Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-24
ARE BOTH IN JAIL.


-The Charge Against Leo Changed
to Murder in the Second Degree and /
Bonds Fixed Mt Ten Thousand DOL |
Iars-Dr, Lee Protests His Innocence |
of the Crime Charged-FuneraI of |
the Victim Yesterday In Ansonia.
In the city court yesterday morning the |
complaint against Dr.. J. Edward Lee, who
is accused of causing the death of eighteen |
year-old Maggie Sohloes of Ansonis by
criminal operation, was changed to murder
in the second degree, and that against
William Cash to that of aiding and abetting
the crime. As murder In the second de-
gree is bailable offense, bonds In Lees
case were fixed at $4,000, but as neither
of the young men could obtain the required
amount of bonds, both spsnt yesterday
and last night al guests of Tailor O'Keefe
in the county jail.
It Is now practically conceded that Cash
has or will turn states evidence and In
consideration of this fact the charge
against him will be eventually nolled.
THE BOND HIxED AT $40, 900.
When DR.. Lee and Cash appeared in the
city court at the close of comparatively
short docket DIR. Lee was summoned from
the dock and City Attorney Fox read him
long carefully prepared complaint,
charging him with murder In the second
degree. The accused declined to plead.
Mr.. Fox said he was ready for the trial of
the case.
Attorney Asher asked for continuance
of at least a week. in which to prepare a
defense,s and Mr. Fox offered ne objection.
1r ei fn
until Saturday, September 3, under &c.,
| 600 bonds, with the understanding that
| Attorney Asher can argue at any time for
| reduction of bonds. Mr.. Fox, in recon-
mendipg that the sum of $40, 600 be fixed
| as bail, remarked: "The bond was &c.,
! 600 in the Pulford cass, and think that
this case is still stronger"
| Cash, however, was not put to plea, and
Mr.. Fox merely said ri wish Cash's case
continued to the same day, under the same
| bonds" 81, 000h and the request was
granted without anything more being said.
The prisoners wsre then removed down
stairs and later taken TO jail.
| Although the coroner's report has been
| handed to City Attorney Fox, the latter re-
| fuses to divulg e it's contents or give the
names of the witnesses, claiming that the
case Is binding over matter and that the
responsibility of giving the information to
the public should rest with State Attorney
Doolittle rather than with him Mr.. Doc
little Ia away on his vacation end thus the
matter stands.
Mr. Fox was asked what there was in the
theory of the defense that DR.. Lee did not
perform the operation but was called to at
tend her after 1t had been performed. He
eaid:
'That is all nonsense OF course we
don't expect that the doctor is going to say
he is guilty. We believe he performed an
abortion with an instrument upon this girl
and have 30 charged him. If 1 did not
think I had evidence enough to convict
him I should not make such seriouf
charge against him"
The complaint alleges that the operation
was committed on August 16 and the vic
tim of it met her death on the 21st. The
girl was in a condition when such an oper-
alton was particularly dangerous, as IL
about six months in the ordinary cours.
of events she would have given birth to q
child.
Another significant fact in connection
with the case is that DR.. Lee saw the young
couple before they registered at the Elliott
house on Wednesday night.
NO OTHER DOCTOR IMPLICATED.
1t was stated last evening that notwith
standing all reports to the contrary, Their
was no one implicated in the crime othel
!, than tha men who are at present unde,
arrest. Who the witnesses for the stat
will be could not be ascertained, and tn
officials in charge of the case refuse t.
give any further information in referenc
| to the case.
DIR. LEES STATEMENT.
At the jail yesterday DR.. Lee made tn
following statement:
, ~ wish to thank the members of th,
} press throughout the city for the gener
, GUS manner they have used me in thi
trying matter. have not bit of faul
to find with them. I wish also that yor
would publicly thank DIR. Eliot for tn
! kind words which he said about me
, DR.. Eliot was kind to come in respons
to my summons after other doctors VIII
had been summoned by me refused t
3 come. If they had 1t nigh. have beel
| different
81 have not notified my relatives Of tn
|, matter until recently, as trusted that tn
longer 1t WIS put off the more facts woul
come out which would prove my limo
!, cence. l attended this girl professionally
1 but performed no abortion upon her, an,
. | l am confident as l stsnd here that in tim
my Innocence will be established. At frs
there were bits of circumstsntial evidenc
1 which would seem to implicate me In tn
matter, but 1 am confident that those ca
be explained away in time"
f "Will young Cash turn states evidenced
a | was asked.
"Oh, understand that he is already
o states witness" replied the doctor, quickly
: DR.. Lee also said that he WAS the one VIII
: notified Medical Examiner White of tn
girls death; but when asked If he kne1
: while he was attending her that an abol
ton had been performed upon her, he re
fused to answer, saying that he would lik
to consult with his attorney and secur
permission before replying to that que:
] ton. He also refused to say anythip
about the report that he met the coupl
|. before they registered at the Elliott house
HYMENEAL.