Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-11

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7 south. Senator Jones and another mar
comes from the west.
"They talk in low tones. Then men
ton Sunday night. get Joe first thu
rest will be easy. Mrs. Willard. ovel
at her side OF the stage, just hears this
/ These words add a cloak a mystery, 70,
wonder about It.
"Then the scene changes and we ge
an inkllng OF what is going to happen
We see the dress rehearsal. Two mer
come down the street They turn init
| the Moore lot. They test the edge o.
lthe ak. Yes, all is ready. Let the show
go on.
Interest is Growing.
Then interest grows OH you. The
next reel lis shown with good lights u
is sjust at the hour between daylight
and dusk. Albert Jones comes dow
the public street, past the homes of his
neighbors.is lust two and one-hal
steps behind him comes Ed Landers
Jones turns and goes into the Moore
home, and Landers goes on off thu
stage.
Then, next mrning. we hear OF thu
l murder. That Is the motion picture this
detective shows you. fsn't 1t a goot
one?"
Going into the individual testimon!
of the witnesses Prngle showed tina
lLanders' testimony had been contra.
dicted by that of Tom Poston., A. w
Mccoy and his own statements to thu
coroner's jury He said Landers wa:
q man "of an imaginative turn o
mind, to say the least" and motto
riety seeker"
Vina Tompkins has been worked OF
for four years, he said and four years
of bounding would make up the mine
Of any person like Vina Tompkins. Ht
called up the various stories told By
Wilkerson's star witness" and the one
told to Senator Van Law when she wa:
not surrounded by offers and threats
simply asked to tell the truth.
j Blackie Mansfield might have com
mitted the Moore murder, Pringle said
altho there wasn't enough evidence tt
prove that he had. 1t was up to the
Jury to decide whether Senator Jones
provided the money to pay for the
murder of the Moore family by Blackie
I. Mansfield.
Attorney Pringle concluded his argu
ment. after dinner. In reviewing tht
testimony of J. w. NOEL he referred t.
him as "peeping Tom with raincoal
j on prepared for a long stay. Pringle
referred to his testimony as "one Of tbs
most improbable stories that one could
believe"
"In the heat of a political campaign
IT,. +. Jones was consulting about his
political fortunes with man that
could do him no good" he declared
. Referring to the absurdity of the story
Pringle asked why they should be talk
ing about Landers swearing against
them when there was then no talk of
lawsuit, no occasion for anybody
swearing against them, no political
cards and no grand jury investigation
Defense Not Fair.
Pringle contended that the defense
branded the witnesses of the plaintin
as members of gigantic murder con-
spiracy. They would have you be-
| litve the officers of the state and city
are connected with a gigantic murder
pilot" he declared. The attorney said
this was done to inject poison and
prejudice into the case. Pringle said
| he could see no connection between
the early morning trip Of Albert Jones
and McCaull with the murder.
l There hasn't been q witness except
one who stated positively, that +. r
Jones had anything to, do with this
crime" he continued. @
! tsWhy wasn't John Montgomery put
| on! the stand?" Pringle asked IN de-
failing the testimony Of Lee van
Glider. Montgomery is the man JonSs
| told that they suspected him of the
murder, according to Van elders tes-
timony. Montgo.Sery has been in daily
attendance at the trial.
Pringle commended that If the story
of Mrs. Willard was to be believed then
man of the character and high stand:
ing Of Senator Jones' must have been
plotting to kill innocent children. He
said her testimony was contradicted by
thirteen other witnesses and impeached
by the testimony Of those who told OF
her bad reputation.
'If there ever was an unbelievable
story told from the witness Nstand 1t
was told at that time" Pringle assert
led HRidiculous" and absurd" werc
words used by Pringle to describe her
STORY. Pringle charged that Mrs, Wiz
lard constructed the episode OF Mon
day last with Jim Atkinson to discredit
the testimony he would give OF their
conversation on last Decoration day.
Il want to call your attention that
there isn't {: word of evidence TO show
that Senator Jones or anybody con-
nected with him had any reason in the
world for wishing the death of Joe
Moore" Pringle declared.
Mitchell Was Forceful.
What Is regarded as as forceful A
plea as has been made to a jury in the