The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 2, 1900, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO 'CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 ~9 1900, JURY CHARGES DR. HUNTINGTON WITH NURDER OF I1ISS I'cKOWN Sister Faints at Inquest and Disgraced Physician’s Aged Father Weeps---Dr. Hill Arrested. We, the jury, find that the said Jennie McKown, aged 21 years, na- tivity California, occupation stenog- | rapher, residence 2711 1.2 Sutter | street, in the city and county of San Francisco, came to her death at the corner of Second and Folsom streets, in said city and county, on the 27th | day of October, 1900, of collapse, due | to an operation performed; contrib- uting cause, administration of chlo- roform. | And we further find that eaid | death was caused by a eriminal abortion performed by Dr. Ralph Ad- dison Huntington, assisted by Dr. J. D. Hill, and we further charge Dr. R. A. Huntington with murder and Ds. J. D. Hill with heing accessory there- to L. ALTSCHUL; foreman. C. W. PURRINGTON. SIG. M. BORNSTEIN. GEORGE MARSHALL. FRANK ROUX. ALEXANDER J. COOK. J. W. DUNBAR. A. W. WALLACE. B B AT i e BELLE McCOTTREY, TER OF DERED._ GIRL, , ROSE AFTER GIVING HER TIMONY S OVERCAME - | { HER AND SHE FELL SWOONING TD THE F HB foregoing verdict was handed to Coronér Cole for his approval vesterday afternoon after an ir est into the cause of death Mies McKown, lasting twe ho The Coroner immediat: signed the dict, thus giving it his approval, an h nre by g M detective was dispatched in hot haste. to make the drrest. of ‘Dr.:J. D. Hilk who eft the Coroner’s office about an. hour ously. The complaint charging the acciised men with the crime of murder was sworn’to irs. Belle. McCottrey. . Dr, HI! ‘was These shirts have been in the store scarcely a week, and having come from America’s fashion- center— New York—you may know that they are the season’s la- test creation. They are made of good percale and come in about a dozen patterns, pair of separate link cuffs with each shirt, full size and length. man. Sizes to fit any normal If you intend buying an umbrella or mackintosh our line will interest you, and the prices—well, théy will be just what you will pay. 00D 718 Market Street. i | i B | | | |4 | [ | rrested at the Counity Jail:while visiting chun Dr. Huntington riteresting . part of the pro- war the testimony of Mrs. Belle and. that.of . Dr. Hill:and Au- | on Leland. | 3+ Mgt topsy Dr.. Huntington, by advice ‘of his-coun- | | sel, Robert: Ferral, declined to'go on the | A R e interests of .the prose- cutior were lopked after by Charles ILi | Weller, Assistant f._ Attorney. :Mrs; MoCotirey, a Sistér.of the dead girl, re- | peated the stateinent that she had made | {to the police -and at:the conclusion of her fell-to the floor in a-faint. Cap- | {ia our took her unconsclous form | »g ‘arms ‘and carried her into {the Coroner’s private office, . where she | soon revived under.the care of Matron {Harris. - Mre. McCottrey's, testimony established the fact that Dr..Fluntington:and Jennie | McKown were Iov The girl did .not tell the witness of t nténded operation, and witness. belleved that Dr. Hunt-{ ington had “persuaded Jennie not to do | so. - Jénnie never kept company with any | | one but Dr. Huntington and Robert Da- vi iitor of. the College of Physielans irgeons, who ‘was-an old friend of | the family and who was watching over | Jennie's weifare with a paternal eve at the request of her sister. ! Mr. Davies is-a tall, muscular, swarthy | complexioned, black bearded man about rs of age and with the accent of a Mr. Davies explained the ten- passages in the letter written by him | to Jennie about a yvear ago by saying that they wére intended in a paternally humor- The letter has been published | « ‘all. Dr. Hill went upon the stand and told | about (he operation. From the time that the girl wes placed upon the table until they abandoned the attempt at resuscita- tion about -three hours elapsed. The op- eration itself, which he sal curetting for a female complaint, occupled ahout three-quarters of an hour. He had exam- {ined the girl before administering the chloroform and found that her heart was in good condition and that there would be no -danger in placing her under the in- | fluence of chloroform. 