Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-30
DR.. ANNA LONGSHORE TO FACE
TRIAL ON SECOND CHARGE
OF MURDER.
CHARGED WITH PERFORMING
CRIMINAL OPERATIONS
Waterloo Woman Physician Once
Tried in Abortion Case Must Defend
Second Action-To Be Tried Again
For Shade Girls Death If Present
Case Fails

Waterloo, Aug. 30.-Dr. Anna Long
shore Moon will be forced to defend
herself at the Septem Der term of cour1
on the new charge, that of nlurderlhs
Minnie Ballard, OF Tripoli. by perform
ing 8 criminal operation on the latter
and not the old county, the Reoecca
Shade case, in which she was granted
a new trial by the supreme court An
nounoe,n emnt to this effect was made
yesterday by County Attorney Wen
ner.
There was considerable speculation
in Waterloo and vicinity as to just
what charge the county attorney would
decide to prosecute at the coming
court term. After considering ootn
cases carefully, he was OF the OPINION
that the new charge offered the pest
opportunity for securing conviction
and is now working On the baltaFo
case.
In the above case. which was
brought before the grand jury Of BlacA
Hawk county last October, true olti
against her was returned. Inc case
VAS scheduled to come up for trial al
the March term Of court. but was con
tipued on request Of the defendant. IN
the meantime the attorneys for Dr.
Lonsshore have filed petition with
the clerk of the district court asking
for change Of venue from Bias
Hawk county. The trial judge at the
September term must dispose OF TINS
motion before ne can proceed with the
trial.
Witnesses appearing before the
grand Jury last October tesuhed thal
Dr. Ionsshore treated Minnie Ballard
during May. 1914. and evidence was Oh
f4rsd that she committed abortion on
rba person of the Ballard girl May y.
1914 The girl died May 80. 1914. ana
according to the testimony offered o!
D-s Rohlf. Jungblud and Osincup'
death resulted from blood poisoning.
According TO a signed statement mace
nv the Ballard girl just before her
death IN the presence Of ]. H. Carsten-
sen Justice Of the peace at Tr.poil, ".
Tongshore committed the operation IN
her Offices in this city. DR.. Longsho'e
denies the charges and states that she
nerformed no operation and gave the
girl no medicine.
The Old Case.
The old case against Dr. Loiissi.ol
dates hack to October, 1912, When re
hecea Shade died at the Presnst I'd
bosni-al and a -nortum examlna-
-,on showed that criminal operation
rad heen performed. On Oct. - 1T
IIoneshore was arrested and charged
with the murder Of the Shade girl She
v-as released on $4,000 bonds NOV D
and ON Nov. IS special meeting OF
the grand Jury returned two lhoict-
,,,ants against the physician, one
charging murder and the other cnars-
;oe abortion. She was arraigned be-
r,,r.. Judge platt on Nov. %, ana pleau-
ed not guilty to the charges. !r,a'
uae begun Jan. IS and on Jan. "a the
trry returned a verdict OF guilty.
Dr.. Longshore appealed from the de-
cision and took the case to the su-
preme court. The latter reversed the
decision and granted her new trial
Old Indictment Stands.
In case DR.. Longshore should be
proven innocent Of the charge entered
in the Ballard indictment. she will
rrosoa blv be tried again for the Shade
charges.
The Long shore cases have attracted
attention turnout the state and the
coming trial will be watched with IN
terest. Dr.. Longshore is now out on
81 900 bail bonds. II will be the most
important case that County Attorney
wenner will have to prosecute at the
September term.