The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-06
Entire Forenoon Occupied
in Securing Jury in
Case.
BOTH SIOESUSE EpEREMPTORItS
Chief Witness Against DR..
Charter is o. E.
Creviston.
lie Is only Other Person Aside From
DR.. Charter Who Had knowledge
of Conditions--Dr Charter Has
Lived Here Tor 30 Years.

The entire forenoon was occupied
in the common pleas court today in
securing a jury to try the case of the
state of Ohio against Dr. W. A. Char
ter who is under Indictment for per-
forming criminal operation on Mrs.
Orison Il. Crevston which resulted IN
the death Of that young woman June
4, 1911
Attorneys Mouser 4 Moloney are
assisting Prosecutor Justice In the
case, and Dr. Charter has retained De-
Golley x DeGoley to look after his
interests Several days ago spe-
cial venire OF 10 names was drawn
from the jury wheel but this panel
was quickly exhausted and four 9TH
ers were called before satisfactory
jury had been secured. II was then
l11:8O and after the opening state
ments had been made. the jury was
taken to dinner Both sides used their
four peremptory challenges before the
, jury was completed
The state has Issued subpoenaes
for eight witnesses, while the defense
has called II. -Four Of the states
witnesses are physicians and 13 Of
those for the defense are also doc
/ tors. The indictment charges DR..
Chatter with performing the opera
, tion on May 24th, while his counsel
never say the Crevistons or was call
ed TO their home until the 26th at
which time he found that such an
operation had probably been per-
formed.
The chief witness against DR.. Char.
ter is Orison T.. Creyiston, the young
, husband Of the Unfortunate woman
and the only person. other than Mira
| Creviston who had knowledge of con
ditions. Creviston has also been in.
dlcted for completely in the affair and
the case promises TO be quite interest
ing.
DR. Charter Is one OF the oldes,
practicing physicians in Marion anc
/ has lived here for about 20 years.
The jury is composed of the follow
ing gentlemen:
w II. Muller. Montgomery town
ship; II. w. Schweinfurth, Waldo
John croft, Clarldon; Samuel schwad
erer, Pleasant township; w s. Ruth
/ Green Camp: jacob Fail, First ward
, Il. j. Mead, Second ward; Samuel Ep
| ley, Claridon township; w. s. Rair
don. Fourth ward William Il. sand
ers, Fourth ward; Israel Trey Thir
ward, and w. e. Michel, Waldo.
Immediately after dinner Orison l.
Creviston, the prosecuting witnes
and husband of the dead woman
was called By the prosecution. Tn
young mans testimony had to d
with matters that are unprintable bu
in general way he told Of his con
= nection with the case. Young Crews
ton claims that he was not aware U
his wife having consulted DR. Char
ter until after the time he claims tn
= operation which caused her deatl
was performed lie admitted goin
back to DR.. Charters office twice ar
er making his alleged discovery an
admitte dthat he paid the physician
for certain services.
Attorneys DcGolley & DeGolley, 70
the defense, subjected the young ma
> TO a rigid and searching cross-eNam
ination. Court Baillff Dee has bee
V compelled 10 deny admission to
number of young men and women VIII
were attracted to the court room b
: curiosity II Is expected that the re
= mainder of Jhe week vii be require
for the trial of the case.