Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-23

Upton, Jan. SIT took the Jury on
ly twenty minutes to find for the pa
triots in the $4,000 damage suit
brought by Henry Heineman. OF Ben
nett. against twenty-five OF his neigh
bora whom he charged with assault
when they compelled him TO go to
town with them that he might be i'm
pressed with his patriotic duty to buy
liberty bonds, subscribe to Red Cross
and other war drives.
Tho case has been on trial for
week.
The jury's verdict was followed by
a patriotic demonstration here which
was cintinued at Bennett last night.
A dance was held there and the
American Legion boys announced ear
ly that they expected to attend. They
planned to take along the flag which
has been in evidence at the courthouse
all week and was carried In the dem
onstration here after the trial. The
courthouse has been crowded all week,
during the case.
Case pwindled.
Before the trial had proceeded far
action against twenty-five Of the de-
fendants was dismissed by the attor-
neys for the plaintiff.
Heineman sued for damages for in
juries claimed to have been sustained
when he was taken from his home in
the country and brought to Upton by
a company Of men in 1918 to impress
upon him that his patriotic duty re-
CURED him 10 contribute TO Red Cross
and other war funds and TO buy liber-
ty bonds
His companion. who started similar
suits. dismissed them some time ago.
The Eeineman case was brought TO
trial last week. F. s. DInshee. Des
Moines lawyer. Arthur LeSeuer of St.
Paul and H. D. Butterbrodt of Bennett.
who, LeSeuer testified, was the tinan-
cial hacker Of Heineman in the pro-
ceeding, had charge Of his case. Effort
was made to show that an unnamed
organization really was back Of the
suit
One COMPLAINT Only.
The plaintiff withdrew all charges
except that of assault and battery and
fiTallv withdrew this rs TO all but three
Of the patriotic committee. This also
narrowed down to an assault claimed TO
have been made at the plaintiffs home.
in which only three defendants were
included. according to the allegations.
Heineman swore he was naturalized
thirty years ago and had promised then
always to vote the straight republican
here says he admitted ne had ignored
the prohibitory law. had conducted a
blind pig in Bennett, under govern
gment license, had dispensed liquor at
dances and admitted he had done car
penter work since the injuries he COM
planned of were received.
A. r. Christensen. identified as hav-
ing been fined $50 for holding up two
farmers, said he saw the committee
with hands on Heineman's shoulders.
Mrs. Eggert, rs years old. who could
talk only German. was a witness for
Heineman, having washed the blood
from his clothing. She testified she
was a German and the Conservative
says she declared that she greatly re-
GREETED the day she brought an Arneri-
can son into the world.
Defendants Not Guilty.
The three defendants left in the case
after the plaintiff completed his case
were J. A. Trotter, Valley Wiley and
Ed Kruse.
Henry Platte. who drove their car to
Heineman's place. and the three men
denied having committed any assault
on Heineman at all. He went to town
willingly with them. DR.. r. A Peters.
DR.. jerks and DR.. F. VI. Carroll testi-
fed Heineman had suffered no severe
injury at any time, except an injury
to his ear twenty years ago. which was
responsible for his partial deafness.
DR.. Rhorig testified Heineman came
to him two weeks after the alleged as
sault, instead of two days, as plaintiff
testified. that he had treated him for
rheumatism for many years. and the
ear might have been injured a long
time ago.