Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
LOVER OF DEAD GIRL UNDER
CROSS EXAMINATION IN
LoNosHoRE TRIAL.
SISTER OF GIRL
ALSO TEsr,FIEs
Line Of Defense Outlined by Attorneys
declare Operation Was Performed
to Save Girls Lifs-court Room Too
Small to Accommodate Crowds
Other News Of the State.


Of an audience that packed the room to
the doors, Fred Norris, former f1ance
of Miss Rebecca, for whose murder DR..
Anna Longshore is on trial in district
court, was put thru a rigid cross ex-
animation Wednesday by Attorney J..
c. Murtagh, leading counsel for the de-
tense. In the main the witness stuck
to his story told during his direct ex-
animation Tuesday, but in reply to
questions admitted some things that
the defense claim will have a strong
bearing upon the case.
In reply to a question by Attorney
Murtagh, Morris admitted that within
an hour after DR.. Waddey had warned
him Of the danger of a criminal opera
ton and had advised him and Miss
Shade to wed, he called DR.. Longshore
on the telephone and arranged for a
meeting at which he intended to ask
the woman physician to perform such
an operation on his sweetheart. In
self defense the witness declared that
he did this in Difference to the wishes
of Miss Shade, who, he said, had re-
fused to marry him until her condition
was relieved.
In reply to another question Morris
stated that Miss Shade had agreed to
marry him provided a criminal opera
ton could be performed in their home
Immediately afterward. To this ar
rangement, he said, he objected as he
thought it would bring disgrace upon
the girl.
Paid Doctor No Money.
He also admitted he had not paid
DR.. Longshore any money for perform
ing any operation and that he had not
seen Miss Shade pay her any. Neither
had he paid Mrs. Carr any rent for the
room occupied by the girl following the
alleged operation. He understood. he
said, that Miss Shade had paid Mrs.
Carr IS, but he did not see her pay any
thing to the woman.
Another important feature Of the
session was the testimony Of Mrs. w.
A. Titus, sister Of the dead girl.
Mrs. Titus Testimony.
Mrs. Titus, who is frail woman and
was dressed in deep mourning, de-
clared her sisters health had been APP
parently good for some time preceding
the day on which the operation is al
legged to have been performed.
She also told Of Miss Shades appar-
ent preparations for q journey and of
her packing suit case and taking 1t
With her when she went to work after
dinner on that day.
The direct examination Of Mrs. Titus
was conducted just before the noon
recess.
Or. Lonsshors's Defense.
That an abortion had been performed
on Rebecca Shade before DR.. Long
shore examined her; that the doctor at
least three times refused to perform
such an operation and that she did not
perform a. criminal operation upon the
woman is the substance Of the defense
Of the woman physician as outlined by
her attorney in presenting the case to
the jury. Further than this the at
torney declared that Fred Morris, the
young Illinois Central engineer who
was responsible for the woman's con-
dition, implored her to perform the
operation and became angry when she
refused and that either he or Miss
Shade admitted to her that they had
procured drugs and had used them In
an effort to create an abortion.
Court Room Crowded.
An immense crowd attended the ses-
sion Of district court yesterday after
noon. The room was entirely too small
to accommodate them and the crowd
not only lined the aisles, much to the
danger Of injuring the Cloth that has
been hung on the walls to improve the
acoustic qualities of the room, but also
filled the corridors. Hundreds Of
women and girls were among the num-
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