The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-14

that the woman had gone out some
where, but soon heard her say I'm in
mere in bed sick She was catching
ner breath and 1 asked her what was
the matter. and if she wanted me to
send for doctor. She said no that she
would soon be all right
she was cold, and a clammy sweat
was over her l could find no pulse. A
little while after my son, F. H. Coulter
VINO hves near here. came over and
AFTER that his wife appeared. We gave
all the assistance that we could. until
ABOUT 3 o'clock when the woman said
that she wanted a doctor. She said to
cal Keith and he arrived about or
$3.50 o'clock.
He gave her calomel and pepsin. /
| know that because 1 know a little about
medicine myself. He also gave her an
injection in the arm. Then he said that
she would be all right by morning and
mat those who were sitting up with her
might go home as she would be all
right, and well before morning He
said that she had nothing but hys-
terics
MY daughter-in-law remained at the
mouse, and lay down upon cot. About
II O'Clock sounds were heard coming
from Mrs Hilsinger's bedroom On
investigation she was found to be
froth1ng at the mouth. Mrs. A. B. Nor
ton. a nelghbor, came in and telephoned
10 DIR. Keith, telling him to come i'm
mediately as the woman was going to
die He did come, and I think gave
her another injection Keith stayed I'M
til after she died. and then telephoned
Tor the undertaken. He said then that
It was straight case of suicide. We
looked carefully for anything that
might have contained poison, but did
not find anything. None of us thought
that she had taken her life. but did not
know just what was the trouble
Told Mrs. Peele Her Troubles.
More light is thrown on the case
in the statement of Mrs. L. E. Peele,
woman partially conf1ded her troubles.
1t was to Mrs. Peele, according to the
statement of the latter that Mrs Hill
singer conf1ded that her accouche-
ment would be but matter of four
or flve months. Jse
Monday afternoon Mrs. Peele
says, 1.-The woman left my home about
l O'Clock. She went up town on the
next car. and returned about $3.50
O'CLOCK, She was scarcely able to
and complained of pains in the top
of her head. She told me that she had
tainted in DIR. Keith's office.
L asked her what she had DONE
done anything, but that he had it done
l knew of the woman's condition for
fully three weeks before the day on
which this ir cident happened
Mrs: F. M. Coulter. daughter-in-
Hilsinger died, says that the woman
refused to go to bed that night when
she was i'll. but that she law down
with her heavy clothing on; also there
was evidences of blood on the bed
where she had lain. She substantiates
the story of her husbands father.
DR.. Magee Refuses to Talk
DR.. Robert S. Magee, who conduct
ed the post mortem held over the re-
mains of the woman Tuesday, refused
to say anything with regard to the
affair when seen by a newspaper man
this afternoon. While he intimated
that he did not believe there was any,
thing wrong in the case, he refused to
either state that the woman died as a
result of an operation, or that she did
not.
DIR. Keitf's Statement.
DR. Keith. when seen this afternoon
said:
Mrs. Hilsinger died from poison.
There is no question about that. When
the postmortem was held it was found
that she was about three months preg-
rant. We also found that a probe had
been used and the womb opened. The
froth that came from her mouth could
have been created only by poison, and
am sure she could not have died as
a result of the use of the probe. The
woman was in my office during the af-
ternoon, but was not in private con-
sultation with me. and nothing was
done in my office which could connect
me with the affair. She staggered while
in the Office. but did not faint She
seemed on the verge of doing so. Mrs.
Hilsinger did not insinuate to me that
she had had anything done and I had
nothing to do with anything of that
kind