Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-23

Mn. Turnee.s
~whers w. ysus room e ~
yacht Ellar'
.Of the chart room"
.wil you indicate e on tn ~
gramv
ut was there" (PointingJ
The diagram WAS shown % tho Jury.
There are two hunks In th1D room.
Which was younf
.ThA one 1t the si0A The 90 -.
posits the door was Karsn's."
Tell what happened on The night
Of Aug. II and morning q ~ 18th"
" went to bed early. Karen Han
sen had not come down BY midnight
When I opened the door saw why.
Mr.. Turner and Mr.. Singleton woso
there drinking"
The defenss objectsd to this, but
was overrulsd BY the court
"Mr. Van was trying to pessuads
the mate to 30 on dock before the
captain came down.
did hs soT
"No."
~what comment did Mr.. sins,seoa
maker
"Hs said b hoped the captain
would come. He wanted . chance 70
get at him."
"what happened after thatY'
1.-THE captain came down and order.
Cd the mate on deck. Mr.. Vail and
the captain got Mr.. Turner 70 his
room."
"How do You know thatr
II opened my door,"
~what thsnr'
Karen came down at 1890. We
went 10 bed. At ten minutes to the
bell rang for Karen. She got up and
put on q wrapper and slippers. She
was grumbling and told her 10 put
out the light and let me sleep As she
opened the door she screamed and fell
back on the door, Something struck
me on the shoulder. and ! tainted
learned later 1t was the Ak"
Ibid you hear any sound outside b.
fore you opened the doorr'
"A curious chopping sound. I spoke
Of It to her. 1t came from the chart
room"
when the girl fell back Into the
room did you see any one beyond herr
u saw Something couldn't say Just
what"
WAS what you saw ngureT'
IL am not certain. 1t was light
almost white"
.Can You not describe II
~ am afraid not-except that 1t seso-
I'd white"
"How tall was it3''
II couldn't say"
AS tall As the gtri?'
"Just about. perhaps"
Think Of something that II resem-
nled. This IL important Mrs. Sloane.
You must make an effort"
II think It looked most like . foun.
tain"
Even the jury laughed at this. and
yst, after al. Mrs. Sloane was right
Or nearly %.
That u curious. How did IL ressn-
BILE Q fountainr'
perhaps I should have said foun-
tain In moonught-whits and misty
and-and flowing"
And yet. this curious shaped object
threw the AZ at you. didn't itr'
There was an objection to the form
Of this question. but the court over
ruled It.
II did not say 1t threw the AK
did not see 1t thrown. felt It."
did you know the first mate. Single
ton. before you met on the Ella1'
yes. sir"
"WhereT
I'VE were on the same vessel two
years ago. the American. for Ber-
muda."
"Were you friends?"
YES" very low.
Were you engaged to marry him ct
ono timer"
"Yes."
"why did you break II orr
I'VE differed about q good many
things"
After . long battle the prosecuting
attorney was allowed TO show that FOL.
lowing the breaking OF OF her relations
with Singleton she had bsen a witness
against him in an assault and battery
case and had testified to his violence
Of temper. The dispute took 20 long
that there was only time for her cross
examination. The effect Of the evil
dencs 20 far was distinctly bad for
Singleton.
His attorney. young and intelligent
Jew, cross examined Mrs. Sloane.
Attorney For the Defense-Did you
ever write . letter to the defendant,
Mrs. Sloane, threatening him II he did
not marry your
II do not recall such q letter"
rs this letter in your writing7"
Il think 20. Yes"
MR. sloane. you testify that you
opened your door and saw Mr.. Van
and the captain taking Mr.. Turner to
his room. 10 this corrsctT'
yea"
why did they take hlm-I mean was
he not able apparently to walk alons7'
"Hs was able to walk. They walked
beside him"
I'm your testimony. taken AZ the time
and entered In the ships log. you say
you Judged by the sounds. Here you
say you opened the door and saw
them Which II correct7'
II saw them"
'sYou say that Mr.. Singleton said hs
wished to get at the captain. Are
those his exact words7'
IL do not recall his exact words."
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