The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-04

wculd become involved in the trouble
themselves. It Is probable, moreover.
that at the time the young wife is said
to have called them to the bedside of
her husband they did not know that his
condition was really serious. The old
doctor had been failing rapidly for
months, but was, up until the time of
his death. not thought to be in dan
gerous condition.
THINKS MRS. WALKER INSANE.
But then I do not consider that
these two women, who were found In
such a pitiable condition, are per
fectly sane," said the doctor continu.
ing. ut is a fact that people who live
in such absolute isolation as they are
said to have done. soon become morbid
and after time enter state of mel
ancholia which is akin to insanity.
The younger woman may, through i'll.
| ness. have been unable to offer any
resistance to the course which Mrs.
Walker was pursuing and she may be
sane enough, but 1t is very plain TO
me that Mrs. Walker has been brooding
over her troubles so long that it has
unbalanced her mind. No sane wo-
man could have lived in house with
out food and fire, when there were
trunks of silks and satins upstairs
which might have been converted into
money on short order. 1t is very prob
able that after treatment at the hos
pital this dementia will pass away and
she will regain full possession Of her
| faculties"
FRIENDS AVOIDED HIM.
When asked regarding the closing
years of Dr.. Walkers life, the Canton
| It,ty oipia nm loc OF
years the doctors friends used to avoid
him to escape hearing the old tale of
his domestic troubles. He would in.
sst on every possible occasion on re-
lating the story of the separation from
his wife and the causes which led to it.
The matter was ever in his thoughts
and it was evident that the trouble
weighed heavily upon his mind. The
doctor constantly referred to the fact
that he had provided well for his fam
lily, but he generally wound up by say.
ing that they had received the last
penny that they would ever get from
him. | believe that it was Dr. Wal.
ker's intention that every cent of his
property should go to his second wife.
SAYS SHE HAD MEANS.
Attorney James Sterling says he can
not understand how Mrs. c. T. Walker
can be in want. He declares that she
is peculiar person and that he can
not quite understand her.
II was her attorney in a case that
came up in the courts just after the
death of DR.. Walker said Mr.. Sterling
Saturday. "The case was one in which
dover interest of the former Mrs. Wal
ker was at stake. 1t appears that
after he had been divorced by his
first wife. he decided the property in
South Cleveland avenue to the second
Mrs. Walker. He had secured the
property on the settlement of the di-
vorce case. There was an alimony
settlement in that case, and it was
lcontended that Mrs. Walker. the elder,
was entitled to dover interest in this
property, as well. I appeared for the
second Mrs. Walker when the action
Judge Thayer appeared for the first
wife. After looking into the case
was of the opinion. that the first Mrs.
Walker was entitled to a dover inter
est. AS | understood it, the intention
was to include the dover interest in
the alimony settlement, but it was not
done. The attorney who appeared in
the alimony case for DR.. Walker did
not have such an entry made, do not
know why. So it was necessary to set
tie the matter of the dover after DR..
Walkers death. That was settled by
! the second wife retaining the place in
which she lived and paying the first
Mrs. Walker sum of money each
year, about $50 think.
/. There were two properties. the one
in the rear Of the lot, in which the Sec
, ond Mrs. Walker lived, and one in
. front that could have been made to
, bring in considerable rent. II was
| large enough for double property and
, it was figured that she could secure
enough to pay the dover interest
, agreed upon and still have something
to live on besides. Why she has been
in want since ! do not know. | have
not been her attorney for some time,
but I think she could have lived a
: great many years on the worth of that
: property, had she been so minded. She
was q peculiar young woman, and
never could quite understand her.
KNEW HIM.
Mr. John Danner knew DR.. Columbus
#. Walker, the late husband of the wo.
man who was found starving in her
home Friday, and had known him for
, many years. He said to News-Demo-
crat man:
"Old Mr.. Walker was peculiar char.
acter, and many of our older citizens
could tell you some things of his pecu.
liar traits. In the latter years of his
3 life, in Canton. he was not so active.
but when he was in the active practice
{ of his profession he was a man who was
3 always making himself heard of in
some way. He did not have so large
3 practice in Canton as he had in the
+ surrounding country. He came from
4 Pike township and frequently maze
5 trips there to sec patients, after he
Y came to Canton. | did not know q
great deal about his family troubles
, but know his first wife, who now re,