The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-07-30

r and II would be all right. We stopped
did not want to 90. He said he had prom
ised to take her home and would have tc
go.
. then wanted him TO get a rough box
and ship her by express. He said he
I could not take her back to the house as
: the folks would not be at home. We then
went to Mrs. Mackey's. She said she
. would like 10 take the body in but could moi
Z do IL, as she had friends. We then drove
: on Cleveland avenue, and / told the doc.
r tor l would not go unless he went along.
He said II would be all right as Schott had
I made the arrangements. We started and
at Sparta lost our way. We got to the
. house about 3 o'clock in the morning. On
the way down he told me to
tell her folks that she had died on
! the way home. That she had been out
buggy riding with some young fellows and
had got hurt l told him 1t would not do
to say she died on the way home as she
smelled. / told him they would find out
everything II there was a post mortem.
He said that would be all right as the
young man would be there, and as the
mother knew all about II they would not
allow post mortem.
We got to the house and went to the
door and told them we had their daughter.
DIR. Maxwell helped to carry her into the
house. DR.. Maxwell told them that she
|
met with an accident while out buggy rid
ing with young fellow. He gave his
name as DIR. Smith. We then drove home.
We got here about SO o'clock Sunday morn
ing. DR.. Maxwell told me to get out as
he did not want the parties at the stable
to see me. saw him at the office twenty
minutes afie wards. He said would be
| well paid for my trouble, and told him l
thought il would cause some trouble, and
we would be arrested before night. told
him thought, post mortem
to bed and saw him next in the after
noon. was at his Office when Officer Ja-
| cobs came in. ] do not know what was
done as l went out. Aiter they went away
Icame back. Iasked il they had arrested
him and he said no. ssked If he thought |
Schott had given the thing away, and he
said mo-" then left and went to Cleve-
land. l told him would stay.away until
after She coroner's inquest. DIR. Maxwell
gave sne 800. / told Maxwell the white |
horse would give him away, as that was /
what
CAUGHT THE CRoNIY MyRDEREas.
He said he would blanket the white horse.
MIR. Pcmerene conducted the cross ex.
animation. He questioned the witness Il
regarding, his early life, and what he had
been worK;ug at during his lifetime. The
witness said he had been q carpenter,
painter and brakeman. He told of being
at Millersburg, Philadelphia and PITTS
burg in 1888! l commenced work as q de- |
tectiye. Worked in Pennsylvania awhile
and then went to Philadelphia where /
remained several months. l then carse
back TO Pittsburg, and after remaining
1here awhile came to Canton. This WAS |
in June, 1880. I came here to work UP q
case. Part of the time Jwas working up
cases and part of the time L did not do
anything. l made my home with DIR.
Maxwell. l borrowed money from him j
quite frequently
we left the Cully house Saturday night 4
about 80 o'clock. The Doctor sold some 4
one mad Deen panching or probing her,
before she came TO him. The Doctor told II
me that the girl had been operated upon,
and that her mother
KNOWS ALL ABoUB IT,
but that she would not say who had ope-
rated on her. The Doctor told me that the
girl did not tell her name until within six
hours Of her death. He also told nae he
had promised to take her home, and tell
no one but her parents about her trouble. |
He said the plans had been made so no
one would know anything about IL, except
her parents. He told me the object of go-I
ing at night was to conceal her shame.
Testified before the Coroner. 1t was q
In the Sheriff's office. George Jacobs was q
present. l think there was a change made
in my testimony after it was given. / first l
said the Doctor had told me that he had
treated the girl. 1t waIafterwardsc changed
so as 20 read that he had operated on the
girl. II was changed by Mr.. Welty. He L
asked if did not think might be mis-
aiken in the word. He asked il Ldid not
hing i was operated instead of treated.
told him it might be. There was some
ak of placing me under bond to appear
before the grand jury. Mr.. Welty did not
Iay "k you will male that change you -,
will not have to give bond, ~
The cross examination OF flsaac Walkup 1
vas continued this afternoon by MIR. Pom
irene. The witness denied that he ever
old Mr., Pomerene that Mr.. Welty had I
old him that if he would change the word
treatment to operation he would not have
% give bond. He was very positive and
iaid he never told Mr.. Homerene anything /
If the kind. ! never made such a state
nent to DR.. Maxwell. l talked with Mr..
Nelty at noon today. After cour. adj
his case at the dinner table. Ialso talked Ii
With physician from Sandyville before | a
'ourt opened this afternoon. am now r
'f the opinion that DR.. Maxwell said he v
operated on the girl. Mr.. Pomerene then d
Questioned him regarding what happened | /
1t the Bordner residence, the night the Q
girl was taken home. Nothing new was '
elicited. Y
Mr.. Walkup was again examined by Ar. | a
Bow. Marshal Gentry brought me from
and was taken to the Jail.
lad a talk with Maxwell while there. Mr..
Welty was not present when L testified
before the coroner.
"Is 1t not a fact that Mr.. Welty asked
you, IL you did not tell Marshal Gentry,t
that DR.. Maxwell had told you tina. he had
girl, and that you said DE-. Maxwell had
old you he had performed an operation.
10 this not the whole story of the change
IF word an asked Mr.. Bow.
THAT 10 the whole story and would
not: make sthe change" answered the
witness.
AT this point the witness got mixed I'D
,ome, and concluded that no change was l ,
made in bis testimony but that Mr.. Welty I
wanted him to change the word operation I
% abortion. He now swore the word e
neatnent was not changed to operation. I
This concluded his testimony. la
MARSHAL WIN. A. GENTRY
was the next witness and was examined | Il
Dy Mr.. Welty. lam the marshal of Canton. | 4
arrested DIR. Maxwell at his Office in n
Cleveland avenue Sunday, December z.
went into tho front Office and Maxwell
asked mo into the rear office. He asked | I
4 wanted to see him and / told him he :
Was just the man l was looking for. l
Iold him l would have TO have an ex-
II Hay d Sherer's. He then denied hir-
ng the rig, but finally, admitted that 1t
was true and that Walkup drove IL.
THAT was great story you told those
people at Sandyville,n said to him.
Ut was true" was his answer. III
There was an abortion performed on
hat girl, :" was the next remark made.
That all right" was the answer.
He then admitted that he had
OPERATED ON THE GIRL,
put said the operation was a success and
hat be wanted her to 60 home, but that
she was stubborn and would not do Il.
She them took cold nd dfad