The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-21
TITR THE PLOT AWAY
alIeoed Conspiracy to Disfigure a
Woman's Face.
rsp,yp PLACED UNDER ARREST.

- n physician and IL Charged with
4 Having Hired "a Man to Throw Nitrioi in
ma. wife's Face-when IL Comes to Car
-, ont the Contract the Man Relents
u Gives the Whole Plot Away-The
Arrest Follows.
| chicago Aug. n.-Dr. James o.
6,ucser was arrested at noon at his
4 o,,e 800 Erie street, on charge Of at
rsmntlrg to commit mayhem. The ar
n ost was made by officers of the Mooney
n. Roland detective agency, who have
b,een shadowing the man for several
Lavs The warrant for Quicker was
worn out in the name of his wife. Mrs.
ktadalon S. Quicker, who resides with
Lriends at 1884 Monroe avenue. Later
M the day the doctor appeared in JUS
lice JTnderwood's court and gave bond
| n q 500 to appear Monday at IL o'clock.
<Eustav Schultz. a stock broker, became
,is surety. Edwin Burritt Smith and
k.ov O. West are prosecuting the case
or Mrs Quicker. According TO the
tory told by the prosecution, DR.. Duck
IL met a young man named Charles Hill
South Clark street Thursday night
n last week. Hill was a stranger in the
inv and looking for work. The doctor
[old him he wanted him to throw bot
L of vitriol in his wife's face, for which
ervice he would pay him so.
Kept the Appointment.
The young man was instructed, so he
avs to visit the house where Mrs.
bucker resides, get acquainted with the
roman, and post himself as TO the best
Eav 10 make his escape after commit
ne the act. He asked Hill to meet him
gain Friday night on the Twelfth
kreet viaduct and report what he had
one. Hill kept the small package and
hottie containing the fluid. The bottle
las of the two-ounce size, with a very
tide neck. The doctor remarked about
he size of the neck and said he should
careful in throwing it not to get any
his hands. The package contained
small note addressed to Mrs. Matte
bucker and purported to have been
ritten by a woman. but was not signed.
be note read
you have ruined one home and are
pw trying to steal my lover. If you
b I will kill you"
Hill went to the woman's house a sec
bd time, thinking of carrying out his
bntract. but upon seeing Mrs. Quicker
lerted and told her the whole plot.
he bottle was turned over to Mrs.
ucker's lawyers, who placed the case
the hands of the detective agency.
Wanted To Spoil Her Looks.
Upon being analysed the bottle was
|und to contain 80 per cent. of pure sui
uric acid, which means that the fluid
hs common oil of vitriol. The boy,
ll, says the reason the doctor gave for
attempted outrage on his wife was
at she had alienated the affections
his brother-in-law, and he wanted to
bill her good looks. DIR. Quicker is not
BIZ known in medical circles. Before
ming to Chicago he conducted SAN
rium at Louisiana, Mo-, and ii was
bile she was taking treatment at his
titution that he made the acquaint-
ce of the woman who became his wife.
ley were married two years ago and
ed together unit last January, when
BY separated. Mrs Quicker comes Of
Wealthy family in Albion, Mich. Aft
giving bond DR.. Quicker refused to
k He said:
d don't know anything at all about
matter"
BE- is spare man, long-featered, and
plain appearance. He is about AZ
RS old