Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-24
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orman McpnerSon Dy the governor Is
something that the writer has been
saying for ten years or more ought 10
re done. The reason for this is that
after an Investigation of the case when
it came before the legislature more
than a dozen years ago the conclusion
was reached that Mcpherson was sim
ply guilty of mans.aushter and II was
near 10 being a case of self defense. 1t
is not at all improbable that the les
slature would have sanctioned par
don then but for combination of Cir
cumstances. The victim of the unlor;u-
nate ARRAY was the town marshal Of
Morning sun. Ii SO happened that the
member az the house from that County
81 that time was the mayor Of the town
ana ii was his marshal who was Killed
Then over in the senate il 50 happened
that the senator from thar district WAS
none other than the prosecuting ~ taI'-
neN who sent MCPHERSON 10 PRISON.
What chance did Mcpherson have Win
that legislature And strangely enough.
the application for pardon when PEE
scented 20 the legislative committees,
was opposed by an attorney represent
ing the former wife Of Mcpherson. ma
when the matter fnally came oegore
the board 81 parole for Investigation,
;has very attorney happened 10 be. ~
another coincidence i rnen1teT OF me
Parole board Nov all these various
persons concerned mad feelings N ..e
matter. All were lawyers anu al! had
cot jn;o the case AGAINST ihe 2la wal
veteran. Al acted harnrab}y and
sought to he fair ana al mat sori u
tnlus-au, ID pat MCPHERSON uHdtr .
handicap ,aai probably cost nina
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M .-il7 ana bsr -,o.h=- The writer
a. - .t-,,.. ~ no fr-a-vtsxr win mo
gl,va-,o- ,o,d .ba yo,,ng ma, far he
s-e- .jr,a -ba+ he k-Aw ~ II ffn.- 1s
half-eistar rad haar1 well educated had
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"a -,arrans had never heard ~ tt,ei
fare az ner father
The ur7l.. srrry Illustrates anew tbs
,t..ssrass OF ans system, Of criminal
r,yrsefsure
some wears ago members Of the Iowa
State horticultural society and o. tn.
Iowa PARK ana Forestry Assoc IA ilrl
started p -,ov.r,en. for Inc creation
az a series Of s,ate uar<e 81 dsfte-en-
r.a~-s AZ th4 state and resolutions are
of record suggesting 3.gy. fer s.ea
a system. The thought VAS 10 d. for
the state wha. mas been done for tn,
~ iowa have invested IN PARK prop
erty over six millions dollars and most
Of these cities are b,.rdened with debt
and haze enormous expenses Tor up
Keen Of government. Whether anvth5y?.
csn ever come row from the rlovt.-
man, ;s probleuatical TIE argument
was that The state has marry beauty
spots that ought 10 ne preserved. that
Their. is need right now OF places where
naoy,,a can 60 Ia enjoy ne great ont
DOORS ina, j, Is me dl,tv II The state
as az the cities. TO have some care