The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-12-01
MEDICS QUARREL
And the Coroner Decides to Look
Over the Remains.
A POsTMORTEM BEING HELD

which Is Expected to Show That Some
thing Has Occurred That is Somewhat
Outside OF the Pale OF Ethics which
the Profession Insists Upon.
Coroner McQuate did this afternoon
remove the remains Of the late Mrs.
ennie Howard from the receiving vault
in Westlawn cemetery, with the intention
Of holding a postmortem examinati IN.
The coroner, 1t is understood, will make
the examination on account Of stories
that have, been circulated since the
woman's death Tuesday night. 1t seems
that the attending physicians, Drs. M.
@. Foulk and F. K. Young, both of West
Tusc rawas street, desired to hold a
postmoItem examination, and In com.
pauy with two other physicians went. to
the home Of the dead woman's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. wsrreu Ulmstead, In Bel
den avenue, for that purpose. 1t is
alleged Mrs. Ulmstead objected to hold
ing the postmortsm and q scene or sued
between DIR. Foulks, who had been the
family physician, and DR.. Yuong who
had been summoned by Mrs. Howard,
who was grass widow and made her
home with her parents. Strange things,
1t is related, were revealed by the angry
doctors, who accused eeob other Of doing
things not exactly In accord with pro-
fessional ethics. During the controversy
1t Is alleged that letter written by Mrs.
Ulmstead to DR.. Young was exhibited,
the epistle stating that unless certain
conditions were complied with the doctor
would find him self In serious trouble. 1t
was alleged by DR., Young, so the story
goes, that the threatening letter was
dictated by DR.. Foulks, the letter con-
tanning hints Of an Illicit proceeding.
The doctors wranglei and 1t Is said
almost came to blows. The two dis
interested physicians who had been sum-
moned to assist in the postmortem and
who with the undertaken and others
were witnesses of the strange scene, left
the house. No postmortem was held and
tte ply siclabs invited to assist have not
since been consulted with that end in
view.
The affair in some way leaked out and
became so generally talked about that the
coroner decided to examine the remains
and the body was this afternoon brought
to Miller g. Blanohard's morgue, where
at the time Of going to press post.
mortem was baing held under the direc'
tion of Coroner MoQuate.
The letter alleged to have been written
by Mrs. Ulmstead contained statements
which led the coroner to take the action
he did. The letter is 10 the c0r1ner's
posse ssion, having been subpoenaed from
Undertaken Reemsnyder, and will later
be turn d over to Prosecutor Pomerene
Following is a copy of the tier in ques
tion:
CDR. Young:-If you will briug mt
two thousand dollars by today, two ol
three o'clock, to raise the boys with, il
you do not l will have ooroners in
quest and will push 1t to the full extern
Of the law, as know too well you arr
the cause Of my daughters death for shr
told ne so.
This means business, so you want t,
come at the time sat.
Mrs. Warren Clmstead.
"When you come to the house ask fo
me, as the family knows nothing o
this"
At the Ulmstesd house in Crysta
Park today Mrs. Ulmstead, twin siste
of the deceased, and other relatives, stated
that any criminal operation was no
posi- BILE ip this case, They stated tina
hints of such an operation had reaches
them, but their knowledge of the younl
woman at once suggested that ther
could be no reason why an operatiol
should be performed. They declined Il
entertain that sny untoward action OIL
the part of any physician had occurred
They did not deny, however, that
quar-. ! had occurred between Drs. YOun
and Foulks, ana that crimination an
recrimination were the main features Q
the quarrel.
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