Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-08
SENSATION IN COURT.
EXCITEMENT IN THg TRIAL Al NJ" VAR
TINSYlLLB
Caused By Statement Regarding hr. iisslr.s
Intention 10 Lsays-Dr. T. Y. 0oXs 1xlnl1a-
ton Completed Expert Testimony Ia.


by back way, gone 20 the depot by "a c.r-
cuitous route, and intended to leave ON the
next train going north.
Mr. Tagssrt was o witness 70. NE de-
fense, and it had been declared that De-
would take the stand and coriobor.te sii
the substantial details OF tle story told hy
the two doc,ora The announcement
seemed TO fall Unexpectedly upoa ,he
three gentlemen who were conducting tle
case for ths prisoners Tl.y hnreiy
consulted. DR.. F. v. Cox was w.tldmwu
from the stand, snd another long coa.oi-
tation occurred. A me-seDgef won't otter
Mr Tsggart and be returaed ln tlc
meanwhile Dr. C,x waa pat on che stsrd
and resumed his testimony.
DIR cox's EXAMINATION.
The greater psrt OF Dr. Coxs cro-s
animation wa5 directed TO tho v.sl fo tae
Biggs house, by which Do, missed the tuln
to Proctor, which Che State seemed to con.
slider the weak point of Dis testimony
QaestioDs covering every point were s-...d
aud while the witness answered th.m
readily they still failed Co explain fhem.s.
tery whic1 hangs about that y..i. ald iln
Doctors Subsequent trip % h. brother.
office for toe Instruments vi.h which .n.
iafal operation wss performed
The cro.stxamiuatiol elf drt turned
"a minor points. which i1n uIiu..s tr.
planned satisAcior'y. n wrot. iae p...
-cripuon, containing The vi1umua. ol
sunday night. ~ the atat m .f O Ino
case made by his brother 80 c0.y oi t..
prescription was tsk,n 100 ihs. umc .a
knew OF no particular reason Why ie
-h0uld and it was not hIs cnrf0u IO .n
50. The whole ground t.om msamfi
in Wheeling 10 the determination Cd .a I'D.
Proctor, and the preplAi ior- f0l 'r. Nt
was then gone over carefully, aud t.. eI..
ness couoboraied his broth,i'a t-Iu..F
on all points.
When his brother and 81. Itser .et
his cilics 20 go 90 The Bigg- hla.e a.d m.a.
the young lady ready for tho uIn, .. U.
manned for awhile and finally Hr ru.
into DIR. Robinson's Office ll- pu-poa
WAS to wait until train uma 1rU N1 aiih
Mr. Taggart and the grl TO Proctor
AN UNEXPLAINED r0NI
In few minutes there w.sa ring ai Goo
telephone and he answered .l A. voice
asked 10 that ona Dr. Cot' o0lD. Hc
said ye-, and he wa- told il,t ID Cox Na.
wanted a. The B'ggs house. lle d.d r0.
think about bis brother anl 80. a.gr
being already on the road t0 Bget ard
supposed that some medical a.d sas won't.
3D. He Immediately wrore t.e NOT. ln.
forming his brother that Doe Dad ar.alr.d
a call for him in South Whettlg l.l.t D.
the table and started Our Hr OIL ru. ..F
m the note that Be- WAS gong 'o ctIl at
Bigg4' and the only reason why he fif
not do this was that be htd 10 careless rAY
of doing hil business After be- arrived af
Bggs be found that all the parties wfrO
gone, and after that Doe went to Bsnwo'i
70 catch the train, bnt missed it He Dad
no intention of missing the train when ho
left the Office, and 40 that time bad uof
thought about taking the instruments
down.
DR. Cox's description of his irip t1 proc-
tor under the Gre of Col Ametl' rque.'lDlH
ndded nothing 10 his testimony m c1itt
No mechanical meau8. he nid were em-
ployei on the patient until MldnD-d. s..
After the operation was performed the
three men did no, hold 8 C0uncil as f1 tho
method OF bnryiDg tha cu.d lu hie
opinion 1t was hest TO dispose oi 90 i0uD.
diately, and De suppo ed th. other .lousat
20. Tcey did rot Vat t0 get c0nu. bot
/ buried the body that night The vltuDsH
returned 10 hIs home after burial. aud
from that time BAD medical c1arg. oI tho
patient She improved mpidly until
/ Saturday morning. when thtie wa. o. .nd-
den change and symptoms pf s0ptlnr aIl.
he notified his brother, aud began treat-
ment for the disease, bar she greE Clu.
/ tinualiy worse until ihe end
THE TREATMENT or IIE CASE.
The witness was submitted iO sharp
cross examination DO regard to treatment
"Why did you mot tell The p op'e who
were caring TOR her that tre En wH. Iu
/ dangerous condition. tho cross tN.m 'rlI
asked. The reply was Dot satrfr.II.
and it was pat and put aeain faaIf
/ the witn.ss explained that he d.d unt
| think that any good would r.suI. imu ..
/ The curious people abOuf the bon sHl
place could not help any, and might eo
harm.
"Why then did you not ll Walter
Moore the name of this pid's father aleu
You SAW she WAS dyingf' na- tre nett
pointed question given 10 ar-v.r In,u
was no answer tor 10 that would give
4 4 d. D. . d."
with saying that be- could no, l-I shy he
had taken trat course The qlo- lol' .li-
lowiog we're peculiarly direc, ald il s.fe.
asked more fr the purp o. smpha .liHs
the point and ilA le1lls fat IuIy nut no
explanation was darn onL He ni
n0~eytr, that he d.d not make up Doe
mind that the woman would do urt|
Monday morning.
THE rATHEE's EFIDES D.
Mr Wyhe's preyious statement and fh.
circumstances attending ST. rggsrf- an.
psaiance. stimulated natual curiosity tn
near the fathers testimony, and th. c.rII
room was filled o. orefd IWDg. wrcl hr
took bis position in the aitues- chair i
evidence WAS not particularly new or
ling. bat 10 put "A slightly different 81.
On one feature of the alair. the susg.
of the fa'al trip to Proctor The C.l.
room w.s 30 still that a pin drop o.l.|
have been heard, and each woIi ea.
tentiveiy listened 70, az the uoi.rc....
parent described his connection H.fl f..
case. HIS daughter LIN T..strI .H
her home at Mouistown, Oslo. on In1r.
day morning, May 2, on Welt io - ul.u-
vile, aud be bad no information la .u0
was not there until the foliOFirc h0niHY.
On that day, he received r. letter from Dr
| +. Y. Cox, asking him o. come to "s,cl.
/ ing at Cnce, on busiuess of vital import.
snce 70 himself he started tor Wheeling
/ Immediately, and there met De-. D. y.
and T. A Cox, who explained fa ealgh
/ ter's condit on 10 bim. H- snh tquau
/ visit 10 the Biggs' house. the meeting with
the erring child, and fhs affecting sC-l.
thst eusued have al been de-eub.l A
the Biggs houss, the witness -aid he asked
Dr. +. V. Cox 10 take charge of tlr case. arH
do the best be cOuid. Dr. C.x replies
that he lived in Proctor, and had man,
patients that required his attention. d. h
bad the girl there he could stifnd t0 Der
and not otherwise Toen the father "a. ze
If she could be removed. and when toa
she could, suggested that the girl b TAKE.
10 Proctor and put under Dr.. Cox 81 cnrre.
This was sgreed to and the plaa aa- p1
IN operation Immediately On Gro ,xau
nstiou Mr. Tasgart explained the c.rcuu
stances Cf Bis attempted departure iron
New Msrtiusville this morning He M
be had been summoned 20 appear hy -l
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