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TMAN WANTEDIN WASHINGTON CASE SURRENDERS■Washington. Pa., Sept. 3.—(UP)—j William Botchers, 26, son of a wealthy pH operator, surrendered to the district attorney today In connection with the death of Miss Margaret j Foley, 20, pretty society girl. !Dr. Ftoger S. Parry, accused of performing an Illegal operation, commit*, ted suicide in the jail here yesterday i by severing his Jugular vein with apenknife.Borchers is charged with being an accessory before the fact. Bail is to be fixed later today.Miss Foley's body, after having lain all night in the home of Mrs. Magdalena Med re 11a, midwife, untouched, was found yesterday when the coroner was notified by a brother of Mrs. Medrella.Mrs. Medrella, after questioning by authorities, named Dr. Parry and he was arrested for questioning.After his arrest, Dr. Parry denied j that he had performed the operation, saying that it was done in Pittsburgh. The doctor said he had consented to treat the girl in an efTort to restore her health.a - M• Botcher's name was brought into y the case by the^story told by Mrs. ( Medrella. He is the son of W. S. j Borchers, widely known oil operator, ( and was formerly a member of the | Pensylvanla State Highway Patrol.He is SHid to have been a married man, his wife still residing In Butler.- According to the story of Mrs. Medrella, Miss Foley was in her home for a week before her death Wednesday night.At the time, Mrs. Medrella said, Dr. j Parry and Borchers left the house,!,( saying that they wefc going for an j undertaker. When they did not re- \ turn, Mrs. Medrella also left the house, having the corpse of the girl c alone until it was discovered Thursday morning.
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Kittanning Simpsons Daily Leader Times
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Sep 03, 1926
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