The sun., 1893-07-09
AN AGED DOCTOR ACCUSED.
PULSF0RD rs 10 AND rs CHARGED
WITH KILLING NELLIE NESBIT1.
=. Case That Has Been Likened 10 tho
Mo9onegri-ftoodwin Case-A Young
Conuentieut Miiiiner's Death - brought
Ho,,o Dying TO Her Mother Late mt Night.

=. Case Thnt Has been Ltkened 10 tn,
MoGonegri-poodwin Case-A Houns
u Conuentieut Miiiiner's Death = brought
Hor,o Dying to Her Mother Late mt Night
ASscSIA. Conn. July. ga caso which ha.
+ aroused the people OF the associated villages,
es AnsonIa Derby. Birmingham. and Shelton
are known. is that Of tho death OF Nellie Nesbiti
from the effects Of q criminal operation at the
q hands OF DR.. William II. Pulford, n well
known physician. Miss Nesbitt was millinor
and one OF the most comely young women in
the four towns. She had red checks. beautiful
gray eyes n lno complexion, and auburn hair.
She was so attractive that people turned to
look Mt her on the street. She was light
hearted and the life Of all social gatherings in
which sho took part. Yesterday she was
buried. On her mouth was tho imprint OF n
rubber gag. In tho back OF her head the marks
Of the straps and buckles which held 1t in
place and on her wrists and ankles tho dis
oolorations and bruises OF tho ropes which
had held her securely tied at the hospital OF
Mrs Ellis in Wcstvlle.
Tho story OF the misfortune OF tho girl has
not been published In full. for the police say
they will not divulgo 1t until the Trial Enough
fs known TO likon tho case to tho McGonegal-
Goodwin case in New York. Six months ago
Tristan Burgess camo to Anscnia and secured
work in one OF the factories as adraughtsman.
He went to board IN Widow Nesbtt's family.
and tho attractive young millincr fell in love
with him. II was not long before sho was in
serious trouble. On June ~. in DIR. Pulfords
rooms on Main street. tho operation which
caused hcr death was performed. 1t Is said
that two previous operations had been at
tempted. but neither was successful.
The next day Miss Nesbltt told her mother
that she and Mr.. burgess were going to drive
TO New Havon to attend tho Yale Harvard ball
A. piyht Hnrpess rnturnpl and O.
counted Tor the girls absence by saying that
she had met some friends in the city. where
dssidei "' TO remain remain with thsm a day @ or two.
The week passed. and no word coming from
but Il Was not until tho eyoninG Of july 1. as
she sat on the veranda Of her house on Maple
sso sheet heard wss Ans0nS @o0I daurhsrs whore
abouts. About. that hour a hack drawn
by two foaln-ilccked and weary. looking
Sa waSs ashted and asked d0nt Tor s
Nesbitt;, The stranger said that Miss Nesbitt
she would require help to get her into the
house. Burgess: who wa, il tho room. was
ing girl was carried to her room. As the woman
entered the hack to drive away she told Mrs.
Dhysician. as Ncliie would be ali right in tho
:motnng. The girl was at;ired In a night dress
naSsn niles 'eSn Sep 10 tne
na and dust t in the he pisht na III tmf
Mrs. Nesbitt summoned physician. who
the illnass. he summoned Medical Examiner
oi bePa S% YSE lie to as
once thnt the girl could not live. and tele-
NoS sydrs % C"nP "np . MS
girls ante-mortem statement. and in the pres |
ence OF the priest OF her Church she told the
crime which Dr.. Puliord had committed. In
the morning she died
crimes OF this nature. hut each time cnse
could be made our against him. Coroner Mix
telephoned to the police here, to arrest tho
vent to work in New Haven. discovered tho
stable where the hack was hired, learned the
pital. and found ont that Dir. Pulford himself
had ACCOMPANIED the dying girl on the Journey
sv to on ba the ngh Of
which is in Westvle. suburb Of New Haven.
and obtained letters sent by DR.; Pulford ad-
also secured other evidence which goes to
prove tho connection Of the physician with the
xttorney. viii convict HIM ' -
Dr. Puiford was brought from the New Hagen
r9 M 70 AnrSnn Sn ~ yesStefdsy S rs nor fearinG ne
was continued to next Wednesday,. bail being
TO give II. the accused was taken back to Jail
70 I ewatt pt,Ge the preliminary Hyeg hearing H.,
s,da & fHosd n, is an E hEoGtshmar nm he has re-
pearly 70 years Pd. Hs is short; thin. has .
brown and wrinkled skin. and high cheek
sparkling through u pair Of gold bowed spec
tacles His. moustache is black with dye and
straight from his chin. As a physician he has
ranked high. and his practice in this and other
SrHs IL is sns said thss he is WeathH
longs to the State Ilompopnthic Society and
several national nssociations lie was to have
TO attend a meeting OF the National HomTo-
Dathic Association.