Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-04-18

/ there was no OaOe In III.
Q.-This paper says Mrs. Farnes
worth accepted position in a hospital
near Wheeling. You knew that re-
ferred to you? Alt referred to me
In one sense. and in another 1t did not
The witness did not make trouble Tor
the Ne,rS-L Letter "because IL WASH
worth while"
In explanation Of her acquaintance
ship with Farnesworth, the witness
said she had known him for three years;
his home was in Buchannon, he was
now In Wheeling as collector for the
Equitable Endowment Association. on
Twelfth street. IL told him about the
publication, and he wanted to prosecute
the paper, but told him It was not
worth while"
There was quite lot Of this effort to
east a reflection upon the witness, but
it was resisted with considerable skill.
Witness was then asked about her
employment at the Infirmary, and said
Brandstroup was sick when she went
there. II made his bed, because it
would 90 for weeks at stretch. |
commenced to make it after Christmas.
did not get room at first, and after
| got one Mr.. Brandstroup began TO
come to see me, but not Immediately.
got notice from the Committee in Feb
ruary | was TO go. Before that Mr..
BrandStroup told me, but did not tell
him had more influence with the Com
mittee than Mr.. Foreman had. first
heard Of the effort To remove me In
November. | was removed at Mr.. Fore
mans instance. lie did not treat me
as a lady. told Mr.. Koch about the
corpse matter in February. 1t
was after got notice to
quit. did not keep it
as a secret but simply did not have an
opportunity TO speak OF 1t. When got
a chance did so. | did not tell ed. -
about IT, was standing at the hospital
door the time asked the Doctor II he
was going to take the body-he said no;
bury il. did not see Kemp there. Mr..
Foreman told me that afternoon DIR.
Pipes had telephoned out; sometimes
the telephone would work and some
times not. II the wife had taken the
body, | suppose IT would have broken
up the arrangement"
To Mr.. Howard-The night | heard
the wagon Mr.. BrandStroup, Mr.. Creigh-
ton, my cousin, Miss Flora Shane and
myself were in tina room. They were
frequently there. We were playing
casino. did not write the letter read
in the paper. Mr.. Farnesworth is
simply a friend OF mine. His mother
and my mother are cousins. He has
been paying me some attention. There
was no complaint aS TO my conduct at
the Intirmary. do not know that Mr..
Foreman asked that ! be removed be-
cause there was no more need OF nurse,
but Mr.. Koch told me so.
Q.-You were asked by Captain Dove
ner why you did not inform the Commits
siOnerS, or write to them? Al did
not write to them because thought !
gould see them, and as soon as | saw
them told them.
Odd others know OF the suspicious
the body? A.-(After an
argument.) The matron knew Of II.
She was higher IN authority than ! was:
and ! thought il was the duty OF some
one other than me TO report the matter
to the Board.
County Commissioner John Koch was
then called, and said that Mr.. Foreman
at one time asked to have her removed
because there was not enough sickness.
Foreman also said Miss Douglass and
his wife were not on good terms, and
that it was unpleasant. This was only
gotten from him after long series OF
oaestions. As far as witness knew,
Miss Douglass was good nurse and was
a proper person; the patients all spoke
well of her.
James Creighton was recalled, and
said Miss Douglass made his bed. Be
fore she came ii was seldom made. IL
was only made three times in July, from
the FIRST to the fifteenth. lie was In
his room once when she was there. The
door was open. and persons were
in the hall. He went up TO change his
clothes and found her making the bed.
The Defense.
Taylor Foreman was then put on the
stand for the defense. He said DIR.
Pipes had been at the lnlirmary several
times. He was there the day WadeS-
becker died. No such conversation as
was narrated by Miss Douglass occurred
between DR.. Pipes and witness. 81 ala
not know he was coming that day un-
iii ne came in. | never said any
hing about telephone message from
him. / don't know what his business at
the Grove was that day. There was 4
great deal Of sickness in the hospital
and put an advertisement IN the Sun
DAY REGISrEE for nurse and Miss
Douglass came. On or about July 23'
/ 500 Miss Douglass gave me som" let
tiers to mail, and one was addressed I"
the Cdpiidi. Columbus. .. She also
gave me letters addressed to MIR.
FarneSworth t. mail-one at Buckhan-
non. I showed Miss Douglass the
article and she said there
was no truth in it. but I'd was
there then. and he was going to make IL
hot for him. sent note to Wades-
hackers wife the morning he died, ana
she came out the next day. We got the
coffin about p. m. and he was Dnrled
about > o'clock. 1t was a cold, raw
evening. We put the coffin in the
wagon, and got in and we drove out
put the coffin In, filled 1t mp two-thlrds
full. and left II until morning. We leit
two shovels and a spade at the grave.
The next morning 1t was Just a. we
leftit. We had no other idea. never had
anv such conversation with Creighton
as he detailed. ! might have spoken TO
Thos Higgs-he's always talking about
money-bu; IL had no reference TO the
corpse. | knew nothing OF DIR Pipes
coming out there-Or any other doctor.
To Mr.. Howard have no recollec-
tion of DIR. Pipes and having such
conversation as Miss Douglass stated.
We we went up to the body and had
talk. but ! don't remember what. !
didn't know he was coming. and don't
know what his business was. ! don't
remember that spoke to Miss Doug
lass about IL. never helped take that
BODY or any other from the cemetery IN
an unlawful way. | know OF no arrange
ment. talked with no one, and have no
knowledge upon the subject. did not
talk with Creighton about stealing a
bodv. would remember the fact, u
The offer had been made. had no con-
yersation. never told Miss Douglass
that DR.. Pipes was coming out. know
the body was buried, and ! don't know
il was removed.
Odd you solicit Miss Douglass to
commit adultery before she had been
there a month? Al did not
Here Capt. Dovener entered protest
against the introduction OF these ques-
tions. but the Court, after long and
spirited argument, decided TO admit
them.
Odd you come in one evening and
meet her on the porch OF the hospital,
and put one arm around her ana MAKE