Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-30
CHAPTER XVI

he women refused TO allow me below
n to administer to Mr.. Turner the
.emed3es I prepared and nnally that ]
had Gurfoodered myself to the crew %
! suspect Of my own accord
Against thfS the cross examination
brew Ill its weight. The prosecuting
having dropped the question
II ths key. the shrewd young lawyer
|or the defense followed 1t up:
This key. DR.. Leslie. do you know
Khere II II nowr -
Yea I have It."
.'Wiil You tell how 1t came into your
certainly. picked it up on the
6ck q night or so after the murders.
tiss Lee had-dropped It" l caught
|lsa Lees eye. and she gave me q
Sarm glance Of gratitude.
E.sHave you the key with you?"
Eyes" I produced It.
E.Are you q football player, doctorT
II vas"
ssl thought I recalled you. l have
- yo1 play several times. In spite
our friend the attorney for the COM
nwealth I do not believe We will
- to call character witnesses for
y Did you see Miss Lee pick up
~ key to the st0reroom in Mr.. Tur-
rs roomr'
:&sYes."
Ibid It occur 10 you at the time that
key had any significance?
wondered how Il got there"
4 ID say you listened inside the
d door and heard no sound. but
4 !. board rise up under your knee.
oment or two later when you
the prisoner hs was intoxicated
= led. Do you mean to tell as
unken man could have madS
In the darkness through q
He'd with chairs. tables and .
absolute silence?
prosecuting attorney was on
:eet In an instant and the 0bjec-
] was sustained. ! was next shown
keys. club and file taken from
gleton'e mattress. You have den-
"a these objects as having been
md concealed in the prisoners mat
.. Do any of these keys at the
ptain's cabin?"
no"
who saw the prisoner during tie
- be was locked in his cabinT'
b saw him occasionally. Tho cook
p him when he carried him his
alA"
did you ever tell the prisoner where
Il was keptT
mo"
Dil the members Of the crew
pwT
In believe 10. Yes"
Was ths fact that Burns carried
= Key % the captains cabin q mat
3 q general knowiedger
ssNo. The crew knew that Burns
a / carried the keys: they did not
how which one each carried, un-
-
fGo on. please"
re any one had seen Burns take
3. Johns forward and show her tho
b wouid have known"
Who were ON deck at that timer"
Al the crew were on deck, the fore
he bedng closed. In the crows
WAS Mcnamara; Jones was at the
u"
trom the crows nest could the look.
have seen Burns and MrS. Johns
= foeNardT
"a The two houses were con.
- b. an awning"
nat could the helmsman seer
othing forward Of the after
prosecution closed III case with
The defense, having virtually con.
"a IL case By cross examination
- witnesses already called. con-
"a itself with producing q few
Acter witnesses. and "rested-"
skain made an eloquent plea Of
tasa.'' and asked the judge - to
net thA jury.
: Va refused, and the case went
Jury on the seventh day-a SUR
siy short trial. considering the
itude Of the crimes.
Jury disagreed But while they
Ned. NcWhirter and I were al
loa the right track. At the very
hat the jurymen wers being dis
q and steps taken for resraaL
u IL murderer locked IN my
= . cheap lodging house Oh
Dnt street
situation was better than It had
lin the summer. ! had my
u again. although the long con-
nt had told on me. But my POSI-
10 prscarious enough. ! had my
pm the Ella, and nothing else.
cVhirteF, with monthly sdp-
~ ~ hospleal Of $2h was NOT
bselsr a..
gse ovonine Of freedom We spent
fhoa4s We bought the bss(
10 49, e1d We dressed fos
49, - flpeDosifsaas -
ne(hl6G - wear be<weea