Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-20
ARGUMENTS BEGUN BUT CASE
WILL PROBABLY NOT BE SUB.
MITTED UNTIL FRIDAY.
LAWYER DESCRIBES NOTE
WRITER AS COWARD"
Two Other Cases Growing Out Of Con.
sumers' Oil Company Stock Trans.
fer Are Continued-Defense Is End.
ed and Hubbard Is Put on Last as
Witness in RebuttaI.

The testimony was closed late Wed
nesday afternoon in the case of Ross
E. E. Valentine and Wesley Martin, the
last two of Webster City, to recover
$3.50 Hubbard paid r. c. Valentine
for stock in the Consumers Oil Com
pany. The arguments We're begun this
forenoon. At noon E. y. Farber, who
opened the arguments for Hubbard, had
not finished speaking, and it was
thought probable that the case would
not be submitted to Judge Willett be-
fore Friday.
i The two other cases growing out OF
this sale of stock were continued over
the term by agreement late Wednes
day. These cases are Ross w. Hub
bard VS.. DR.. r. F. French. r C. VAL
! entine and A. H. E. Matthews, and W.
II. Steiner against r. c. Valentine, A.
| II. Valentine, W. A. WATSON, and DR.. r.
F. French. The continuance was part
/ ly because of the sickness of Mrs.
| French and partly because the attor-
neys had 10 be in other courts next
week.
Farber Flags Writer.
| In the opening argument Farber paid
i detailed attention to the fragment Of a
letter r. C. Valentine addressed TO DR..
r. f. French, in which ne said he got
French in" (the company and he
would get him out and TO the anony-
nous note sent to Hubbard warning
; him that warrants were out for his
arrest and not to come here for the
trial.
/ What object did Valentine have in
getting French out of the company if
the Consumers Oil Company stock was
with as much as Nalntine said it
/ was? ~ the lawyer asked.
He described as a coward" and a
/ liar the person who inspired and
wrote the typewriter note to Hubbard
warning him not TO come here.
IF ever a guilty conscience spoke
II did SO on this lip. If ever a coward
| hid behind lie he did SO when he
wrote this.
| a "damna Die document was his
F, allitera tive description of the slip. and
! the man who wrote il was not only a
! coward but a liar" was his opinion Of
the writer.
IF there ever were set Of men with
their backs TO the wall afraid TO face
the man who had accused them in open
court it was the set of men who wrote
or inspired this slip" he continued.
Hubbard Last Witness.
The defense brought its side Of the
case 70 a more abrupt close, and in %
duced much less evidence than ex-
pected Hubbard's attorneys, who we're
expected to put in probably laHsc
. ~, .-s =
/ ished themselves by recalling Hub
bard 10 the stand for few minutes.
E E. Valentine. of Webster C.:y,
father of r c. Valentine, and one of
| the defendants with his son and Nes-
ley Martin, was the last witness called
| TO the chair by the defense.
I The elder Valentine vas given a
long cross-examination By F. E. Nor
thup, but not many admissions were
wrung from him TO support the con-
tentions Of Hubbard's attorneys.
Denies Any Duress.
Insofar as his direct or CROSSE xam-
ination was concerned The allegations
of Hubbard's attorneys that their
client was virtually held up" and
1 forced 70 buy r. c. Valentines stock
or go to Jail was a complete denial.
| Hubbard had testified earlier in the
hearing that the elder Valentine had
made the threatening remark at the
time the two Valentines and Martin
| surrounded" Hubbard and the stock
sale negotiati ton was closed that its a
good thing you" (Hubbard) were not
! a partner of mine"
This testimony was intended to show
, the elder Valentines vital interest in
the negotiations and his desire that his
son should extract from Hubbard the
last possible penny. Z. E. Valentine
denied he never made such a state
ment. He also denied that al the same
conference he told his son TO get every
cent" he could.
Was Gentiemen's Deal.
! There were no harsh words, 40
threats. and nothing but pleasantries
between Hubbard, the two Valentines,
and Martin when the stock sale was
closed, according to the witness.
He denied having anything to dc
with either Of the written agreements
of sales his son and Hubbard signed
He also denied that he remained in
| this city for several days to see that
Hubbard made good on his promise 70
buy by getting the money and paying
it over.
Ne said Hubbard had never pro-
! tested after the deal was closed tina;
he had been wrongfully treated, or had
never rendered the stock back to r. c.
Valentine and demanded back the
money he had paid for it.
Hubbard Denies Testimony.
Hubbard was put on the witness
stand to deny certain bits of testimony
OF r. c. Valentine. Hubbard denied
ne told Valentine that the company
had balance of $1,000 when he, Hub
bard, lef. on his vacation July 2. 1913
He denied he ever told r. C. Val
entine to get out of the business il he
did not like the way he. Hubbard. was
running it. He also denied he ever Of
fered to buy Valentines stock.
In the cross examination, C.. H. E.
iBoardman asked Hubbard:
You never raised a word Of objec-
ton or protest about this stock pur.
chase until late in January. 1914. die
your
Il never dared to-" the witness an
swered.