'He aid not inquire into the necessity for the operation, as he fdid not consider that he would be held | responsible for the result. He could see | nothing Frong in performing an operation | of that kind in Dr. Huntington's private office. He and Dr. Huntington graduated | from the College of Physiclans and Sur- | geons in this city last July, and they were | intimate friends, he sald. | George D. Prechtel, the undertaker, told | the jury that at the request of .RoMert Davies and Mrs. McCottrey he went to Dr. Huntington's office at 10 o'clock on Saturday night for the body. He found it _on the operating table fully dressed, with the exception of the hat and coat. Antopsy Surgeon Thomas B. W. Leland told about the autopsy and its shocking revelations. He found that a eriminal op- cration had heen performed. and that it must have been almost impossible for Dr. Huntington not to be aware of the girl's condition. It was the opinion of the witness that a physician called in to administer an anes- thetic should satisfy himself ‘beforehand not only as to. the necessity for and the nature .of the operation to be performed but as_to the gualifications of the sur- geon. Tt was not proper either. he sala, that such delicate operations should be performed in private. The patient should have been taken to a sanitarium or hos- ital. A0 exnhibit made to the fury was over- whelming evidence in favor of the prose- cution and convinced the jurors that the | accused physiclans had violated the:law of the land as well as the ethics of an honorable profession. The aged father of Dr. Huntington sat in a corner with bowed head, as though feeling keenly: the disgrace of his. son. ‘When Mre. McCottrey on the witness stand broke down and sobbed the old man bent his head and wept in sympathy. Look out for that silent vote that al- ways goes for Dr. C. C. D'Donnell. He will be elected to Congress by the biggest majority of any candldate, as he ig the only nominee that represents the great issue of the curse of oolielsm and Japs. | rauses much satisfaction fn official circles | WL 40sT THE INDEMWITY Plan of State Department, It Is Thought, Will Be Satisfactory. ——— Alignment of the Various Powers Relative to the Agreement Be- tween England and Ger- many Now Complete. —_———— CALL BUREAU, WELLINGTON HOTEL, WASHINGTOIN, Nov. 1—A method has been adopted for settling the | indemnity question in connection with the Chinese negotiations that the authori- ties feel confident will result In effecting | a settlement, so far, at least, as China is i concerned. | This contemplates the agreement on the | part of the Ministers in China upon a | sum which will cover the claims for in- FIRST MAIL STEAMER SAILS FROM TH]S PORT FOR PAPEETE Australia in Perfect Trim for Voyage—Royal Wel- come Is Ex demuity held by the several powers and | of requiring its payment by the imperial | Government. ‘When the demand has been | complied with the owers will decide | upon the distribution of the amount; exacted. If there should:be any difficulty | in determining upon the distribution that | | | will_be. equitable and isfactory, then the United States proposes {hat the mat- ter be referred. to the court of arbitra- | tion of The Hague. | Favorable as the administration is to the use of arbitra ., though as a last resort, it is appar to_the_ -authorities that 4t is not 5 Great Brital from the fact that, ment is informed, neither of these powers has officially noticed the Russian sugges- tlon for arbitration of the indemn: ues- tion in case of protracted diverg e ‘of views. In order to insure stch a solution the consent of .those vers would neces- sarily have to be obtained t proposed by the Secretary Hay - to continue olicy of negotiation until the Minister: Peking have formulated their dema Of course, China’s compliance will follow and then the attention of the powers will be invited to the question of distribution of the indemnity. Should. negotiations then occur to show that the pawers can- not reach an agreement, the Russian sug- gestion will be advocated and pressure will be brought :to bear upon the re- e them to opinion is derived President and the present in calcitrant governments to ceu join in the movéme represerita of European v Hay t question agreem 1 to the nd Germ: Several especially’ the Anglo- The replies