Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-22
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

CHARGED WITH MURDER.
DR.. J. Edward Lee and William Cash
Criminally Held Responsible for
the Death of Maggie Schloss at the
Dayton House Yesterday Morning.
The Coroner and Medical Examiner
Refuse to Disclose the Result of the |
Autopsy Held Yesterday Afternoon.
The Remains Taken to Ansonsa for |
Interment-Who the Principals in |
the Crime Are-Wnl be Arraigned
This Morning.
Maggie Schloss, an eighteen year-old girl
of respectable parentags, died in room at
the Dayton house on Wooster atreet early
yesterday morning, and as result of her
death William Cash of Ansonia and DR.. J.
Edward Lee of Olive street, this city, were
arrested and looked up at police headquar
ters charged with being implicated in her
death.
The circumstances surrounding the gir's
death are, to say the least, suspicious.
Sunday afternoon the girl, in feeble con-
ditioD, arrived at the Dayton house accom-
panied by young man who registered as
w. @. Benson and sister, Hartford. They
had come from the Elliott house, where
they had registered as man and wife on
Wednesday night, registering by the names
of John A. Benson and wife of Albany, N.
Y. 1t seems they had been stopping at
the Elliott house since that night, and for
some unknown reason they departed early
on Sunday noon. The woman was terribly
sick all night long and towards morning
died. DR.. J. Edward Lee, a new arrival
in this city, having come from New York
about two months ago, and having an
Office in Olive street, attended the woman.
The details of that night Of suffering
which the young girl endured have not yet
bsen learned. DR.. Lee, 1t is said, was in
almost constant attendance and some of
the people Of the hotel were at her bedside:
The circumstances were SO peculiar and
mysterious that as soon as Dr.. White was
notified of the occurrence, he in turn sum-
moned Coroner Mix. Upon investigation
Medical Examiner White discovered
enough to warrant speedy actionand order
ed the arrest Of DR.. Lee or a charge of
malpractice and Cash on the charge of
aiding and abetting. Sergeants Refill , and
Cowles arrested the doctor, and he is now
looked up without bail.
When approached by a reporter the doc
ZOE O0caln6 uSIfOuS, &IO DS1Or0 q
question was asked, said: "There is moth.
ing sensational about this I hops you will
not write 1t as such. If you will wait until
to morrow all the facts will come out.
There is really nothing in it. The woman
died of ur@mia. But don't care to talk
about 1t now" The doctor grew nervous
and at last, when asked when he was called
into the case, refused to say another word
and fastened away to his office at No. ia
Olive street.
This case promises to develop into as
serious one as that of Nellie Nesbitt, for
whose death the aged DR. Pulford is charged
with being responsible.
Cash tells a contradictory story. He
was In consultation with the coroner and
Medical Examiner White for long time
yesterday afternoon.
THE FIRST ACT.
The fret act in the drama of this young
woman's life which excited suspicion was
her peculiar arrival at the Dayton house
Sunday neon, shortly after 1890. At
that time cab drove hurried!y up to
the entrance. Young Cash alighted and
called for aid. The proprietor of the
| hotel and his wife went out to the cab
and found there Maggie Sohloss lying
back upon the cushions evidently very i'll.
She was helped to room and Cash reg
| istered. DR.. Lee was soon seen hurryipg
| to her room and from that time on wes
almost constantly there. According to the
officials at the Dayton house the agonies
suffered by the young girl during Sunday
and Sunday night were frightful and des
pite all that could be done she died at an
early hour in the morning.
Cash is twenty-five years of age and Is
employed as route boy on the Ansonis
Sentinel. He lives at 81 Clifton street
Anaonia. He told Sergeant Reilly that he
met the girl on the old green here last
Wednesday night and that they went tc
the Elliott house together.
| Maggie Schloss is the eighteen -year-old
daughter of George Schloss, blacksmith
employed at the Farrell foundry, Ansonia
Her family ia respectable and she Away
bore good reputation. She left HON,
Wednesday night, telling her mother tina
she was going to whist party in Birming
ham. Nothing further waa heard of he
by her parents until they learned yesterday
morning that she had died. They wer,
griefstricken by the death of their daugh
ter under such shameful circumstances
and the mother was overcome. She sale
the girl had compiained for some time O.
not feeling we'll and eaid she had ser
throat and pain il the side.
l IL rs Dclt5FCu tuau Cacu uihO0 b lult COI
fession to Coroner Mix, and that the latte
has sure case against DR.. Lee.
The coroner, however, refuses to Civ,
any Of the details Of the affair as he hat
learned thsm, saying that ne had not com
pleted his investigation yet.
The girls body was removed from tn
Dayton house to Lewis & Maycock's under
taking rooms and Medical Examiner Whit
made an autopsy yesterday afternoon t.
find the exact cause Of her death.
| THE BODY TAKEN TO ANsoNIA.
An autopsy was made yesterday after
noon by Medical Examiner White, assisted
by DR.. Frank d. Wheeler, bat last evening
DR.. White refused to divulge the result O
the autopsy. Late yesterday afternoon
however, a certificate Wss filed with Regis
trat Carr In which the cause of death wa
specified as criminal abortion. A permi
was issued for the removal of the body t.
Ansonia and it was taken there last even
ing on the 1885 train in charge of the IN
fortunate victims father and brother, VIII,
came to this city yesterday afternoon t.
unfortunate girl will probably take plac'
this afternoon from the residence of bel
parents on Starr street.
| BOTH CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Both Lee and Cash will bs brought be
fore the city court this morning on war
rants charging them with murder. 1t i,
probable that continuance in both caseI
will be granted and that bonds will b.
taken in Cash's case, but refused in thu
case against Lse. Cash has retained ex
Judge Blydenburgh to defend him, and At
torney Harry W. Asher will look after the
interests of DR.. Lee.
William Cash is but about eighteen
years of age and the only son of widowed
mother. He has always borne spotless
reputation and was a general favoritt
among the people of Ansonia. He is also
studying dentistry in the Office of Dr. II
Q. Hitchcock in Ansonia.
Lee, who is charged with committing
the crime which resulted in the poor girls
death, is about twenty seven years of age
He is graduate Of the Bellevue hospital
New York city, and formerly occupied an
office at 2O8 East One Hundred and Six.
tenth street He is we'll connected and
has communicated with his friends, who
are expected to come to his assistance.