The Daily Herald (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 264, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 1921 Page: 2 of 4
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and how they rented a Dodge car and
took the Cole 8 car to Forrst park.
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would begin placing tbehwwltnesses
on the stand. There ary some nine
or ten defense witnesses and Attor-
ney Queep believes that the testimo-
ny will be completed within a few
hours, when the arguments will be
PHYSICIAN DECLARES
MOSAIC LAW WRf)Nr
Associated Press
New York, Nov. 17.—A movement
Defense Causes Consternation ,to educate ,he peop)e Qf the world t0
The de.ense caused no little con- nve one hundred years was suggested
sternation among the states- attor- by Dr stephen Smith, 99 years old.
ney8 when they introduced the Grand- who d8clared in an address before the
the |father and the uncle Cecil Jensen, American Public Health Association
reputation 0f,and then announced that the defense jast nlght the Mosaic law limiting the
The question of insanity span of ]jfe to three score years and
did not enter into the testimony, .u- ten wa8 wrong
sofar as the defendant. Cecil Jensen He said: ..Moses himgelt proved
is eqgcerned. This was a surprise the falslty of the law bv Uving forty
to the prosecution, who were prepared
years beyond the allotted time. He
with rebuttal testimony to show the dled ,n apparently good health, for it
mental condition of the defendant in ig wrltten ,m eye was undilnmed
the past. However, the defense proved and his natural force unabated.. Every
by its two witnesses that the mother child born ,8 dapted phy8iCally to
of Jensen was insane at the time of
and prior to the birth of Cecil Jen-
iive a century. Common sense will
carry them to the hundredth mark.'
FURTHER LIVESTOCK
LOANS APPROVED
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sen, and that she has been confined
in an asylum practically all of the
time since his birth.
But the question of the sanity or
insqpity of Cecil Jensen himself, was '
not mentioned. The charge of the
judge will therefore not include any; • Associated i-res.
law or instructions upon the subject Washington, Nov. 17.—Forty-eight
of insanity. advances, aggregating $2,074,000, for
The defense first introduced W. A. agricultural and livestock purposes,
J. Hall, brother of Cecil Jensen’s were approved today by the War Fin-
mother, and the defendant’s uncle, ance Coiporation: They included:
He testified that he was living near Missouri—$491,000 for financing live-
where the mother lived in Eastland stock in Texas.
when Cecil was born. He Kansas—$22,000.
nesses knew Todd or Dawson, but
none of them knew Jensen.,
Ernest Griffin, 16 years old, testified
of how Dawson came to his yard fence j county
on the afternoon of the disappearance further stated that the statd of mind
of McNeal and asked for a piece of the mother at the present time
iron, saying that they had a Dodge existed at the time of and prior to
. roadster broken down. He gave Daw-1 the birth of Cecil Jensen,
son .a king pin and accompanied the | ■Dr- T. H. Hall, grandfather of the
thTee boys down the road one-third of defendant, was the second and last
• mile where the three boys entered witness. He is very aged and ex-^
a melon patch. One of the boys pick- tremely hard of hearing. He stated j
©d up a piece of pipe which it seemed that lie had been practicing medicine
as if Todd or Dawson knew it was s*ncc 1882. The boy, Cecil Jensen
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Important Message for
Telephone Users
—Announcing the new issue of 7 Per Cent
Cumulative Preferred Stock of the Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company.
—The continued growth of Texas, Missouri, Okla-
homa, Kansas and Arkansas, the States in which this Com-
pany operates, provides this attractive investment oppor-
tunity. In this security, you can see your dollars at work
in equipment and service that are a part of your daily life.
7%
Illinois—$125,000.
Texas—$121,000.
DEAN LAW GOVERNS
SALE OF LIQUORS
Associated Press
Austin, Texas, Nov. 17.—The attor-
there. Witness returned to his home 'was born at; b,s bome in tbe ney general’s department held today
while the boys were in the melon very 6ame house in which he, the that the Dean prohibition law governs
patch; decided not to accompany the witness, resides at the present time, the sale of intoxicating liquors upon
assist in repairing the car He testified that the father of de- physicians' prescriptions, and
the
that was said to be broken down. j fendant, Cecil Jensen, was named amount that may be prescribed in
Douglas Robinson, at whose home Tony Jensen, and that he was not Texas, irrespective of federal statutes
j • 1 * , -j Todd and wife were stopping, testified present at the tdme ot CeGl1 8 birth, 0r the rulings of federal authorities.
