OF the And
ing Of the handbag. being content to let
the case rest and depending almost
entirely upon the arguments Of the at
torneys. Krampe did not take the
stand in his own defense.
csspier on Stand.
Charles Birdie. cashier Of the Saw.
ings bank at Baxter, was one Of the
men to be placed on the stand We'd
nesday afternoon. Mr.. Birdie IL IS
years of age and stated that he knew
Miss Hermsmeier quite well. She Of
ten came to the bank to look after her
business and he stated that he last saw
her on Feb. 10. 1911. She came to pay
her taxes amounting to $74.s9. and part
Of that amount she secured by with
drawing $50 Of 1920 time certificate.
Mr.. Birdie was questioned concerning
a certain check which was drawn in
favor Of Krampe and made payable by
the Baxter Mercantile Company. but
he stated that he did not have person.
fore could not testify about 1t. How
ever. 1t developed that such check
was issued and was paid. The check
was for $215. Forty dollars was drawn
in cash and the remainder left on de-
posit Birdie testified that he had never
been at the Hermsmeier home.
Proseeutien's Trump Gard.
The state played its trump card in
the Krampke case here when they In.
troduced Miss Jessie Forman, the
shorthand reporter who transcribed the
three conflicting statements made by
Krampe while he was In the Jasper
county Jail.
Miss Fcrman declared that the three
statements were made voluntarily. that
they were all made In the same day.
following her appearance on the stand
the three statements were read to the
Jury.
The hrst statement was that he
bought the cattle, paying $3.50 down