The herald., 1894-11-17
IT MAY POSSIBLY Be MURDER.
Hrs. J. II. Smith Arrested for
Malpractice.
Ada Faulkner of Santa Ana Said to
Be at Deaths Door.
The Girl Said to Have Accused a CITY
Omoisl of Being Respon-
stblc for Her Con-
dillon.

An arrest Of a woman was made last
night which may cause sensational de-
velopments. II will set the tongues OF
gossip awagging as they have never
Wagsed before. and il change Of an
unfortunate girls condition does not
come about soon. O charge OF murder
may be the result.
The arrested woman is Mrs. DR..
Smith OF the lying-iu institute on
Bellevue avenue. and she is locked in
the city prison on felony charge OF
malpractice. The young woman in the
case 10 Ada Faulkner OF Santa Ana, and
the man in the case, according to the
girls relatives and the detectives. is
Henry Dockweiler. though he earnestly
denies any completely.
There is an early story to the affair,
dating back nearly six months. The
girl is said to have met Mr.. Dockweiler
in this city during Ia fiesta week. She
ia very pretty girl, % years of age.
Many of her relatives reside in Santa
Ana, where she now 10. Word was re-
ceived from Santa Ana last night
that she was at the point
of death, and Detective Insley, who
WORKED up the case on behalf OF the girl
and her parents, went at once to the
scene to take her dying statement. but
1t 10 doubtful II ho reached her bedside
in time. Her death was expected at any
moment as a result of the operation to
which she had been subjected.
The complaint, upon which the arrest
was made, was sworn to by the secretary
OF Insley's detective agency. 1t was
drawn up by Deputy District Attorney
Rush at IL O'Clock last night. The cons
piaint alleges that on or about the 10Th
nf August, Mrs. j. II. Smith, M. d..
manager of the Bellevue lyiug-in insti-
tute, 727 Bellevue avenue, caused an
abortion to be performed upon Miss Ada
Faulkner.
The sentence on conviction of such
crime is not less than two years nor
more than five in states prison.
Immediately after the complaint was
made out, one OF Insley's men and De-
tective Bosqui took it to the residence
OF Justice Seaman to secure a warrant.
They Immediately went to the institute
and arrested Mrs. Smith. taking her to
the police station at 1880 O'Clock this
morning.
Mre. Smith had little to say about the
connection che has with the affair ex-
cept to deny that she performed any
operation upon the girl. The girl, she
olaime. was brought to her house from
the Hoffman house, and an operation
had already been performed upon her.
From Mrs. Smiths place she was taken
tc her home in Santa Ana.
While ut the Hoffman house the girl,
it is alleged, attempted suicide, but the
nkk H.. -.
out her purpose.
girl, was seen by HERALD reporter laes
night at his home, 33S Clay street. He
absolutely refused to talk concerning
the case, aaying that the whole matter
WAS in the hands Of the detectives, and
that they ha0 instructed him to say
nothing about it.
brother OF the girl found that his
sister had been taken to Mrs. Smiths
but claims that when he went to the
lyingin institute he found that his sister
had been removed to Santa Ana. Mrs.
Cummings sister of the girl. residing
III this city, went to that place and
found the girl nearly dead. DR.. Stewart
Of the city was called to the scene and
he found 1t necessary to perform an op-
Grafton. Mics Faulkner then, it is al.
legged, unfolded the whole story and ac-
cused Mrs. Smith of having performed
the operation.
DR.. h. L. Rose, a resident OF Pomona,
but who has an office at 1879 North
Main street. will be an important wit
ness in the case, though he had none
other than a perfectly legitimate con-
nection with the case.
Mr.. Smith will likely be srraigned in
the police court this morning, and if the
young woman dies a charge of murder
may be brought against her.
Mr.. Dockweiler was seen last night
by HERALD reposter. Hs was natur-
ally much agitated over the matter and
the way in which his name WAS con-
nected with the affair.
Mr.. Dockweiler admitted having been
acquainted with the girl, but denied
most emphatically having anything to
do with her present condition.