The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-02
CENIRALIA MALPRACrIcx CASE.

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CENTRALIA MALPRACTIC>s CASE.
Preliminary Examination of I:rs. Mink.
Ter and Gile on Charge of Murder.
CENrRALIA, Jan. L. Especial - The
Mlnkler-Giie-McCorm case isahe sensa-
ton of the hour, and groups of: men can
be seen on nearly every corner discussing
the case. 1t was not until YESTERDAY
morning that it became genera5y known
that the coroner's jury had reacaed a de-
cision in the case and that the accused had
been arrested by Deputy Shenff Black
well. Owing to the fact that H. q. Mead,
the only other justice of the peace in this
precinct. is brother-in-law of N Snkier, the
accused had to be taken to Cheh4Iis for a
preliminary examination. The srst move
on the part of the attorneys oE the ac-
cused was to have the verdict OF, the cor
oner's jury set aside, for the reSson that
the charges therein were not Sufficiently
definite. The court allowed the prosecu-
ton TO file new complaint, witch they
did, charging the accused with nElrder.
Two witnesses were examined one be-
ing Acting Coroner WoSi and ale other
Julian Koch, a German b ker, -yho was
the only disinterested witness present at
the time the operation was performed.
His testimony was to the effect t-at after
an attempt had been made to set -he limb
by putting 1t into place, that it WAS deter
mined to make an incision and ta1,e out a
piece OF bone, and that after the zincision
had been made there was mo saw
with which to saw the bone, and
one had to be sent for. That DR.. (-ile CON.
menced to saw and. becoming tipsd, gave
place to DR.. Minkler, who, wht5l about
half way through the bone. Thought they
had better desist and sew up thes wound.
To this Gile objected and said thac as they
had commenced they must go Through
with it. After the bone had bees sawed
In two, according to koch's testimony. the
wound was sewed up withous being
washed or cleansed. and the bone aust re-
mained in the wound. This is alst1 said to
be corroborated by the condition ~ which
the wound was found at the postSnortem
examination of the body.
Since the finding Of the Jury a great deal
of other damaging testimony is ai-eged to
have been discovered. The case is the
most sensational every known IN this
vicinity, and will probably occupvseveral
days in the preliminary examznation.
Prosecuting Attorney Swasey IsS being
assisted by S. c. Herren. while J. Il. Nay
lor and J. B. Landrum are for the ,sefense
Attorney Leroy Palmer, of Tacorxa. was
te!ephoned for yesterday and will p:obably
be on hand on Tuesday to assist in -the &c
fense.
TACOMA. Jan. 1.-tspecial. u. D. Ellis,
guardian of the late Alfred Wright, Of Cen
tralia, for numbering whom charges have
been laid against Drs. Minkler ara GiIe
and Mrs. Mccormick, OF that. place,
arrived here tonight, accompanied
by Mr.. Wilbur Murdoch. In
addition to what was publishsd to-
day in the PosT-INTELLIGESCER the- make
numerous sensational statements, finding
TO demonstrate that Wright was aatuallv
the victim of conspiracy TO ki:l him.
They claim they possess evidence Chat il
was known that Wright wousi die
from the effects of an operation on
his hip. They say that the Old mans
nurse, Mrs. Mccormick. for instance, told
the Salvation Army captain to csme in
and talk to Wright on the nis1lt of
the operation. stating that he >could
not live. Besides. Will q in
existence, they say. making . Mrs.
Mccormick sole heir TO Wright's estate
and making Minkler his executor without
bonds. The attorney who drew tie will
acknowledged its existence, although it
has not been exhibited. They also sag that
Minkler. in conversation. said that
Wright had over s11. 900 in cash. an from
letter written by Mrs. McCo.mick
to her daughter on the seconds dav
after the operation, she foots up Wr..ht's
property at over $1,000, and salss the
old man cannot possibly live; that
she will close up matters, secure ali ( the
estate as soon as he dies and hurry East TO
spend winter with her daughter. Wight.
however. they say, made post-in <rtem
statement denying the will. but Gile
Vas cognizant of some sort of document
which Mnkler said was a contract, rsliev-
ing them from all blame if the operation
was not success. This operation, ethey
say, Wright claimed was no, 10 CONSIST in
any surgical operation, and when tod
that ne had been clt be ~ frss de-
MED it. and then, when convinced re-
ferred 10 the doctors as butcher"
During the inquest. il Is alleged. Mink
Ter and Giie said they cut the nip bon- be-
cause they found il rotten. Others s4ear
il IS sound. An eyewitness said zlere
was no pus. while the operating sure-ons
say there was pus At the hip joint.
Mrs Mccormick testified tha. she
scooped pus out OF the wound wlth.two