Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-15
FORMER DEPUTY
DORIAN is ON STAND
CONTINUED From Page 1,)
Identifies Returns.

w dA dulo. NoOiuC " ALhCSS hV hou AhoN0
out with the exception of an item
marked Expense 81" which was on
all Of them and he claimed that 1t was
in the handwriting of Sheriff Cremer.
The return on the warrant for the
arrest of Dennis Maloney, in February,
was made on the typewriter by Doran
and signed by Cremer in ink as was
also the expense item of 81.
Doran arrested Jack futile in
Spiwak's place on East Main street,
and walked with him to the jail He
made the return but declared he did
not make the item Expense ST."
In the case of the state against
Frank Hitler the return was written by
Doran. This was signed by Doran as
deputy and the fees and totals were
made by him. The signature Of G. c..
Cremer was identified as the sheriff's
handwriting and it had been written
over Doran's signature along with the
item of 81 for expense.
Bring LOCKER Back.
James LOCKER, sent to the state peni-
Tertiary at Ft. Madison last August on
a contempt of court charge from Wa
pello county district court, was
brought back this morning and testi-
fed about the trip he and Cremer took
when he was en- route to the prison.
He said they.left here at 1885 o'clock
in the afternoon and arrived in FIT.
Madison about 6 o'clock Cremer
took him into saloon and bought him
a beer then took him to chop house
bought their suppers and they walked
together to the prison. He knew no
reason why there should be an expense
of hack fare 81 charged.
On cross examination LOCKER adj
mitted that he had sold liquor in Of
tumwa and had used it himself. He
said he thought that .Cremer's offer
would be his last chance for some
time SO he accepted. He denied though
that he was glad to make the trip;
saying he could stay after he was sent
without wanting to run around all
over the state.
Ellsworth Thomas, a guard from the
penitentiary, who came with LOCKER,
was used to testify as to the distance
between the railroad station and the
prison and the methods people usually
used in getting there. He was not
cross examined. ..t
Charity Worker Assisted.
Miss Sara A. Brown, secretary Of
the Wapello County Associated Chart
ties and overseer of the poor for the
city of Ottumwa, assisted In taking
woman to the state hospital for the
insane at Mt. Pleasant last May.
She said they joined the party in
Mr.. Cremer's car in front of the court
house about 1:20 o'clock IN the after
noon. The woman was helpless and
her husband accompanied them. Mr..
Cremer bought the tickets, three one
way and two returning, and gave them
to Miss Brown who also had charge
of the baggage, the man being busy
looking after the woman. They left
at 1:39 o'clock and returned the same
afternoon at 1853 o'clock.
The hack expense at Mt. Pleasant
was $1.5J as nearly as the witness
could remember. She reported her
expense to the sheriff the day after
she returned and received her reim-
bursement. She knew of no reason
why there should be hotel bill Of
$50, hack hi'c Of 50 and expenses Of
eight hours at forty cents an hour
charged.
Sometime Told Doran.
On cross examination the witness
said that she had taken several per-
sons to state institutions and had, at
times, made her report to Deputy
Sheriff Doran, who was usually in the
Office. but she remembered this case,
specifically and was sure that she re-
ported to the sheriff.
Defense Offers Exhibit.
In this connection the defense Of
fered in evidence the warrant book
which contained only an expense list
for hack Of $3.50. The state retaliat-
ed by offering the bill. in the report,
containing a statement of hack fare
80, hotel bill $1.50 and eight hours
time at forty cents an hour. The de-
Tense objected on the grounds that
the records were mutilated, not in
Cremer's Handwriting nor authorized
by him.
Jasper Carter of Eldon. told of be-
ing subpoenaed in the case Of the
state Of Iowa VS.. Walter Crook in
February. 1916. He said the deputy
sheriff called him by phone. On cross
examination he admitted he came and
claimed his fees and thirteen miles as
mileage.
Richards Testifies.
Henry Richards, former turnkey at
the county Jail. was on the stand for
some time Thursday afternoon. Mr..
Richards was turnkey under former
Sheriff w. e. Knox and he held over
for sixty days at the request Of Mr..
Cremer when the latter assumed the
duties of the office in January, 1915.
He said that when prisoners were
received at the jail sometimes there
were commitments for them and some
times there were not. Richards kept
no record Of the meals and most of
the prisoners were discharged immedi-
ately after breakfast on the day of the
expiration Of their sentences.
The former turnkey said that the
sheriff often helped with the prepar-
ing Of the meals but that Mr.. Doran,
the former deputy, had nothing what
ever to do with that phase of the
work Richards made no report to
Doran about the meals received by the
prisoners and he said he know of no
one else who did unless it was the
sheriff. 1t was Richards who served
the prisoners, he had no assistant nor