St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-25
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Verdict OF the Jury on the Death
of Christine Star!unu.

OF Christine Stariunu.
The coroner's inquest Oh the body of
Christine Starlund, a domestic, who
did at $40 Ashland avenue under cir
cumStances which showed that her
death resulted from criminal opera
ton. was held Yesterday afternoon at
Jacobsen's undertaking rooms. T. Ii.
QuinlaD, at whose house the woman
was employed, testified that she had
been working there for two years.
When taken sick last Thursday she re-
fused to have doctor. but on Saturday,
growing worse. consented 10 have Dr.
Wallratb called. Word was sent to DIR.
Wallrath's office. but it was Sunday
noon before he arrived. The doctor
visited her OH Sunday and Monday and
twice Oh Tuesday, the last time about s
O'Clock Tuesday night. ojea
The girl was much worse at the next
visit, and DIR. Baker was called in for
consultation. Death resulted about
midnight Tuesday night. DR.. ii. IS.
Waiirath testified to visiting the girl on
Sunday noon. That was the first time;
to his knowledge he had seen her. al
though the girl told him she had been
employed in family on Dayton's bluff
two years ago where he had been called.
Upon examination he found the girl had
performed a criminal operation on her
self, at least she so informed him. He
gave her the usual treatment i'll
such cases, she at that time
having symptoms of blood poisoning.
On Monday he considered her case seri-
GUS, but thought there was chance for
her recovery. Tuesday night he found
her much worse, and called in r.Baker
for consultation. She stated to him and
also TO DR.. Baker that she had per-
formed the operation herself, and men
toned the instrument she used.
DR.. j. f. Baker corroborated the tes-
timony of DR.. Wallrath as to the condi-
ton of the girl when he saw her a few
hours before she died, and also as to the
statement about her performing the
operation herself.
j. Starlund, relative of the dead girl
by marriage, testified that the girl and
his wife visited doctors Office at the
corner of Seventh and Wabasha streets
two weeks Or SO before she was taken
oiShs ASOOiOlUS Ills MIlG SIUTY Lie
girl went into the doctors office while
his wife sat on the stairs leading to the
office. He did not know the name of
the doctor visited by the girl, but she
had said he was good doctor.
Barbara Roigh, a nurse girl employed
at the same house as the dead girl teS-
titled to the deceased being acquainted
with Mr.. johnson, who frequently
called at the house evenings. The dead
girl had told her Mr.. johnson was going
to marry her. On Aug. 10 the girl came
back from down town with medicine
and an instrument wrapped in paper.
The instrument the witness found last
Tuesday night and gave to the coroner.
DR.. Wallrath, recalled, said he desired
to correct his testimony given earlier in
the inquest. He had said he never saw
the girl until the Sunday he called at
the home. 1t had Occurredeto him since
that she had called at his Office three
weeks ago. and after stating she was in
trouble, asked him to help her. He had
refused to have anything to do with her
case, and. after few moments CONVEX
Sation, she left.
Mrs. Margaret Starlund, siSter-in- law
of the dead girl, testified to going with
deceased to doctors office on Waba-
sha street. She waited outside the door
for some time, and when the girl came
out she went to the drug store and
bought bottle of medicine. e-
DR.. j. NJ. Finnell, who held the
autopsy on the deceased. testified that
death resulted from blood poisoning
caused by an operation. In his opinion
it would have been impossible tor the
operation to have been produced by the
instrument the deceased claimed The
Jury, after being out an hour. biOuU ht
in the following verdict: '.hA y
''We, the jury, find that Christina
Starlund came to her death on Wednes-
day morning, Aug. %. at 1908 a. IN :. at
542 Ashland avenue, from blood poison
ing, caused by an abortion, presumably
performed by her own hand. We fur
Their believe she was acting under the
instructions of some person to us I'M
known"