Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-13
GOVERNMENT PUTS UP CON,
elusive EVIDENCE AGAINST \
DAVENPORT Pro GERMANS.
DOCTORS AND LAWYERS
TIED UP wiTH WALLACE
N & Talks Aa.in't Amsrisa an. and E"aI
land in Favor Of, Germany in Effort
20 Discourage CONSUMPTION and En-
iistments -Govsrnmsn Rests Case
other News.

yesterday afternoon tho government
rested its case aaginst the six Daven-
port men charged with conspiracy. s.
e. Greenebaum of the Garden theater
was the last witness for the prosecu-
ton, teetfying that DR.. Walter
Matfhey stated to him that he hoped
the blood money taken in at the thea
ter from the ticket sales for The Little
American would be burned up" The
defense, after short recess, began in
PRODUCING It's witnesses.
The big sensation at the trial of Drs.
Henry and Walter Matthey. Attorneys
Fred Vollmer, Charles A.. Wiese, Earl
C. Willis and Albert II. Miller. who are
charged with conspiracy under the
espionage law, came shortly before
noon when ~. D. Ely took the witness
stand and repeated a number Of damag :
ing statements which DR.. Walter Matt
hey and Fred Vollmer made to him
both before and after the meeting.
According to Mr.. ely on May 81.
1917. DIR. Walter Matthey informed
that there was no power in the United
states which could compel United
States soldiers to go across the water.
That he would not care for single
American, French or British soldier, as
q medical man, if he was sent across
the water, was another statement
which the witness attributed to Dr..
Walter Matthey.
On July "a. the day before the lee
ture, Mr.. Ely testified that he had met
DR.. Walter Matthey at the Davenport
Commercial club. The Wallace lecture
was discussed at that time, Dr..
Matthey producing one Of Wallace's
pamphlets. Mr.. Ely said he had re-
quested DR.. Matthey to call off the
meeting on the grounds that no good
could be accomplished II wallace spoke
and that 1t would only serve to stir
up a feeling against England which
was an ally Of the United States.
Should Not Be in War.
According to Mr. Ely. DR.. Matthey
at that time informed him that it was
the purpose Of the meeting to prevent
any close relationship between the
United Ststes and England. The
United States. he said, could make a
separate peace with Germany and force
England to accept German peace terms.
He also said that there was no reason
why the United States should be in
the war.
II would not be back Of the meeting
il / did not think it would hurt. Eng
land, Il. the statement which Mr.. Ely
;said Mr.. Matthey made. IL this thing
hurts the United States can not help
1t. I am loyal American citizen. but
1 can not help It II this thing will dis
courage enlistments.
FtI did help get this meeting up and
will do 1t again.
Germany Should Win.
s.N England is not beaten she will
control the world. II Germany wins
she will rule the world but that is
better because the German people are
much better than the English. We
should have peace with Germany. The
United States has no right to conscript
men. These are my opinions and be-
fore will have them quenched will
he willing to stand against q stone wall
before a firing squad"
voIImsr Approved Of Talk.
!. Mr.. ely next testified that he had
met Fred vollmer the day following
khe Wallace lecture. The witness said
that he had asked Mr.. vollmer why
wallace had been brought to Daven-
mort and ut first had been informed
that Il was none Of his business"
later Mr.. Ely said MI. Vollmer In
formed him that Wallace had been
ueht to Davenport in order that the
people might hear the truth about Eng
land.
Mr.. Ely said that Mr.. vollmer then
told him that the United States had
made q contract with England to fight
Germany but after hearing the truth