Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-09
MAREAN RHooEMDAuoh soTlcko
TO Her STONY REoAapsMo
POISON PLOT.
PUT PARIS GREEN IN ROOD
,.... FIVE DIFFERENT TsMGo
Followed instructions OF Sister In Al
tempt 70 Poison Father and otsps
mother, She says-Did Net Know
Effect Of Drugs on Human Dsins@
Cross Examination ssvsrs.
special to Times Republlcan.

Special to Times Republican.
Northwood. Nov. o.-The cross ex.
| animation OF Marean Rhodenbaughs
the l8-year- old sister OF Mrs. Eta
Larson, charged with the attempted
poisoning OF her father. was resumed
| III the second session OF Mrs. Larson's
| trial today. Attorney Stiger for the
! defense continued his efforts 10 con.
! fuse the girl. but she adhered to her
original story that she did not know
/ of the deadly nature OF paris green
| and arsenic which she testified thae
she had put into her fathers food
upon the orders OF the defendant.
| Five different times said the child,
/ in answer to questions from the states
attorney, II put the paris green In the
coffee. In the tea or In other foot" a
The first attempt dates back two
years. The first attempt there weros
signs Of much physical distress upon.
the part or the parents. but they re-
covered. Again the attempt was masiO
| ana portions Of the poison sifted IN the
food Each time. however. the victims
of the alleged plot recovered. Either
the poison was heing administered IN
too small or too large doses. 1t made
! the victims sick but did not kill them,
| This was the marvel OF the parties
/ concerned.
Tries Larger Dose.
/ The NTH and last time a larger
/ quantity of the poison was placed In
! Tn" coffee. It's effect was marked ana
| the patients came near death and tho
! they recovered still feel the effects Of
| the drug. This is In substance the
! story told By the girl. The ordeal ON
| the stand was a trying one. f5
Long Cross
In the cross-examination she stated
that she did not understand the effect
paris green would have on human
being. that she did not administer II
thinking that 1t would kill. and had NOT
been promised immunity by telling the
truth. While Attorney StiSer placed
the witness under most scathinK
cross examinations siss, iie;1 &; he: ssc:sr
! tenaciously. She stated that the family
| relations were pleasant. her fAtheP
kind. ard that when her sister, Ettn.
married Chrlstinnsen Larson her father
and stepmother gnve big wedding.
Mrs. Rhodsnbaush on Stand.
Marean Rhodenbaugh. the star wife
ness of the state, concluded her testi.
mony at 1890 today. Mrs. Rhoden-
baugh was next called and related tho
story corroborating the testimony oE
Marean. She also told of the severe
illness of the family at the five times
they were sick, also OF the presence
of the poisons and her discovery Of
these poisons in the tea and coffee.
Mrs. Rhodenbaugh positively identi.
fed ten letters said to have been WRIT
ten to Marean Rhodenbaugh by Mrs.
Larson. in which threats We're made
If the girl told that she had been or
dered to put poison In Rhodcnbaughs .
food.
Handwriting Experts.
Eta. the defendant. II has developed;
sang in the evangelical choir at Bolan
and in the absence of the organist she
played. Francis r. Courtney. hand
; writing expert from Cedar Rapids. IN
here FOR the defense. and Walter Il.
Mulliken. of st. Paul, and w. a. Bur-
mop Of Clear Lake. for the state.