Of the three boys coming to his house ^ tbat be d*d not at tbat tbne The Dean law limits the amount that
| -0* the night of the killing and how know his whereabouts hnd has not may be prescribed to one pint each
fi they abandoned the trip to Colorado slnce 0141 “me known of his location. of beer wine and whiskey,
and how he accompanied the boys up He stated that the boy's father de- The opinion also held it unlawful
town where clothes were purchased, serted tbe mother pr*or to ,he birth to establish a place of business intend-
Cumulative Preferred Stuck of the
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
—It can be purchased for cash at $100 the share or
on easy installments—by a first payment of five dollars
and five dollars a month.
—Call at the local office or ask any of the telephone
employes about this security. Each one is selling it and
will be glad to give you additional information. If you
prefer, consult your investment adviser.
-Invest in a business with a constant demand
for its product.
Southwestern BeU
ing to sell only intoxicating liquors
of Cecil. The mother of defendant,
_______________________he contlnued wa* sent to the t0 pergons bear,ng phy8icians, pre
cross-examination Robinson an- asy,um at Aus0n’ when Cecil w“ scriptions. . '
swered In foe negative when asked if a cbIld on hls knee’ h,s exact
•Id. business waa not receiving stolen he COUld “ot r«mG»*ber- mot<her
dare. He 8Uted that he has no regu- I™ consfdered wel1 after a ,lme
for business or occupation. I*"1 sent home* She later becam7
§ TO* defense question with a view vlolenUy insane a^a lbe o£f1',
cars in Eastland county agal* placed
her in an asylum, this time in’ San ’
SIX PERSONS DEAD IN
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showing font Todd drove the car;
wft Jenson had little or nothing to do . ’ "" Associated ami.
with plannhlg and the disposal of the An °nl°’ where sh® 48 been ever, Johnstown, Pa., Nov. IT.—Six per-
r car. Witness admitted Jenson seem- s,nce' e a|80 Hed that she was 80ng were hilled here early today
A . ed to follow instructions of Todd, and *nsane at time 8 e Kave bir,b when the automobile in which they
to the ch -ecu. were riding cra.ded through the guard
In regard to the education of the ra„B on Wood ,e brid gpanning the
saw specks on windshield but did not ^fendant’ Dr' Hal1 testlf,ed that he
said Dawson drove the Cole 8 from
town tb Forrest Park; admitted he1
know what they w’ere; said Jenson
took spotlight off of car, but admitted
Pennsylvania railroad cut* and fell to
believed the boy attended school only ___v ,
. . .. ■'/the tracks fifty feet below, according
r a“,r7 re”
foe spotlight Witness said that the as it fell, pinning the passengers be-
fowon he did not phone the officers: Upon crog6 examinatlon Dr Hal, neatb “ aad killing some of them In-
jpemne and get the car when he be-|gtated ^ ^ mother of derendant stant,y’ was reP°rted'
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PESimWlEROF'
T.C.U. SIGNS UP
WITH CINCINNATI
^MoflLe^fkeiiigVcine 1
I to be adffinted to the
scared. Under a severe cross-examl-
also bad two other children besides TWELVE TEMPORARY JURORS
nation'Robinson testified that he was ^ “d !hat ‘hey ACCEPTED IN ARBUCKLE CASE
With the boys under bright lights and
later than was defendant and were
. . “ a ao now w“y lne His memory failed him, he said, and the mdirntinns th.t th*
boys wanted clothes at that time of - . .. tne indications were that the introduc-
adfeltted to the Home after
'its completion. He came there on
j October 10, 1910, and after graduat-
ing from the Home school and the
Weatherford High school entered T.
- | C. U. at Fort Worth- He excelled in
Chester (Boob) Fowler, all-star ath-Jail track and athletic meets in the
lete and football player, has accepted J county district., and state. He won
a contract, to play short stop posi- • individual honors in four state meets,
tion for the Cincinatti Reds, former county and district, S. M. U., A. &
world champion baseball team. We1M. and State University. He played
are reliably informed that the con- j with the Weatherford High school
tract has been definitely closed and baseball team and football team. He
that Fowler has been tendered a
check for $1,000 to bind the contract.
has been in T. C. U. three years
and has developed into a crack foot-
Fowler Is acknowledged one of the I bail player and star and is captain
best shortstops outside of the major of the squad. He is mentioned as
being picked as quarter* back for an
■Biaii*1Cherry, W, E. McConnell and
Alton Cherry are thre« other young
men from the Pythian Home who are
attending T. C. U. and are crack
players on the football team.
