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f \ NINETEENTH YEARH -FOURLAKEVIEW 'WOMAN ISON TRIALMRS. CHARLES BENTZ CHARGED WITH POISONINGTWO WOMBS CONTENDEDfob cHrra**s mothership!HIMB8. BOTH MAXTOR TO BEimtobtant xnaaasss atHHABDPQkon: m i HUonanco;veBOTaM^WTTAINR, Ohio, May a^The state has adopted tibo claim jol Mrs. Rath Madden that the child■whftcU died tn the homo of Mrs.OMrie» Bentz at lafcevferw, on Jon-j woat/ 29, 1919, was Mrs. Madden’sbribj and act the child of Xrf. Benta as the li*ttut claims. With two wo-* mm oooindJttg tor the tide ofth!trcotitwmothontfdp of the some child, the 5 er«miInho.Mithetheohiooonnittrial, lt;m m Unit degt« murder rfuxrge of Mrs. Bmtx, who is alleged to hare poisoned the bbj^ tdrtn on * peculiar interest. The ■woman wm plxwed on trial here today and Hie Indictment recites that ibe adminiatarod morphine to the child to ctraiQ fta doath.HBfl. MADDEN OAI£«SIX Mra» Madden will bo a witness at ths trial. Her story was told by her when Mrs. Bente was arrested» and giroa a preliminary hearing. Mrs, MAddon aar* tha baby, Stella May Madden, whom the Indictment, charges Mrs, Benti with hrin^ killed* wse bora to her at Lnkeidew on Nowatoar 4, 1U1 Two weak* fate* Kra. Mndden'e hnstfmnd do-Mvbsd bar sod A© found it neceo-pey to find a home for the baby, fife* Vtf .told that Mr a. Bents might ***** «4nt her Mid flhe sot La-to ^tofttnttittoetfDti wtth Mrs. Beote jrffc* ta*d her thet dhe hn«w a Phy-fffrtftty add, Ms wife in Columbus ■eroihfl to take a email childNodoiMo pn.nvgQOflpjmliWttml*SUIanorethefldIngIandim,-4p*6 ®b*ksg£viiuj day. last] dpi Mrs, Jtonta went to thafneshmzMl an secured th© child £fc4*X Ahonh #***» ,w;eaka old, .tellingjfeo gtadttea that the Columbus rveeao-itt her hojnd to tale© theKToddea gave the baby JBbfc JJratarfa hands. Mrs. pants am Oho.gsve tho cMld to the ryrfznnbuS people and has not hoardm- * , nu,ft It slued then. Mrs. Bent* flays fire lt;?tai th« baby tht died In her home |sith In is i lullpasthetheAmRu:GEI(ConUnued oh Kditorfal Page)thf.1mil«mil*mo*nelslotsii?lhel*MI;oft January £9, 1915, waa her own She #aya It was born to her cm. Wfreember *7. the day following HuwltsgLvlns, It was never strong,•he ujn, and she does not know1 aer what eaued Its death. ; »eoiWhen tb. doctor, who was called by Mrs. Benta at the time the childMed, arrived at her home the baby VMM dead. He summoned Coroner Makesoa, who ordered a. postmortem slamination, which revealed, the loctors declare, traces of morphine !n th. baby's atomach. Dr. Howard,5f Columbufl, made a chemical an-slysia of the internal organs and found morphine.DOCTOR 19 WITNESS.Dr. V, F. Barret, of Lakeview,»11] be tn important witness in the .rial of the case. Testifying before Mayor Pralf when Mrs. Bentz was iiTRigned Dr. Barret said that he fsb called to the Bentz homo the norning of November 27. 1914. and ound Mrs. Bents in bed with a baby jy her side. She told the doctor hat the child had been born to her luring the night and ached him to lign a Mrth certificate but Dr. Sarret refused to do tills, flflylng he •ecognised the baby as the one born o Mrs. Madden when he attended i.r about three weeks before. EverS' fllte line of I that deal Han iMn?Rthatfoilmattthat fa Eh wayclooibc«iwot Ailon*
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Lima Daily News
Lima, Ohio, US
Mon, May 03, 1915
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