Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-09

to the people OF Nebraska" he again
started Il want TO know how many
people there are in Nebraska who are
in this house who sympathize with us
i want to see their right hand, ne
asked with great difficulty. Hundreds
of hands were raised. Then Stillinger
again broke down. For q moment ne
hid his face behind fan which ne
was carrying. Finally he began a
touching story, of his family. He SAID
that twenty-five years ago he went
over into central Nebraska. Il went
over there TO get my wife" he con-
tinued. Drought her over into Iowa.
We've lived there twenty-five years
We've raised these children. You
know what happened He then said
ne wanted to ask the Nebraska people
present to do him a favor, and again
al his request hundreds of hands were
ra sed.
IF it should happen now or later
ne started but gave way 10 weeping.
If at this time or any time later
he continued, either OF US should De
arrested for this or any following Vlo-
lation of Iowa Laws and thrown INTO
jail until they could get US into an
ssyInm. I want everyone that raised ms
hand to make a promise that you IL Try
10 help US out he asked in conclusion.
He then turned the meeting over TO
Jyilkerson. who talked for nearly two
hours. bitterly denouncing Attorne!
General Havner and his activities IN
connection with the viilisca ak murder
investigation. The detective did not
u1incp anv of his words in roicing MS
personal opinion of the attorney gem
eraI and a few other folks with whom
he has come into contact IN recent
months. State agents were WITHIN
The leash OF his voice and singing
verbal shots Were hurled at Iowa OIL
cials, Wilkerson also dwelt at length
on his Investigations into the Moore
murder and his suspicious as the result
Of his search for the ak man.
Wilkerson's Talk.
Wilkerson spent some Of his opening
moments lauding the audience when
greeted him. declaring they were o.
one heart in humanity and that OF al
the many audiences he had addressed
in none had he recognized more feefih-
" the "throb of human heart beating
against heart than on this occasion
The occasion for our being here is
most singularly and most strikngl!
a peculiar one" Wilkerson said. !
think its an original proposition, ne
continued. Y don't think another
meeting like this has been held in free
America" The detective said such an
occurrence might have happened in
Russia where the populace wanted 10
escape the high and mighty Wilker-
son then explained the serving Of the
Injunction on him al Red Oak last
week when be was about TO tell the
citizens there some things o. vita!
importance"
Now I know that many Of you must
be sitting aghast al the fact a man
would be served with an injunction
abridging the right Of free speech,
wiIkerson declared going on 10 detail
his version Of the passage Of the So
called Thompson law. Wilkerson said
the law was popularly known as the
anti -wilkerson' law. He said it was
rushed thru both houses OF the legts-
lature after It had practically ad-
tourned. He pictured the attorney
general rushing into committee room
and asking his cohorts" 10 rush II
thru. wiiksrson said It was passed
for the specific purpose OF being
one man act" He said 1t was "throt-
tie against the liberty Of speech
simply because they wanted TO curb
that terrible man Wilkerson."
Why He Came 20 Iowa.
They missed me and hit the people
ting
a word picture Of group OF people hit
on the street By a missile intended for
some one else. Wilkerson said that in
such an instance the normal thing to
do would be to rush 10 the aid OF the
stricken ones. In this manner he ex-
planned the purpose OF him taking up
his residence in Montgomery county.
so l moved to the state of Iowa and
became a citizen for the purpose Of
helping the people" he explained.
They told me they were proud to have
me among them" he continued. God
knows l am proud To be among them.
he remarked as he turned about and
bowed TO the Iowans back OF him.
Petty tyrant- was an epithet attached
70 Havner's name by the detective
while he made mention Of public Off
Gals who ride rough shod over people
and bid them De damned"
Replying TO charges Of frame-up,
wiIkerson said that il he wanted 70
frame on a man he wouldn't pick on a
man like Frank r Jones. Any man
who says I'm a Trainer IS q liar" the
detective said, hotly Talk about
framing" he continued. IT don't know
~ -.
with that dirty Des Moines gang. H.
NJ. Havner and his state agents
"RaiIroading" Kelly.
Speaking Of the indictment Of the
Rev. Lynn George J. Kelly for the muir
der. Wilkerson said they were trying
20 railroad a poor nut 70 the insane
asylum. wIlkerson reiterated his for
mer charges that Bill Mansfield did
The Tillisca job and also showed no
hesitancy in bringing the name Of
Former Senator F. F. Jones in connec-
| ton with the crime. His statements
| we're startling 10 the Omaha audience
| who were in a way unfamiliar with the
| case.
H. M. Havnsr Is a political accident
in the state OF Iowa-and mighty bad
| accident" WiIkerson said. HE got
| politically ambitious and like his larger
| prototype, the big kaiser. he had i'm
| perial dreams. he imagined himself in
| the seats Of the mighty" The de-
| tective said the attorney general was
| ''trafficking IN the market place" The
| people Of Iowa are getting onto him il
they have to come to Nebraska to do
it." he continued. Wilkerson paid some
attention to the legislative appropria-