Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-28
LOVE LETTERS PRODUCED
Missives Which Passed eetwe con W. p.
Cranor and Wife Of Man Who Killed
Him Offered in Trial of Dr.. Elan,
Charged With cramer's Murder.

Kansas City, Mo-. May IS Letters
which passed between the wife Of Dr.
W. +. Elam, Of st. Joseph. Mo. and
w. Putnam Cramer. OF chicago. were
the subject Of testimony today in the
,trlal- Of the physician for the murder
Of Cramer.
Mrs. Robert Riley, testify;ns for the
defense. said she had aided Cramer
and Mrs. Elan to meet and correspond
She told OF coming to Kansas City
with Mrs. Elam to meet Cramer The
witness said Cramer sent letters TO her
in the envelope enclosing the maga =
zine with which he was connected. She
said she turned the letters over to Mrs.
Elan.
Later Mrs. Riley testified Dr.. Elan
called her on the telephone and told
her he knew Of the secret correspond :
ence and asked her to turn over the
letters intended for Mrs. Elan to him.
She said she immedia tely wrote Cram
er that everything was known and the
situation tense She advised Cramer
to write letter that would appease
DR.. Elan. Mrs. Riley said this letter
was written and she gave is to DR..
Elan.
Mrs. Riley said the letters Cramer
sent to Mrs. Elam were ddressed TO
Bills Bert" and were signed Bert $
Bill She said during the meeting on
Sept. Is. Cramer called Mrs. Elan
Bert" and Mrs. Elam called Cramer
Bill"
Mrs. Riley said Cramer. Mrs. Elan
and she left the hotel at which they
dined here the evening of Sept. 16 at
9 o'clock. She maintained there had
been no improper conduct in the taxi
cab in which the trio rode to the depot.
Did MIR. Cramer kiss Mrs. Elam!'
Mrs. Riley was asked.
The witness hesitated a minute. then
replied:
Il don't know" She was then ex-
cused.
Mrs. Riley was to have testified for
the state but after she arrived the
satate deeided not to call her SO the de-
tense placed her on the stand.
{ The prosecuting attorney in his
opening statement asserted he would
show the, crime was prernediated and
nothing in the relations between
Cramer and Mrs. Elan justified the
shooting, which took place in local
hotel last November.
Thruout the day the state attemp ed
to show that DR.. Elam was calm and
collected at the time of the shooting
And time after time the defense cross
examination forced witnesses to admit
Elam's actions were those of man IN
highly nervous condition, thus bear
ing out the outlined defense. which viii
be justifiable homicide with self-de-
fence and possibly emotional insanity
as contributing elements.
The most importane testimony de-
veloped was that of John T. ilynn, a
detective Of ST Joseph who had been
employed by DR.. Eiam to investigate
the relations of Cramer and his wife.
The wit1ess related incidents which
led up to the meeting between Cramer
and the physician at the hotel here.
Glynn said he had arranged the con-
ference.
After the two men were introduced
in the lobby Of the hotel. Glynn said DR..
Elam expressed desire to talk with
Cramer in a less public place.
"Cramer said Come on up to my
room-I have a room here, Glynn
said.
AT that" Glynn continued, "Cramer
grabbed Elan by the arm and they
left US"
In half an hour. Glynn said, DR.. Elan
came down and in composed. quiet
manner said:
II got him." or II shot him.
The defense then called its first wit
ness, Dr. r. c.. Woodson Of St Joseph.
He testified he had noticed for month
before the shooting that Elan was ex-
tremely nervous and in a poor physical
condition.