Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-20
FOR DEFENSE IN
LoNosHoRE MURDER TRIAL
BEGUN.
ATTORNEYS FAIL TO
LOCATE MRS. EMMA CARR
Important Witness Said to Have Left
the c;ty-Physieians Placed on the
stand - Cross Examination Brings
forth Battle Of Words Among Law
yers.

Waterloo. Jan. 20.-When Judge Plat
overruled the motion of counsel for the
defense In the Longshore murder trial
last week, the attorneys were temper
aSily in the air" They had been con-
fident an adjournment would be grant
ed and were unprepared to introduce
witnesses Immediately. One Of the
attorneys made frantic effort to To-
cate Mrs. Emma Carr, at whose apart
ments Miss Shade had been cared for
following the alleged operation. He
was unable to find her, however. 1t
became whispered about that the
woman had left the city but this report
was not verified.
Finally two witnesses were secured to
give testimony. They were Drs. 6. NJ.
Nesbit and J. H. Mason.
Biamss Uneisan instrument.
DR.. Nesbit testified that in his opin-
ion Miss Shades death was caused by
blood poisoning produced by the use
of an unsterilized instrument in per-
forming the abortion. Instruments used
for this purpose. he declared. should be
boiled fifteen minutes. Septicemia
could take place in an hour or two or
not more than Ave days Witness could
not tell how long before Miss Shades
death, the operation had been per-
formed upon her. He was not allowed
to say IL such fact could be intelli-
gently ascertained.
Witness declared he was called on
an average Of once or twice week to
attend abortion cases. Hal been called
few times to treat cases of septicemio
caused by unclean Instruments.
Attorneys in Wordy Tilt.
A tilt between the opposing counsel
was precipitated when Assistant ccnn-
ty Attorney Mccoy began cross exam
lining the witness. The doctor was
asked how many abortion cases he had
cleaned up where Dr. Longshore had
performed the operation The defense
objected and the court sustained the
objection.
How many times have you been
called by Dr. Anna Longshore to as
sist her in any cases?" persisted At
torney Mccoy. but as in the othes
questions the court sustained the OBJ
lection of the defense.
Witness declared he knows DR.. Long
shore; that he had known her for seven
or eight years. Had met her in a pro-
fessional way. Had never been in her
office but she had been in his office
once. Had communicated with her once
or twice over the telephone. Witness
said he thought It possible for the oper-
alton. ON Miss Shade to have been per-
formS0sby ., needle or lead pencil, but
that ft was not probable.
Regarding Some Tables.
DR.. Mason declared he wassa gradu-
ate Of Rush Medical College and had
been eight years in practice. Knows
Fred Morris. Declared Morris came
to his office Oct. 10. 1912. which was
eighteen days before the death Of Miss
Shade and told him he had a woman
friend who was In need Of some kind
Of regulator Witness gave Morris some
tablets.
On cross examination DR.. Mason de-
clared the tablets would not produce
an abortion nor have any such an ef-
feet
On redirect witness said the tablets
contained all the ingredients as he
bought them already prepared. Gave
Morris about q dozen tablets. II taken
in large dose witness thought the
tablets might create an abortion under
certain circumstances.
On recrose. DR.. Mason declared he
doubted il the twelve tablets taken at
once would have caused an abortion
on Miss Shade. Said medical authori-
ties agreed that abortions can not be
produced by drugs.