The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1883-11-24
THE INQUEST
In the Matter Of the Death OF
Beatrice Hosorio.
HORRIBLE CRIME UNEARTHED
With Sufficient Evidence to Pre-
cure One or Nj ore Convictions.

! HosOrio had died, under circumstances
which were clouded in mystery. Or
the grounds off professional ethics DR.
Taggart. coroner. transferred the case
to j. s. bancroft, Justice IF the Peace.
A Jury was summoned, composed of the
following men: L. A Mullan. j. w.
| Darlington, w. A. WeIninger, Charles
w. Scott, o. z. Townsend, F. Avila
Joaquin Mendez, Louis Esselburn, ). T..
Lason A post-mortem examination
was ordered, but owing to the strenuous
opposition of the family it was post
poned. The absence of Dr. Price, who
had left for Los Angeles on Thursday
morning, the day the girl died, and who
had attended the deceased during the
first part of her illness, necsSsitared fur
Their delay, SO that the case was not
fnally-closed until Tuesday evening. On
Friday Dr. Taggart testified in substance
as follows:
was called 10 see deceased on Tues
day evening, and found her IN convul
| sions. AS DR.. Price had been attending
the case did nothing until his connec-
ton was severed. l then did all l could
for her, but on Thursday morning she
died. | was told by the family hat Or.
Price had prescribed some powders for
the girl: that she had taken two of them,
and that three remained. We could find
none of the powders which we're not
taken. inquired for them but they
could not be found. A man told me DR..
Price had removed them. am informed
by the friends that for several months
she had been taking medicine, but do not
know what or how recently. She was
not conscious at any time after 1 was
called. I believe her death: was caused
by some drug she had been taking. Judg-
ing from appearances, | should say the
medicine was given fer some derange-
ment of tho female organs of generation.
j. NJ. Chaucot was then called, but
could give no light as to her disease, or
the cause of her death. He had been
sent for at the last to administer the sac
rament.
Rafael Garcia testified that when the
deceased was very i'll he vent for DR..
Price; that after examination the docUor
gave them five powders, to be gwen one
every two hours, and ordered blanket,
wet with warm water, placed upon her
stomach She could .ot lake the >eco4
OF these iow1ers at he right time, bu,
later he gave it to her, when she CON-
menced to roll her eyes and acted like
one poisoned. He then went for the doc
tor again. This time bottle of medi-
cine WIS ordered, and after taking the
first dose, deceased did not either open
her eyes or speak again. DR.. Taggart
was then called. Here followed testi-
meny corroborative of DR.. Taggart's
statement lie resumed: l think de.
ceased has been taking medicine from
| Price for the last three months. When
DR.. Price asked me what was the matter
with deceased said did not know. Al
no time did know her ailment. l gave
her no medicine except what was pre-
scribed by the doctor. While was act
ing as nurse l did not discover her all
ment. did not know shat she was
pregnant, ard do not know anything
about it. Know nothing as to an abor
ton having been performed.
Luisa Alday. aunt of deceased. gave
the same testimony as the preceding wit
ness IN regard to the treatment of de
ceased by the physicians, but did no.
know what disease they were treating
her for Believed it was for suppressed
menstruation. The last period remem
Der was three months ago. l do no
know what was her last illness, except
that when deceased took the powder
menstruation began at once. Both ant
Garcia gave her these medicines. n
one else attended her l krow of no at
tempt at abortion. Iobjected to the au
topsy because l did not want to see he
Gus open. l pevsr knew that she wa
pregnant
On Saturday evening DR.. Price re
turned and gave his testimony, whic
was in substance as follows:
|, The first time l saw Beatrice Hosori
that know I was on Oct. 10, 1888.
prescribed for her (giving prescriptions
} She came again on the 18th. 1 treate
her for dyspepsia and wakefullness. Di
not see her again until Nov. 13. Wa
sent for aud found her in great psin i
the region of the abdomen. A short eY
animation convinced me she was preg
ant, and has taken means to procur
An abortion. Asked when she last mems
truated and was told about 4 months
She denied being pregnant. In the a