Evening star., 1939-04-04
Stinson
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which was witnessed by only three
persons. the witness said:
How can you describe a wedding?
There wasn't anything unusual
about it
Did Mrs. Crounse stagger at the
altar and did Mr.. Stinson eaten hold
of her and say. Josephine. Jo-
sephine' to get her to give the re-
sponses?" the attorney asked. refer
ring to the testimony of Collins. the
family chauffeur.
II didn't see anything like that,
the nurse told Justice Luhring.
Denies She Was GrOggy.
Did she appear to be groggy or
dopey?'
She didn't appear to be-she
wasn't Miss Shoemaker replied.
The comely nurse, undergoing her
second day on the witness stand,
continued to defend herself cody
against the charge in Mrs. Stinson' S
annulment complaint that she con-
spired with Mr. Stinson to bring
about the marriage by plying her
SlldlSC Will SCooeASSo eAAS St|AAANo
and summer of the courtship.
Miss Shoemaker admitted that
sedatives were given at times, some
times in frequent doses for short pc
riods. but denied that the then Mrs
Crounse was ever under the influ-
ence of them to the extent that her
mind was affected or she staggered
prescribed by a physician, the nurse
explained. were given to relieve
nervous upsets to which the wealthy
widow was subject The witness
said Mrs. Crounse had sprained an
ankle severely in the summer OF
1886 and suffered another Sprain at
Bar Harbor shortly before the we'd
ding and thus had some difficulty
in walking.
WAS she capable of taking care
of her own affairs?' asked Justice
Luhring.
Perfectly capable said the wit
ness.
You say that despite the things
you have testified to?" the court
reminded her. He referred to the
nurses description of temperament
tai outbursts and alleged capricious
conduct.
Il do," Miss Shoemaker said. "She
always was capable of handling her
affairs and is now. This wouldn't
be going on if she wasn't
Sedatives Days Before.
The last sedatives which she ad
ministered before the wedding, Miss
Shoemaker said were given three
days previous to the ceremony after
q stormy scene between Mrs. Crounse
and Mr.. Stinson over letter he had
received The nurse said she gave
Mrs. Crounse seven spoonfuls of tht
medicine that day and night. Nc
more medicines were given before
the wedding and none afterWard
until the honeymooning couple got
to Boston, days later. the nurse said
The morning of the wedding, the
witness said, Mrs. Crounse was Wor-
ried over $50 which her fiance hac
spent for orchids ordered by plane
from Boston with her money.
. II could have got them for $10,'
Mrs. Crounse complained. according
to the nurse. Miss Shoemaker
Quilted Mrs. Croinse as remarkine
when they reached the church:
"At any rate Joe's friends won't
say he shouldn't marry me-they
won't have a chance now"
Ascribing to Mrs. Crounse mer-
curial temperament during the six
years she was in the Crounse man.
sion on wyoming avenue, Miss
Shoemaker said:
"She could cry as soon as she
could laugh and laugh as soon as sh'
could cry
The nurse said the widow, who
has published two books of poetry
under the name of Pepita Crounse
would read one of her poems anc
weep over it."
Justice Luhring interposed: WAS
that natural reaction, or were the
poems witty?"
. mo, they were sad" the nurse eX.
planned.
tAAAoeAASA dueAy VI Ille COuTU WAS
What did she do with all those
anitques?"
Il don't know, your honor" said
Miss Shoemaker.
The nurse, explaining that she
worked "a hours if necessary during
her years in the Crounse home
said:
ut was my home. I felt, and ]
! loved Mrs. Crounse very dearly
There was nothing wouldn't do
for her"
Just recovering from an attack OF
laryngitis, Miss Shoemaker spoke in
soft voice that troubled her al
times.