Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-18

He fatty contradicted ticket agent
Henderson and porter Howell in his
assertions that he received no note
there from nils Green, and said he
bought his sleeper ticket on the train.
He was asked to explain the trip of
hospital clerk Topping to Grafton, with
a commission from him to secure an
anIdavit from Fillmore Howell.
He said he had been told Eugene
Sommerville was after the darkey for
an affidavit that he placed Miss Green
on west bound train. He did not
send Topping to thwart Sommerville.
did Topping get an affidavit from
him?'
Eyes"
Where is it?"
~ looked for it, I cannot find it"
did you think Howell would make
statement more readily if you Offer
ed him position in the hospital?"
81 told Topping to say l would give
him a place if he could secure the
proper recommendations
rs it customary to send the hospital
clerk out to procure attendants?"
II did not send him for that"
Dr. Stathers could not remember any
person he met whom he knew while
with his son in Grafton, waiting for the
west-bound train, nor could he furnish
way to st. Louis. On the return trip
from that city or after leaving the train
at Clarksburg.
He met John Cummings, of Wheel
ing, while in st. Louis. but he could
not give the street or number, or name
the landlady from he rented the room
be occupied while in that city. He
took his meals at restaurants.
Doctor will you say whether you
sent Harriet Green to school in Par
kersburg?"
| President Meighen-"There is moth
lllS llhc ludI III tuC CfluChSC.
Mr.. Foster-"You are not
AFRAID HE'LL SAY YES
are you? We don't doubt that he'll
| deny it."
This led to little display of feeling
and reprimand from the chair.
DR.. Stathers admitted remarking to
Miss Grace Busy, after her recovery
from fever. that she looked fieshy,
and he pinched her arm, and asked if
the flesh were solid.
| He freely contradicted the testimony
OF former Director David Snyder, that
he told him certain attendant was
ION it," and that he had his permission
to go after her" He said DR.. Snyder
subsequently told him the attendant
called upon him (Snyder) for medicine
to produce an abortion. DR.. Stathers
| testified that he discharged the attend
ant, and the male emDloye who was
| responsible for her condition. He
| might have remarked to DR.. Snyder
| that he would give half a years salary
| to sleep with Mrs. Sommerville, but ii
he did, it was all joke. He and DR..
| Snyder frequently joked with each 9TH
er. He admitted writing letters to
Harriet Green, since she has been living
| in Parkersburg. He could not say
how many, prior to March 81. but he
mad not written 25 since that time.
The doctor was Intercepted on cross
examination, about his nephew, Morris
! Smith, of Parkersburg, to whom Mrs
Mary L. Sommerville wrote very affection.
! ate love letters, which were offered ii
evidence few days ago.
| He admitted that Smith was here las
Sunday.
| why did he return?' he was asked.
| He seemed out of humor about the let.
tiers being published"
Where did you get those letters?''
"They were handed to me by friend
| Miss Green
! do you know how they came into hel
possession?"
| "No"
did you not fail to present two of tn,
| letters, in which Mrs. Sommerville SAID
| the life was being tortured out of her
BY DR.. STATHERS?"
mo"
did you have any woman with you IL
St Louise
| mo"
| When Miss Green was Intercepted lit
| tie later by a person not connected witt
| the investigation. she admitted bring.n;
| the letters from Parkersburg. but said shi
| did not steal them. as Smith charged in
| Parkersburg newspaper.
| IF this thing continues" she added q.
| will tell something that will hurt some
| body
/ The defense attempted at the morning
| session to show the motive of the prosecu
ton to be recalcitFation. resulting from
| DR.. Stathers, refusal To remoye Demo.