The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-21
DIR. SCUDDER DEAD.
The Noted Murderer Take Poi
son in His Cell.
ONCE AN EMINENT PHYSICIAN.
He Killed His Mofher-in-L Law for Her
Money, and Committed Suicide
to Escape the Galiowa

CHICAGO, June 21-It was learned a. an
early hour this morning lTGesdayJ that
DR.. Henry If. Scudder. who was confined
in the county Jail awaiting trial on the
charge Of numbering his mosher-in-lav,
Mrs. Dunton. took . heavy dose Of
morphine last night and died st l2:30 D. T..
No particulars are yet obtaina5ie.
The officials 81 the Jail are of the opin-
ion that the morphine was taken with
suicidal intent. He had spent Monday IS
usual in reading and talking with the at
tendaats, and vas seemingly cheerful n
manner. In the evening he ordered q
hearty supper, ate il with relish, and from
then till bedtime laughed and chatted with
two Of the night keepers.
About $50 night keeper. while patrol
ling the ward, heard a, moan come from
the Doctors cell. HIS bed was innedi-
steIy pulled into the corridor and medical
aid summoned Dr.. Bynchon worked FOR
three hours. but aiI efforts were futile. and
at Y 30 Scudder died without regaining
consciousness.
i condemned murderer, who occupies
the cell next 20 Scudder, said the latter
had been given morphine n small euanti-
ties By the attending physician. From
remarks made by Scudder, this man thinks
the doctor saved Up the morphine having
suicide in view.
Dr. Henry VI. SENDER YVES in fail penting
trial Tor the murder Of Mrs z. II. Duntoa, HI.
Iaotner-in-law, on Sunday. February p, 1872
SENDER had married al etop:ed daughter o..
Duaton, whose siekly wife lad fortune OF
over 10000 IN her own right, which Up 20 :
few days before the tine Of her death she had
Fea- 70 r. val All rc@
The WILL was changed in her last hours,
leaving the property 20 scudder's wife
Then another physician was hastily summoned
10 her bedside and found her dying with fys
wounds in her head which, scutder says, we're
produced By e fail from her chair IS she was
sitting up. On the morning OF February u Dr..
Sender. VI no was q constant visitor az the Dun
ton mansion, was alone with Ars. Dunton dur
ing the temporary absence Of the servant NJ.
Dunton was reclining on q bed in the baek
rooEa, just recovering from q dangerous Illness.
Mrs. Dlnron uttered piercing scream. which
rss heard ell over the house II or about the
same moment witness saw her on all fo1Ts on
the floor and Dr.. SeudGer striking her OF the
head with something Ike club. The witness
was IN fear OF ocGdder, ana suppressed the fact
Until Later. Il rEs also charged tia; he had
attempted to poison Ars Dunton prior
% his nurderous attack. Mrs. Dunton YVES
"A years Old g. the time of her death
Dr. Henry Martyr Scud6er vss born az Areo=,
India. on March 3. Is52. and tie first five years
OF his life vss spent il India When he was 5
years OF age lie cane with his father 70 AMER
ics, where lie spent about two year. aa1 then
went back TO India, returning 70 the United
States in few years, when his .ataer
became pastor Of the Howard Pres
byteriaa church, Of Gan Francisco.
His education was obtained IN private
schools in California and a, Yale university,
and he qualified as q physician q, Jefferson
Medical college and various other medical COL
leges and hospitals; and Later ne attended hos
pltsIs in Pals sad London. He then wen. 10
Indis as medical officer to the American Arcc.
mission, lbeing accom- panied By bis wife. who
lad beam Miss Bessie Morris
scudder, OF New York, whom he
had married in 1873 He rendered such valuable
services II and about Arcor during the famine
and cholera epidemic in ISIS and 1879 that he
was thanked oy resolution passed and pub
nshed officially By the Madras government y hieh
also made him gift of 1850, which he devoted
TO mission work and establishing branch dis
pensary. After ten years OF professional life IN
India he returned 70 the ni.ei states on yisi: