Evening times-Republican., 1903-11-11
Mother of the Girl For Whose
Death DR.. Wilder Was on
Trial Causes Sensation
WANTS DEFENDANT HANGED
NartIe. the Court With Declaration
That tho Doctor. Who Was Acs
quilted, Should Be Hanged in Tho
Court Room-ssn.ational Incidents
Of the Trial.
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Sibley, Nov. 1.-THE trial of DR.. A.
B. Wilder, which resulted in his ac-
quittal yesterday on the charge of
rausing the death of Anna Gedneski by
producing an abortion, furnished some
of the most dramatic incidents ever
occurring in the court here. The jury
was out about two hours. That's just
what should be done with him: he
should be hung right here in the courr
room!" These words were shouted
frenziedly In the closing hour Of the
trial 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 cl,-
max of an emotional appeal for his
client.
He is an old man, nearing his
grave" the attorney pleaded. 1T mat
ters not what is the sentence. Tha
minimum penalty the law will allow
will mean his death. He can not sur
vive any Imprisonment. If you con-
Wet him, you might as well take him
out In the court yard mere and hang
him"
Cries for Vengeance.
The court room, thronged with peo-
pie. were startled by the shrill voice
Of a woman. 1t was Mrs. Gedneski,
the mother OF, the dead girl. Her atti-
tude was dramatic. Tilting her body
Nightly forward, she pointed her nm
ger straight at the attorney and q
puiver ran thru the audience at the
piercing voice which besought instant
Heath for the old man.
Attorney Hubbard was not less
dramatic. Throwing back his figure
he lifted his hand and, in q soothing
voice. repeated:
Peace. woman! Peace. peace!"
Then. turning to the Jury. he contin-
usd:
"Poor. distracted woman! In her
lureasoning search for vengeance she
lorgets all but the fact that her beloved
laughter is dead"
When Mrs. Gedneski was on the wit
hess stand she had in her hands a
lmau package. She opened 1t before
the jury and wanted to show 1t. Its
Introduction was objected to as imma-
terial and sustained.
psfisd Court.
Mrs. Gedneski Jumped down from
the stand and walked before the Jury.
displaying the picture to each man.
Don't do that" said Prosecuting
Attorney Clarke. THE court said not
to show the picture"
II don't care" replied the woman,
defantln I'm going to show these
men the picture OF my Anna"
DR.. Wilder. aged 7s, practicins
physician for many years and mayor OF
the town Of Sihlsy, was accused Of
causing the death Of Anna Gedneski,
aged II. by attempting criminal OPP
GRAFTON. A verdict last evening at 8
o'clock returned verdict OF acQuittal
after ten minutes deliberation.
When the case was called to the at
tention OF Prosecuting Attorney c. NJ.
Brooks last spring. Mr.. Brooks declined
to prosecute the case. An old friend OF
DIR. Wilder, he frankly declared that
he could take no heart in the case and
asked the court to appoint Attorney
0. J. Clarke. which was done. Mr..
Clarke not only handled the case ; in
the court room, but before the grand
jury.
1t was charged that on last May
Anna Gedneski visited DR.. A. B. 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..
r. II 4 to 4,
as tubercular peritoneum. and the oper-
alton 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 to At
torney F. E. Gill of Sioux City. the
girl said DR.. Wilder had told her she
was enciente and had used instruments
and drugs in an attempt to relieve her
from that condition.
A post -mortem examination dis
closed the fact that the girl never was
enciente, and conditions under which
all the medical experts appearing in
the trial agreed she could never have
been in that condition.
Denies Giving Deadly Drug.
Medicine used for abortion was in
troduced in the trial. but DR.. Wilder
denied he had given it to the girl
Other bottles containing harmless rem
edfes, shown by Mrs. Gedneski, were
Identified by Dr. Wilder. DIR. Wilder
denied ever having diagnosed the case
Of the girl as she stated and declared
he had found she was suffering from
the left lung having been
affected.
There were many involved legal
points and great deal OF expert medi-
cal testimony. Parts of the girls body
in alcohol, were exhibited to
the jury. 1t is agreed by all that there
never has been case in Osceola county
that excited 50 much interest.
NOTED SCIENTIST DEAD.