Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-05
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called to the stand. 1t was Miss Lou
Schuman, the young lady who first iden-
titled Lizzie Taggart's body. She told in
few words the story Of her visit to Proc
tor on May Z, and her Identification Of the
body at that place Witness recognized
the corpse as that of Lizzie Taggart, OF
Morristown, Ohio, and so informed the
jury of inquest.
LANDLORD MooRE's STORY.
There was no cross-examination, and
Walter Moore, the landlord of the hotel,
in which the ill.fated girl came to her
death, was called. His story developed
little in addition to the facts already
made public. He fret saw Lizzie Taggart,
be said, on May T. at Proctor. She got
off the noon train going south,
and was accompanied by her father and
DR. Thos. A. Cox. The party came i'm
mediately to his house and the old gentle
man said that his daughter was sick and
needed room. 1t was made ready and
she remained there until the 18th, when
her father took her home dead.
Mr.. Taggsrt gave his name as Williams,
and said bis daughters name was Mrs.
Clark They brought trunk with them
when they came and the name Of Tsggsrt
was inscribed on it, with an address. This
was scratched off some time before the
girls body was taken away. Their bag
gage came checked TO Proctor; the tags had
first been made out for station 3S, which is
New Martinsville, and then changed to
No. 81, or Proctor.
Witness said that the girl appeared to
be suffering severe pain. She got worse
Immediately after their arrival, and after
wards improved to some extent. On Wed
nesdsy after dinner he Was sbout the
house and yard and could hear her sobbing
and groaning plainly. Her screams con-
tinued from about two O'Clock in the af-
ternO0u until the time he went to bed.
On Tuesday evening witness was on the
train coming from Wheeling, and had
conversation with DR.. F. V. Cox, who was
also returning. Witness told him that
they had new patient for him at
his home, and he thought
she was insane. DR.. Cox said that he wac
anxious to see her. Witness had another
conversation with DR.. F. V Cox the next
morning. He asked the Doctor if the girl
was pregnant, and he replied that there
was nothing of that kind the matter with
her. Witness had several other conyersa-
tions with Dr. F. V. Cox in regard to her
condition, and he invariably told him that
the patient was getting along very well-as
well as could be expected in fact.
Mr.. Moore then described his search
through the girls trunk, for means Of
Identification, after she had died, and pro-
duced a pin and business card, inscribed
with the name of j. L. Biggs Another
card was found in the pocket, and on it
was the address OF DIR. Thos. A. Cox.
On Monday morning witness said F. V.
Cox was called in, and he asked him how
long the girl would live, and he replied
she may live five minutes and she may live
until morning.
FOUND ON THE DEAD.
On cross-examiuation Mr.. Moore iden-
tilted the slips of paper and other articles
taken from the girls dress, and explained
that the slip bearing Mrs. Purdy's name
had only one line inscribed on 1t, when he
! first saw it-"No. 76 10 street; Mrs.
Purdy's name was written on it by some
one else afterwards.
The redirect examination WAS continued
at some length, for the purpose Of discov-
ering, if possible, if DIR. Thos. A. Cox had
made any admissions regarding his ac-
quaintance with the TaggaTts before COM
ing to Proctor, bat nothing Of Importance
WAS ELECTED.
Mrs. Samantha Moore, the wife Of Walter
/ .~oa r.xk axynrn aud told ayafp ha
story of Lizzie TsggarPs arrival at her
house on May Z. Her father told her that
his daughter had suffered q severe fall, and
wanted room, which was made ready.
At that time she seemed like one deranged,
and when witness asked her to lie down
she refused. In few minutes Mr.. Tag
CART went out and brought in Dr. T. A.
Cox, who went up to the room, and came
back down in short time, witness then
asked him if the girl was not crazy, and
he said, mo, she is under the influence OF
morphine"
In the evening DIR. f. V. Cox arrived
from Wheeling, and witness met him as
she was going TO the store He had not
then been at her house, 80 far 81 she knew,
but be came out and told her the girl
would have a miscarriage. and asked her
to get bed ready for her This was about
six o'clock in the evening. Witness had
seen DR.. Cox before this time, but he had
not told her anything about the young
woman's condition.
SAID SHE VS. MARRIED.
Mr.. Taggert told her that the girl WAS
married, and her name was Lizzie Clark
She had been married, he said, three years,
and had had a miscarriage once before.
His own name he gave as Williams. He
told her this tale on Tuesday evening
Both Doctors were about the room after
/ that.
| About nine o'clock with SO was sitting
in the room talking to the girl, when her
father came in and said: Lizzie, would
rather you would not talk 30 much" The
doctors also said the same thing, and Mrs.
Moore concluded that her company was
not wanted. She got up and went out to
her own room and sat there a long time. FL
nally DR.. f. V. Cox came out and asked
for a spoon, a cup and some water de
cot these. and some time later witness
went to the room and asked il they needed
any help, and DR.. F. Y. Cox told her no,
that she could 20 to her bed and sleep with
one eye opep. This wes very late. Wit
ness went TO bed Immediately and got up
early the next morning and went directly
to Lizzie's room. Both doctors and the
father were in there at the time, and the
girl seemed much worse.
About one o'clock in the afternoon the
doctors sent for witness and asked her to
remain in the room; she said that there
ought TO be more women present, and Dr.
IF. V. Cox went after his wife, who came
m. About two o'clock he asked witness
| il he ought not to use the instruments and
she replied that she did not know any.
thing about it. The doctors then began
to use the instruments, the older man
doing most OF the work. They kept the
girl under the influence Of ehloroform,
| but once or twice il wore of and she be-
came very noisy. They continued to use
the instruments from two o'clock until
abnut eleven at night, when the girl was
delivered. About dark Mrs. Whorton
and Mrs. Rodebsugh came up and the
Young doctor denied them admittance,
but afterwards went out and apologized to
them. Mrs. Whorton came back and was
| there when the child was born.
Witness saw the baby. It's arm was torn
of, its head off, and its back and head
were black. After the girl had
been cared for the two doctors
and Mr.. Taggart took the body OF
the child and removed it, Dr. 7. A. Cox
and Mr.. Taggart returned about midnight
and went to bed. DR.. F. V. Cox did not
come back.
THAT GENTLEMAN" THE FATHER.
When Miss Tsggart first came she spoke