Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-30
All Evidence in Appeal Pro-
ceedings Will Have Been
Heard by Judge D. M.
Anderson.
MONGERSON ON STAND
THIS MORNING
South Ottumwa Man De-
MED That He Was Boot
logger and Gambler; Bly,
stone Testifies.

The proponents of the saloon con-
sent petition rested their case IN tne
district court this afternoon at XIV
o'clock. The rebuttal evidence Will De
completed this afternoon. and the
arguments of counsel will be COM
menced at q o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Three hours have been allotted
each side for argument by Judge D. M.
Anderson.
In an effort to impeach L. A. Mon
gerson. who testified this morning.
<hA 1~vs introduced Mrs. Ella McHaf-
few this afternoon ns thew first wit
ness on rebuttal. Mrs. M"Hattey SAID
Mo-" "erscn come - her house about
a .r.oo'- hofo~n Christmas and re-
ru-~+e7 hor to ~ivc Deed Fielder s?5
arS "e'- WV, to ~ Nonoe~sor' game
contn"e for another month. Monger-
son then gold to have displayed A
roll ot Wills Thts' "vrs said to have
hear wi+,essea ,hy. Walter Campbell
ar ri- wife az F'don. Il g..
On cr~cs owar,in'atiOn nv Attorney
Ja~ree the witness .herame confused
sorrowbn+ when asked 5 If she had
snn,-,r 10 "nvonn IN tha 4drv' side os
the e:~ht sabo,,t tbir. alleged visit ~
+ NJ NEo,, ~ereon, Tho witneec said she
hr,, h,,+ co,,la ro+ rec"n ~ WHOM, sha
snokc she said, she told Cord Chance
that Mnroerson told he~ hn was boot
lep~ir" scr One-a~med Smith.
e. NJ. Jones. the. second witness
called on rebuttal. eaid he Witnessed
+ha sioratures ~ 'Tharles Hicks. I'll
II. Smith, Bert Sr'ith ard T. E, Smith
on withdrawals. He said he did not
know that anv money was paid to anv
ono cf the men for withdra wing. He
also declared that he never received
anv rnonev from the Wane'lo County
Civic le"g gre. the attorneys in the case
or The Y. M. G. A. with which to get
Withdrawals. IN referring particularly
to George Clifton, who was said to
have given money to tho above named
signers. Mr.. Jones said that Clifton
was actnated to work AGAINST the peti-
ton because he was turned down by
the wet r~owd .-
J., A. Mnr"erson nreceded Mrs. Nc.
Haffey on the stand and denied that
he bod anv conversation with Mrs.
McHaff"v about giving Fielder money.
Object to Withdrawals.
Attornev T. J. Smith offered sne-
cific challenges to the following with
drawa1s: ~
G.. T. Jones on withdrawal; C. T.
Jones on saloon petition.
A. w. Hawk on withdrawal: A. S.
Hawk or saloon petition.
Alfored q. Anderson on withdrawal;
Afford c. Anderson on saloon Detition.
u will n uyo1.
Myers or saloon petition. -~-
F. A. N"Wickle on withdrawal; F.
A. McMickle on saloon netition.
T. g. Smtn on withdra wal: ]. E.
Smith on saloon Detition.
r. Huber withdra wal not witnessed.
Flovd H. Hahn withdrawal not wit
messed
L. A. Moneerson. against whom the
charge has been made that he is n
bootlesger and q gambler was given
a vigorous examination this morning
in the case The South Ottumwa man
was questioned hv Attorney Jaoues as
to his work during the past wear and
whether or not he occupied the room
over Mynard's drug store as boot
logging Joint or gambling room. The
witness denied that he was either a
bootlegger or a gambler, and gave a
thorough accoUnt of his actions since
coming to Ottumwa in March, 1912.
On cross examination the witness re-
NAMED true to the testimony given on
direct vam'ua ton. except for the part
that John Rupe plaved in signing
Mongersons name to several saloon
petitions.
w. F. Blystone who signed with
drawal was another witness exam
ined at length He said he withdrew
from the petition because some men
with whom he transacted business
considered it slap in the face" to
have the name remain on the saloon
statement
John w. Scott Quizzed.
At the opening of the hearing this
morning Attorney Whitmore conceded
IL t the Wapello County Civic league
sent out letters generally asking petit
tion signers to withdraw John W.
Scott was the first witness questioned.
He told of building sewer in South
Ottumwa and he said he knew s. r.
Fielder. He said he had heard
Fiedler's reputation was bad. 1t having
been talked over among the men he
employed. On cross examination Mr..
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