Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-20

Of the enthu1laSm out or WaItofos the
legal gentleman. and smashing tn
brandy bottle. McWhirter had picked
himself up. kicked viciously ct the cal
and, gathering up hin impedimenta,
had made the rest OF the journey By
foot aud street car.
His wrath at finding me Z prisoner
was unbounded. His scorn at Wal
teri, the attorney. for not confound.
ing the police with law enough to free
me was furious and contemptuous.
He picked up the oars In sullen 81.
lence and. leaning on them. called
loud and defiant farewell for the bens.
at Of the officer.
IAN right" he said. IAN hour OF
20 won't make much difference II
yon'll be free today. oil right. Oh
right. And don't let them blum you,
boy. II the police get funny tackle
'em and throw 'em overheard. one by
one. You can do It.
He made an Insulting gesture at tho
police. picked up his oars and rowed
away into the mist.
But was not free that day. nor for
many days. As had expected. Tur.
ner. his family. Mrs. Johns and the
stewardess were released after ex.
amination. The rest Of us were taken
to jail Singleton as suspect. the
Others to make sure Of their presence
at the trial.
The murders took place on the
morning Of Ang. IL. The grand jury
met late in September and found an
Indictment against Singleton. The
/. trial began on the 10th Of November.
The confinement was terrible. Ac'
c,lstomed to regular exercise as ! was
suffered mentally and physically.
heard nothing from Elsa Lee. and
missed McWhirter. who had got bis
7! hospital appointment and who wrote
me cheering letters on pages torn
from order hooks or on prescription
blanks. He was in Boston.
He got leave of absence for the
trial. and. as I explained. the follow
ling notes are his. not mine The case
| was tried in the United States court
before Circuit Judge Willard and Dis
! trict Judge Mcdowell. The United
| States was represented ny distric,
attorney and two assistant attorneys
/, Singleton had retained lawyer nam
t ei! Goidstein. a clever young Jew.
| was called tirst. as having found
the bodies.
"Your nameT'
"Raiph Leslie"
! "YoHr age?"
''Twenty four"
.'When and where were Won borpr
.Nov. Is. 1887. in Columbus. O."
| when did you ship ON the zach,
/ Ella2''
/ ION July e."
when did you sail?"
"July o."
"Are you sailor by occupationr'
"No; l am q graduate Of q medical
college" ~.
.What were your duties on the
ship7"
They were not well defined. had
been Ill and was not strong. l was {
sort of deck steward, suppose. alst
\
| after house when the butler was inca
| pacitated."
where were you quartered?-
| "In the forecastle with the crew IN
/ til q day or 20 before the murders
/; Then I7moved into the after house AMI
slept in storeroom there"
/ 'Why did you make the change7"
"Mrs. Johns. a guest. asked me to d
90. She said she was nervous"
"Who slept in the after house7"
"Mr. and Mrs. Turner. Miss Lee. Mrs
! Johns and Mr. Vail. The stewardess
/ Mrs. Sloane. and Karen Hansen. .
maid. also slept there, but their room
! opened from the chart ROOM
A diagram Of the after house wa!
i here submitted to the jury. For tn,
, benefit of the reader reproduce I
roughly. have made no attempt u