Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
State Plans to Demand That
Bail Be Refused as Court
Adjourns Two Days.
SHE FAILS TO TESTIFY
Defendant Does Not Tell Her Sui.
eide Theory, as Her Attorney
Had Promised.

hlllluS Ol SudTles D. MOIIO", was ~
day informed by DR.. Arthur w. Nor
row, a nephew Of the dead man, that
three attempts had been made to
shoot him. He is one of the witnesses
who has testified in the preliminary
hearing of the widow, Mrs. Rene Nor
row. DR.. Morrow said three different
times he heard bullets whizz by him.
He also says he received threaten
ing letter telling him to change his
testimony.
Chicago, Jan. 13.-Anticipating that
Mrs. Rena B. Morrow will be held to
the grand jury for the murder Of her
husband, the state yesterday planned
to have her remanded to Jail without
bail until the case Is adjudicated.
Court adjourned last evening with
the attorneys still arguing. The hear
ing had to be continued until Monday
afternoon. Judge Fake indicated that
will be the final session. The conten-
ton over bail promises to be as spirit
ed as any feature of the hearing.
| Friends of the defendant commented
on the absence of Mrs. Leonard j..
Lamson, wife of the prisoners bonds
man, from yesterdays session. Pre-
viously Mrs. Lamson occupied the seat
at the right of the defendant. More
discussion was indulged over the fail
ure of the defendant to take the stand
and explain the suicide theory she ad
vanced to the police. Before the states
case was fully developed Attorney
Charles E. Erbstein made daily an
nouncements that Mrs. Morrow would
be his best witness.
OVERLOOKED HOLE IN VEST.
DR.. Charles C. Beerly, one of the ply
sicians summoned in the hope that b,
could aid the injured man. created con
sternation in the camp of the prosecu
ton by a declaration that Morrow
must have committed suicide" Blu
the value of his testimony was dimin
ished when he admitted that the bulle
perforated vest offered in evidence hat
escaped his notice. He asserted Nor
row wore only a coat. He also &C
knowledged he hadn't observed tn
: wound in the left breast and presume,
Morrow killed himself by shooting
I himself in the head
r John A Sizer, past master of tn
= Thomas ]. Turner lodge of Masons
said the defendant spurned his sug
1 gestion of cremating the body of MOI
row. Arthur Bennett and his son,
2 E. Bennett, testified to Morrow tellin
: them he used to travel with Buffal
e Bills show and could discharge fire
|, arms with either hand
4 Attorney Cuthbert D. Potts was cal
i ed in rebuttal to show he had bee
d consulted by the inventor with a vie,
of making Mrs. Morrow turn back tn
5 property conveyed to her.
Il LAWYERS MAKE PLEAS.
In his closing address Mr.. Northu
. laid stress on the failure of the d.
!. Tense to offer as witnesses the medic;
experts who examined the body aftt
its exhumatiOn in the hope of shown
1t to be a case of suicide. He ais
, pointed out the quarrel between Mo
u row and his wife Immediately befoI
e the shots were fired and the inabilit
Of Mrs. F. H. Woods, a boarder, to fir
= Mrs. Morrow until 10 minutes late
when the defendant stood in her roo
% in her night dress.
Erbstein dwelt on the character wi
" nesses who vouched for Mrs. Moro,
- and was attacking the states witnes
. es, especially Harry Gilmore, whe
- Judge Fake informed him he could co
= clude his argument at the next Sc
sion.