PARKER COUNTY FED-
ERATION WOMEN’S CLUBS
night; said Todd and Dawson put the he “u,d not tel1 exaftly when jjj® tion of testimony would not begin un-
• n pul me mother was sent to the asylum thfe t„ Monday> Twelve temporarily ac-
leagues and great possibilities are in
store for him.
Boob Fowler was reared to man-
hood in Weatherford in the .Pythian
all-state team.
He has been taking a course in the
study of law at T. C. U. and has
The Parker County Federation of
Women’s Clubs will meet Saturday,
November 19 at 2 p. m. in the district
court room. An interesting program
has been arranged, which includes
reports from the State Federation.
All members of organisations that
belong to the county federation, also
individual members are requested to
be present. Visitors are welcome.
MRS. HENRY ALLEN, Pres.
MRS. C. A. RAGSDALE, Rec. Sec.
three
whom were
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. Baner, chief of police, told Jensen was three or four years old wnrn„n w„_„ . . ^ ,
of filing the w*tch belonging tol Wlth the conclusion of the test I- RAZrne7Zt VenlnT
McNeal in a vacant lot or yard be- mony of the aged phy8lcian, the de-’
hind foo Ragsdale shop. Upon cross'fen8e rested and 4
|Hftfffm Yin ototn^ that wIiIIa '
be stated that While,^hey will depend upon the testimony
Dawsonawere familiar with showing the mental condition of
very evident HARDING AGREES TO MINIMUM
SURTAX RATE 40 PER CENT
Jay or characteristics of the city tbe mother at the time of birth, and Washington.
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President
so far as he knows, the testimony of states witnesses Harding, through Representative Mon-
waa a stranger and was not showing that Jensen did not at any deI1. Republican leader of the House,
w the city in this re- time take the lead in the murder of arranged today to intervene at the
TOe state concluded its case at
:90 Thursday morning, with the
of tbe widow of the slain
bn the stand. Attorneys for
stated to the court that
would admit the body found
♦efMe -ptffoai. would ad'
when be left borne and in fact
ng that was admtesable. They
objected to the testimony of
upon the ground that it
rial to the case. The
overruled the objection and
|v «45wtantly and at times
Mrs. McNeal told of
-ate saw her husband
that his cap- con-
holes when he left home
McNeal, and will likely, in their conference between the House and
argument to the jury contend that Senate over the tax bill. \
Jensen was rather led into the kin- The President today informed the
ing than taking any part of the lead., Republican House conferees on the
The judge had his charge prepared ’rvenue bill that a minimum surtax
at tbe time the evidence was con- ['rate of 40 per cent would be agree-
ciuded, which was practically the able to the administration, i——- j
same as that given to the Todd Jury,
:e is a matter
tobacco quality
except that the charge on insanity
was omitted. The Charge will include
the various penalties the law permits
in capital cases, etc.
The attorneys are expected to be
allowed about the same time in which
to plead the case, as was granted in
the Todd case, which was three
hours for each side. The arguments
are expected to be completed and the
case go to the Jury some time Thurs-
day night.
CONCERT AT 8PRING CREEK
SCHOOL FRIDAY NIGHT
The Texas Business College String
JJpnd wHl go to Spring Creek, Friday
The de- night end render one of those con-
certs for which they are Justly fam-
ous. We understand that a nice pro-
•diownMM! gram will be given and everybody
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We stste it at our honest belief
that the tobaccos used m Chester-
field are of finer quality (and
hence of better taste) data in. sow
other cigarette at the price.
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Command*ry Notice , . .
Weatherford CommaadeTy Mo. *51
will meet in a called comunication
for work Friday, November 18, at
1:00 p. m.
All Sir Knights are requested
bring uniforms. Lunch at 7:00
m.
UL8TER WILL NOT C.ON8ENT
TO VIOLATION OF RIGHT8
London, Nov. 16.—Ulster’s reply to
the latest British government com-
munication on the question of Irish
settlement was delivered to the gov-
ernment today. It indicates that Ul-
ster stands firm In tbe attitude taken
and will not submit to anything which
is considered a violation of her rights.
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