The record-union., 1895-05-23
Sad Story in Connection With the
Demise of a YOlo County Lady.
RUINED BY RER EMPLOYER. AND
DIES IN A HOSPITAL
The Board of Harbor Commissioners,
Including the Governor and Mayor
of San Francisco, and the Directors
of the Sun Joaquin Valley Road
Agree Upon Terms for the Lease
OF China Basin.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

N.
SAN Francisco, May 22.-Miss Mary
Burke of Woodland died to-day at st.
Luke's Hospital from the effects of q
criminal operation. She has been at the
hospital since May 7th. Miss Burke &C
cused E. c. Zane, Superintendent of the
Yolo orchard, with her seduction and he
was arrested. The trial was deferred un-
til Miss Burke should be able to testify
against him. Both Zane and Miss Burke
were we'll connected and prominent both
in church and social circles.
There are number OF peculiar circum-
stances in connection with Miss Burke's 8
death. DR.. c. C. Kenyon, who attended
her at st. Luke's Hospital, thought it a
case for investigation, as also did DR.. Do
zier, Superintendent OF the hospital, and
they therefore notified the Coroner.
Miss Burke was taken to st. Luke's on
May 7th by her parents. They were in
formed that she was an inmate Of young
DIR. .O'DonnelPs house on Washington
| street. They left their IOlo home on
Saturday, May 4th, TO visit her. They
insisted upon her removal, and Miss
house on May 7th. She appeared to be
strong enough to walk. and went with
her parents 10 st. Luke's Hospital.
DR.. Kenyon of the hospital found on
examination that the condition of Miss
Burke was such as to lead him to believe
that an operation had been performed, or
that she had been prematurely confined.
She gradually grew worse until To-day.
when she died. Neither DIR. Kenyon nor
DR.. Dozier, the Superintendent OF the
hospital, would sign the certificate of
death. They were IN doubt as to whether
or not criminal operation had been
performed, and thought it best TO notify
the Coroner.
The story Of Miss Burke's disgrace is
sad one indeed. Last summer, while
packing fruit for the Yolo Orchard Conn
pany, she became acquainted with E. G.
Zane, superintendent for the company.
He, it is charged, accomplished her ruin.
Miss Burke left on April 9th, informing
her parents, who were unaware of her
condition, that she intended TO visit sac
ramento for few days, and do some
shopping, Her parents saw her to the
train at Woodland, which town is six
miles from the village Of Yolo. Not
hearing from their daughter, the parents
became concerned and wrote to the pro-
prietor of the State House in Sacramento.
nquiring II she was still there. They
were informed that Miss Burke was in
San Francisco, and that she had sent d
letter to Sacramento asking that her mail
be sent to DIR. ODonnelPs office.
When Mr.. Burke received this start
ling information, he began to suspect
that everything was not right. He made
inquiries. and learned the true state of
affairs. This resulted in his swearing
out a warrant for the arrest OF E. G. Zane
on a charge OF seduction. Zane was com
PEELED TO give 81, 800 bond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burke then made prepa-
ratiOns to visit their daughter. They ar.
rived in this city on Saturday, May 4th,
and called at DR.. o. Donnelrs office They
were directed to 649 Washington street,
which Is the residence of young DR..
ODonnell, and where he also accommo-
dates female patients who are in need of
medical treatment. On the following
tuesday Miss Burke was taken away
from DIR. O'DonnelPs house.
DIR. George w. O'Donnell, when in
formed of the death of Miss Burke, said
she was removed without his permission.
livered of male child on Sunday, April
18th. She was in a fair way to recover
when her parents insisted on taking her
away.
When asked what had become of the
child the doctor said that his wife and q
lady attendant took it to Mount st. Jo-
seph's Orphan Home at South San Fran
CISCO IOT aOOpIIOu lew uOuT6 aICor IT'S
birth. 1t was received by the Sisters at
the home, but died the following day.
Miss Burke WAS All inmate of DR..
O'Donnell's house for three weeks prior
to her removal on May 7th. During that
time she had but two visitors other than
her parents. They were both gentleman
friends. One of these, she acknowl-
edged. gave her money. One was George
Orbell, a young mill man. to whom she
had been engaged for four years. The
other neither DR.. ODonnell nor the al
tendants in the house knew. They saw
him but once. and could not give de-
acriptiOn 0f him