The herald., 1895-05-05
Unjust Charges Against Mrs.
O'Hare Cleared Away
DID NOT KILL HER HUSBAND
Nor Did She Cause Her Sons Death
by Drowning
Aftermath Of the Recent East Los Angeles
Poisoning Case - Sworn
Statements

Some months ago Mrs. O'Hara of East
Los Angeles was suspected of causing the
death OF one child and nearly killing a
second by poisoning. A rigid invcstiga-
tion completely cleared the lady, but at
the trial other allegations were made
which caused her great pain and injury.
II is in reply to the latter charges that
she writes as follows to the Herald. The
accompanying documents are sworn Off
cial statements, and were secured by the
friendly efforts of Mr.. Joseph Garfield, a
neighbor of Mrs. O'Hara.
Editor Herald A short time ago one
of my neishbors caused my arrest on a
cnarse of poisoning two children, and
the details of the trial and of my acquit-
tai are doubtless still fresh in the minds
of the public. In endeavoring to con-
vince the Judge before whom l had my
preliminary trial. that | had been ad-
dicted to just such practices as the one of
which | had been accused. the attorney
who conducted the case for the prosecu-
tion made the assertion that if a certain
witness would be allowed to testify she
could prove beyond the possibility of a
doubt that l had not only poisoned my
husband. but had also drowned one Of
my children.
This statement was made so frequently
that it naturally caused many to believe
that | really was guilty of the crimes of
which | had been accused. So in order
to convince all fair-minded people that
this charge was a foul and cowardly
slander, l enclose sworn statement from
the head of the hospital where my hus-
band died, Pueblo, Colo. and one from
the doctor who attended him during his
last illness. When my husband died l
was in California. and could not by any
possibility, have been instrumental in
causing his death.
also inclose letter from the co oner
of Louisville. KY, where my boy was
drowned, and sworn statement from the
undertaken who buried him, and l be-
lieve that these letters will clear me COM
pletely f. ON any suspicion that may r, st
upon me. Hoping that, in the interest of
justice and humanity, you will be able to
find space for this in the columns of your
fearless and outspoken journal, l remain,
very respectfully.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hare.
Los Angeles. May 4.
Accompanying the above is statement
by DR.. p. II. Heller of Pueblo. Colo,
sworn to before Notary Hamilton of that
place, which states that Daniel O'Hare
was under his charge from 1886 to Febru-
ary 9, 1890. and that he died at st. Mary 8
Hospital from ulcer of the stomach.
Accompanying the doctors certificate
is u sworn statement by Sister Ana Cletus
OF st. Mary's Hospital covering copy of
the records of that institution showing
that Daniel O'Hare was admitted October
-, 1886, and was treated by DR.. Heller for
ulcer of the stomach, and died February
8, 1890.
In regard to her sons drowning, Mrs.
O'Ilare has sworn certificate from DR..
J. G. Hood, coroner of Jefferson county.
Kentucky. who gives the statement of
Undertaken Granville w. Smith, who re-
mem bered the boys death, and certifies
that 1T was a case of accidental drowning,
occurring July u. 1878.
Undertaken Smith also sends an atfida-
Wit, in which he reiterates that he buried
the boy Arthur Hare, and that he was
accidently drowned in a canal.
Coroner Hood gives the names of sew
eral W tnesses who saw the accident
which resulted in the boys death. and
pronounces the idea that it was anything
but an accident as absurd.
Any one interested in seeing the
documents can peruse them by calling at
The Herald editorial rooms.