Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-22
FINISH MURDER |: CA'[
FATE or Or. LoNasHoRE 70 De
IN HANDS or JURY BEFORE
NIGHT. ~ T.
DEFENDANT RECALLED
FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION
Three Witnesses Called By State in
RsbuttaI-Dsfsnse Presents Evidence
to corroborats Or. lonsshors's Tssti.
mony-Mother.in Law Of Defendant
a Witness.

murder case will go to the jury late
today. The taking Of evidence was
concluded yesterday forenoon and the
attorneys for the state began to sum
up the evidence.
Only three witnesses were called by
the state in rebuttal. They were f. w.
Cooley, city editor of the Reporter, f..
f. Kistner, and Richard Wang, a clerk
in the shoe department of the Paul
Davis store. In closing their testimony
the defense called to the stand DR.. F..
]. Waddey, DIR. J. A. Jecger, Mrs.
Erickson, Office assistant Of DR.. Long
shore, Sheriff F. NJ. Shores and Mrs.
Harriet Moon, the mother-in-law Of
DR.. Longshore. The defense also re-
! called the doctor for further examina-
ton.
Would corroborate Defendant.
DR.. Longshore in her testimony, de-
clared that when she made an exam
ination of Miss Rebecca Shade on the
Saturday evening preceding her deatn'
two persons were in her reception
'room-her mother-in-faw. Mrs. Moon,
and her office assistant, Mrs. Erickson.
She said that Miss Shade was in her
private office not to exceed ten minutes
and that the door leading to the recep-
ton room was partly ajar. In TINS re
spect the woman in question, Wnen
called to the stand, corroborated the
defendant. Mrs. Moon stated that MISS
Shade appeared at the office ABOUT
$40. not later, just as they and the
doctor were ready to leave for the al
ternoon. They declared that the doctor
irN-i
into the private office, endeaVorlng 10
close the door, but ii remained agar
eight or ten inches. Both Of the women
stated thta they overheard part OF the
conversation between DR.. Lonelhore
and her patient. especially tnas "hicil
related to money. They testified that
they heard the girl urge the doctor 70
take SIS, but:.the doctor demurred'
saying she would not take her money
when she had done nothing for her.
DR.. Longshore testified that she olo
not give Miss Shade any medicine.
When, the conversation was golng on
about the money, said Mrs. Moon. Mrs.
Erickson was washing her hanos AZ
the sink. near the door to the private
room. -
"pid YOU and the office girl talk
| the matter over AAA0AAS~ ~--S
| attorney.
1--WE implied that the girl was try
| ing to get something done that the
doctor ;. didn't want to do" replied
Mrs. Moon.
4You weren't listening?"
mo" :
"But you heard" 49,.
"no YOU recall how the girl was
dressed?" -.
hat"
"Did you see the $15::"
you were in the reception room
all the timer
Yes
II is the contention Of the state
that the alleged criminal operation
| unor Miss Shade was performed at
the time in question-on her WISH ~
| the office Saturday evening.
Tic testimony of Mrs. Erickson
was SIMILAR to that Of Mrs. Moon.
cr;IIina Cross Examination.
Az Mccoy. for the state, subjected
Mrs. Erickson to a srll1lhs cios 90,
animation, in which he required her
| TO state WHeTc SIC AAoSA -,
what occupation she followed. she
! said she was married and had nve
| children. who were with her parents
BEFORE going to take a position as Oh
fce girl with DR.. Longshore. she was
was Mrs. Ray, a masseuse, on brlos
| street. and worked for short time at
the Irving house. She said she was a
| nra ctical nurse. She is 20 and hao
lived at winnebago and Emmetsburs
| before coming to Waterloo. She had
| been in the employ of the defendant
! about eight days prior to the visit OF
the girl on Oct. 26. She said the girl
came to the office that night about 3
o'clock.
Mrs. Moon on the Stand.
Mrs. Moon, who lives at Boone,
| showed animation on the stand, and
spoke in tone of voice that was easily
heard turnout the court room.
what is your occupations" inquired
| Mr.. Mccoy.
Taking care of my home and my
children"
when did you come to Water
!oo?''
about two weeks before the doctor
| was accused in this affair"
Mr.. Cooley. for the defense. testi-
fed as to a conversation he had had
with DR.. Longshore shortly after she
was placed in Jail. He stated that
the doctor had informed him, in sub