The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-30

DR. J. B. Darlington, of Brigham
City, is still at large. He quietly dis
appeared from his home in Brigham
ON Thanksgiving day and the officers
hunted for him in vain. His family
and neighbors seemed quite surprised
that he acted thus, as he had seemed
confident and it was expected he
would face the accusation of having
performed a criminal operation on Mrs.
Ida Page.
Herman Hill, A. L. Simondi and A.
Fl. Parsons composed the jury sum-
moned by Coroner Offenbach to in
quire into the circumstances touching
the death of his alleged victim. The
Inquest took place yesterday in the
coroner's office, County Attorney Whit
temore being the public examiner.
DR.. Beers, the first witness called,
had known the deceased for several
months, having first met her last July
while attending her sister. She seemed
In good health at that time; but ON the
4th of the present month he had been
summoned to attend her and had
found her in, a very critical condition.
He continued to attend her UP to the
time of her death, the immediate
cause of which, was blood poisoning.
She had made an ante norton state
ment and he was present together
with the county attorney and her hus-
band at the time. The statement had
been reduced to writing and the dying
woman had stated that it was true,
every word of it, and had tried to
sttiX her name to it, but was too weak.
In reply to a jurors question the
doctor said the woman was certainly
In her right mind at the time. Reply
ing to Attorney Whittemores question
he said no autopsy had been held be-
cause nome was necessary.
DR.. Benedict.
Dr. Benedict was sworn and testified
that he had been called to see Mrs.
Page about the 18th of this month.
Attorney Whittemore-W7hat in your
opinion brought On her condition?
DR.. Benedict-Miscarriage.
Attorney MATHEMATICIAN her
heath?
DR.. Benedict-Blood poisoning. There
were plenty evidences of miscarriage
Attorney Whittemore-By what
means was it brought about?
DR.. Benedict have no informa ton
on that point beyond her own confess
sion.
Attorney Whittemore-What proper
DR.. Benedict-Very few
One of the jurors-When you first
saw her did she state the cause of her
condition?
DIR. Benedict-She did.
Was it abortion?''
''She said So"
did she give the name of the doctor
who performed the operation?"
''She did not-no particulars-I asked
none.'
The Husband on the Stand.
Lewis w. Page, the husband of the
dead woman, was the next witness
He said they were married on January
l, 1890, at Eureka, Nevada. The first
three years of their married life had
been spent in Montana. Then they re-
turned to Nevada for time and final
ly came to Salt Lake. He came here
on August 49, but his wife had been
here about six weeks at that time,
having stopped off while enroute to
visit his sister in the east.
Mrs. Duke. He remained here
two months and then returned to- Ne
Vada.
The man seemed a very unwilling
witness, the closest questioning being
! necessary to get his statements.
Attorney Whittemore-State what
Earring
ton.
Witness-I know nothing.
you knew that she went to Brig
ham City,"
From her own statement only"
when did she leave?"
con Sunday about conference time
and was away all night"
Did she tell you why she was 60
ing?"
mo; she had female trouble-we
knew that
when she returned what did she
tell you?"
THAT she was still suffering from
pain but that she was easier. 1 went
| back to Nevada on the 18TH
Didn't she go to Brigham City
| twice."
Il don't know; think she did,
"Who made arrangements for her tt
go to Brigham City,"
IT don't know"
"Now, as a matter Of fact. didn'1
you do so yourself?"
THE first time-yes.'
"How?"
by telephone from central sta