The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-02
Coroner Hinklin Files Re.
port in Cramer Case.
THE CASE IS NOW ENDED
Testimony of Witnesses is
on File.
Statements Made by the Mother of
Mrs. Cramcr, are the Most Import
ant OF all Those Examined How
{. She Got The Poison is Not Known.

That Mrs. Addie Cramer, OF East
Farming street, concerning whose
death there arose an ugly row
among the medical profession which
resulted in proceedings that were
condemned by the general public,
died of aconite poisoning. is the ver-
dict of Coroner w. II. Hinklin filed
in the Office OF County Clerk Kline
feter today. The coroner does not
intimate In any way whether or not
the woman came t. her death through
the failure of physicians to properly
treat her case or through foul means.
The testimony of Mrs. Anna Hol
land. mother of the dead woman is
perhaps more important than that OF
all the Others combined. Mrs. Hol-
land stated that John Cramer was
married to her daughter, Addie Hol-
land, Aug. 1906 and seven weeks
later she gave birth to a child by
John Cramer. The husband did not
live with the wife but stayed with
his relatives and the wife stayed with
her mother. The husband attended
the funeral of the child which died
a few weeks later. But he did not
remain with his wife and did not
visit her except when she commenced
for divorce. Later he got
her to go and live with his relatives.
The mother states that John Cra.ner
only bought one dress for his wife
and that he failed to provide for her
at all,
The important declaration is made
by Mrs, Holland when she entered
the bedchamber where her daughter
was dying the husband and his re-
latives would not let her converse
with her daughter although she SEEM
ed to have something that she wanted
TO tell me. Sc died soon afterwards
without having told what she had to
say. Mrs. HOLLAND saw several doctors
in the next room and heard one of
them say "We will look into this
thing One of the doctors wanted
some hot water for the patient but
there was no fire and the doctors
were notinclined to build one to heat
the water. Mrs. Holland continued
her testimony to the effect that one
of the women present asked another
to build fire to heat the water and
the reply was go and build fire
yourself If you want one"
This scene occurred in the very
room where the patient was dying.
John Cramer (the husband told oil
nervous spells that his wife had had
at various times and characterized
the last one, during which she died,
as the most serious of all. He said
that he remained with her all of the
time except when he went to the Of
flee of DR.. Sager and secured several
capsules each with blue pills inside
which the doctor instructed him TO
give to his wife. She felt better af-
terward, he says, but in the morning
she was worse and the doctor was
again summoned.
The patient was low when the doc
tor arrived but he gave her hyper
dermics and she revived, The giving
OF the medicine was continued and
her breathing became better. Later
when she became worse again DIR.
Taylor vas called in with other
physicians, he quotes DIR. Taylor with
saying "Sna was poisoned with NOR
phine,"
William Cramer. Ciarssa and Hat
tie Cramer. Hattie Tweedle and Mrs
Southall told what they knew of the
death and the attendant clrcum-
stances but really contributed but lit
tie in the way of information.
DR.. A. Rhu's testimony was to the
effect that he was called to the
Cramer home about 10 a. III. on july
10Th, but the patient was in a dying
condition then. Using every means
known to science DR.. Rhu and th'
other physicians there tried to re
viye the patient but were unsuccess
fuI An iniectiOn of hot coffee wal