The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-01-31
DR.. lNMAN ARRESTED
Accused of Having Performed
a Criminal Operation.
1T is MANSLAUGHTER.
Montgomery Hanged With a
Confession Made.

1esterday's Tribune contained
the following: The former black.
smith, L. f. Inman, who has been
practicing medicine without d
license for the past six years, was
arrested last night on a charge OF
manslaughter, committed in hav.
ing performed criminal operation
on Rosa Petite, a dissolute woman,
from the effect of which she is ex-
pected to die. Inman was taken
into custody at 5 o'clock by Deputy
Sheriff Kimberk. Ten minutes
later he was brought before his VIC
tim, who positively identified him
as the man who attempted to cause
the premature birth.
Rosa Petrie is sister of the Pet.
rie who was murdered on Basket
mountain in 1892. She has been
wayward number of years. Dur
ing the past month or so she has
been an inmate of the disorderiY
house on Cottonwood street, below
Webb, known as the "Red 'front.'
On Tuesday her condition became
delicate, and she consulted "phy-
sician," who, she is certain, was
none other than Inman, An op.
GRAFTON was performed and she
then returned to the "Red Front"
Shortly afterwards she was seized
with convulsions, and had frequent
attacks during the afternoon and
night.
Yesterday morning, information
of the crime was received by Dis
trict Attorney Lawrey, but it was
not sufficiently de6nate to warrant
any action further than the placing
of William Mcbride, special
deputy sheriff, in charge Of the
"Red Front" in order to prevent
anybody from spiriting. the women
away. DR.. G. J. Smith was called
in to attend the patient, and the
news Of her serious condition was
withheld so that the guilty party
might not take alarm and escape,
During the afternoon the women
was questioned by the district at,
torney and replied that the man
who committed the crime was o
physician having an office in the
Despair block. She described him
as "tall, somewhat heavily built,
with long beard but no mus
taehe." Inman was the only man
in the Despair block who answered
the description. He was appre-
hended at s o'clock on warrant
sworn to by Rosa Petrie, who was
barely able to sign her name to the
document. He was taken to the
"Red Front" where the district at
torney, Sheriff Houser, DR.. Smith
and William Haller were engaged
in taking the disposition.
AS soon as Inman entered the
room, the woman said "Thats
the man."
snow, are you certain2" Quired
Mr., Lawrey.
''Yes, am sure" she replied.
"No; you are wrong" interrupt
ed Inman. "Wait until | get in
the light and you will see your
mistake"
He had been standing in such a
position that his features were part
ly obscured. When he stood in the
rays Of the electric lamp, the
woman gazed fxedly at him and
said:
"Oh. yes; you are the man."
"You never saw me before to-
night" declared Inman.
"Oh, yes / did;.Isaw you in your
office yesterday and you performed
that operation," was the rejolder.
Inman muttered something about
the woman being hysterical, and
was then taken into an outer room.
He was subsequently escorted to
the sheriff's office, and at II o'clock
he was taken to Justice Parkes'
court. Manslaughter is On un-
bailable crime, and he was there
fore compelled to pass last night
in the county Jail.
Inman protests his innocense
and expects to be able to clear
himself of the charge. He has
lived in this city seven or eight
years, and, until he began practic-
ing medicine in 1880, he followed
his trade as a blacksmith. running