Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-05
ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASED
ON BONDS OF $1,000 70 ANSWER
ACCUSATIONS. ~
COMPLAINT LODGED BY
WITNESS AGAINST JONES
Indictment charess Attorney General
With Depressing, Threatening and
Intiu,idstina Mrs. Alice Willard, Star
Witness in Wilkerson Jones Siander
Suit-overshadows Kelly Trial.

Red Oak, Sept. 5.-Within a few
hours after Rev. L. G. J. Kelly had been
placed on trial Tuesday for murder IN
connection with the Vllisca aX-slay-
ings of 1912, H NJ. Havner, attorney
general of Iowa. was indicted on
charge of oppression in office Tor al
legged actions during grand jury IN
yestigation of the murders.
The indictment returned by the
Montgomery county grand jury
charged him with "willfully and cor
rupt,y depressing person nnoer coiol
of office" Havner was arrested al ms
own request late Tuesday and reieaseu
nm $1,000 bond pending a preliminary
hearing.
Indictment Of the attorney genera
ovarshadoyed the trial Of Kelly VINO $
charged in an indictment with the muir
40, NJ 11-year-old Lena Stillinser' one
- .ba eight persons killed with an ak
the night Of June ., 1917 IN tfae no'0
of Joe 3. Moore, IN Fihls
CHARGE in Indictment.
It is charged that the attorney
eral Impressed. threatened and lntilil-
dated Mrs. Alice Willard. star W"
ness in the Wilkerson sianoes SUI
rhen she was before the grand Ju's
that investigated the accusation 'iN'
sa,ator r F. Jones. of Villisca, was
the moving spirit behind the Hiiiis'0
ak murders.
u.xner was served with a war; an
here Yesterday afternoon. The pena1S
for the offense Is not to exceed me
of $1,000 or year in Jail or both.
Mrs. Wiilard's Charges.
part of the evidence introduced pc
fore the grand jury is said to nav
been an affidavit made by Alice VIII
lard the famous Islander suit witness,
~h,ch charges she was threatened ana
abused when she appeared before the
.rand Jury that investigated the ac-
casations against Jones.
M. Willard testified IN the trial OF
the IonaslW.kerson Islander suit that
she saw Senator Jones In vacant LOT
with several o<her men the n'eht u
the vylIisca murders.
Her AFFIDAVIT charges that her Story
repeated before the grand jury. was
ridiculed by Attorney General HaSneI'
who questioned her. She says the grill
,np ma received caused her to collapse
and faint
Sna further alleges HAvner told nef
that her testimony In the SANDER suit
-.s = Ne. Hayner also told her ene
c,aiune thst he was giving her
chanea to retract It and escape prose
cut.oa for perjury.
Mrs. willard claims that after she
vas released by Havner, she was tax
en- to a room in the Johnson Hotel IN
Fed Oak by Attorney F. F. FaT1he'
who assisted Eayner in the tnTesaga-
ton. and Special State Agent Q. y.
Rock. and kept prisoner in her room
for hours.
M. Havners Statement
"There is no truth in the indictment
in which I am accused Of wilifui!y ana
corruptly depressing a person unnes
color Of office. I know all about the
situation here and while I was sur
prised that an Indictment was returned
I feel that It was for the purpose OF
illuminating me and to prevent Inc
from going ahead with any 'rosecuAon
Of this and other cases now in prog
ress. All I have done in connection
Nth these matters was for The pur-
pose of doing my plain duty as an On
GER
Prisoner Appears Calm.
Kelly appeared calm in the court
.,oom Yesterday. Now and then he
would reach over and talk 20 one OF MS
attorneys. John Mckenzie, OF Omaha
who sat beside him. The minister who
il charged in an indictment with the
murder Of Lena Stiliinser. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Stilltnger. one OF the
ak murderer's victims. is small OF stat
ure. being a little over five feet tall, and
when he sits in his chair his head IS
not visible above the back.
Nearly a dozen attorneys will appear
in the case. Oscar Wenstrand. county
attorney of Montgomery county, will be
assisted by Attorney General Havner
who was in charge Of the grand jury
Investigation which indicted the
preacher. F. p F,aville Of Storm Lake,
special prosecutor before the county
to assist the prosecution.
Judge A. L. Sutton sits at the head
Of Keily's counsel table assisting Tom
Hysham Of Red Oak who was named
by the court to defend Kelly. John
A. Mckenzie, law partner Of Judge Sui
ton also is here to assist in the defense.
W. E. Mitchell Of Council Bluffs who
represented J. N. wilkerson in his
SANDER suit last fall viii also be a
leading figure among the legal lights
who WIN try to prove that the ittnerant
preacher has no connection with the
vilIisca tragedy. "
s Speculation on Line Of Defense.
Mr.. Hess, Mr.. Sutton and Mr.. Nc
Kenzie came to Red Oak Monday, but
the attorney general and Mr.. Faville
did not arrive until this morning. Mr..
Mitchell was not in court today, but
ie expected here this afternoon.
1t is believed here that the defense