Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-03-10


had Miss Cloyd In a fix and asked u
Cotton Roo, pills would produce abor.
tlon, told him thought they would. He
also asked about ergot and then wanted
me to give him prescription TO pro-
duce abortion, but refused. After
wards he came to me and said, "You
can get medicine for me and nobody
will know It," again refused. Later
In December. he asked me II soft rub.
Der catheter properly placed and left
there would do the work Said he
wanted one TO use on Miss Cloyd and
told me later that he had used 10 and
that IL had worked all right. Said he
used IL during Christmas week. Six or
eight months ago he told me he was
having good time with Miss Cloyd
Crossed examined by Col. WEIGH, DR..
Foster said he was aud is a friend of
Wilson and that he never heard him
say an unkind word OF Miss Cloyd.
Have used catheter on Wilson myself
for retention Of urine.
G. }. McLear testified that Wilson
called on Miss Cloyd frequently at his
hotel and when he found what was up
he asked Wilson what he was going to
do about her. Said he was going TO
marry her and will do whatever she
says. Wilsoo admitted he had used the
catheter on her. Col. Welch asked
witness about the attempt to kiss Miss
Cloyd, when he admitted the charge
and produced picture of the girl. to
show that the colonel or any one else
would want To kiss her. IL showed a
very handsome woman. treason left
home" he added latter trying to kiss
her was because thought it best to be
absent till my wife cooled off," which
raised laugh.
DR.. ii. V. Pennington stated that
when he called TO see Miss Cloyd. Dec.
~, her temperature was high and she
was nervous. Case looked like blood
poison. She refused to be examined.
made exam nation Dec. 81. was satisfied
tuat abortion had been badlyi perform
ed. Peritonitis caused death. Think
criminal operation was performed.
Wilson seemed anxious about her and
told me he would pay rest of my bill.
after she had paid part. Mrs. McLear
and Miss Cloyd both objected to thor
ough examination.
DR. II. T. Ramsey dcposed that he
went to see the girl twice and assisted
DR.. Pennington in curettiug. In her
dying statement She said her last pc
riod occurred about Nov. /. Dec. %
Wilson bought her II tablets. Dec. 30
Wilson saw her in parlor and had a
catheter and asked her il she knew how
to use it. While lying on the floor OF
the parlor be used the instrument, cut
ting off portion and telling her TO let
1t remain till next morning. He told
her there was no danger. that he had
consulted DR.. Foster Never had been
intimate with any other man but Will
son and he seduced her under promise
of marriage.
IL was now past III p. NJ and court
ADJOURNED till Wednesday morning.
To the surprise of court and specta-
tors, both sides announced on reconven-
ing Wednesday that they were through
and that the case was submitted with
out argument.
In summing up the case Judge Sauf-
ley made an elaborate statement OF his
reasons for granting bail, which unin-
tentionally of course, was a strong de-
Tense for Wilson. He said that when he
first heard that proceedings for bail
would be instituted before him, he felt
indignant, as newspaper reports had
made the case one of such enormity,
and he felt like declining to sit in IL.
Instead of the professional abortionist
the proof had disclosed that he was a
lover whose consideration for the repu-
tatlon of the girl. led him To commit
an act, which is lacking in the three
essentials Of murder, righteousness
willfulness and feloniousness. Abortion
committed before the quickeniug is not
an oiiense under the law and there was
at other times vast difference between
one who committed il for sympathy and
love and one who did 50 for money and
gain, The indictment was wei, and
properly drawn, but the facts as stated
did not constitute murder and he might
have granted bail on the original mo-
tion. except for the fact that he wished
To find out in which attitude defendant
appeared. Admitting that he had done
as charged, he was not guilty of murder
and therefore entitled To bail, which ht
fixed at $500. 1t was promptly giver
with DIR. j. NJ. Wilson, father OF the
defendant, II. G. Ford, OF Middlesboro
and b. T. Riggs, of Williamstown, sur
, etles.
Mr.. Wilson left with his father OF
the noon train for Williamstown, wher,
he says he will spend a week with hii
mother aud then return 10 London u