The Portland daily press., 1894-11-17

known nothing of this case except what
he had seen in the newspapers. BROTH
er attorney, Mr.. Parker, had been g
tanned as counsel by DR.. Hughes, but
was prevented by illness from attending.
He had asked Judge Symonds to APP
pear for him. This circumstance had
given him little time for prepara-
tion; and if consistent with the proper
conduct of the case he should like TO
have the case continued to later date.
But Judge Symonds said he recognized
that a man accused of murder and pro-
testing his innocence must have claim
which will override any other profess
ional engagements. So if the court
deemed it proper he would 60 on and do
the best possible under the circumstances
To this County Attorndey True object
ed. He said that at the adjournment
the other day, when the case had been
continued, he had insisted that the
hearing should not be again postponed.
He had witness present from out of the
defer the matter.
uQRC LOuIo uCGldCu tudU3 his uQ0 u0-
derstanding had been that the case
should be heard on this day, the hearing
should proceed at once.
DR.. Hughes was then arraigned, the
complaint being as follows:
Henry S.Trickey, on the ninth day of
Novem Der, A. D. 1894, in behalf of said
State, on oath complains that John B.
Hughes, of Portland, in said county,
on the second day of Novem Der, A. b.
1894, at said Portland, with fore and
arms, in and upon one Mary Dunn,
feloniously, wilfully and of his malice
the same Mary Dunn, then and there
feloniously, wilfully and of his malice
aforethought, did kill and murder.
against the peace of the State, and con-
trary to the form of statute in such case
made and provided.
To this complaint DR.. H ughes answered
NOT GUILTY"
quite positively.
County Attorney True then began say
ing that this was complaint of murder.
the charge being that that result had
been produced by'a criminal operation.
One Mary Dunn, of New Hampshire.
came to this city, and after remaining
here a few days, went to the Office of
MIR. John B. Hughes. 1t would be shown
that while there criminal operation had
been performed. She then returned to
her boarding place on Brown street, and
after TWO or three days became i'll.
Tuesday morning Move the landlady at
whose house she was stopping deemed
medical assistance necessary. Two ply
sicians were summoned and as result
of their investigation the City Physician
was called. The patient died Wednesday,
after having made an aute-mortem state
nent, which would be produced. An
autopsy had been performed on the body
the results OF which would also be
shown. 1t would be shown that crimi-
nal operation had been performed by Mr..
John B. Hughes, and that death had re-
suited from that operation.
The witnesses were then called and
sworn; and the examination began.
DIR. John F. Thompson, of this city, a
surgeon at the Maine General Hospital
and professor of diseases of women at
Bowdoin Medical School, was called first
ana testified as to the autopsy held on
the body OF Mary Dunn, at the rooms of
S.S. Rich q Son, the .undertakers. DR..
Nlckerson and medical student, with
assistants of Mr.. Rich's establishment.
assisted at the examination. The subject
was stout young woman of medium