Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-18
Cremer's Attorneys Have
Witnesses to Testify
That It Is Bad
CLAIM THAT SHERIFF
IS STRICT ON RULES
Evidence Is Given to Show
That Officer Adheres
to All Regulations

Sheriff c. c. crsmsr tcek tho
stand In hls own defense at 1:4o n
O'Clock thls afternoon. He
sketched his early and later life,
his election. his appointments q &
Doran and the latter's work In tlo
office. In regard to ths sheriff
making an entry Of sxpenss 81 9s u
on the Gladys Shaw and g. n.
Woolums warrants hs said Nc 4
made trip to klrkviIis 90 eet
the woman, had to hunt her TIVE
hours and later was put 10 Z srsat
deal Of trouble In getting Woel-
ums. He said he knew nothing os
a conversation In which n. e.
Nos'er 10 supposed TO have said
he would change the items.
z. N. sterner, m. 3. Hutchinson
and Watson Enyart testified that
cremers reputation for truth and
morality 10 good. gs
Attacks upon the general charanl
ter of Charles n. Doran. former depu.l
ty sheriff, testimony Of prisoners IN
the county Jail as to Sheriff CremsYa'
strict adherence to rules and regula-|
tons and evidence in regard to the
general reputation Of the sheriff, have
been the lines Of procedure Followed
today In the custer proceedings triAl|
of Mr.. Cremer now in progress b.
fore Judge A. N. Hobson Of West
Union as special jurist
The state retaliated on the attacks
made upon Doran's character by at.
tempting to show that the opinions
of the witnesses were based on per-
sonal prejudice and we're biased
Fourteen witnesses were used during.
the morning session and great
amount Of testimony given.
Thought Character Bad.
George Maring, who lives three.
miles east of Eldon. was the first Wit
ness called to testify as to Duran'sI
general character as to morality. H0A
said that he was not acquainted, only
as his sons and others had told him.,
and that Doran's reputation was bad
He said that the people in whom he
had confidence all told him that.
On cross examination he said that
among others Will Lynch told him.
He admitted that he knew that there
was i'll feeling between Doran and
Lynch and said that he had heard
Doran had had trouble with his par
ents. He admitted talking to Sheriff
Cremer about coming as a witness In
the case. s
Sam Altman, who has lived IN m
don since 1875, testified to much the
same evidence as Maring. On CROSS
examination he said that his stato-.
ment that Doran's character WAS bad
was based on what he had heard. He
also said that he had heard Will
Lynch, Henry Sapp and Will Sapp
tell things which lead him to believos
that his Doran's) character was bad;
Will Lynch, living east OF Eidon,
said that he had known Doran for
seven or eight years and he would
say that his character was bad. HSI
told the court that he married Doran'0s
sister six years ago.
On cross examination the witnesa
said that he and his wife lived to-
gether about tleven months and thAtl
she sued and obtained divorce from
him. He said that he and Doran hads
trouble about the time that he and
Doran's sister separated. He claimed
he has never said much about Doran:
since. He stated that he had always
understood that he would not work
at home, had had trouble with his
parents and had driven his mother ont
of the house one cold winter night.
Worked With Doran.
r. Vass Of Eldon, second cousin
of Doran, said that he would consider
the latter's reputation very poor. On
cross examination he said that he got
acquainted with the former deputy's
morals by running on the Rock Island
road with him. He admitted that h4
was discharged for year on account
of trouble with Doran. He said that
he sent word to. Sheriff Cremer not
to appoint Doran as his deputy but
Cremer told him later that the word
did not reach him until after Doran
had been named or at least until
after he had told him he was to have
the place. Mr.. Vass said that he was
reinstated on the road after he had
a conference with the general mana9-
er of the Rock Island road at Des
Moines and he understood that Dpran
was not in service when he was ~.
pointed deputy sherih. ssss
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