Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-11-21

VINO Is nandllng the case.
Mrs. Mullane says he came to their
Ibode in the West End, remain
ng there a short time. He gave
Ter papers and then told her he
be five hundred miles away
n twenty-four hours. The police
ire looking for him now and he is
% be taken to Ironton at once.
The authorities of Iron county are
very desirious of prosecuting to
the full extent of the law for the
alleged violation, but if Mrs. Null
Iane continues to tell the recent
of course, there will be less
need for prosecution. The State
has been carefully guarding the
pair for fear they would be given
some kind of inducement to alter
their story or to drop from their
We were asked to employ
Mullane as a means of keeping
him in this section, and it was
done. The case becomes more
mysterious constantly, but the
officers r going to try to thrash
it out. Mullane worked a few
days but was arrested at the |. M.
station for causing a disturbance
and then his activities stopped.
When interviewed a second time
by Chief Gardner and urged to
tell the truth and not to perjure
herself when on the stand, Mrs
Mullane is said to have repeated
of the prearranged meeting and to
have told of being urged by her
husband, who impressed the need
for funds. Now the Citizen Demo-
crat has been unab lie to interview
Mrs. Mullane, and her husband be-
ing out of reach of even the police,
he could not be seen, hence the
courtesy of taking a statement
could not be extended them. AS
this paper is being printed the
news comes that Mullane has been
arrested and is in Jail. The Iron
county authorities have been
notified and the Chief is awaiting
instruction"
Circuit court convened in ad-
journed session last Monday fol-
the purpose of trying the parties
charged with having raped Mrs
Lily Mullane, hear Annapolis, on
| October 10Th. On the assembling
of court the attorneys for the de-
tense asked for a continuance Civ
ing as reason therefor that new ev'
idence of great Importance in the
case had developed within the pas
few days and counsel wanted
more time to investigate. Court
then took a recess in order for the
attorneys to prepare the af1davits
asking for a continuance. On the
re-assembling of court, however.
the defense did not present the
motion for a continuance, but, in
stead, filed an affidavit alleging
that Judge E. M. bearing was BIZ
ased and prejudiced against the
defendants and could not givt
them a fair and impartial trial
This affidavit was sworn to by al
eight Of the defendants with Johl
Webb of Annapolis and Rober
Hill of Ironton as supporting wit
nesses. The filing of this affidavit
disqualified Judge bearing iron
further presiding in the case. Tn
attorneys for the state and the de
tense could not agree on som
member of the bar to sit as specia
Judge in the case so Judge Dear
ing got in telephone communica
ton with Judge w. N. Evans, o
West Plains, and that gentleman
agreed to preside in the trial of tn
cause December 10Th. Court the
adjourned to that date when tn
case will again be called for trial
The court room was taxed to it
utmost capacity and the larg
crowd paid closest attention to tn
proceedings throughout. Their
were numerous spectators who's
homes are twenty miles or NOR
! away. Not in years has there bee
a case in our court in which tn
people have evinced the intere'
that they have in this one. Mr.
, Mullane, the prosecuting witness
! was present in court, but her hus
: band was ABSENT Mullane an
wife and Attorney 0. L. Munge
!, left Poplar Bluff early Sunda
morning on train No. 10 to CON
to lronton. On arriving at Piet
mont Mullane insisted that he wi
afraid to go through Annapolis {
: a train that stopped there, SO I'll
: trio d~isembarked from No. 10
Piedmont, intending to continr
: the journey to Ironton on train N
4 that evening. During the day
wait at Piedmont Mullane disa,
: peared and Mr.. Munger and MI
8 Mullane had to come on to lront'
b. without him. Elsewhere is pu
8 lished an article from the Popl
Bluff Citizen telling of a statme
It Mrs. Mullane is alleged to ha
made to the officials there in refe
d ence to the Annapolis affair. A
a torneys for the state here, no we
i er, say that the story Mrs. Mulla
}, told the Poplar Bluff authorit1
l. does not differ materially from t
o statements she has made here, 9
a cept that at Poplar Bluff she il
N plicated her husband in the A
Is napolis crime. She is now in Ire
st ton, where she will remain IN
after the trial. Some people thi
that Mullane was afraid to face
people OF Iron county after
wife made the statement chargi
- him with completely in the ali
Sc at Annapolis.