The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-12-13
Clearing Up IN a Horrible Rela-
ton Of Family Trouble, Suf-
fering and Crime.
PROGRESS OF THE TRIAL.
Testimony Of the Main Witnesses, the Mother
Brother and Seducer of the In
jured Girl.
THE CAUSE OF HER DEATH
Clearly Indicated, and the Whole Fam
fIS Implicated i'm the Operation Which
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lIUScIr, Dec THE court opened this
morning promptly, and the prosecution
called William Carmichael. He failing to
appear. y. T. Haines was called. His evil
dence was simply 10 prove that the prisoner
was out the night of the disappearance OF
the girl and he said he did not suppose the
prisoner would deny il.
The prosecution then called John FoOr-
man, brother of the murdered girl Ills
evidence was to the effect that he knew of his
sister being pregnant some ten days before
her disappearance. He got his informa-
ton from DR.. McIlwain. That
he asked the doctor if there was
any way 10 cure her with nut using instru-
meuts. and the doctor thought he would
have 70 use one That the prisoner said he
would call on the girls mOtherand see about
Il; that the doctor and his wife did so, and
the mother and girl were willing 70 be
treated at the doctors house. This the doc
tors wife objected TO, or having anything 70
do with it. his consultation occurred three
DAYS after learned my sister, condition.
In the next conversation, on Sunday, No
yember Z. the doctor came to the store and
said he had concluded 70 take her TO his
house and wanted witness to go with him.
She consented to 20. The doctor then gave
me a letter 70 give to my sister, and made
arrangements for the girl TO call at the post
Office that sunday evening When she came
in the witness took her in a small room at
the back and told her that he and the doctor
would call for her at his mothers. Q-State
whose conveyance and what kind. A
We we're to meet at the doctor 5 house Mon
day evening, then go 10 his mothers and
get the girl We went down 70 the doctors
n o'clock and waited for him 10 get ready.
Doctor SHEPHERD was in the room when he
called. Both got in the doctors buggy, the
doctor driving going east / told the doctor
that if there walls any danger in abortion
s,r my sister, not to try 1t
lie had every confidence in him Wit
ness got out of the buggy at the cross
roads. The doctor went on; then came
back by the road. He (witue>sl met
him with the girl, and put her in the
buggy; said the doctor surely understood
his business. Witness walked across
a cOrnfeld and pasture TO his house. Didn't
see either again that night. Saw CORPSE he
supposed was his sister on the Sth of NAV.
81 j. y Youarts barn. Tuesday November
9. the doctor came to the store, and he asked
him il he had performed the operation and
he said he had, after which he asked if that
was the worst for the girl, and the doctor
said not November 10 he came again, and
witness asked how his sister was getting
along. The doctor said not very well. Thurs
day November II, in the morning he asked
the same question. The doctor said the girl
had chill. In the evening the doctor said
the girl was sick, and she wanted cloth
Ing, and asked witness to get some.
He did 50, and the doctor said she would be
home in few days, and to tell his mother.
DEATH OF THE GIRL.
When he returned TO the doctors houss
with the clothing, the doctor came out and
told him he had horrible news; that Molly
was corpse; that his wife came out and
said: MY Godi what shall we do?" The
doctor asked witness if they had not better
leave the body at his house, and leave or
skip out. Witness thought not. They then
concluded to tell the girls mother, and both
witness and the doctor started to do so, and
then backed out The witness saw DIR. Manner
tDr McIlWain's house when they came back;
also that Robert Brandt and wife was in the
house and ne asked Dr. McIlwain how they
came 10 BE- there and he told them that they
merely called The doctor then wanted wit
ness To dispose of the body, but he could not
stand il, and then the doctor suggested Mr.
Brandt, and witness asked him 20 assist in
disposing OF the body, and he consented. He
then went home and left Drs. Brandt and
Manner at DR.. MeIlwains house. On the
morning OF the 18th witness met the doctor
at the store, and he asked how they rot
along The doctor told him they met NJ
Charl, B. =. Haines, Hiram Jones and +.
Peck. The doctor spoke TO Peck
but Brandt and Mansur did not
The doctor told him she was buried where
she would not be disturbed. The doctor also
requested him 10 have his brothers see him
that he the doctor, might explain IL 10
them 50 they would drop IL and not prose-
cute him or 90 back on their mother. The
doctor on the 25th of January again urged
70 have his brothers come and have it
explained, and he telegraphed TO Dunkrk
for William. William came and he notified
brothers Adam, Amos and Elias and told
the doctor what he did. On the night of the
2oth. between and 10, the brothers were in
the store, when DIS. McIlwaine and Brandt
came in from back room.
susPIc1oNs OF SUICIDE.
Or. McIlwain said he wanted to meet
them for some time TO tell them about the
disappearance OF their sister. The doctor
said the girl came to HIM for medicine for
cold, but he told her he thought that wasn't
what was the matter with her. She asked
him If he could help herin her trouble, and
be said he could. but wouldn't without the
consent OF some of her family; and he 1.-THE
doctor had seen him john and her mother;
didn't think there was any danger to help
her by ar abortion. Then the doctor told
the other brother that John had not seen her
after she was in his house. The doctor said
that on the nth of November his wife went
into the room OF their sister, who had
glass Of something, and took it. The wife
asked what it was, and the girl said nothing.
and as she went to the bed dropped the
glass broke it and went into commissions on
the bed.
one brother asked IL she was dead and the
doctor said that she was, and that Brandt, Dr.
Manner and himself buried her The doctor
said they had heard the facts of the case, and
he 1.-THE witness) said they bad, as far as he
knew. The doctor told them they could
prosecute him, but it would be hard on the
mother, John and Brandt One of my
brothers asked why Manner was not there,
and DIR. McIlwain said the doctor could not
keep anything, so he did not call him there
Did not remember any more about their
talk. Q.-What did he know abouta detec-