The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-02-07
Two Women Who Nursed
Her in the Hotel Make
Signed Statements to
That Effect.
They Say the Attending
physician Offered Them
Five Dollars to Say Hiss
Taylor Told Them She
Was Glad She Did Not
Take Sick on the Train
and So On.

ZANEsyILLE, o., Feb. AN at
tempt was made to bribe a witness
in the 'AIollie Taylor case" here.
This latest and startling phase in
the big sensation is disclosed by the
testimony of two women, before
Coroner d. j, Matthews. The
women who swore to the attempted
bribery are Mrs. Jennie Holland
and Mrs. Nora Archer, both resid-
ing up stairs at the northeast cor
ner of Main and Seventh streets,
this city, Mrs. Holland says she
was offered s. to change her testi-.
mony before the coroner so that She
would say that Mollie Taylor, just
before her death, said: Il am glad
] did not take sick on the train be-
fore I arrived here, as was looking
for this trouble" thus causing The
coroner to arrive at the conclusion
that the criminal operation, which
caused the Woodslield girls death,
was performed before she arrived in
GAINESVILLE. An attending physician
is the one said to have offered the
$500 TO the Holland woman.
She communicated this attempt
TO bribe her 10 an official, who adj
vised her TO have some one with her
when this physician again approach
ed her. Mrs. Nora Archer, by ar
rangement, was with Mrs. Holland
on the second occasion OF the lat
tcr's being approached to falsifv in
her statements to the coroner. Both
were before Coroner Matthews and
the Archer woman corroborates Mrs.
Holland in her statement Of the at
tempted bribery.
Both Of these women were seen in
their separate apartments last even
ing, and each made a statement.
The verdict and evidence in the
"Mollie TAYLOR case" will be filed
this week. 1t is then up to the
Prosecutor c. G. Lemert TO act on
the attempt at bribery evidence, and
procure any arrests that he may
think the inquest evidence warrants,
Mrs. Hollands signed statement
is as follows:
81 do not like the way my name
is being used in connection with the
MolIie TAYLOR case.' as l was per-
fectlv innocent concerning the canse
Of ihe woman's illness until after her
death.
''The evening preceding the death
of Mollie TAYLOR. ] was engaged bv
Landlord Kirk. Of the Palace hotel.
to act as night nurse for a lady wbo
was i'll in room II.
"After her death ] received a call
from m attending physician, who
offered me $500 If I would give
testimony before the coroner some
Thing after the following fashion:
Mollie Taylor said to me the
might before she died. : am glad !
did not take sick on the train before
arrived here, as ! was looking for
this trouble
"The above testimony. which was
written out and handed 10 me by
Ifhis physician. may not be exactly
rs il appeared in the original. bnt
he gave it to me written out. and
when / testified before the coroner
| also gave him the paper above re
{. ferred 10.
= was entirely an innocent nurse
and did as any other nurse would do
under like circumstances"
Mrs. Archer was at the bedside
from y o'clock, noon. until ? 40 il
the afternoon, when death ensued
Her statement is as follows.
Gone day an attending phvs1ciar
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