The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-11-23
DIR. SPRINGER,
WHO is UNDER ARREST IN CLEVELAND
FOR CRIMINAL PRACTICE,

Well Known in Canton Where He Had a
Lucrative Practice, but Spent His Money
Lavishly and Left the oity Under q
CLOUDS a Brief History of His trouble.
Or. Charles II. Springer is In jail at
Cleveland charged with criminal mAlprac-
tlce which resulted In the death of Hattie
Malady, q good looking Cleveland young
woman, who died At his house several
days after the operation had been per-
formed. DR.. Springer sold the body TO q
medical institution for disss clion and one
of the physicians recognised tt as that OF
a young girl who was In trouble and who
had called upon him for treatment, but
did not receive any. This led to an III
vestiRation and Or. Springer Is now III q
fair way TO spend some time in the peni-
tentiary. The accused is we'll known in
this city. Resdsrs of the NEws-DEMo
Graf will remember that he resiuen mere
for about year, eDjoying quite nn ex.
tensive practice. IL was noticed that
many young women visited bis office and
some little comment upon this fact was
made but the doctor never got into any
trouble on that score. he numbered
among his patients some OF the best peos
pie In the city. He married q lady who
was born near Canton and who was nightly
esteemed. His diBappearance from Can
ton caused n stir, as he didnt take his
wifo with him. She went TO Cleveland
later, however, and they hAvo been living
together there. The story Of his disap
pearauce wss told in the eNEwS-DEMoCRAT
January IS, 1889, 40 follows:
The good citizens OF Canton will be
startled TO learn that DR., Charles II {.
Springer hos left for parts unknown,
leaving behind only towing and devoted
wife and large numb sr of unpaid bills.
1t seems that he left the city on Wednet-
IL IL La. ..,te Nsr, xaN - l.
books and ell OF bic instruments. The
doctor came here ABOUT year ago. IL 10
understood that he has been In the habit
OF eating morphine for years past. He
formerly lived in Dundee, Tuscarswas
county, and while there met the lady who
IL now Mrs. Springer, She supplied him
with money TO complete his education,
day DR.. Springer went to Dundee anu met
his wife, telling her that he was going to
California for his health, He returned TO
Canton and Immediately wrote to his wife
to come here at once. She came Inst
Wednesday evening only to find that he
had left on the p. Il. W. d G. X. r., in the
morning, for some point In the west. 1t
is understood that he has been receiving
lettero from o cousin of bis who resides in
Peru, Ind. and from the tone of them IL
would seem that he intends to meet her
In the near future. A NEws-DEMoCRAT
reporter met Mrs. Springer this afternoon,
and she was very reluctant to give any of
the particulars of his disappearance. She
admitted that she had furnished d him 81 goo
before they were married and that he had
been in the habit Of eating morphine. She
also said that he was heavily in debt and
to this more than to anything else she at
tributes his leaving town. Mrs. Springer
is an estimable lady and has the sympathy
of all in her misfortune. When seen by
aNEws-DEaoCRATr reporter this afternoon
she was In tears, and seemed to be in
great mental anguish to think that her
husband whom she had befriended so
many times, would now desert her in this
cruel manner.