The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-04
TWO MORE MICHIGAN LEGiSLA
LAToRs UNDER CLOUD AS
RESULT or SCANDAL.
WARD DESPERATELY Ill
ProcIalms Innocence in Delriun--
Had Engaged Attorney Prior to
Death of Edith Presley in
a Detroit Hospital.

| iS"uo'HS, MtNht, Mdy o.--otiteF
members of the Michigan legislature
may be implicated In the death OF
Edith Presley, the senate stenog-
rapher who died in Detroit hospital
ion Tuesday after an operation Two
men are under suspicion.
1 This sensational announcement was
followed tonight by the declaration
that Representative Charles T.. Ward,
crushed by the weight of suspicion
against him. is dying.
| Today in lucid interview after
hours Of dellrium he declared to his
physician.
Doctor my relations with Edith
were absolutely pure. AS God In
heaven is my judge. never wronged
the girl. | never took advantage OF
her in any way She was pure girl
and good girl, SO far as ever
knew"
Mrs Ward has absolute faith in the
innocence of her husband She de-
fends him against all accusation, both
TO him and to all who call She is
constantly at his bedside.
Is Desperately Sick Man.
That Ward is desperately sick
man his physicians declare 1t Is the
general belief here tonight that If he
is ever placed on trial ON any charge
connected with the death of Edith
Plesley it will be before the Judgment
seat on high
MIR Wards condition this morning
is far worse than 1t was yesterday.
He is desperately sick man. said
DR.. Scidmore tonight. There Is.
something positively alarming about.
bis symptoms. particularly the fact
that he does not rally under any treat
ment, no matter how heroic.
In his rawlings he talks continually |
of Edith Presley and the disgrace of |
these attacks upon himself He re-
fers to her always kindly and tears
often come from his eyes when her
fate forces itself upon him.
Yesterday, when he was rational
for a moment, he declared his inno-
cence TO me in his desperate condi-
tion, which he fully realizes, and
which had to me the Importance of a
dying mans statement.
"The names of other members of
the Legislature are connected with
The girl with as good or better right
than is Mr.. Wards. | understand
that at least two have been close to
ler."
II is understood that Mr. Wards
friends are taking up an investigation
along this line, and that important
developments involving other mem
Ders of the legislature may be ex-
Dected
Nc Proofs Against Ward
Detectives Downcy and Seymour
have been unable to find case
against Mr. Ward by their investiga- {
ion in Lansing They practically
confess this. They will return to De I
rot today. II is limited they have
iome information which must be fol
owed in Detroit II is the following
points which form the basis Of their
uture investigations
"Whcre in Detroit was Edith Pres
ey Saturday night. April 90? On the
light Of Friday. April 49, she was
guest at the Wasne Hotel. where
The registered as NJ T. Hall That I
ame night Representative Charles r. :
Vard was at Ste. Claire. With him
vas Representative W. l.. stanuard
# Greenland. Wards close friend
'tannard left Lansing last Thursday {
or his home. and has not been In (
he capital since. Z
Some Police Theories '
The police now are working on tho ?
heo.y thai on this night Miss Pres
ey was operated on by the mys
erious "Dr Perrin whom she men
toned in letter that was opened .
fter her death. and which exonerated
Dr. b. Horton Barr. head Of Hope
where she died II Is be q
eved that Miss Presley either was &
Derafe on by Or. Perrin" or that 2
ne attempted the operation herself =
IS ,hc last desperate effort TO hide e
.cf shame This clew has been taken 9
II in view Of Dr. Fritsch's emphatic y
entail that he was responsible for her y
eath. Dr Friisch's friends say that .
b. viii easily clear himself ic
Dr Fri sch was TO-DAY formally
hafged with mansiauzhter by Prose \
uting Attorney Robson. who doubts a
be claim that the letter ieft BY Miss :
'rs sley generating F'ritsch and the :
anifarium Is genuine. r
Wards friends here are ange-ed a. 5
H. persistent silence. saying that he c
hould speak Senator Tutfie. the at \
oruey whom. oddly enough. be en- d
aged before Miss Presley died. OF r
ers him 7ot % speak until the IN Il
uest @