The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-03
ATTENDANTS DENY STORY.
Was Found In the West End and Re-
moved to the Police Station.
GREW CONSTANTLY WORSE
Rumors in Circulation Respecting the
Death of Edward Flaherty who
Died sunday Morning at
the Infirmary-Soms
Interviews.


Interviews.
Edward Flaherty, until recently EN-
ployed as an engraver at the Dueber
works, died Sunday morning at
o'clock at the infirmary hospital. The
remains were taken in charge by the
members of the engravers associa-
tion, who paid the expenses of inter-
ment, the funeral services occurring
Monday afternoon, the services being
observed at St. Mary's church and the
Rev. Father Treiber conducting the
obsequies.
Flaherty came to this city from Bos-
ton in February, where he has a sister
residing in one of the suburbs of that
great city, who Is engaged as an
organist in a Catholic church. Informa-
ton regarding her brothers death has
been sent her. About two weeks ago he
received notice that he could secure
position in Chicago as engraver and
he was about to go to that city when
he received a letter that another party
had secured the position, and Flaherty,
greatly disappointed, did not i'm
mediately apply at the Dueber works
for employment, but awaited further
information from Chicago as to secur-
ing work there where an engraver
should be required by firm with whom
he had corresponded. He was not in the
best of health, and last Friday morning
he became seriously i'll while seated
in front of the Melbourne hotel in West
Tuscarawas street. A telephone mes
sage was Immediately sent in to the
police station and Turnkey Becherer
in response thereto sent Officer Morten-
sen to investigate. F'laherty was found
at the place designated and his condi-
ton seemed to be serious. The patrol
wagon was called and he was removed
to the police station, where City Physi-
clan E. d. Brant was summoned to at
tend to him. The physician gave him
such medicine as he Immediately re-
quired for his illness and then in
structed the officers to have the man
taken to the infirmary. Flaherty was
questioned as to whether he had any
friends or relatives here or any means,
and upon learning that he had none,
the township trustees were called in
and the infirmary directors in turn, and
on Saturday afternoon Flaherty was
removed to the infirmary. He was i'm
mediately placed in the hospital at that
institution and DR.. ]. L. Reed was call
ed. Flaherty continued to grow worse,
hemorrhages appearing and he died
Sunday morning.
It is stated that friends Of Flaherty,
members of the engravers association,
called at the hospital Saturday while
Flaherty was still living, and also Sun
day. after he was dead, and they al
lege that Flaherty was not properly
cared for. A News-Democrat reporter
called at the Melbourne Monday morn
ing to get the statements Of the men
who made the visit but he was inform
ed that they were not there just at the
time, but several other members were
seen, and they told the story as 1t was
told them. They stated that when
Flaherty was placed in the hospital his
clothes were not removed from his body
and that when he had died the same
clothes remained on his body, partly
covered with the blood resulting from
the hemorrhages, indicating to them
that the clothes had not been taken off
They appeared to be very indignant at
the manner in which their late friend
has been cared for, and stated they
would have paid for his care II they
had been properly notified before hand.
u.
Flaherty was called upon. He stated
that he was present when Flaherty
was brought to the infirmary hospital.
and that the man was properly cared
for and placed on a cot and received
the attention Of an expert nurse, the
same as other patients. The doctor
stated that death was due to hemor-
rhagic form Of jaundice and that there
hQ ater.f
indicate that the ailment was brought
upon the patient through exposure. He
stated that Flaherty had told him that
he had also drank liquor and that the
illness was coming upon him several
days before he was taken to the in
firmary. The doctor refuted the state
ment that Flaherty was not properly
cared for, but said that everything pos
sible was done for him.
The infirmary was called up by tele-
phone and the reporter was informed
that Flaherty constantly grew worse
after his removal to the hospital, but
that the best attention possible was
given him by trained nurse. When
questioned as to whether the man was
placed upon cot in the same condition
+. as when taken out, the reporter was in.
formed that the clothes had been re-
moved and that Flaherty was made al
comfortable as possible.
Turnkey Becherer, at the police sta
tion, who had conversation with
Flaherty, said:
When Flaherty was brought to thu
police station, Friday morning, he wal
very nervous. called the attention o.
other officers to his condition. and DR.
Z. d. Brant was immediately called
spoke to Flaherty and he told me tina
he had been out Of work and had beer
drinking some, and that he had beel
Z Gy0wing ~ Tor few days. He said b