Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-15
PROSECUTION MEETS WITH ITS
FIRST DEFEAT IN PRESENT
ING EVIDENCE.
BLOODY SHIRT EVIDENCE
RULED OUT BY COURT
Efforts to Couple Kelly With Stained
Garment Sent to Council Bluffs
" laundry Fail.-More Witnesses Tel!
n Of Hearing Kelly Tell Of Murders in
Morning After Crime.
(By a Staff Representative


Red Oak, Sept l5.-Mrs. w. c. Mil
Ter wife of a Macedonia druggist, testi-
fed in district court here that during
the summer of 1912 she overheard Rev.
Lyn G. ]. Kelly make the statement
that one Of the little Stillinger girls
had aroused while the NillsCa ax-mur-
ders were committed and that there
waa more trouble in killing her than
the others.
On cross-eHamination Mrs Miller
said she couldn't fix the date on which
she heard Kelly make the statement
Kelly was across the street from her
house she said on the porch of the J.
A. Anthony home.
Mrs. Miller further testified on direct
examination that she heard Kelly ex-
planning that the ax-murder first stun
ned his victims and then went back
and murdered them. "One thing | re-
member very distinctly Mrs. Miller
related, was that he said the murder
er had no thought OF taking anything
from the house. But that there was
one thing he wanted. a watch. but
someone went by and frightened him
and he left It."
Regarding the little Stllinger girls.
Mrs Miller testified: ''Ee said that one
Of them reused up and there was more
trouble in killing her"
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when NJ ard Mrs. Kelly came 20 her
house This VAS Just after dinner or
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about -ts murder and wanted % De put
OF the case 70 EOTk on IL
WHILE Mrs. StCnOns was test!1ying the
jurors were leaning forward n the.F
seats and listening .ntentiy 20 every
word she said
Mrs. St-nons declared she was posi-
tive that it vas in June that the incl
dent occurred She didn't Temem GER
If she had heard Of the iFllisca muir
ders at that time or not.
Mr.. Simons followed his wife on the
stand and corrobrated her story.
HE seemed to be very excited, was
making gestures and talking loud, said
Mr.. Simons. ~ just heard him say
there was a murder and that's all"
Mr.. Hess sought 10 go into the ques-
ton Of the railroad tickets which Mr..
Simons had purchased. explained TO
the court that they expected 70 tx the
dennlte iate from the i-yoiI, ~ inc
railroad company. However. he court
ruled the question out. To Mitchell on
cross examination Mr.. Simons said ne
had not been we'll recently. Mr.. Mitch
ell and Mr.. Simons were reared to-
gether at Sidney.
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