of France vitations of Great Brit to assent to the. Anglo-German agreement have not been communicated to the State Depariment, but the officials have reason | to beleve that .the; as announced. in the this' morning. ™ ntical with yresumed that n similar terms so0.. Three and tion is ic the United Sta Russia will make a if she has not alres nations—Great Bri Japan—h selves the right tc agreement for the interests in cas take any action loc territory. themselves in the - empire rther powe ng to the All the natioms favor of to.gee that no step.in the direction of pa tition - is taken The ligniment of the powers on the Bri ierman reement i now com- plete. . Aside from - Italy and . Austria., whose adherence to the ement was expected, owing to their political relation with Germany, Japan. is the only the powers which has given unce o assent to the agreement. As the matt er now stands five of the powers are united | | ‘on alt of the terms of the agreement, viz Great Britain, Gerinany, Ttal Austria and Japan: -threé of the powers—the | United States. France and Russia—accept the clauses relating. to the open door ana the territorial integrity. of - China, .but withhold sction of thé third clause relat- ing to further procedure in case 1y power - Seizes _territory. Neither _the | State Department nor-the Russian Em- | assy. has received iInformation - of Russia‘s answer, though it has been an- | nounced that the renlv was recefved at | the: British Foreign Office October 30 and | unreservedly accepted - the first two | clauses. In regard to the third. clause | Russia. referred . the " two . contracting | partles to the Russian circular of April 25, saying that she would modify her atti- tude according to c imstances. BERLIN, Nov The. evening papers | printed .a semi-official statement that answers to the Anglo-German agreement | had been recelved from all the.powers, France and Russia 'making a reservation regarding article TII similar to that made | by the United Stafes, and Japan makine | no - reservations. whatever. This . result | in Germany, which emphasize the conten- | tion that article ITT is divested of all im- portance, inasmuch as all the powers have dceepted artieles T and T The papers publish A Washington dis- patch glving the text of the answer of the United States, but they do not comment upon ft WRECKAGE FOUND ALONG MASSACHUSETTS - SHORE Indications That Two Schooners Have Been in Collision With Disastrous Results. CHATHAM, Mass., Nov. 1—A fisher- man's foghorn, twn hatches and other wreckage, and a dory bearing the name Defender were found on the shore to-day. During the past few days five dorles be- longing to the Mary P. Moquita and a foghorn have been picked up along the Cape Cod shore. The boats were badly damaged. Tt is believed that two_schoon- ers have been in collision. The Mary P. | Moqnita left Boston' three weeks ago and | is now a week overdue on her return. She -carried eighteen men. Nothing is known here of the Defender. DOWIE'S LACEMAKERS MAY BE REFUSED A LANDING Oontract Labor Law Possibly Vio- lated by the Zionist Elder of Zion City. LONDON, Nov. 1.1t is announced that the twenty-five lacemakers hired by John Alexander Dowle, the Zionist of Chicago, Eatled from Southempton October 81 for Zion City. The United States consular authorities think that - undoubtedly the men come under the provislons of the contract law. Correspondence on the sub- ject has passed between the London and Nottingham consulates, and the latter is communicating the matter direct to Washington: 3 ol ADRIFT IN A SMALL BOAT FOR FOUR DAYS Two Seamen From the American Schooner Marshal L. Adams Picked Up at Sea. ROUEN, Nov. 1--The British tank steamer Orange Prince, Captain Richard- €on, which arrived at this port October 29 from Marcus Hook, reports having picked up October 12 two men named Patrick Roche and Willlam Brown in a hoat be- longing to the American schooner Marshal L. Adams of Provincetown, Mass. They had become separated from their vessel during a fog and had been four days in the small boat when rescued, havin drifted eighty-five miles to the southw: nf_ - y Tolstoi Not to Go to Moscow. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 1.