Stout - WR - on trial for Grace McClamroch murder
Source: Indianapolis Journal 1 Oct 1897 p 2
Rockville, Ind Sept 30 – The trial of Dr. WR Stout of Covington charged with procuring a criminal operation on Grace McClamrock is now on before Judge AF White. The jury has been selected and the examination of witnesses commenced this morning. Phillip Hauk, the Montgomery school teacher who took Miss McClamrock to Dr WR Stout after which the patient died from the effects of an operation will be brought back from prison to testify in the case. He was sent to the penitentiary to serve five years. The trial will be very sensational. The best lawyers in Fountain, Montgomery and Parke counties are employed by the State and defense. The state introduced evidence locating Philip Haul on Saturday Jan 11, 1896 and proved that Grace McClamrock was in good health and attending school during that week but the operation was performed on Jan 18. It was shown that Philip Hauk went to Lemuel McClamrock’s house for Grace and took her to Covington. They were seen in Dr. WR Stout’s office. Then Grace was taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. Everet Marrow and seemed in good health and remained over Saturday night. She was ill the next morning. About noon on Sunday it was shown that Philip Hauk with his cousin, Sarah Hauk, arrived and took Grace to Richard Hauk’s residence, the father of Philip. Here she died on Jan 24. Philip Hauk was brought here today from Jeffersonville to testify. He looks nervous and pale. He will probably go on the witness stand tomorrow. Dr WR Stout consults his attorneys frequently and appears deeply interested in the evidence.
Source: Weekly Argus News 9 Dec 1899 p 1
The celebrated Dr. Stout case which has been on the court dockets for nearly four years was brought to a close in the Parke Circuit Court at Rockville yesterday, the indictment being nollied and the case dismissed. The prosecution only agreed to a dismissal when it seemed certain that they lacked evidence to secure a conviction. Twice they tried both times at Rockville but in the first the jury disagreed and in the second trial Judge Stimson was taken sick, just as the attorneys were ready to take up the argument and it became necessary to dismiss the jury who afterwards took a trial ballot which showed that the sentiment was in Stout’s favor. As this jury had heard all the evidence the result of their trial ballot may have had something to do with the prosecution’s consent to dismiss the action.