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iTIFliL SHY Ur UUS TOLD BY THOSE WHO WERE WITNESSES AT THE INQUESTfht* luquckl tutu the caused of the nth of Cora Benell w»» held at the Ice of Prosecutor McDowell yeatw- afternoon. The general facta the association of the Kiri wHh •Sly Miller during the past five Miths the beginning of her aeriou* ■kue»h about the middle of Deuera-r, her taking of medicine from thatUbllahed from theae letters that these prescription* were given to a girl In good health with no symptoms calling for such drugs, that the prea-eriptlon was filled with knowledge aforebend and that the mediciue was #v©n the girl for the deliberate purpose, as she state* In her dying dec-1 Uration, “of ridding her of her trouble,These are shocking declarations to make and most serious ones. It seem* Coshocton need not go to New York City for its Stanford White sensations. It has them here at home and Cora Benell was as shockingly mistreated as ever was a victim of the greatest of living brutes with the Advantage only that Cora was done to her death and is now out of he: mis-Cblt;Karr rou iJo*MouiMrVeygrip.Pebold he *Thtemptheir*ia iFdviait.weelInspeudbonathfavoCORA BENELL.tn.e on to her final sickness when )r Kkzmlller of Fresno, came into he case, her dying depurations and nnny other facta were established,Wi* a Good Girl.Mrs. Wolf state- and will testify f cal'ed that Cora Benell was pestle in her family and that she lever had a more faithful person In ler uni ploy. She appeared modest ttv* proper In her conduct and Mvh. IVolf believes her to have been a girl if good character and that her ruin was not due to general waywardness. While working there she heceived letters from Miller, About December 1st there seemed to be some trouble with her health and about Dec. 15th the girl went to the home of her father, latter members of the family went to the Wo'fe home and were given some Iwrtb-flvc letters belonging to the glfl.Would foarry Miller.Miss Adams of Fresno who makes her home with the t'atons where the girl died stated how Cora came to the Oaton home and how she was taken ill and complained of her lungs and stomach For several nights the girls slept together and later the Adams girl occupied a separate room Cora often told Miss Adams of her engagement to Miller and that she expected to marry him in the spring, if nothing happened,” Mies Adams worked at a factory In the day time and really did not so much of the sick womanSent Word Ovsr Tslsphort*.The fact can be established that Mrs A da ms, a near neighbor to the Catons, always delivered (‘ora's telephone messages to Miller She would lequeHt Miller to come out and her. i.tevenil times when Miller . , not at the Wheeling station Mr* Adams called him through Mike Den s phone. Through Mrs. Denser ■an be shown at least in part the things Miller an Id back to the Adams woman. When told at last that th girl could not live Miller at his end of the phone wailed Oh my, oh my! iter Impending death had the poire to bring upon the man the greatest mental distress and he could not re sist giving expression to his concern More Brower Medieln*.The fctep mother of the girl attend ed her during her last illness and i also able to give a Malory of the girl's conduct dming her two week's vMt at the imienlal home In December. Her testimony will show thatwhen tin* girl e.inie home she hadwith hei two vials of medicine in •d/e and of similar con lent a as those to.iml in hide telescope after herdeath and beat mg Hie label of lb . Hi owe! The tit rl took «bou1 halfthe coiittnm of these bottles, taking diwe, evtis hull him: The while■*].. would g.mv Kick a: the •*t nmichand in Mill i ph \il dNf.elltlecoveted atnl HieHow liiaT the’- I ii «.j 1lt; • • ■ s from Kellv viilci i-'.dl v i't lie able t identlfv of lene- froirt^Kellv Miller Bette] 1 He wrrtte the girl i*i v i*t In * dav and i he mi-lepiete with expressions or effectual and In almost ev Mtile expresses the wi-h i he ,T'i 11 inHad No Disease.The stepmother can testify that i-hlle at their home in December the girl grew so ill that Dr Kitznilller was called, he could not respond and Dr. Lear was tried, but could not he reached Dr. Yainell of West I.afaj etie was then secured and lie