Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-17
MRS. RUSH ONkOV[D
lawyers GR|[L|NG
DEFENDANT IN MURDER TRIAL
WIrHsTANos RIGID CROSS
EXAMINATION.
ADDS MANY DETAILS
TO STORY OF TRAGEDY
Tells Of Final Quarrel and Rush's
Threat to Send Postoffics Clerk to
Prison " She "Gavs Him Away
Evidence Near closs-cass to es
Finished Wednesday.
rRY HARRY J. RopaERs. l

TIuS0nO0 "S00O30oys
CBY HARRY J. RODGERs.l
Hampton. Oct. 17.-For three hours
this morning Mrs. Rush underwent the
fire Of cross examination. while H. C,
Lisgett put at her question after ques-
tion. Compared with her direct exam
ination. there was no vital or important
part which differed from the story she
told Monday afternoon. She rather
added to it. and filed in missing links
supplementing some Of them with ex-
plantations. At times the situation was
almost collapsing. Her examination had
not been completed when court ad-
journed.
It being known that she would re-
sumo the chair this morning brought
the audience out early. People, most
Of them women. began pouring into the
court house az early a. e:46 o'clock. OF
two hours before court opened. AL OF
the choice seats were gone by 8.
Same Attitude Maintained.
Whether acting q part or not Mrs.
Rush maintained the same open and
frank attitude in her manner and her
answers as she did Monday. She tried
to answer all questions. and when she
failed she attempted to explain why
she did not. In regard to at least one
incident, the assault Of Miss Warner.
she was willing that the witnesses who
had testified about 1t be believed, as
she said they probably remembered.
better than she. Just what she did.
Liggetts manner Of cross-examina-
tion underwent a great change with
Mrs. Rush. His questions which. when
were quick. sharp. and at times rough.
were slowly and mildly put.
Cree. ExaWinatien Rsvisw.
The cSoss-exAmination was . come
plete review Of what Mrs. Rush had
said the afternoon before; but It did not
follow in the sequence Of the happen-
inSs themselves No littl sdetAiN that
had anything to%-do with wilat
Mrs. Rush., had told about was missed.
In some instances the suppl lefdentihE
Of her direct testimony was distinctly
in her favor. Mrs. Rush was taken
back at tho beginning and sketched her
entire life. She said, as Mrs. Schaefer
had testified. that on Thursday she told
the latter that Rush had threatened
her. It was on Mrs. Schaefers sug-
gestion she went to see G. F. john
stone, her attorney. the same day. and
It was on his advice that she made
plans to 90 to visit her sister. She
brought home the revolver, and put 1t
in the chiYonier in the bed room up
stairs. Late that afternoon she loaded
IL. and that night it rested under her
pillow.
Waits Upon Her Husband.
That relations were strained in the
household she made clear when she
continued answering questions BY say
ing that her husband got up and went
down to his office without breakfast.
They did not speak as they dressed.
she said. 2
~ wanted to 20 home.' she testified.
Following out the wish she dressed
early. packed her suit case, and went
down stairs before the 1919 train ar
rived.
you are not going home to tell all
YOU know" IL in effect what she said
for the pass the couple had. She
turned upstairs.
'T told him thought he ought to
eat something" she said, and added
that her husband did not reply. Later
she took down to him some fruit, and
about 1880 he came up and wanted
breakfast.
Il got him his breakfast" she said.
answering the question. "but did not
eat with him. as had had my break
fast" No word was spoken aside from
these while he was up getting his meal.
Tragedy 10 Astold.
She retold al Of the minute details
Immediately preceding the tragedy.
did you know. when you came down
stairs, Y there was any ono elsc
,here?''
Il did not
She described and illustrated with
her handkerchief how she held her
apron, her revolver. little chicken. and
chicken feed. Relating what she said
he said. and what she eaid in direct
examination, she added to It that Rush
said: '.lf that @s-woman in the post
Office gives me away I'll send her to
the pen.'
He referred to the conversation rs.
sarding the post card. Mrs. Rush was
crying. AZ about that time. az far as
she could Judge. Rteh turned around.
saying: It'll get rid Of you right now
or ''rll hx you right now" She said
she was not sure those were his ex-
act words. but they conveyed the
meaning.