Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-22

umOny and In the AIternOOu IN
dergoes Attorney Fox's Cross-Ex-
{ aminatton-To be no Session Of the
Court Saturday.
Wien the court opened yesterday morn
ing In the preliminary hearing of the muir
der case Against Drs.-Lee andaWhitten,
Attorney Case expressed desire to ask .
question of DR.. Penney, who is the doctor
who is supposed to have prescribed the
pills for Maggie Schloss.
Mr.. Fox Immediately objected on the
ground that Dr.. Penney was witness for
the state. Judge Callahan decided that he
would hear Dr.. Penney.
| In reply to Mr.. Cases questions said he
had met Maggie twice, but had never pre-
scribed for her, nor for any one else In
her behalf.
| Then at Mr.. Cases request the clerk pro
duced the box of pills found in Maggie'f
room and DR.. Penney said: Yes, saw that
box three days after the girl died. Hel
mother showed them to nae.
On oross-examination by Mr.. Fox the
witness said that from the fact that there
was no doctors name and no label on the
box, he would infer that no doctor pre-.
| scribed them. DR.. Penney was then ex.
cused and DR.. Lee was again called.
''Did you ever have conversation with
Cash or Wolf about when the girl would
be illG"
eyes, cir. told Cash in the parlor thai
| the girl might be i'll in two weeks or she
might be i'll in few days"
TN answer to Mr.. Asher's question, the
witness described the instrument called 6
"sound" and the use which he made of II
In his examination of the girl.
| "Did you ever have q conversation with
Maggie about her taking medicine2"
Eyes, sir; after my Investigation, saw
that she had taken some or else something
had been done to her, and asked bel
about it,"
Eat first she. denied it, but afterwards
admitted that she had, but told me not te
| tell Willie, as he would hill her."
DR.. Lee then told of his visit to Maggie
at the Elliot house on Thursday noon,
when the girl complained of feeling very
bad and said she saw t'specks before hel
eyes,"
Witness asked Maggie if she had ever
| had such an attack before and was moi
| sure whether she said she had week and 9
| half BEFORE or year and half before
II realized then," he continued, "that he1
| case was a serious one and decided to rid
her Of tbs cause of her trouble. sug
| gested that a nurse be hired but both Cash
ana the girl objected and the former said
that he would give me all the assistance
| necessary"
Witness then described his attempt te
| carry out his decision, the instruments he
used and other details. He curetted he1
and gave her morphine.
II called again Thursday night" sale
the witness, land found her slightly bet
ter Cash was present and the girl sale
that abe thought 1t mean that Willie should
go out. I reprimsndsd Cash and told hin
that he did not attend her properly. I re
turned about II or 10 O'Clock that nigh
and found her slightly worse. told he
that was going to send for her mothe
and she begged me ss a physician not t,
tell anyone about it. 4 would rather di
than have my mother or anyone else know
about it, said the girl. When I returned
Friday noon asked the girl again wba
she had been taking. She turned to Cash
you tell him, Willie; you got the medicln
for me- Cash then told me that she ha
been taking pills.
"On Friday night Cash was also absen
and told him when returned that If b
did not take better care of the girl woul
throw up the case. Cash then said that b
would give ms $25 If would see the cas-
through, as he did not wish to get anothe
, doctor. Having taken the case and atten6
ed 30 far, told him that would continu
to act as the girls physician.
~ had just left the hotel after this COL
versation, when Cash came running afte
me and told me that the girl had faintse
1 returned and found that this was *
l 1nwoS{ino{{o,, &hourhk bat he r
neys were affected, and prescribed med
cines for that ailment
''When I returned at 9 O'Clock that evel
ing, or about O'Clock, she said she ",
feeling much better and would be able I
] get up in the morning."
"Now, DOCTOR" Interrupted Mr.. Ashe
"tell us about the visit Of Wolf and Ca
= to your Office on Friday night and the pa
ment of the $25"
"Well, Wolf paid me the $25 and We e
talking about the condition of the gil
Cash said it was a pretty dangerous cas-
and to show how dangerous It WAS, +
, marked, If was the cause of that CIR
:. having an abortion, would have one TO
in jail and one OUT"
This is the remark -over which the sta
has made good deal of noise.
"When called again Saturday mornin
I Cash asked me If the girl couldn't
I moved. I replied that he must be crazy
1 think of any such thing. He told me tn
. he couldn't afford to pay the board at ii
, Elliot house and that his friend Wolf hi
arranged to have her removed to the Da
v ton house, which was cheaper and where
I woman would take care of the girl
< asked me again on Saturday night abo
moving the girl and r told him that d
could not be moved, as 1t was impossit
~ 49, lo. cSo oh t..
= take.
SUNDAY afternoon at 2 O'Clock when
l. was going into the Elliott house Mr.. Pit
= pont was sitting in the Office and he sal
- see your patient has gone, doctor.
3 guess they found the expense too higl
6 | I went back to my Office and at about
O'Clock Cash came and told me that tn
:, had moved to the Dayton house. I ask
> him where it was and when he explain
that the girl was very bad told him tn
t I would call there soon. When did 60
the Dayton house I met Mrs. Clark, to
her who I was and went upstairs. Ifou,
u the girl suffering from all the symptoms
" acute uremia.
4 "After an analysis decided that n
- diagnosis was correct and realized til
- there was no time to spare if 1 wished
save the girls life. then wrote a p,
| eCflpbtOu Luz cldLclluo dDu WudtONCI G4cS
J. cine thought might need during T.
night as 1 saw it was question of life
3, death which would be settled before NOR
ing After cuppipg with ignitsd brant
in small glasses I gave her ten drops
- elaterine. She grew steadily weaker al
at IL O'Clock Sunday night I told Cash
telegraph to the girls mother in Ansoni
He said there was no use. I then order
Cash to telephone for DR.. Gilbert whom
wished to consult with. The answer "
that DR.. Gilbert could not come. T.
Z same reply came to summons to
Written. About half past six Cash tel
phoned, at my request, to DIR. Eliot al
the latter came about five minutes ps
just psrceptibie, and I told him thai
was afraid that 1t was too late. He ask
!. me what the trouble was and I show
the bottle of albumen which had been p1
cipitated by boiling, and remarked th
that explained it alp and that she b
n died of uremia.
I He then told Cash to leave the room a,
asked me what 1 knew about the cal
told him that had treated the girl
the Elliott house and that Cash and the &
had registered at the Elliott house as m
and wife and az the Dayton house
brother and sister He remarked tn
that looked a little suspicious and that
\ had better report the case to tbs medic
examiner. I said that wanted to do VII
! was right, but that I did not care to
J. anything about the case until the CIR
folks arrived, and besides I did-not wi
to have the first case which had II
the subject of a eoroner's investigate
DR.. Eliot and then went down the stai
and walked toward Chapel street. '
then went up Chapel street as far
Ghnrch whara DR. Eliot lAft ma and