—Count Tol- stol fell October 26 and severely injured one of his hands. Consequently his in- tended removal from his estates to Mos- cow for the winter has been given up. ————— Preparing Holiday Gifts. Now is the time to begin: preparing your hollday gifts. We have just recetved an extensive supply of all the newest and ettiest designs in articles for the art S”u etching, glove and hmdkerchlgg boxes, picture frames, wine trays, book racks and numerous other articies’ made of white woods. A fresh and an immense sup] of colored sheepskins; also & re- so far as this Govern-| | | | { | | EXCURSIONISTS G OING ON BOARD, HE Oceanic Steamship Company’s | mafil boat Australia got awa her first trip to Tahiti on time terday. Captain Howard, ma superintendent of the company, had the vessel In the very best of ‘trim, and she went away looking more like a | acht than a merchantman. A big crowd was down to see the ocean | liner away, and judging from the number of people who are making the excursion for the first time the line is sure to be- come popular. Among those who went away In the cabin werei W. J. Adams and wife, D. Atwater and wife, Charles | BE. Benjamin, T. H. Benton, W. H. Bull, | J. Burns, Mrs. O. B, Burns, F. M. Cartan, A. L. Crane, Alex Dain, John T. Gilmar- tin and wife, Miss Goupil, Sister Phillippe Boutelle, -Sister . Patrice Graves, Sister | Emma Guegnebaud, Charles A. Keeler, wife and child, Sister Victoire Ketterle, Captain John Leale and wife, Sister Odile Lechner, J. iebuhr, A.’ Peterson, C. L. Tilden, Miss E. Valentine, Miss E. Vin- cent, C. M. Waage; H. F. Woods, 3 Wright, G. T. Wright and Mrs. W. H. Wright. D. Atwater Is the United States Consul at Papeete, and the Sisters of Mercy have | come-all the way from- Pari€ to minister | to the wants of the natives in Tahitl. Cap- | ale is the master of the ferry City He will make the | round trip to the islands and expects to be back on his run again next December. The Australia took passengers -in all of v were in the steerage. All of them will well taken care of by Chief ‘Stew: James ‘Barry, who goes ‘out in charge of | the culinary department. | The advent of the Australla at Papeete | will be-a red letter day in the history of | the colony. Hitherto the colonists have had to depend on a service via Samoa, Fijl, Australia and the United States to Frande, or else by sailing vessels from Papeete to San Francisco. Now they will have a direct service by as ' fine a vessel as safls in-and out of San Francisco. The officers who took out the Australi are: R. T. Lawless, commander; J. S. Richards, chief engineer; Dr. H. J. Mec- Nulty, surgeon; F, M. Bucklin, purser, and James ‘Barry, chief steward. “All of these gentlemen. have been studying French for a month past and each one of @irvieierdeieierferioimleds de e sdeieelejrileieinloi @ MEET WITH THE QUEEN'S APPROVAL Appointees to the Cabinet of England Officially Announced. LONDON, Nov. 1.—Queen Victoria has approved the appointment of.Lord Salis- bury as Premier and Lord Privy Seal, the Marquis of Lansdowne as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. William St. John Broderick as Secretary of State for War, the Earl of Selborn as First Lord of the Admiralty and Mr. C. T, Ritchie as Secretary of State. for Home Affairs. The new appointments do not excite enthusiasm, but with the exception of that of Lord Lansdowne they are gener- T them carries | French Mec be | ard | ® ally approved. Mr. Ritchie i &n'exealient cholce. Beveral :‘;:E_aérg:g os are mooted in minor offices, but on she whole it looks as thuu‘gh Lord Sallsbury did not intend any radical innovations, The appointment of Lord Selborn, his son-in-law, to the Admiralty, cthm;.. the most criticlsm. The Earl has a good reputation, but 1t is felt that a more dis- tinguished man should have been ap- pointed to such an. important post. Among the most probabl® new appotnt- ments 18 that of George Wyndham, who was Parllamentary Under of the I He is the man that will secure a rene og, Act, i . cen flwoice of the latest improved - mhy outfits. gl.nborn. Vlgl & Co?y?:l ket street, : See) State for War, to ypucceed Geral Ng-fimfi geehghflecgtdalr t’or“ll:e}nnd. r Mat- e-Ridle: e s Y is ely to be raised Colony:. pected From French A [ m——— CAPT LAWLESS ANO OR. 1 IC.NULTY. : 4 | SCENES AT SAILING OF THE AUSTRALTA FOR TAHITIL. 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