The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-18

" L. ~
he charge OF causing the death Of III ian
Bordner, was held this morning before
Mayor John Y. Blake,
T1he Attendants offered no testimony,
and the State only a smali part OF ihat az
lts command, Maxwell was bound over
10 await the aotloh OF the grand Jury W
the sum OF q, 800, aud Schott IN the sum
sibOO' Isaac Wnlkup was held aa wit
ness and required TO give bond In the sum
tar DETAILS.
~proseeuor Welty and Prosecutor Elect
&C, How represented the State, while
CIV Solicitor Pomerene appeared Tor
Dr, Maxwell, and Attorney Seaman for
Charles w, Sohou,
In answer 10 his honorh question hh VI
whether they we're guilty or not, Maxwell
and Sehott both replied mot guilty.
4 The following wltnehheh we're sworn hy
Mayor Blakei Robert Gully, Mrs, Mary
Gully, Mrs. Mary Ann Maekey, H. ~.
Hathaway, W, q, Miller, r. Myers, Aaron
Bordner, Mrs, bordner, pr. So9arieIl, W.
Gable, Bred Muohennua, Charles Welsh,
Isaac Walkup and Officer George Jacobs
WANTED THE REpoRrEn mREp'
proaeeutor Wolty called Aaron Dod-
ner, and Mr.. Pomeiene then. asked for
generation OF Witnesses. Mayor Blake
naked n there would be any objections 10
the NEWa-DEMOcnAT reporter remaining
In the room. Mr. Pomerene atlll objected,
aud Notwithstanding the statement OF
Prosecutor Welty, that there was no one
else present 10 represent the paper, Mr..
pomerene naIAted on his objection. just
what Mr.. Pomerenela object was, II "
hard 10 say, but Mr.. Weliy was ready and
called the reporter aa the frat Witness
THE TESTIMONY.
RS, Hathaway was then examined and
related the story aa already told ~ the
columns OF tho -DEMoci,Ar, lie re-
ferred 10 hearing the news OF the affair
and going 10 the Office OF DIR. Maxwell.
That gentleman denied having anything
10 do with the case and said he knew
nothing about " Ihn conversnuon WIN n
iordner roaldenoe was next given, IN
which lao said ho had not aoen the girl
aimee ahe left home two weeks before, and
knew nothing Ia regard 20 her sickness
Thc witness then told Of Waiting Dr..
Maxwell In the city prlaon on Monday,
nbout II o'clock, and OF the confession
mad" by the doctor. This was the time
ho admitted that he performed tho opera
lion at tho residence OF Robert Gully on
Eant Third atreet Hc also said ~ that
time that the girl had tnlSon medicine be-
fore and had boon operated on.
The story IN regard 10 tho telegram was
next told. Maxwell said u had been sent
by Schott aud alQnod j, A, smith. Schott
waa 10 have gone 20 Sandyvillc and OK.
plaln the true state Of affairs TO Mr.. and
Mrs, Bordner. The runaway story was 20
have been given 10 tho public, while the
father nnd mother would know the real
oauno Of the girls death. This was 70 save
the family from disgrace. Scholt dd not
carry. out his part OF tno progran OF ~,
would have boon lovely, ana the real
cause Of the girls death remained n
Dr Mnxwoll at this tIme alao admitted
Schott was present whom the operation
was performed. confession OF Schott
was then told. lo admitted an operation
had been performed by Dr. MhNwoll, nv
private house, but did not know the nomc
of Tho occupants. Tho Witness was cross.
examlned by Solicitor Pomorono and told
of the ylalt 10 tho Bordncr residence and
The conversation with Sohou NJ that
time.
Tho father Of the dead girl was the noxt
Witness. lie last saw Lille alive about two
weeks before she was broughthomo' On
Monday ho took her TO Sandyvllle. She
gnt ont 'of his buggy and storicd for the
depot with Edward Smith. II was on the
9iih OF November. II was . o'clock. Sum
dny morning when they brought her homo.
Tlo man that brought her homo said his
name was DR.. Smith. She was doad whom
they arrived, When last saw Lille she
was In her usual health, He told OF re-
colylng the dispatch saying Llll had boon
hurt M a runaway, and would bo brought
homo Saturday night. Schott told mo he
had received lottor from Lille, neking
him 10 meet her Friday night. Schott
10 tho house before daylight Sunday
morning. Sohott waited on Lille for the
Last two, throo or four years. lilo never
kept company win nor until year ago.
Schott came 10 the house every woeh, or
every two wcoks and sometimes oftoner'
ON being croas.cxnmlnod ho said DR..
Coodrlch had boon called TO see Lille, aa
eho wna not very we'll. got quinino from
DR.. Goodrich. When billio left eho said
ahc was going 10 visit hor uncle HANNAH
ofCanton.
DIR. A. LEININoER
wna thon called, and tostiilod that he Know
DIR. Maxwell, and was present at tho post
mortem, Ec referred 20 the scratch OH
the loft aide OF the face, and said there
was no other algn Of violence, He told OF
tho thorounh examination NJ tho pohi
norton, and OF finding the lunRg healthy
Prosecutor Welty then asked: From the
examination made what would YOU say
was tho cause OF LILLIAN Bordnor's death
WOulu ntlFlDutO illN Ouhnv VI NN'.,"' '"
shock, which was duo 20 homorrhaRc'
produced by mechanical intorfcronoo.
What do you moan by mcchnnicnl IN
Jury aaltod tho prosecutor.
By inserting an instrument OF some ma
luro, was the annwcr. ..
would any she was pregnant. She waa
bloodlops, and | would cay nh abortion
had boon performed
MRS. ROBERT GULLY
Al vhoae house the girl atoppod was then
called. She said sho waB acquainted with
Dr. Maxwell, Charles Sohott and Lille
Ilorlnor. She came TO my house three
weeks npo to-day. She Bnld DR.. Maxwell
drmvo her there. She camo ebout0 o'clock
In tho evening and took supper with us
Sho thon won't 10 her room. DR.. Maxwell
and Schott came about o'clock that
nlrht, / could not say whether the doctor
had q aatchcl or not. They went TO hof
room and staid nearly oil night Inc
nuxt morning LILLE was In bod Dr. MAX,
well said sho was getting along wen and
Tho doctor was there every night and
Sohott every other night. Thanksgiving
Lillio got up aud dressed but ! never saw
hor 40 out Of the house,
She commenced 10 got worse on the
"Wednesday or Thursday before nho died
Sho died Saturday morning between and
a o'clock. DR.. Maxwell calledmo into the
room,
nrL1In ASKED FOR HER FATHER
and mother before she died.
When nhn got worse | wanted 10 take
her home, DR.. Maxwell said ho gussed
4 nhe wins getting along all right, but hel
Iunrg.worc affected. The doctor wantot
70 send for her father ana mosnor Dn