The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-01-09
THE AULTMAN CASE.
Continued from Second Page.)

cupied chairs in the jury box. Mrs. Kate
Smith Is a regular attendant at both morn.
ing and afternoon sessions. She was
warm friend of Mr.. and Mrs Aultman,
but during the recent troubles has be-
come slienated and Is now staunch |
supporter of the guardian.
Court will not reoonvene until Tuesday |
morning at 9o'olock.
DIR. A. B. Walker, in continuing his |
testimony, said that in all Mrs. Ault-
self as Highly dissatisfied with the guar
dianship. She said If it could not be set |
aside in this court, the case would be car
ried up until it would be. She would |
spend every cent she had rather than sub |
nit TO this distasteful supervision and
restriction. Authorities were introduced,
illustrated, showing the posture Of those
in various forms Of insanity, and OK
haustive explanations given.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Attorney Hartcr lead the cross exaInin-
alton. Witness said he was general
practitioner, not u specialist on brain
troubles. Met Mrs. Aultman I'm January,
1885. Had no knowledge of her previous
methods of speech or of actions. Close
attention was paid to the manner in which
the witness had been approached by both
sides to conduct the examination Of Mrs
Aultman. Then came the itemiZed state
mcnt of the banIable securities and slip
that witness had prepared in his Office.
He was asked 10 get 1t at once, but as he
was departing the court remarked that n
delay of over few minutes would not be
allowed In ten minutes the doctor was
back. The slip recorded the same notes
as given previously. A knowledge that
she had in detailing her poverty, left out
| the greater portion Of her estate, would
have made difference I'm his opinion of
her sanity. Witness knew of cases Of con-
cealed dclusions, where the patients would
skillfully hide their failings. People may
be monomaniacs, attend to business, ac-
cumulate wealth, and yet when their one
failing is touched upon, they let go. Mrs.
Aultman did not tell him that the Bast
girls had, in 1902 told her she had a
guardian. If Mrs. Aultman had known
this fact, and had said in 1895 that this
was the first information, it would show
that her memory was weak That was
previous to the time he had made his ex-
aminations of Mrs. Aultman. There
could be "A slight organic disease in the
brain of a woman of the age Of Mrs,
Aultman and yet recovery be possible.
Mrs. Aultman said Levi Miller had had
himself appointed guardian. She told me
she had got all her money from the Ault
man estate. She spoke to him about the
| I L..
J cuted 1t. Mrs. Aultman, except specify
ing 500, 900 for Aultman hospital, said
she did not care for the other provisions
to be known until after she had died. She
told him that Mrs. Harter had charged
her $500 for rosewood bed that belonged
to her. If this was known to be mistake
it would change his opinion slightly. HI
believed If she had this impression, i
could be removed. If she sang anC
danced, it would change his opinion. 1
would indicate an impaired mind.
A BRILLIANT PYRoTECHNIC.
Here Judge Amber interposed with {
remark.
"Are you testifying in this caseP'
quickly asked Mr.. Harter.
ooh, no." retorted Judge Amber
"only suggesting"
"No doubt you would like TO testify,
said Mr.. Harter.
"My God no, couldn't improve oil
my witness, ejaculated Judge Amber
Uaughter).
Mrs. Aultman denied to witness tina
Rev. Doctor Muller had ever proposed t.
her She denied that she had ever sat-
that Doctor Portmann had ever proposed
to her She denied that Rev. f. G. Pat
terson had wanted to marry her. Sh
never told him that Rev. Patterson ha,
gone to her house, hugged and kissed he
and when she pushed him away, he said
"Oh never mind, we are all brothers an
sisters in the same chucrh. If these wer
shown to be false, 1t would merely demon
strate mental alteration. A perso
, with bad condition of the brain migl
on other matters be sane and capable {
!. managing her estate. Assuming all tn
points and suppositions to be true,
, would convince him that she was nj
capable of attending to her business.
> Witness did not have the note of ban
stocks written in ink, because 1t was M
thought necessary. In conversation wit
Mrs Aultman, / found she had n friendl
feeling toward Mrs. Hartcr until 81
found she was on Guardian Miller's bonC
II face decidedly does not show any indies
}. tions of her having been melancholia.
u REDIRECT EXAMINATION
a. Witness never saw neater or more r
n served woman than Mrs. Aultman, M
w has he heard more choice or chaste lal
' guage, than from Mrs. Aultman. HI
keen anguish at the stories of proposal
and her resentment, would indicate
s. soundness of mind, or sounder mir
le than she had previously had.
0, REcRoss EXAMINATION.
10 think she is capable of going on Il
witness stand. She can transact h
business beyond a doubt
At $3.50, or after four hours of acti
no questioning the doctor was excused.
lg OTTO ALBRIGHT.
No of philadelphia, knew Mrs. Aultmi
III since 1888. Mrs. Aultman visited h
NC sister, Mrs. Fest, three months. Il,
nc sister was sick. Saw Mrs. Aultman
1889, in Canton. Then saw her in A
lantic city in 1894. Her mental conditi'
se was clear. Never in all his talks with b
L. had he ever seen any indications OF me
n tai trouble. Here letters written his re-
as tives by Mrs. Aultman We're introduc
he and Identified. One dated June 27i {
,s expressed regret over the death Of b
sister, while thanking Mrs Wallace for
valuable diamond necklace of hen sister
- The second was to Mrs Albright, aski
for memento from her sister, riI
~ Letter No. was written to Geol
= Pierce, No, to Mrs. Wallace, and No.
= to George Pierce, all on family and
= nestle matters, that to Mr.. Pierce rel