Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-18

EMERSON CASE
TO JURY TODAY
CONCLUSION OF TESTIMONY At
THE SESSION OF
THURSDAY.
FULLER ASKS FOR
DEATH SENTENCE
Counsel For State, In Opening Arsu-
, mont, insists Emsrson's Guilt 10
Provsd-Attornsys Expected to Close
Arguments This Aftsrnoon-Emer.
son Proves Good Witness.

SpeClal 10 Ilnes-ftspuohSan.
Mount Ayr, July 1S-The fate of Roy
Emerson. accused of the murder OF
his mother, Mrs. Kate Emerson, at
Creston. will be in the hands OF the
| jury before night. Introduction OF
Testimony closed abruptly at noon
Thursday, when the accused broke
down on the witness stand and was
| unable to continue his testimony.
At noon Thursday all witnesses In
the case, many of whom had left the
| city, were summoned to- appear at the
afternoon session and there was a De-
| lief at the time that the taking OF tes-
timony might continue for two or
three days. The states witnesses were
! recalled in rebuttal of statements made
by the defendant.
When court was reconvened, now
ever. it was announced by attorneys
for Emerson that no further testimony
would be offered. Following con-
! ference OF counsel for the state 1t was
announced that the state would rest
its. case.
Death Sentence Is Asked.
| In his argument to the jury Thurs
day afternoon, Frank Fuller, OF MI.
AYR, for the state, insisted the state
had proved Emerson guilty of Staying
| his monther and asked the pronounce
| ment Of the death sentence.
Judge w. E. Mitchell made the open
| ing plea for the defense this morning
| and he will be followed by Higbee or
Carroll, for the state. and Judge Max
we'll will make the closing argument
for Eperson.
1t IS possible that the closing argu-
ments may continue thruout the DAY
and may not be concluded when court
adjourns. but judging by the length OF
M:tchelrs address to the jury, the
three remaining attorneys maybe ex-
pected to conclude late this afternoon.
| Emerson Strengthens Case.
| II was generally conceded that En-
erson made a good witness and that
he had strengthened his case. Follow
| ing his collapse yesterday he was soon
able to return to the stand and con-
tinue his testimony.
Emerson traced his movements the
afternoon Of the tragedy.
| He last talked to his mother before
3 o'clock in the front office of their
establishment. They conversed about
Mrs. Van Der Water who wanted to
/ borrow IS.
He went to the Wells cafe where he
| got .cigarets, went to the soldiers
| arch, and returned Ito the office after
$3.50. No one was there at the time.
Mrs. Welch, the lodge dues collector
| called, and he was in the private Office
at the time. He stuck his head out
the door and told her to walt minute
and went right out. 1t was not fhVe
| minutes, as, she had testified. but al
most Immediately. Matlock and Hoff-
man returned about $3.50. He remem-
bered a dozen or so who called during
the rest of. the day. He asked Hoffman
to take him to the hospital and they
| went there about AIS. returning about
SIS. Matlock. Hoffman and he went,
| to the basement to look at the body OF
a child In the morgue.
Finds Body Of Mother.
This, he declared, was at the instig-
alton of Matlock and not himself, as
Matlock had testified. They found the
body was all right and Emerson step
ped to a toilet.
It was when he emerged that he
noticed an object on the elevator floor.
He recognized 1t as a body. On ap-
preaching he saw it was his mother.
He hurried to her side. found her cold,
apparently, and Strengthened her body.
Her head and face were covered with
blood and there was blood on the
| floor.
The three returned to the office call
ed DR.. Croakley, who examined the
body and asked DIR. Coakley If his
mother was dead.
He admitted he was nervous. He
said 1t was not unnatural and that
everybody was excited.
He was then asked II he saw blood
on his, shoes and it was at this point
that he collapsed.
| Wiped Blood of Shoes.
Later. answering. he said that he
did, that he, wiped the blood off with
rag and threw the rag into the waste.
paper barrel. He identified the rag and
said the custom was to drag the barrel
to the elevator shaft and take it down
to the basement that way. He asked
Matlock If he, also, had blood on his
shoes, hut did not remember what
Matlock said He did not know II
Matlock touched hih mothers body.
DR.. Coakley returned from the up
stairs room presently, and the coroner
came, and Emerson denied he asked
them not to hold an inquest apd after
the coroner said 1t was necessary told
them to get the right men on the jury.
He then asked for his wife and she
came. to- the place.
Reviews Visit Of Friends.
That night a party, OF friends called
at his apartments. He said that as
soon as Ofel Coakley came in, he called
him, Emerson, into the side bedroom,
saying, u wani 10 see you" He then
said to Emerson, 1T looks a. if-your
mother had been thrown down the ele-;
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