The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-12-01
FOR MURDER
WELL KNOWN BOSTON PHYsi.
CLAN Is TO BE PLACED
ON TRIAL. i.

Charged With Completely In the Death
Of Chorus Girl In "shepherd
King" Company.
Boston, Mass, Nov. 27.--What is ex-
pected to be one of the most celebrated
trials in the criminal annals OF Massa-
chusetts began here today, when DR..
Percy ID. Mcleod, a member of the
Massachusetts Medical society and one
of the best known physicians in Bos-
ton. was plated on trial, charged with
completely in the murder of Susan A..
Gcary, the member of the shepherd
King" company, wnose dismembered
body was found III dress suit cases and
satchels in the waters of Massachu-
seits bay some time ago. Louis w.
Crawford and William e. Hunt, The
two men arrested in New York, who
confessed to having disposed of the
body, and who were indicted jointly
with DIR. Mcleod. pleaded guilty to be-
ing accessories alter the fact just be-
fore the Mcleod trial began, and Dis
tifct Attorney Sugtru announced that
they would be Witnesses for the pros
! ecution.
The defense will contend that Nc
eIod did not perform the criminal
operation on the dead girl. but is ex-
pected to admit that he was called in
after blood poisoning had set in, and
| that he performed the operation of
laparotomy in vain effort to save her
life.
After the witnesses who found the
body had testified to that fact, and
the state medical examiner, DR.. Fran
els A. Harris, had told of the result of
the autopsy; Morris Nathan, tie as
sistant manager of the Shepherd
King" company, and the lover OF the
dead girl, was calIed. He admitted that
he was re ponsble for her condition,
but denied all knowledge of her. in
tention OF having an illegal operation
performed when she left him in BCs-
ston, to be absent from the company
for a few days
Louis w. Crawford testified that he
was connected with Mrs. Bishops
place, where the operation on the
Geary girl was performed; together
with his wife, Mr. Maynard, and
Mis-. Dean. The latter had charge of
the rocms and talked with and took
the money from the patients. He
swore that he had met Dr.. Mel cod
often at 172 fremont street, and dur
ing the past year oAe or two times q
week, In connection with Mes. Dean
| IY Tn hol
DR.. McI eud at GS Winthrop street, an
other lying in hospital" once. Had
talked with the prisoner and Mrs
Dean at the somc time at 173 Ire.
| mont street. Mcl eod, he swo.e, said
he had performed an operation to save
the girls life, Dad suggested the cut
ting up OF the body to; conceal all
evidence. They had discussed the s.
position of the body before the girl
died, according to Crawfords sworn
stcry. Mrs. Dean IVES told by Dr.. Nc
Leod that there was no chance for the
girls life, and asked what should be
done with her body. At DR.. McLeod'S
suggestion, the suit cases were OBJ
tanned under witness supervision.
After the girls death the witness
]. said that he went to G8 winthrop
/ street with the suit cases and satchels
and gave them to Dr. Winthrop, who
came downstairs in twenty-five min
utes and gave him the two cases and
a satchel, with Instructions what to dc
with them. He saw DR.. Mel cod, he
swCre. place ehct in the case contain
ing the head. after which he was given
them to dispose OF, DR.. Mcleod saying
that the limbs and arms would need nc
weight. Mrs. Dean gave Hunt Sis to
divide with him. He then detailed his
trip to Wilthrcp, and the throwing
overheard Of the grips by himself ant
Hunt. He declared that he saw botf
Mrs. Dean and DR.. Mel cod on the next
day at the ofdce. Mcleod asked him:
How Is evegything?"
II told him that had thrown over
the suit cases and that all was well.
answered Crawford. "Dr. Mcleod ther
told me that he hnd left the rings on
the girls fingers, and Mrs. Dean said
that was a very unwise act
Witness declared that during the last
year he had seen DR.. Mcleod at It's
fremont street very frequently.
At this point the court adjourned fol
the day.