The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-08
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENSE.

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New MARTISsYILLE, w. Va, June Z
Tho attendance at court was not 81
large as on previous days, A number o
physicians are still In attendance, ant
there Is general interest among tht
members OF the medical profession ID
the result Of the trial, and In the testi
mony in reference to that phase oil the
case.
In the morning hour Capt. B. Il
Bowers was appointed Commissioner oI
the Court vice Frank p. Young remov'
Dr. F.v. Cox was dgain placed on the
stand aud his cross.examination re.
sumed by Col. Arnett. Witness testified
rs TO Ills summons from his brother Ia
30 to Wheeling, and that the letter was
lost. Among other testimony he said
he always took his instruments with
him In obstetrlcal cases. He described
the burial OF the child and said he had
not refused TO tell the Prosecuting At.
torney where 1t was baried. He did NOT
remember being asked to show where II
was buried. He said the patient grew
worse Saturday afternoon, hnd he mott.
ted his brother on Sunday or Monday
morning, and he, DR.. +. A. Cox, was to
notify the father Of the girl.
JAMES W. TAdGART
was introduced by the defendant. He
said: l am the father otLizzie Taggart,
She left home for steubenyille May %.
l first knew she was not there from O
letter from DR.. Cox. l arriyeda Wheel.
Ing myself at Up. m. Monday. visited
her Tuesday morning. II was late at
not be best. ] called there In the morn
Ing and went in the front room. When
| went to her bedside she recognized
me. l told the elder doctor intended
him to take charge OF her. He said lie
didn't practice In Wheeling, but II she
could 20 10 Proctor he would, She was
taken to RroGtur and her nana vas
changed TO coYerup her identity, There
was no arrangement with either OF the
defendants to produce an abortion or Ia
give her any but proper treatment.
l had no knowledge Of my daughters
condition until l learned II from the
Doctors Cox. l didn't observe any neg.
IigOnpe on the part Of the physicians
The $ithess was examined yBrY briefly
owing to his n&ietYto leaYe on1he pext
train, He said he had made tue al,
rangementS In regard TO going 10 Proc
tor because he knew no one there and
thought the identity could DO better
concealed than in Wheeling.
cRoss.RxAAISATloN.
! came IN answer to q Telegram
from thS deiehdahts. My daughter
secuted delifloRFl bit called rs, b,
made the suggestion 10 come to Proctor
Met the elder Dr.. Cox first. AS far as
knew when spoke To the elder doCtol
about taking charge Of the case tht
Young doctor had charge. He said h
Judge prieES, Of the Belmont ant
Monroe (0hiO) district, was next OK
amined by The defense. He testified Al
" "NHa"a'uSV WIN LII II n. SO1
since tho doctor was eight years OF agt
and thGs hts aAaEaotel was very good.
/ Mrs. 7. R8hfhaHRh YRu eSqmine
lor the defense, bhe Eaw LiEIle 1aggar
first on Friday. Thought sh0 was get
ting along verv well s,.w LAW nor go,tIr,
| up and down out of bed and M % nrrsI
ID tho roatp, ""''
MH, Wharton was in charue os
nurse, l understood. iHave Ennwn II,
liz v, Cox for two yearE. HiS rom, ~
tation AZ a citizen and nhvGIcion 'S ~
good, W"
Mrs. +. v. Cox saw Lizzie Tavgart n,
Tor her delivery, She waE nm twics W
told her sho must MOI do "a. Tia .,n
dows were ub, Slie 'hai witnoSs"I
daughter In 10 play the oroan ~ n,
she talked about Hiapra FsIiS and sSl, i
Illnd bOcn there, LiSSle TaSvart mia AZ Nv
wasn't paftioulaF about vstiinv vo,l III
sali there was nothing imbFon"F IN H' \"
getting out Of bed hefsoli, "V
mn poSvvvrSo
,,,,-,. M ISI-NpAA' nt1
OF Miltons3utg, Vhio, had used ihBtru
menus Anypotne!.iiCasl case based uno
evidence OF case n,ttlai was put 70 bin
witness answered that II would be zoo