Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-12
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, Oct. 12.-The jury was Sc
cured. the opening statements were
made, two witnesses were examined
and the actual trial Of Mrs Aletha
Rush. for the murder Of her husband
this mornings session Of court.
The final selection Of the jury came
quickly, the defense waving it's tenth
and last peremptory challenge after
the state had exercised it's last similar
challenge. 1t was g.: 40 when the twelve
men who are to Judge Mrs. Rush were
sworn in. AS was expected the jury
is young in years. The average age is
SO. Ten are farmers, and eight of the
twelve are married.
Will Keep Jury Together.
Just as court was adjourning FOL
lunch Attorney Liggett made a motion
that the jurymen be kept together un-
der the charge Of baiIiff during the
trial. The defense objected. but Judge
Wright sustained the states attorney
AS result all the jurymen will eat and
sleep at the same place. and be kept in
a body under the eye Of the bailiff until
discharged.
Just following this motion Attorney
Edwards moved the court that the
Messrs. Rush, Mrs. Hempbill and Mrs
Van Worden. brothers and sisters OF
Willard A. Rush. who this morning
took seats in the space allotted for the
attorneys, and in the rear of the state
attorneys. be barred from occupying
such seats. Liggett objected warmly and
resisted the molten. Judge Wright
overruled it, making an explanatory
clause In his ruling that relatives in
terested in both sides of the case would
be allowed to sit beside their respective
attorneys. as their presence might be
needed in the conduct Of the case.
Gave Her a Bible.
"The state will show" said the coun-
ty attorney, that Rush talked fire.
ouently with Miss Warner. He often
talked with her about religion and the
church. He urged her to join the
church, which she did. and last Christ
mas he gave her a bible for a present
There is not a single instance" lie
said. that can be shown where Rush
and Miss Warner were ever together
alone, and there was never anything
between them other than these tele-
phone conversations"
He added that long before the muir
der gossips became busy AMI peddled
stories of the relations Of Rush and
the "hello girl" Some of these Mrs
Rush heard "She investigated she
said. "every instance Of these alleged
relations and intimacies, and found
there was no truth in them She told
Rev Mr.. Carson. pastor OF her church
about them. He investigated, and
found they were groundless. except
perhaps, as to some of the telephone
talks"
Mrs. Rush Assaults "HeIlo Girl"
He explained tho sending Of the post
card by Miss Warner to Rush as being
at a time when she was away from
Sheffield. and had mailed the card to
him there. On 1t were the symbols OF
the telegraph code. and words which
translated and connected into SEN
tence which he said read: For my
own Mrs. Rush got the card" he
continued "and went to the central
office There she found Miss Warner
to whom she began talking excitedly
about the post card and the girls rela-
tions with her husband.
"'1n her excitement and anger" Clocli
continued. Mrs. Rush knocked Miss
Warner Off her stool. seized her by the
hair. and tussled with her as she lay
on the floor. Miss Warner yelled for
Adams When he got there Mrs Rush
got up from the floor and released
Miss Warner"
Charges Premsditated Murder.
Premeditated and planned murder i.
the charge Of the state as set out In the
indictment for first degree murder. and
the opening statement OF the states
case, as presented by County Attorney
S. A. Clock.
Taking up In detail many OF the
fragments OF evidence which the state
claims to have, he spoke for half an
hour in setting out what the state ex-
poets to prove.
Stress was put on the claim that Mrs
Rush premeditated murder when she
Ipnrc h a Se1 the revnjvar. a th, carl X.