The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-11
THE BTZZELL-swAIN
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

| Harrison Bizzell and Pate Swain
was held before J. p. Iolman, Jus
/ ticc Of the Peace Of st. Francois
Township, and John l.. Cleveland,
Justice of the Peace Of Pendleton
! Township, ut the Court House on
last Friday and Saturday, and re-
suited in the defendants being
"bound over without bail"
1t will be remembered that James
F. Taylor was committed to State
Hospital No. 1, from Ripley county
on the night Of March 9th, 1911, and
that Harrison Bizzell and Pate
Swain, two Scott county young men,
were the day attendants into whose
care he was placed; that Taylor died
on the morning OF April 3rd, 1911,
and because Taylor stated that he
had been assaulted while at the
Hospital and Unidentified BizzeIl and
Swain, they were arrested charged
with murder.
! The State was represented by
Prosecuting Attorney b. II Boyer,
Assistant Attorney General Charles
g. ReveIle and j. f. Fulbright, an
attorney from Doniphan, Missouri,
whom the |. .. o. +. Lodge at that
place had employed, Taylor being
member, ut the time of his death of
that order The two defendants were
represented by Benz. II. Marbury.
The State introduced the following
witnesses: DR.. Robert f.. kcaney,
DR. Henry Lloyd, Dr.. Frank :.
Weber, q. T. penninger, Frank Rob
inson, Luther Gibson, and l.. c.
McCauley.
The evidence ON the part of the
State tended to prove by DR.. Robert
f.. Keancy that he, between the
dates Of March 9TH and April }, 1871,
was the Superintendent of Hospital
No. 1; that James r. Taylor was re-
ceived by Harry Lott at DeLassus,
in company with the Deputy Sheriff
of Ripley county, l.. c. McCauley,
aud they two turned Taylor over to
DR., Lloyd, who in turn took him to
the Harrison Cottage and turned
him over to night attendant, Luther
Gibson, who put him to bed; that
Bizzcll and Swain are the day at
PENDANTS who took charge of Taylor
and continued in that position and
at that cottage until the evening of
March IL, 1911; that on the morning
of March 10th, DR., Keaney saw and
conversed with Taylor, and that he
was very thin and complained of
having been injured by some one
"down in Ripley County" and of be-
ing roughly treated by the Sheriff
who brought him mp there; that he
claimed to know DR.. keaney; that
DR.. Kcaney did not attempt to
diagnose his case, as DR.. Weber had
him In charge; that he saw him on
an average Of three times week
from then on; noticed him on or
about March y, ana noted a marked
change; that he had swollen feet
and lower limbs; then on Friday,
March 81, was called to see him and
found his condition serious; had had
n pus sack to form on his chest on
his right side, and claimed to have
been injured at Harrison Cottage,
and that he would know who did it
that witness sent for Bizzell and
Swain, who each appeared in com
pany with patient aud that Taylor
pointed them out; that, at this
time, Taylor's mind was confused
and he said he knew the witness and
insisted that he was DR.. Anderson,
of Ponder, Taylor's home town, and
claimed that he had been injured In
Ripley county, and that his home
people wanted TO "get rid of him.;
that on March 18th, Swain was
transferred to the Cayce Cottage
and did not have any further charge
of Taylor; that Luther Gibson was
''let out" on March IA, the IRE
ceiving Ward" having been discon-
tinued, and went home; that Bizzell
left for his home In Scott county on
the night of March IL, and did not
return until the night of March %,
after Taylor was transferred from
the "Violent Ward where he was
sent about March l3; that it was
the duty of DR.. Weber to look after
the male patients, and the attend,
ants to care for the patients and re-
port daily to DIR. Weber, II any
thing out of the ordinary took place.
DR.. Henry Lloyd was the second
witness and stated that he was the
Assistant Superintendent, and had
received Taylor at the Administra.
ton Building about 0 O'Clock, p. M,
March 9th, 1911; that he conversed
with Taylor, but in no way exam
ined him; that he was thin but able
to walk and handle himself well
that he saw Taylor at the ball game
on March llth; that lie was called
into consultation with DR.. Weber
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