Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-15
DIR. BUCKMASTER
PLACED ON TRIAL
Is Accused Of Performing Illegal
Operation on Amelia
McClintock.

DIR. Harry G.. Buckmaster, charged
with performing an Illegal operation on
Amelia McClintock, widow of Walter I.
McClintock, on June Is, 1916, was ar
raigned in the Court of General Sessions,
before Judges Boyce and Conrad, today
and pleaded not guilty. Mr.. McClin-
tock's death occurred subsequent To
the alleged illegal operation said to
have been performed on his wife.
Attorney-General Reinhardt and Dep
uty Green prosecuted the case, and j.
Frank Ball and James salisbury were
counsel for the defence.
Trial began an hour after the opening
of court, with the jury comprising William
J. Lutz, Warren T.. Collins, William ABB
berger, Harry T.. Link, Chester J. Moore,
Benjamin f Rawnsley, Robert I. Boards
ley, John W. Carrow, Jr., John B. Con-
nell, Harry s. Pogue, James III. Green
and Edward s. McAteer.
The encouragement said the State
would prove Buckmaster fled from
Delaware twice, being absent for one
year previous to indictment and for one
month subsequent to the finding OF
true bill Buckmaster first fled in June,
1916, the prosecutor stated. and left the
second time after meeting Sergeant King
on street IN Wilmington and being told
n warrant had been issued for his arrest
Mrs Am ,lil McClintock was called
TO the witness stand and subjected To
long interrogation. Replying To a quos-
tion asked by the attorney-gcneral. she
said she did not bring the charge against
Buckmaster The defence objected. Mr.
Rcinhardt stated his purpose IN asking
the question was to show the witness was
in court simply by subpoena. had been
brought there against her will. Judge
Boyce said the crcdibihty Of the wit
ness was not then under attack.
CLOSE DIRECT EXAMINATION.
Direct examination closed with the
attorucy-gcncral asking Mrs Met Antock
{ if she had conversation with John ID.
! Hawkins At his office in Dover, in Novem-
| be. 1917 She replied she had
! MIR Hawkins IS a former secretary of
/ state and n member Of the Kent County
/ I&ar Association
| On croSS-cNamination Mrs Met llntock
/ denied having said in Mr. Hawkins
/ office Buckmaster did not do what he
was charged with She also denied
! having said her mothcr-ln-law and De
/ tCctivc Sergeant Green urged her 10 say
/ Buckmaster performed the operation.
/ Cross examination was severe, and
| counsel clashcd frequently Subsequent
| 10 vigorous objection 10 question the
/ att0rnev-gcncral SAID there was spects-
/ aclc Of which am rather ashamed
( The mothcIsn-law Of Nmcla Me
ChHtock, testIfying said she and her son,
/ since deceased whent 70 Buckmaster' 5
! office and stated Ruckmaster told them
/ 50 per cent Of his practice consisted OF
I illegal operations Mrs McC lintock
! 1 l. Z
1 and she attributed his death 20 Buck
/ master The court vas divided on thc
\ admisSbilitv Of a question as 10 whether
( She and her son had not accused Buck
master 81 being intimate with Mrs
McC Clntnck junior She denied they made
such an accusation
4 Detective Sergeant hing testified that
ne arrested Buckmastcr at Second and
Market streets. this city. December y
1917 He said Rucknastcr stated a Dover
LAWYER told him the matter had l,ecn
fixed M Buckmastcr ; trial was set fol
january. 1918. hut the defendant did not
respond and his bail was forfeited.
DEFENSE nEGI~s
I Attorney Salisbury. outlining the de.
I fcnrp. SAID be would prove buckmaster
had not performed m operation In the
manner alleged and had denied intimacy
with Mrs McChntork junior when sC
charged t,y her husband and nother-ln.
law Mr. salisbury also said he would
show Buckmaster had visited Wilmington
often and had been At Bowers Beach
( Kent county. during part Of his absence
from the city having been appointed by
Or 4 f. Frantz, then secretary of the
state Board Of Health special health ofii-
Ger AT Bowers Peach during the infantIlC
paralysis epidemic
Or Buckmaster testifying in his owr
behalf denied having performed al
Illegal operation and also denied much OF