Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-11-12
A FRANTIC MOTHERS
CRY FOR VENGEANCE
Screams in Court Room Tina,
Accused Should Be Hanged
Right There.
A MOST DRAMATIC SCENE
Mrs. Gedneski at sibIey Thrills cour
Attendants by Interruption of Case
Against DR.. Wilder for Murder
of Her Daughter.

what should be done with him; lie
should be hung right here in the court
room"
These words were shouted frenzied-
ly in the closing hour of the trial of
Dr. A. B. Wilder for murder by the
mother of the girl whose death it was
alleged DR.. Wilder caused.
Attorney e. H. Hubbard of Sioux
City, for DR.. Wilder, was in the climax
of an emotional appeal for his client.
He is an old man, nearing his
grave" the attorney pleaded. 1T mat
tiers not what is the sentence. The
minimum penalty the law will allow
will mean his death. He cannot sur
vive any Imprisonment. If you con-
vict him, you might as we'll take him
out In the court yard here and hang
him.
Mother Cried for Vengeance.
The court room. thronged with peo-
pie. was startled by the shlill voice
of a woman. 1t was Mrs. Gcdneski,
the mother of the dead girl. Her at
titude was dramatic. fitting her body
slightly forward, she pointed her fin
ger straight at the attorney and a
culver ran through the audience at
the piercing voice which besought in
slant death for the old man.
Attorney Hubbard was not less
dramatic. Throwing back his figure he
lifted his hand and, in soothing
voice, repeated:
Peace. woman! Peace, peace!"
Then, turning to the jury, ne contin-
ued:
Poor, distracted woman. In her UNI
reasoning search for vengeance, she
forgets all but the fact her loved
daughter is dead"
When Mrs. GedneslSi was on the wit
ness stand, she had in her hands a
small package. She opened it before
the jury and wanted to show it. Its
Introduction was objected to as i'm
material and sustained.
Defied the Court.
Mrs. GedGesh jumped down from the
playing the picture to each man.
Don't do that, said Prosecuting At
torney Clarke. THE court said not to
show the picture
Il don't care replied the woman, de-
family. I'm going to show these men
the picture of my Anna"
| DR.. Wilder, aged 10, a practicing ply
oASAaiA LII MANY years ana mayor Oh lHc
town of Sibley, was accused os causing
the death of Anna sedneski, aged H.
by attempting criminal operation. A
verdict last evening at O'Clock re-
turned verdict of acquittal after ten
minutes deliberation.
When the case was called TO the at
tention of Prosecuting Attorney G. M.
Brooks last spring, MIR. Brooks declined
to prosecute the case. Al: old friend of
Dr. Wilder, he frankly declared that
he could take no beart in the case and
asked the court co appoint Attorney
o. j. Clarke. which was done. Mir.
Clarke not only handled the case in
the court room, but before the grand
jury
Brought to Sioux City.
1t was charged that on last May /
Anna Gednesld visited DR.. a. l3. Wilder
for treatment. Later the case was
taken by DR. Maker and the girl went
to the St. Joseph's hospital, Sioux City.
There she was operated upon by Dr..
VIM. Jepson. He diagnosed the case as
tnbercular peritoneum, and the opera
tion disclosed the fact that his dag
nosis was correct. About two quarts
of pus was removed Miss Gedneski
lived ten days after the operation.
In an ante-mortem statement 10 At
torney r. r.. Gill of Sioux City, the
girl said DIR. Wilder had told her she
was enGlente and had used Instruments
and drugs in an attempt to relieve her
from that condition.
post -mortem examination dis
closed the fact that the girl never was
fnciente, and conditions under which
rll the medical experts appearing in
The trial agreed she could never have
been in that condition.
Denied Giving Deadly Drug.
Medicine used for abortion was in
PRODUCED in the trial. but DR.. Wilder
Eenied he had given 1T to the girl
pther bottles containing harmless rem
ciiies. SHOWN by Mrs. Gednesii, were
identified by DR. Wilder. DR.. Wlder
denied ever having diagnosed the case
of the girl as she stated and declared
he had found she was suffering from
tuberculosis, the left lung having
been affected
There We're many involved legal
points and a great deal of expert nedi-
cal testimony. Parts of the girls body
preserved in alcohol, We're exhibited to
the jury 1t is agreed by all that there
never has been a case in Osceola county
that excited so much interest.