The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-01
"Ob. ho hns poisoncd MOI

This was the cry heard By several OF
tho chemical engine tiremeu yesterday
afternoon about 5 o'clock
The speaker was a colored woman,
who looked to be of middle age. AS she
uttered the cry she was cominghurried-
ly out OF the Office OF DR.. stiliyard, the
colored physician, whose Office is on
Eleventh street opposite Hope engine
house. She tottered to the sidewalk,
when she threw up her hands, swayed
in an uncertain way for a second and
fell prone to the ground. She had but
just fallen when the doctor himself
followed the woman out OF the build
ing. He looked MS though he had
emerged from n slaughter house; his
face and clothes were covered and be-
spattered with blood.
The spectators OF this seeming
tragedy were for n moment startled by
the appearance OF the woman, and were
more than ever mystitied by tho CORY
appearance OF DR.. stillyard. Several
ran over to the sCene, when an eXplana-
ton was had from the doctor. The
woman, who proved to be Maggie Rob-
inson, a well known character, living in
Bridgeport, had entered the office a few
minutes before and asked for some
medicine to relieve headache OF which
she complained she was suffering. DR..
Sullyard was preparing q mixture for
this purpose, when the woman sud
denly drew Ratchet from under her
dress and deliberately struck tho physi-
clan across the head. Happily the blow
was glancing one, otherwise he would
probably haye been killed. The
Ratchet flow from the woman's hand
and dropped several feet away in
the yard back OF the office build
ing. The cut on the mans head was on
the right side, about two or three inches
long, and very deep. Tho wound bled
profusely, and he was soon covered with
blood. The Robinson woman then stag
gerel outside where she fell to the
grouad, as was supposed by the crowd
that quickly gathered, in Il dead faint.
1t was soon af;erward asCertained that
she was in the midst OF q fit with which
she is often afflicted. A call was sent
to police headquarters from the engine
house, and Lieut. Wa!ly Lukens took
charge OF tho woman, who was then re-
covering consciousness. She was taken
10 tho city prison and locked up.
Friends took charge OF Dr.. stillyard,
who at this time was thought to be
fatally injured, and he was taken to his
| home at III EOtt street.
An INTELMGENCER reporter saw Or.
StilIyard last night at his residence. lie
was lying on lounge, and though sui
fering greatly, was conscious, and gave
the following account of the affair:
"The cutting took place about five
o'clock, and at that time was sitting in
my office smoking, behind the curtains
that are drawn across the front part.
The door at the front was open. A
woman, dressed plainly, came in and
asked me for dose OF medicine for u
headache. l went over to Z stand to
prepare tho medicine; the woman fol-
| lowed mo and stood not loot away
while was preparing the dose, and
while in this position gave directions
for using it. then bent over to wrap
the stuffup. Then it was that she drew
n Ratchet from under her dress and
struck me a terrible blow on the right
side Of tho head. Up to this time she
had not said n word. The Ratchet only
struck mo glancing blow, and slipped
out of the woman's hand. After she
had hit me she commenced to holler and
veil, and said, he has poisoned me-
This was before the medicine had been
prepared, and she had got nothing from
me. Then she ran out to the sidewalk
and fell in fit"
"Did you know the woman"
"She was an utter stranger; don't
remember having seen her before, and
know OF no reason for her murderous
attempt except that she is afflicted with
fits. She undoubtedly had one when
this happened"
The Ratchet, which was the instru-
meut Of the cutting, was taken to police
headquarters last evening. It is COW
cred with blood. DR.. Stillyard was not
struck with the blade OF the hatchS;
had this not fortunately been the case
his skull would have been crushed. At
8 o'clock last night no physician was in
attendance, and there was no reason to
fear that fatal result would follow.
A warrant was issued for the woman
last night, and she was committed by
Squire Gillespy for appearance at a
hearing 10 be held before him this
morning at 0 o'clock. Tho warrant
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