Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-16
CHEMIST REFUSES TO IDENTIFY
AS BLOOD STAINS ON
IRON ROD.
DR.. STANLEY STAR
WITNESS FOR EMERSON


Mount Ayr, July 16.-The defense IN
the trial of Roy Emerson, of Creston,
charged with the murder of his moth
or, scored its first real point Tuesday
when DR.. H. NJ. Stanley, an expert
chemist. could not identify as blood
the stains on an iron rod with which
the state contends Emerson killed his
mother.
DIR. Stanley, on the witness STAND
most of the afternoon, positively identi-
fled scrapings from spots on walls OF
the elevator shaft in which Mrs. En-
erson's body was found, as blood
stains. SCrapings from spots on the
floor next to the elevator shaft In the
Emerson undertaking establishment at
Creston, from the walls, and from En-
erson's clothes. were said by DR.. STAN
ley TO have come from blood stains. lie
would not say that the stains on the
iron rod were blood stains, however,
saving that the rod would not absorb
LIQUID and that it was impossible to
make an adequate test.
The defense will contend that the
blood stains on the walls and floor anu
on Emerson's clothes were only nat
ural in an undertaking establishment
Heard No Cutlery.
Mrs. A. Jlrich, who lives directly
across the hall from the Emerson work
room. was the first witness called by
the defense. She testified that on the
afternoon of May 6 she heard no OUT
cry, or sounds of a struggle.
Another witness. Mrs. George Hawk
err. said that she knew Mrs. Emerson.
and that the woman had talked OF
having spells with her head" often
referring to them as dizzy spells.
Attorneys for Emerson called sixteen
witnesses to show the jury that Mrs.
Emerson had threatened to commit
suicide and that everything at the I'M
dertaEing establishment indicated that
her son was in normal condition until
he discovered his mothers dead body
on the day of the tragedy.
Sensational Evidence Presented.
The sensational testimony Of the
trial was elected from Mr.. and Mrs
Wallace Shinns.
Mr.. Shinn Is a retired farmer. He
and his wife went to the Emersons'
the night Of the tragedy to condole
with Roy and his wife. They arrived
at 10 and remained till 100 a. m. En-
balmer MatIock, DR.. Orlo Coakley, the
PIummers, the Wells and others were
there
They saw Roy Emerson, Matlocl
and DR.. Orlo Coakley go into a bed
room at the side of the room in which
the party had gathered. Mrs. Roy En-.
erson followed, presently. The foul
| remained half an hour in the room
Then Mrs. Roy Emerson came out and
asked Shinn to get DR.. Coaklcy out OF
the house.
Shinn would not say that the physi
clan was drinking but declared he was
not normal
Mrs. Shinn confirmed her husband
testimony in this respect.
Value Of Emerson Estate.
Embalmer MatIock. testifying fol
! the state, swore that Roy Emerson
had figured on the estate and what he
would eventually have. These figures
We're:
The value of the farm, $4,000; not
| identified, $500; value OF bushes;
alone, not including the stocks $4,000
value of the business building, $4,000
value of home place. $4,000: value o!
| the Cadillac automobile. $500; value
of the stock carried. $4,000.
| An aggregate of $4,000 was claimed
| from which SIC, 900 was to be taken as
the amount of the Indebtedness.
This would leave $4,000, and it was
! in this connection witness said that de
| PENDANT had said:
| II guess I'll have plenty Of money
left"
Jury Hustled From Movie.
The jurors who are hearing the cas-
missed out on seeing a good movie
| show, because the subject of the pic
ture was that of murder and the con
viction Of an innocent man on circum
stantial evidence.
| Judge Homer A. Fuller gave permits
sion to the bailiffs to take the juror
to a moving picture performance Sat
urday evening. They proceeded to tn
theater and as far as the door, wher'
the subject Of the picture was mad
known to the bailiff.
| The jury was at once taken ava,
| from the theater and led back to tn
| court house.
The Jurors spent all day Sunday a
the court house, a monograph beinl
among the forms of entertainment
| which had been provided FOR them.
New Hospital For Waterloo.
| Waterloo, July 16.-Waterloo is t
have a new up-to date fire proof hos