Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-06-26

this morning at 10 O'Clock with the
defendant, DIR. Jones, on the stand,
under CROSS examination of Prosecu-
tor Fithian. The letter referring to
the purchase of list of house fur
nlshlng goods was again presented to
the witness. He admitted that the
letter had been written by him but
denied that he had ever talked of
marriage to Miss Shields. He utterly
tailed, however, to explain what the
letter meant. The letter went into
evidence after most strenuous obiec-
tlons on the part of Mr.. Logue, the
Court over-ruling the objections. An
other big batch of love letters were
shown the witness, who admitted the
writing Of them. The dates showed
that these letters were written almost
daily After Miss Shields left Mill
vile, witness said that he visited her
quite often at Clayton; he also visited
her in Philadelphia. In August of
1901 he grew tired of her for the rea-
son that she would not quit the habit
OF taking morphine, although witness
admitted that he continued to send
the drug to her after she left Mill
VILE letter was shown witness in
which he said to Julia that he himself
had taken four or five grains of NOR
phine and that he certainly felt good.
Witness dened that Miss Shields had
gotten him to give up drinking, but
letter was produced in which he said
she had made better boy of him
since she had gotten him to quit
drinking.
Mr.. Logue's objections to these let
ters were fast and furious but the
Court over-ruled them as promptly as
they were made. Mr.. Fithian stated
to the Court on the objections that
the doctor had painted the character
of Miss Shields so black in his direct
examination that the letters were now
offered to show that the true state of
affairs was entirely different. The
letters all went in evidence and fur
nished some very stubborn facts for
the jury. Witness admitted that his
arrest was partially the cause for his
going to visit Miss Shields at the hos
pital. He admitted finally after being
pressed very hard by the Prosecutor
that he had telegraphed Miss Shields
before she had written him asking
him to come up. He said he was very
much concerned as to her condition.
The attitude of the witness on the
stand was rather defiant and at times
called for rebuke from the Court.
There are still long line of witnesses
to be examined at this writing and
the case will continue all day.
[From Daily Pioneer, Saturday, June 21.]
1t was nearly noon yesterday before
the examination of DR.. Jones closed
and the case proceeded by the calling
to the stand DR.. Joseph Tomlinson,
of this city, on the side of the defense.
The witness was used as an expert in
surgery and medicine only and his
testimony was of general nature
DR.. John W. Wade, of Millville, was
also called as an expert witness.
Mrs. Allie Reeves, of Millville, an
employee of Dix's factory at the time
Miss Shields worked there, testified
that she had heard her complain of
pain in her side and had seen her tax
ing medicine daily. Had told her
that if she did not stop taking so
much medicine she would soon lie
out in the cemetery.
DR.. Ferdinand Jones, of Millville,
testified that one night Miss Shields
came to his office and asked to be
given some morphine as she had a
severe pain in her stomach
On cross ss-examination witness said
he was cousin of DR.. John G. Jones,
but that he had not spoken to him for
years as they were on bad terms.
Furman Reeves, druggist from
Millville, testified that Julia Shields
had procured morphine at his store
and that she had it charged to DR..
Jones account.
Miss Julia Shields was recalled by
Mr.. Logue to lay a foundation on
cross oss-examination, relative to visit
of friend of hers, Miss Nellie Beebe,
to whom she stated certain things per-
tanning to the operation performed on
her by DR.. Jones. Witness told of
the visit of Miss Beebe in February
of this year, 1909, but denied having
told her that DR.. Jones had never per-
formed such an operation upon her as
he had been charged with.
On cross examination she said that
Miss Beebe and DR.. Jones were friends
and that he was her physician and
that she had told Miss Beebe that the
doctor had performed the operation
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