The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-09-30

velop features to elevate it much
above that OF police court investiga-
ton.
1t seems that this woman has a
husband living and that they came to
Manila where he had employment
with the railroad company. He be.
came involved in some trouble, or, at
least, some charge was made against
| him and he left that locality, his wife
remaining. Afterward some arrange
ment was made by which she was to
keep house for another employee by
the name OF Brown and they occupied
car which is described as shack,
located near the track. and sometime
during the latter part OF the week, it
is claimed. the colored population
imbibed too freely and some
OF the colony became intoxicated.
1t is supposed that Mr.. Brown
was included in the number and
when Mrs. Jennings, along in the
dusk OF the evening, was in the local
ity OF the car. it is claimed that Brown
threatened her and even struck her
and knocked her down and that it
was during his assault upon her that
she jabbed him with a knife and caus-
ed his death.
Her defense was that she acted
purely in selfdefense in doing what
| she did. He was threatening her life
and making demonstrations that show
that he intended to do her bodily harm
and that her only recourse was to
use the knife which she had in her
hand at the time she met him but with
no thought OF using it upon him until
he made the assault upon her.
1t was foregone conclusion before
the case was tried that the woman
would not he convicted and it would
have been no reflection upon the
county attorney if lie had dismissed
the case without trial. but it is sup
posed, that he felt that the community
would be better satisfied with the YER
dict OF the court and jury than for
INN to arbitrarily decide that the case
should not be tried. 1t is, perhaps,
true that the case was tried in the
shortest time and with the least cX-
pense That any murder case was ever
tried in the county. The worst thing
about the whole transaction is that
1t adds one more murder case to
Crawford county which has been so
free from stains of this character.
Perhaps the most pleasing feature
OF the last term of court was the ac-
ton taken by the bar of the county
toward Judge Powers on Friday, the
day that he concluded court.
The members Of the bar raised a
fund and purchased gold headed
cane and in addition framed some res
olutions appropriate for the occasion
which were presented to Judge Pow
ers during the afternoon. The cane
was presented to him by the bar
through r. Shaw Van, one of the
members, with a eulogistic speech in
which he spoke OF the length of time
Judge Powers had presided here, the
satisfaction he had given and the re-
spect in which he is held by the bar
and community.
After the adoption of the resolutions
and the presentation of the gift. Judge
Powers responded feelingly for few
moments and did not fail to disclose
the appreciation on his part of the
action of the bar.
When the incident was over both
the court and the members of the bar
Gid not hesitate to express the pleas
ure which they all felt at the happy
termination of their court relations.
The resolutions adopted and pre-
scented to Judge Powers are as fol
lows:
WHEREAS. Judge Powers. District
Judge, OF this judicial district, by rea-
son of not being candidate to succeed
himself, will retire from the bench at
the close of this year, and is now
holding his last term of court in this
county. N
WHEREAS, the relations heretofore
existing between Judge Powers and
the members of the bar of the County
have always been of most cordial
nature. and,
WHEREAS. his record as a judge
has been OF a highly creditable char
acter: his conduct and demeanor up
on the bench impartial and his legal
acumen such as to place him among
the leading judges Of the State.
THEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVED,
that the members of the Bar of Craw-
ford County, desire to express their
confidence in his judicial ability, his
integrity and patience shown under all
circumstances during his incumbency
in Office, and to testify their appre
citation of the courteous treatment ex-
tended to them during the many
years that he has presided over the
district court of this country.
Mr.. S. p. Gulick left today to at
tend the northwest Iowa conference
OF the NJ e. church at Forest City this
week. He expects to visit at Luverne,
Mimi, and also at Sioux City before
his return and will be gone about two
weeks.