The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-04-14

A Massillon specia! says: A special in
the morning papers from Lancaster, Pa,
stated that A. O. Martin and j. M. Gin
grich OF Lebanon county were in that city
for the purpose OF having the body Of their
niece, Ada EbersoJe, disinterred and ex-
amined, claiming that death was caused
by foul means. The girl died at Dalton,
ton, o., March % last. Acting upon the
information above, your correspondent
went to Dalton, nine miles west OF here,
to investigate the incomplete story. He
first found DR.. J. NJ. Palmer, leading ply.
sieian OF the village, who said: VI know
all about the case. l have been the fam
lily physician for eight years and attended
Ada Ebersole or Weimer, as she is Gale
here, in her fatal illness. She was eigh-
teen years old last November, beautiful
and lovable girl, always enjoyed excellent
health up to her last illness and the only
mystery surrounding her untimely death
is who killed her. Four other physicians
assisted me in holding the postmortem
and am willing TO make affidavit in any
court, at any time, that the girl was
poisoned and know those who assisted
me will corroborate me. DR.. Greenamyer
OF Orrville, whom called in consultation
to see Ada the second day of her sickness,
and myself suspected criminal practice,
but the postmortem showed that no such
cause of death existed. She was sick
three days."
That concluded the DOCTORS story, but
no difficulty was encountered in gathering
other information. Ada's mother is mar.
ried to Henry Weimer, who kept small
tinshop, his partner being Aquilla Max
well, who was the recognized lover of
Ada, and all living together. Young
Maxwell wanted TO marry Ada and had
his wedding suit made, but his parents
delayed ii. A week before she was taken
sick she had arranged to go TO work for a
farmer near by in order that parental re-
straint would be removed. Her stepfather
sold out his tinshop while she was sick
and he said at the start of her sickness
that she would die. Upon the attainment
of her eighteenth birthday Ada received
5000 from her fathers estate and II Is
known that she would have received
much larger sum upon the death OF her
grandfather. Another surprising feature
is that the body was embalmed two hours
after death at the direction oft parents.
Aquilla Maxwell talked at length. His
story being greatly condensed, is as fol-
lows: ~ was the first in the household
to hear Ada belching and moaning. She
came into my room complain
ing of pains in her stom-
ach. Smelling her breath / asked
her what she bad taken. She replied that
she had taken drink of whiskey and
lily leaves, a bottle containing that mix
ture which is used for stomach trouble,
being kept constantly in the house. Her
parents knew all about her suffering
during the night and in the morning, but
wouldn't send for doctor, but Mrs. Blk
Ter, neighbour came in and sent for DIR.
Palmer. | was afraid of being dosed and
wouldn't live there min1te after Weimer
came back from the east.n Within a day
or two bottle OF fluid having peculiar
odor, which was taken by the undertaken
from the abdominal cavity while embalm-
ing, and kept by him, has been sent TO
DR.. GreenamyeE of Orrville, by direction
OF the prosecuting attorney of Wayne
county for analysis, and that official will
institute thorough investigation to locate
The authorship OF the crime.