The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-04
Or. Henry M. Scudder, of Chi
cago, Arrested for Murder.
KILLED HIS MoTHER-IN.LAw
Bank President and Embezzler Coli
lins, Of San Diego, Kills Himself.
He Had Been Found Out, and Had Moth
ingto Live FORA Georgia Clergyman
Murders Deacon of His Church-A
Michigan Bank Robbed,

CHICAGO, March Sit L, an uriv thing
to say of a man who occupies a prominent
professional and social position that he
murdered his mother-in-law for her money.
and yet this is what +. III. Dupton. an
aged wealthy gentleman, who lives at %
Aldine square, accuses DR.. Henry NJ.
Scudder OF having done. Scudder married
an adopted daughter of Dunton. whose in.
valid wife had large fortune in her own
right, which, up to a few days before her
death, she had proposed leaving to some
blood relatives, but which at last, as she
lay in bed but half conscious of what she
was doing, as her husband alleges, she was
induced to sign over to Scudder's wife, On
February 21 another physician was hastily
summoned and found Mrs. Dunton un-
conscious and dying with several scalp
wounds caused, according to Scudder's
tale, by falling against furniture in the
room.
AS Scudder was the last man said to
have spoken with her, and as he could not
account satisfactorily for the wounds, sus-
picion fell on him, and Mr.. Dunton swore
out a warrant for his arrest Yesterday.
Scudder is said to be i'll and guarded in his
own house by officers.
This afternoon Scudders father and
mother appeared before County Judge
Scales and applied to have their son COM
mitted to the de.e ention hospital for exam
ination as to his sanity. Mr.. Dunton,
who is proprietor of the publication
known as the Spirit Of The Turf, speaking
of the case this afternoon, said: .Scudder
was alone with my wife previous to her
death. The wounds were not on her hesd
hnfnra nn w v,fe ID,
of them satisfactory. More than that,
she has lately altered her will in favor of
his wife. Putting these things together, I
am convinced the man murdered my wifs
to gain her money" The body of Mrs.
Dunton, which was buried at Janesvill,,
Wis, will be exhumed for examination.
1t is said Mrs. Dunton opposed Scud-
der's marriage to her adopted daughter
and never became reconciled to il. Han
nah Johnson, domestic asserts that
when she heard Mrs. Donton scream she
rushed in and saw Scudder beatirg the
PROSTATE woman over the head. NsxSs
boring physicians were quickly called.
and expressed surprise at the nature
of the cuts. Scudder said she had
head on the furniture. This seemed sing
had very little furniture, and it seemed
impossible that anyone could reeeive such
injuries. Dr. Scudder said he had given
Mrs. Dunton an injection of quarter of a
grain of morphine, and that she struggled
so that she bent the needle of the hypo-
dermic syringe. He appeared greatly ex-
cited, and as DR.. Leavitt was about to
leave inquered if it would not be well to
fytV int
produced another syringe Leavitt said
an injection of brandy or whisky would
he beneficial, and Scudder made prepara-
tions to administer it. "But,"
said Iieavitt tonight, az do not
know what drug he administered.
only know Mrs Dunton died that after
noon." Disagreeable stories are rife about
serious illness Mrs Dunton had last
month after taking medicine from Scud-
der's hands. Little stock is taken in the
statement that the alleged murderer is in
sane.
Tonight Scudder was placed in the de-
tention hospital for the insane.
DIR. Scudder is the son of the eminent
clergyman, Rev. DR.. Henry Martyr Scud-
der. He was born in Arcot, India, forty
years ago. At an early age he came with
MS ldllitE u Odu IiaHCAoScf HhtAC sno
latter became pastor of the Howard Pres
byterian church. At the age of IL he
entered Yale, went through that college.
and then spent several years studying
medicine in Philadelphia. New York.
London and Paris. In 1874 he was ap-
pointed medical officer of the American
mission at Arcot, India. He spent ten
years in that country, achieving an
enviable reputation as practitioner, and
was for some time medical officer for the
English government in the surround
ing district. For his services during the
famine of 1878 and 1879, and later during
the epidemic of Asiatic cholera, he was
highly compIimented in official orders.
About eight years ago he returned to Chi
cago on a visit, and iiattering offers in
duced him to remain. Since then he has
become well and prominently known. He
has devoted much time to home mission
ary work. especially to relief OF sickness
and suffering among the poor; has been
the head of the free dispensary and the
| army mission, chief examining officer for
several prominent life insurance COM
panies. and has held positions on STATS
of the largest hospitals. The case has
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