The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-18
MRS. GILMAN IS
TAKEN TO JAIL
DOCTORS DECLARE WOMAN AC-
CUSED OF SLAYlNG DAUGHTER
FElGNED ILLNESS.
STARTLING STORY TOLD
BY a Chum of Dona, Who it is Alleged
Barred the Cruelty Of Her Parent
TELLS Of a Violent
Scere.

Dayton, Ohio, Dec 1.-THE begia
ming OF the end is in siglt in the Dona
Gilman murder case A person, now
believed to be The guilty one, will
soon be called upon to answer. Three
days is the grace asked by those on
the inside Of what IS being doae and
the revelations in store.
Today was the most exciting s.nce
the one on which the girls body was
found The removal of the mo, her
this afternoon from the hospital TO the
jail and the allegations by two reputa.
Bile physicians that she was not mani
Testing a single symptom of the dread
disease from whose rayages she was
said to be at the poigt of death, was
the DAYTON Sabbath's cardinal deyel-
opment. This was done despite Mrs,
Gilmans physician Or. Gaugler, who
still persists that she Is in critical
condition.
The detectives allege that the wo.
man fegned an Illness in the pres
ence Ct the doctors sent to examine
into her condition. from which she
was not suffering.
Detective HetZmann today obtain
| cd startling statement from Ma
tional Cash Register girl who worked
alongside of Dona Gilman. and who
was one of her eonfidanis. This g.r!
says. SO he claims, that on the morn
| ing of the girls death or disappear
ance, November 20. she arrived at
her place of employment out of
breath, as she had hurried 10 get there
on time She was usually ahead of
time.
Depicts a Violent Scene.
When asked what was the matter.
Dona said she had had an awful time
at home with her mother, that every
time she (Dona) wanted anything she
had stormy scene at home. She
said she had told her mother she
would have to have a winter dress
and that the latter had gone into a
fury; that they had a fight and her
mother had locked her up in closet,
but that she had screamed at the top
of her voice in order to arouse the
neighbors; that her mother evidently
fearing her screams might be heard,
unlocked the door and she rushed out
of the closet and the house. She stat
ed that as she got to the street her
mother shook her fist after her and
said:
i.s1 vi ri KrgYI
get back what | will do to you will be
a plenty"
I'm afraid to 20 home" Dona said,
I've got through the day this far,
but what will happen | cant say"
This young woman, It is said, will tes-
tify This when called on the stand.
Doua Gilman disappeared on the
evening of the day on which she con-
fided this Information TO her working
girl comrade, and was never seen
alive again
Fsync Was There,
After the circulation late last night
of a rumor that plot had been laid
for he kidnapping Of Mrs. Gilman from
the Miami hospital at the suggestion /
of Detective Heitzmann. Constable L,
Heffner concluded to secure the ar |
rest and removal of Mrs. Gilman TO /
the county Jail
His efforts were bitterly opposed |
However. Drs. II. j. Guy and A. r. |
lddings we're deputized to go to the I
hospital and make an EXAMINATION 4
Of the patient TO determine If she /
could be removed. Fayne Gilman and
Miss Sweetman. at whose home on
Sycamore street she had been stop
ping. accompanied by Fayne Gilman's
sweetheart from Memphis. Tenn,
went to the hospital in a closed cab.
The Gilman girls escort. whose
name could not be learned protested.
and tried TO wrangle with the physi-
clans. who, with Constable Henner, /
threatened TO have him arrested un-
eg s he let them alone. During the az
animation of Mrs Gilman the physi-
'ians claim to have discovered that
'ho manifested no symptoms Of 4
lropsy. AID thai the woman was hys-
crical or feigning or both. They al
ege that several times when they at
empted 10 touch her. Mrs. Gilman
screamed at the top of her voice as
t in great pain from their handling. (
when the doctors allege. they had not ;
oucbed her. They said her pulse was !
sOod and strong. and her vital organs
n fairly good shape. Ii