The morning call., 1891-11-19
FINISHED TILE OPERATION.

DR.. s. G. Boyd of the WomanS Hospital
was The first witness, and his testimony was
substantially as follows:
Il was called to attend Miss Senger on
November I'd, and found her dangerously
i'll at the Woman'S Christian Association
Home Oh 0Farrcll street. An examination
showed that criminal operation HAD been
imperfectly performed. | finished the work
attempted by some unskiliful person or
persons"
Coroner Garwood ASKED the witness if the
woman had ever told him who performed
the first operation. to which Boyd replied,
No SIR
Did you ever ask herr" questioned Gar
wood
NO, sir"
"Why not?"
Because did not consider it any of my
business"
Mrs. Augusta Cuten, nurse was called
and stated that she had attended deceased
from the Sd to the 10 inst. inclusive; also
that Miss Senger had never told her who
performed the operation.
Pohce Surgeon Il. K. Williams and Mrs.
Katherine Won HOelinger, a boarder in the
Association Home Oh O'Farrell street, were
also questioned. but nothing new was
evolved from their testimony.
BUSINESS PREVENTED.
c. A. jesse of San Rafael. 1.-THE intimate
friend, was sworn and testified as follows
year ago at the Elgin Boarding house on
herman street in this city. We became
very good friends and she frequently visited
my place Of business in San Rafael came
TO see her often IN this city. She told me
once that she had been married | went.tn
see her November 1st at the home on o. Far
rell street and found her very i'll. She told
Inc that an operation had been performed
on October 27th, but refused to give the
name OF the physician.
I'VE were 10 have been married some time
ago but for her brothers. Illness and nv
business affairs. Sometimes | used to write
to her funr or five times a week, and then
again twice month. l have got medicine
Tor Ter many times. nut never for any un-
lawful purpose"
TIE LETTER OF CONFESSION.
Mrs. Sarah Graves, medical student,
and boarder at the association home,
identified the letter ard envelope handed
her by Miss Senger just before her death.
Miss Graves said: Il wrote the letter at
her dictation, for she believed at the time
that she was about to die. / saw her fill up
the blank space on the third line with the
name Of the doctor who performed the ore
ration. | folded the letter, put it in an
envelope and then inclosed the whole in an
other envelope, on which | wrote: Re-
teved from Miss Senger, November .. 1891. -
Coroner Garwood ordered the letter read.
1t stated that DR.. Hall had performed the
OpeiatIun on octOOeT ZlJU at AL seventeenth
street, and exonerated all others from
blame in the unfortunate affair. 1t was
signed Laurie A. Senger.
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
This concluded the evidence, and the Jury
after halt-boups deliberati0n rendered
the following verdict:
1--WE find that Laurie A. Senger, aged 81
years native of Illinois and compositor
by occupation, came TO her death at 1921
OFarfeil street, in the CITY and rcuptv ,,f
San Francisco, from the effects Of a criminal
operation. We further find that there is nc
evidence on which to charge any particular
person OF persons with said crime"
The jury was composed OF James Wilson.
). H. TAYLOR, William 9. Ryder A. BRUINS
kog. Ii. NJ. Smith, w. Reuss George Fred.
ercks, c. Armayer, T. p. Painter and S.
Daggett,