Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-15

addressed Mr. Taggert as papa. More
chloroiOrm was given her, and the doctors
began 70 operate on her. The operation
was not concluded until 10 O'Clock at
night and once during il, Il seemed that
the physicians allowed her to come out
from under the influence OF the ana Ithetic.
At 1Oo'elOck she WAS delivered OF a boy
baby. The child was dead, and the
two doctors and the man Taggert
took il away. On Thursday and
Friday. the girl continued depressed, and
when she did arouse herself called piteous-
/ ly for her child. They did not tell her
what had been done with u, 80
far ss she knew, but refused to
| show it 70 her. Then DE-. Cox and
Mr.. Tsggert left, and the girl continued
to suffer more and more. DR. +. V. Cox
waited on her. hut said that she wgs get
/ ting along nicely. She had ceased then to
/ inquire for her child, sud lay moaning
With pain throughout the day and night.
| This was continued without intermissiOn
| until Sunday night; then she and her hus-
I band became alarmed at the patients con
! condition snd they determined to take
stems 10 learn her name and inform her
relatives. The manner ia which the trunk
was opened and the name Of the poor sut-
/ ferer learned, has been described, rs also the
means taken 10 inform her friends. While
this was being done the girl continued to
grow worse and worse in spite Of Dr. COX's
mniistrstiOns Her mind wandered more
and more, and the lucid intervals were
farther and farther between. She sank
gradually and b. few inmates after 10
o'clock yesterday she breathed her lest
The gentle bat erring spirit had taken its
flight from It's home cf sorrow and pain.
MRS wHARTON'S STORY.
This was the story ss cleaned from Mrs.
I Noore's testimony on the stand. It wes
/ followed BY another account, shorter but
eoually as pointed. Mrs. Wharton was call
ed. She was the one woman who was Dr. g.
ent during great part of the operation,
and described wildly what she saw. They
began working with her with instruments.
she said. on Wednesday, snd continued
four or 6ve hours. During most of the
tima the girl acted as if she were out of her
head. She had been at many child births,
and had never seen a woman handled 80
roughly before. They used force in in
sertlng their instruments. The young Dr.
Cox was the rougher Of the two. She heard
him use rough language, snd among other
things be said, speaking Of the child:
The durn thing sticks he bad an in
strument in his nand at the time. She
thought that the old Doctor cut the head
Of the child and his brother cut of its
arm. After the delivery the girl told her
thai 1t was five months child, and she
believed it, She did not believe, how
ever, that ;he child was dead long before
the instruments were used on her.
THE FATHERS STORY.
This closed Mrs. Whsrton's evidence and
the next witness on the stand wes the
father Of the unfortunate victim. How
ever much be wss blamed by the sympa-
th ling neighbOrs present there was but
one feeling whea the man, who had sui
fered more than any other by the 'errible
misfortune, began his story. Ii seemed
that from man Of middle life
be bad become bent and aged
IN day. His shoulders
we're bowed, and the terrible anguish Of
the last twenty four hours had left deep
marks on his face. Mr. Tsggart's state
ment put the case, so far rs be was con-
cerned in a much more favorable light
than anything that had yet been told. If
be acted unwisely. it was only in order to
shield q daughters shame, and protect his
family honor he offered no excuses, but
told plain story. He said that the girl
was Lizzie Taggart, bis daughter, and she
had started 70 Steubenville on Monday Of
week before last, and he believed she waa
. there until perceived a letter from Dr. T.
. A. JuN,OT Wueeung, telnng HIM to come =
that city on business CT vital I'm pOrtauce.
lie went Immediately and W.T. there in
formed that his daughter was 10 Wheeling,
and was in a delicate condition. DR..
Cox narrated 70 him the circum-
stances attending Miss Tsggsrt's visit
TO his Office He was stricken dumb at the
news. To was the first intimatiCn that he
had had that his daughter was not in
proper condition, and be put himself en-
tirely in DR.. Cox's hands, who Informed
him that q miscarriage was imminent, and
be had been treating her to prevent II.
This WAS on Monday It was late at night,
and it was impossible for him 10 see Lizzie
then. Early the next morning he called,
but she did not appear TO recognize him.
She acted as If she was out Of her mind,
and laughed and cried hysterically. He
asked her to 20 home, but she refused.
He hsd two interviews with his daughter,
but she refused 20 90 home. Then be con-
suited with the physicians, who informed
him again that a miscarTiage could not he
prevented and they determined to take
her to Proctor.
THE TRIP TO PROCTOR
He came here and the operation was
reformed. He left for home on the follow
ing Friday, and returned yesterday in re-
sponse to q telegram from DR.. T. \. Cox.
In reply to questions, Mr. Taggert stat
ed that be himself made the suggestion
that they come to Proctor, and be did not
know at the time that the doctors intend
ed 10 perform an operation. Dr.. +. V.
Cox had told him that he gave LIZZIE
medicines to prevent miscarriage, and that
he had scratched the address OF the trunk
10 order to prevent Identification. He
did not know the reputation Of either OF
the doctors.
Mr.. Taggart completed his testimony
with these answers, and the next and last
witness was the doctor, who hrl figured
so p-oninently in this case Young DIR.
Cox, Of Wheeling, began to tell his story
OF the affair
cox ON THE STAND.
DR. Cox said the young woman came TO
his office in Wheeliog on Thursday week.
She was evidently suffering pain,
aud said she had had q severe fall. In re-
ply 10 his questions, she told him
I that she was married, and her
husband was drummer, living
AZ East Cambridge, Ohio. She was stop
7 ping at the corner Of Fifteenth and Jacob
streets, Wheeling He gave her sprepara-
I tion Of opium, and Instructed her to return.
She did So and this time he made an ex-