The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-02
DENIALS PRESENTED
BY THE PHYSICIAN
Says He Performed One OPP
Grafton On The Chorus
Girl In Endeayor to Save
Her Life But Did Not Dis
member the Body.

Boston, Dec. 2.-The jury in the case
of DIR. Percy Mcleod, charged with being
an accessory after the death Of Susan
Geary, the suit case victim. this morning
brought in verdict of not guilty, and
the prisoner was discharged. The jury
took the case at 4:45 yesterday after
noon. Judge Stevens instructed them
to seal the verdict If they should reach
one last night and present it this morn
ing.
Judge Stevens delivered his charge to
the jury late yesterday afternoon. DIR.
Mcleod was the most interested listener
in the court room to the charge Of Judge
Stevens to the jury. He scanned the
face of each juryman az the words fell
from the Judges lips, but with all main
tanned his wonderful composure and
coolness.
While District Attorney Sughrue de-
ligered his address to the jury he fire.
auentIy pointed to DIR. Mcleod, accused
the defendant OF committing the crime
Of cutting up the body. Under this or
deal the young doctor did not finch.
In the early part Of his testimony
DIR. Mcleod had emphatically denied that
he cut up the body OF the girl before it
was placed in the suit cases and tossed
into Boston harbor.
.'Did you dismember the girls body Z"
Lawyer Vahey asked, looking the wit
ness squarely in the face.
NO" replied DR.. Mcleod in a voice
that was very firm and q. little louder
than he had been speaking.
In manner that was free from ex-
eitement the doctor asserted that all
he had to do with the case was the
performance of the operation Of laparot-
ony, which was the only hope Of saving
the girls life. He declared that he had
never been at the Bishop Office on Trem-
ont street, where it was testified be was
seen receiving money once week, and
that he had never been connected in any
way with that place.
While the trial Of DIR. Mcleod was in
progress yesterday, VIM. II. Stanford,
a witness for the defense, was arrested
on the charge Of being a fugitive Of
justice from Philadelphia. 1t il alleged
that under the name of Reagan the man
was arrested in connection with the ball
lot box frauds in Philadelphia and was
held in bonds Of $1,000 for trial. The
case was called last Tuesday, and Stan
ford, or Reagan il alleged to have de-
faulted Stanford is the husband of
Mrs. Grace Ashmead Stanford, who also
testified that William E. Hunt had told
her when any patients died he cut up
the bodies She was called by the de-
Tense in the trial of DIR. Percy G. Me
Leod, charged with being an accessory
in the case of the death of Susanna
Geary. Mrs. Stanford declared Hunt,
who pleaded guilty in the present case
as an accessory, was known in Phila-
delphia as DR.. Roberts and lived in her
mothers house nearly year. The wit
ness identified picture of Mrs. Mary
s. Dean, wanted as principal in the case
Of Miss Geary's death, as that Of the
woman who had posed as the wife Of
Hunt in Philadelphia at the time when
the latter was known as DIR. Richards.
After DR.. Mcleod had completed his
testimony few witnesses were called
In rebuttal and then counsel proceeded
with their arguments.
Crawford and Hunt Sentenced.
Later Lewis w. Crawford and Will
ham X. Hunt, alias Howard, who had
pleaded guilty to being accessories after
The fact in the same case, were called
ID the bar and Judge Stevens sentenced
zach to from six to seven years in states
prison.