The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-07-30
THE MAXWELL CASE.
The Important Testimony Dur
ing the Week.
The Parents of the Dead Girl Tell
the Sad Story of Lille Bord-
ner's Death---sensational
Testimony.

Judge Critchfleld made very telling
address to the jury. BE spoke in sub
stance as follows.
The prosecutor charged Maxwell with
almost everything except the seduction OF
Lille Bordner. They cannot prove that
Schott seduced her. Ii will be a matter
OF uncertainty as to what caused her diff
Guilty, and who was the guilty party. DR..
Maxwell has lived here five years. He is
an educated and reputable physician OF
good standing. No physician stands bet
ter than he did before this charge was
made against him, for honesty and integ-
rity in practice. Who makes or who did
make this charge against him, who the
witnesses are we do not understand, even
al this time. Bordner or his wife do not
appear as prosecuting witnesses. We
deny that DR.. Maxwell ever used any in
strument on Lille Bordner and they can.
nO' prove that he did. l say to you that
he never used any instrument, never
wounded her body, nor she didn't die from
the effect Of any instrument used by him
or anyone else.
Take the statement regarding the tele-
gram and the body being sent home,
Who ever heard of guilty physician TAX
ing such a course? He would have taken
her to some dissecting table or had her
buried in some out of the way cemetery.
Would physician who was guilty and
had used instruments on her, have taken
her body to her fathers house? Such
thought is absurd. Did he try to conceal
anything? That doctor tried only to con-
ceal her dishOnor and the dshonor of her
parents. Her last dying wish was that
she be not left dead among strangers, bat
that her body be taken to her father and
mother. DR.. Maxwell did as she re-
quested. He is the kindest hearted man
and IT was his benevolence of heart that
induced him TO take her home. That is eyi.
dence OF his Innocence. Whether he
misrepresented his name or not that was
to conceal her shame and not his identity.
This girl came to DR.. Maxwell Novem-
Der Y, 1880. He was busy and she was in
hurry. He didnot make an examination at
this time. She came back to Maxwell
again, but had been tampered with before
this tine. She had not only taken drugs, |
but an operation had been performed on |
her, on Sunday. Her mother knows il,
and ber mother knows all about the drugs,
DR.. Maxwell never did a single Unlawful |
act but gave her opiates to quiet her and |
took her to the Gully residence. She got |
well and died from other causes. She |
was compelled TO leave home so as to pre-
vent disgrace. The State has SKINNED
over the evidence and never realized that
This might be persecution instead of pros
ecuuon. We expect to prove by state
ments made by the girl herself, that she
mad been operated on by persons where
she lived and her mother knew all about
II. All l ask gentlemen, is that you rem
der an impartial verdict.
AARON BORDNER
was the first witness called. He testified
IN substance as follows: l live close to |
Sandyville, Tuscarawas county. / have
four daughters. Lille was the oldest. She |
was about p years old. | last saw her |
alive November 24, 1880. l took her to | ,
Sandyville. Her general health was good (
Tor week before she left. On December {
z they brought her home about o'clock
in the morning dead. The report came to
me that Lille had been hurt at Canton. l |
was at the Farmers Alliance when l go !
the dispatch saying that Lille had been \
hurt and they were going to bring her 1
home. AT o'clock a man raped at the
door. / went out and saw covered rig !
with two horses, | asked how Lille was I
and they said she had died. They said y
she lived "A hours after she was hurt. {
They did not say how she was hurt. The J
man that claimed to be DR.. Smith, tried to I
pull her out of the buggy. pushed him
asir and got her out. l asked the men I
10 hitch their horses and come III. We {
took her in the house. do not know l
whether DR.. Smith helped or not, or {
whether he came in. looked her in the I
face and saw she was dead. know '
Charles Schott. He is telegraph opera. I
tor and worked At the Sandyyille station G
last December. / saw him twice week
at my place. He was frequent visitor ,
there for over year past. lie was walt {
ing on Lille. After the BODY was IN the {
house, we took it ia the back room where {
there was no fire. A post mortem was I
held Sunday night by Coroner Schaefer. l /
was not present and do not know who was {
there.
The witness was
CRoSS-EXAMINED
by Judge Critchfleld. Lille has had com.
pany of and on since she was II or Is. [
She keptcompany with Schott but with no |
other young man that know OF.
know Heitchel. saw him at
times with Roy Lynn 20 spend the even.
ing. understand that he gave her pres ,
ents and corresponded with her. She was |
healthy for the last 8 or 10 days before {
she went away. / got some quinine for (
her. knew DIR. Robertson, but did not I
know that he was at Mineral PJint. One
day about November or :, he came to
the house and ask ed for me. He was alone. 7
] did not get any medicine from him. We '
u.sd TO call him Ike Rolli; do not know /
de,he his name is Rubenstine or
iio5ertson. He was not at the !
.rIuse after that, as know of. The last 1
NteeG Lille was at home she was well,
lefore that she complained. / didn't !
know what was the matter with Lille. l
never said IL was not necessary 10 send
for the coroner, as / knew what was the !
matter with her, and knew all about 1t. :
Judge Critchfield asked IL he was at :
Mackey's in February last. and said he
didn't blame Maxwell. ~ did not say
that" was the answer. :
MRS. MARY BoRDNER.
The first witness called was Mrs. Aaron 4
Bordner. She was examined by Mr.. :
Welty and testified as follows: l am the /
mother of Lille Bordner deceased. She
on November "A, 1880. II was about r
o'clock in the morning. / saw her leave i
the house. She was as well as person
could be. She was engaged in teaching
music. She was at home at night the y
week before she LETT. Her physical condi- /
ttnn nnnd fha laat IN aaL Shn tya | .
sewing and helped To do the cooking. She
also helped TO wash on Monday. On Sat- :
urday, November % she was at Canton.
She left home at IL o'clock in the morn :
ing with John Hineline. She returned 1
that night about o'clock. She was sick !
on November 3. noticed that she was =
sick at the stomach.
On morning of December about !
o'clock saw her for the first time after !
"he left home. l didnot 60 out of the :
house when they brought her home. The :
'ody was carried in by three men. One !
1T the men was stranger. now know | !
fim 70 be DR.. Maxwell. He only re- !
GAINED a minute and then walked out. q
{ heard him make no statement. know
;haries Schott. have known him since q
ne was little boy. He was a telegraph Z
operator at the Valley depot. saw Mr..
Schott at our home. During the last year | |;
before Lille died, he was at the house
once or twice a week. He came TO see
Lille. He was there every Sunday night.
He usually remained up with Lille after | v
the rest OF the family retired. a
CROSS EXAMINATION. q
Mrs. Bordner was cross examined by | 4
Mr.. Pomerene. She testified as follows: c
was home when Lilies body was Il
oody % was to be brought home, about
o'clock Saturday night. When she 9
went away she was 10 have been home 4
the next day. inquired for her after she 8