The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-05-16
THE DEATH OF HIS AUNT
Had Nothing to Do With His Depar-
ture for Another Locality.
HE MAKES A STATEMENT
IN which He Says He Has Been Unjustly
Accused aad Asserts That He VIII
Make IL Warm For the Par
ties who Started the


Dr. W. E. Kimber, formerly Of East Green
vile, was in the city Wednesday and had
conference with Prosecutor Pomerene and
Coroner Schuffell. 1t will be recalled that
Kimber's mother in-law Mrs. John Waisnar,
died under peculiar circumstances at her home
m East Greenville when Coroner Schufell
made an investigation and Prosecutor Pomer-
enc TODD a deep interest in the case. The con-
Glusion reached after thorough investigation,
was that Mrs. Waisner came to her death by
poisoning but the hand that administered it
was unknown. Suspicion was cast upon DIR.
Kimber by reason of frequent alleged quarrels
with the woman and because he suddenly left
Greenville. The newspapers carried the story
which reached DIR. Kimber and he at once
wrote DR.. Schuffell telling him of his where
abouts. Coroner Schuffel asked DR.. Kimbe1 to
come to Canton and give his testimony and
shis he did DR.. SchufTell is out of
the city and the testimony was not
available today but Prosecutor Pomerene stated
70 News.Democrat man that DR.. Kimber
testified of giving the woman but one-eighth
tered, he said to relieve great pain which the
patient suffered from pleuresy. Mrs. Waisner,
he said, had on more than one occasion
threatened to commit suicide At one time
she raised bottle of laudanum to her lips and
was about to drink it when her husband
dashed it from her lips At that time Dr.
Kimber says he used stomach pump to re-
move the contents of the stomach as ii was
thought the woman had swallowed quantity
AfA AAn, VI. L.. e \
to have been the case. Mrs. Waisner was the
postmistress of East Greenville.
KIMBER TALKS.
death was caused by narcotic poisoning"
DR.. Kimber is reported to have said, land
that was my testimony before the coroner
Opium killed Mrs. Weisner, and believe she
took it with suicidal intent. frequently
heard her threaten to take her life and once
saw her make an attempt at suicide. On the
day that she was taken i'll saw at glance
that she was suffering from opium poisoning.
1 administered an antidote. The antidote was
the only medicine that l had given her in
month. When I was asked as to what Was the
cause of Mrs. Weisner's condition, said, She
was paralyzed now.' l told this untruth to
spaTe the feelings of the family. l knew that
she was dying from the effects of the poison,
and 1 also knew what shock the knowledge
WOuld cause the children. therefore decided
lOkeep the matter secret The mother wasdead
and no good could come of the saying that she
committed suicide. l never told anybody that
Nrs. Weisner died of apoplexy. Previous to
Mrs. Weisner's death had made plans for
leaving Greenville. | remained in the village
until after the funeral. When | left, the
family promised to send tor me if a postmortem
examination were held. At that time they
had come to no conclusion in the matter, they
did not know whether to have an autopsy or
not. If you are going TO have an inquest l
said to them, i won't leave town. Blu they
said they would notify me if anything of the
sort should take place. Then these rumors
that / had killed Mrs. Weisner and fled
reached my ears, and about the same time
heard that an autopsy had been held and that
the coroner was investigating. 1 at once
communicated with the coroner, and ar
ranged to meet him in Canton on Wednes-
day, which / did. i was anxious to tell all
knew and to prove that / had not left Green
vile because l had done wrong Why, what
motive could have had in killing Mrs Weis.
ner? 1t is as absurd as to suppose that /
should come down to Massillon and send a
bullet into the heart of the first person
shoud meet / propose to have all false state.
ments Strengthened out, and if they are not
prosecution will follow. | know that at
tempts were made to induce my wife to swear
falsely, and the mere fact that she refused to
do so does not greatly mitigate the seriousness
of the matter / have been treated with rank
injustice and malicious unfairness in this mat
ter, and l intend to have no more of it, The
time is here for me TO demand my rights"