attend-the giil once. Though she peared in great distress a close © iuat'lon failed to disclose any tlonal disorder or disease, chronic or acute. i .»e doctor gave an easin lotion and when asked if he would return stated it would not be necessary as he could discover no sickness. IAfter discontinuing the use* ot Hi* medicine the girl brought with her she began to get better. Sunday while at their home Kelly Miller drove out and spent the day with he'. ,The following week she insisted on coming back to Coshocton though her step-mother insisted that she was not well enough to go. She told her mother that Miller would pay her room and board if she went and thst she would go.Traced to Coahocton.The question hae been, where did the girl stop in Coshocton during her stay in the city before going to Fres-and falling 111 at Caton s. ThlB mystery Is cleared up by statements from Mrs. John Felton of South Lawn avenue. This witness states that the girl came there and herself arranged for lodging, having previously become acquainted with the family while working nearby She Hpent about a week at this place and cry night except one Kelly Miller spent with her staying visually until about midnight a* stated by the do tries tic charlotte Johnson. Mrs Felton states that she received 12,50 from the girl. Cora stating she got the money Trom Kelly Milter Miss John son slept with the Benell girl and stated that she steadily grew worse -would be sick at the stomach and have vomiting spells especially in the morning She told Miss Johnson (hat ah** expected to marry Miller In the fall again saying “if nothing happened before that time.”From Felton's the girl started fot home, getting only as far as Caton’s where she died.A Compltts History.SO the state has revered the entire time of the girl's life from the time she left the employ of Mrs. Wolfe apparently well and happy to the moment of her tragic death and nil that while Kelly Miller la the man that hovers over her writes her letters, furnishes her with medicine, pays her board, receives her telephone men sages and at the end stands accused In her dying declaration as the cause of her trouble and of her death.lu the progress of the case other doctors have been mentioned and there may be the effort to make something of this circumstance.Dr. Yarnell has already been men Honed He was sought to prescribe for an apparently induced disorder as he found she was suffering from no Illness. When this disorder became too great to bear it seetus the unfortunate girl did seek relief from other doctors and she did call on Dr I,car Di r mierent* Dr Ionian Mel'u xiy anil Dr. KiUmiller These men have nothing In coiice.il in the matter and if nnv lt;f the medicines fmm their prose* ipHons arc found they will I** freelv producedWhile 1 be medicine found in the girls possession .Blei her dentil has litit vet neon sum]v/ed, it itmv be said ih.it it e.inie*- a v»-i xirong scent of peiinviov.il Mts Benell states that the girl took -ovei.il dose** f o’n thus, bottlesawaKaswasstillton11 pc shoof iwh;deaAnest Bor pill 1 mM.PrEndorsed by the County.The most popular remedy in Otsego count}. and the best friend of inv fainiH’, writes Wm. M. Dietz, him so he can ‘editor and publisher of the Otsego|(f'k ifter her On* Istttr to partic I Journal, CJllbertwvllle. N. Y.. Is Dr. i,tar wat marked, bum tht* after |King's New IMaeovery It ha* provedyou have readFor the preaeni to t»c an Infallible cure for coughs andth# *ta»# It jeaioutly guarding the content* of that lt;attar, but tt may be intimated that th,* |*tt*r deacribed directly the mzdicinee given to th# o,ri. their purpo*#. their probable ac-, non and the manner ehe thow'd care Iced to never disappoint the taker, hy for herself under t.*r varying *ymp-jt'. K Amle*woi, Cowhorton and lt;. t0mt , M Ferguson, ttoscw, Druggist*11 j* expected it can lie ulrerMy es Price HOr and |1 Trial bottle free.cold a, making abort work of the worst of them. We always keep a bottle In the house 1 believe It to be th© most valuable prescription known for Lung and Throat disc**©#.” Outran-
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Coshocton Weekly Times
Coshocton, Ohio, US
Thu, Feb 21, 1907
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