Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-31
grand jury has been the ono topic 81
conversation for week.
chiid's Rsveitins Testimony.


child's Rsveitino Testimony.
Laura Heigners' testimony has
caused tho white slave" title to be
applied to tho case. she accuses James
Gardner OF causing her downfall. The
girl says she had been going to the
Lawrence home to care for the Law
Kenneth. aged s. Among her accusa-
tions are that Mrs. Lawrence told her
she could get money and nice clothes
II she followed the prescribed course;
that Mrs. Lawrence promised her SO
cents at Christmas time and never
gave 1t to her; that Mrs. Lawrence
said that was the way she got her
fine clothes; that Mrs. Lawrence said
she would send the witness to the peni-
tertiary II she talked about the doings
in the house.
erozs Girl Disappears.
Frances Brose did not live up to the
expectations OF the investigators in her
testimony. She has been Ill OF u loath-
some disease contracted during the
fall or winter. She corroborated the
testimony inasmuch at it related to
the Heigner girl but refused to In
volve herself except in actions out
was in the same room with Laura
Heigner when many or the acts men,
toned in the testimony took place.
The second indictment against Mrs.
Lawrence Is based upon shooting
which took place last August. Mrs.
Maude Lawrence and Mrs. ernest
Lawrence had bene living with Mrs
Lille Lawrence. They finally TOOK
different quarters, after quarrel. MRS.
Maude Lawrence returned one oas
carrying two-months old BABY ana
leading an older child by the hand. she
uuarreled with Lille at the front door.
A moment later Lille appeared with
a gun. She fired two shots. The third
attempt failed because the cartridge
did not explode
Woman Processes Innocence.
Lille Lawrence, commanding
woman Of splendid physique and far
less eye. occupies one of the cells III
the Plymouth county jail She has
been there since last Wednesday. Her
bond has been set at $4,000 and re-
mains unposted.
"They can not prove any Of those
charges against me-" she said. Il
am hard working woman and inno-
cent. The people Of LeMars seem to
have it in for me- If have been run
ming this kind Of house why have
not some money and good clothes.
have only two dresses. l wore one OF
them to Jail and the other is at home
If I have to lead such life. surely
one of the men would be here 90 bail
me out.
Last summer I picked up Frances
Brose because her mother had left
town after marrying and the girl had
no place to 60. tried to get her a
place to work. One night she told me
she was going to the show. At 10
o'clock one Of the boys telephoned me
that she was going to meet friend on
a late train and would not be home
that night. I said to him. You tell
Frances If she doesn't come here to-
night, she need not come at all When
Frances became sick and crippled I
had no idea what the trouble was. I
thought it was rheumatism. and I
bathed her limbs every night with all
cohol. Then doctor told me what the
sickness really was"
Mother Little Concerned.
The mother Of the Brose girl was in
LeMars last week for a short time.
! Those who saw her say she was not at
all worried about her daughters con-
dition.
Sheriff Hugh A. Hughes and Deputy
J. r. Maxwell did quick work in maxi
ing the arrests. They received the war;
rants at $50 o'clock and had served
them all within two hours.
The cases will come to trial In Lee
Mars next week, when the Jury re-
ports.