Telegram-herald., 1889-10-16
DIR. HOYT OK TRIAL
The Noted Abortion Case Nov In
Court
TESTIMONY OF KlCClE S.ElNBlUIR
The ~ pal Witness Ter the Prasccu-
tioa Asiis Eel Stors Her tviaeure
Nerg Dlrect Aud 4ncrtutinsl-
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The trial of the case OF the People
against Or Wlbul r uoyt was becan
ln tAe superior eo0u Yesterday morn
mg. The whole day was spent n tae
examination of Magg.e Slc.nbauer, Who
was the principal witness ID the case.
Maggie ls good-lookne err. oas l6
years old, bal Wei Developed she
was too bashfui O. give clear ana ready
evidence. anl ln the afternoon use lolg
and tedious cross-examlnauon by Al
torney \. A. Earle deFe ped very at-
tie except astonishing ignorance She
stated that she came here about March
= last from Bay CITY, and was l6 years
old on December ~ last; that she knew
Dr. HOyt and had consulted him about
her condition al his office, f0untan-st.,
that Dr. Hoyt eKamned her about
April /, he told her iAat she Was ln
delicate condition, aut 10 be sure o.
c4li agaln al has new office n ihe kln-
dali block at the end oi thIce months,
le advised her 10 have au 0ptrailou
performed; sne saw hlm AGAIN 0u fle
10TH OF April. between p and 3 clock
ID the afternoon. he then Told leT o.
call again ln the evening. called apaln
40 $50 DAD the evening and found lm
alone; Doe SAID nothing about au aD il-
non uu0l between and ten up O. tlal
tmv tie evening was spent m visiting
and looking al lls pictures and alalul-s
they c0nKtr,od SOME ol the tme n
German and talked about mutua ac-
Quantances ln Bay CITY the doctor
also entertained her hy PLAYING on tho
violin; between 9 ana TO O'Clock sht r0-
marked that ID was Tine loT Ler o. 10
home. and he told her 30 was early vet.
and If she would wait hc would 80
home with her; he told her 90 take
- all her clothes and she refused: be-
l0ld her II she did not take them
If he would undress ler himself:
there was a waiting room bes de the
Office and "A bed room; he TUNED
book case around and made "A bed Of 10;
upon undressing she laId down in the
folding bed IN the front room and the
doctor used instruments upon her per-
son; be gave her a bottle Of medicine
on Tuesday evening; did not say what
the medicine was, bat II was dark stuh,
looking Ike yarnsh; she remained al
the Office until J. O'Clock. and then the
doctor went home with her: she was
told 10 return Thursday. and She went
that afternoon. The witness identified
the bottle of medicine. presented bv
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney KNAPP
pen. She called Oh the doctor again On
Thursday, and lac told her 20 be sure
TO come back on Saturday night. he
asked her what the medic nc tad done,
and she told HIM il had no effect atall:
he gave her a prescription. and shc had
1t filled at Pecks drug store; q called
for quinine pills: she told thc doctor
she could not come 10 hs Office ~aulr-
day, and hc told hcr e. be
sure TO come Sunday ncht
she went at O'Clock; there ua.
some one IN the front room w;h h.m-
she renamed until about III o'clock
hc told her that u the medicine mao.
her very SEX 10 call another doctor. a..
if he attended her II m ght b. brought
out: he gave her more medicine and
I again used instruments. and then went
nome WITH her; rne took one dose oi
the medicine that night and more ou
Monday; she ielt slight pains after
taking the medicine Sunday night
after going 20 bed, they kept growing
worse 0n Tuesday. and on "Wednesday
she went % bed a1d In the afternoon
/ Dr. Johnson was called, the doctor told
her she had q very high fever, and
/ gave her medicine for that, he came
again Thursday and told her she was
! gong to have miscarriage. during the
/ day the miscarriage occurred and Dr.
| johnson came and attended her. she
! did not take any medicine or use auv
instruments other than those employed
/ 10y Or. HCyt.
The witness was a little tardy about
| appearing in the afternoon, 80 Victor
| Middleton, prescript clerk ln Peck
/ drug store, was called 30 the stand and
| testified a. % tho prescription Of Or.
/ liOyt. and identified the box and the
/ handwriting on the cover a. his own.
/ be bottle Ot medicine was submitted
90 hIm and he testified 10 ts beng
/ erg0t. lie did not know VINO got tie
medicine.
Maggie Stoinbauer again took the
stand and testified that she did not
/ make the complaint OF cause i 10 be
made.
/ Mr.. Earle then took the witness. She
I said that she came 10 this CITY March 2
and stopped at thc Morton House until
I tie 25th. she went first 20 the Living
! ston and from there 20 OCrow's. she reg
/ istcrcd first at SIC Morton a. Minnie
/ Bauer; Burkhart told her % do Sd:
/ Burkhart was tho fellow who got her
/ uto trouble. She wDnt first TO Ann Ar
/ bor with Burkhart and stopped there
/ with him one week a. hrs wife Al a
/ board Ing house Is West Catherine-sf. /.
she then went back 90 Bay CITY and
/ worked five weeks and then came %
\ Grand Rapids and Burkhart followed
/ her about q week later. Burkhart called
upon her often at Grows. but wasawav
WHOM she went - Or. Hoyt, Burkhart
/ advised her - 80 % see a doctor. Burk-
/ bart sent her letter containing let
Z ter written by himself - Or Hovt and
/ she gave % to the prosecuting attorney.
/ The entire afternoon was spent in gong
over the ground CaDvassed iu the morn
/ ng and the witness seemed 90 he ignO-
rant Of tie most ordinary affairs of
..fe.
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