The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-29

upon the person of Miss Eveline Bonnet
OF Provo. The prosecution sprung two
surprises on the defense by placing Drug
Clerk F. ]. Collins, who 1t was supposed
had left the state for good. on the stand
and in making Sim Duggins who was
indicted with Mccoy, their witnesses.
Collins was brought from Denver by
the prosecution and his evidence proved
very damaging 10 the defendant. Dug
gins testimony did not amount TO much
and he appeared to be an unwilling wit
ness.
F. j. Collins was first called yesterday
morning and the defense asked for con-
tinuance on the ground that they had
been taken by surprise and had been led
By the prosecution to believe that Collins
could not be found. The defendant
seemed considerably disturbed when ne
saw Collins The motion for continu-
ance was oyerruled.
DRUG CLERK COLLINS.
Collins testified that he was drug
clerk at Hegney's drug store, First West
and Second South streets, and DIR. Nc
Coy's Office was upstairs. He was well
acquainted with Mccoy, who usually was
in the store several times every day. On
the last day mat Miss Bonnet visited
McCoys Office, the witness said he heard
noises from the office as of persons strlig-
Cling and rolling on the floor and also
heard the screams OF woman. Later. he
saw a girl of about 20 or % years of age
coming from the office and she passed
within two feet of him and went out
into the street.
Dr. Mccoy came down before the girl
left. He was in very excited state, his
hair was oisheVeled he had scratch
on his face and his collar and neekte
We're disarranged. Witness remarked to
him that he looked as If he had been
having a scrap. Mccoy replied, NO, but
that woman upstairs fought SO hard l
could do nothing with her. The girl
when she passed out to the street looked
very pale and appeared 10 be suffering
great pain.
Witness and Mccoy walked uptown and
overlook her. Mccoy nodded to her and
witness asked who she was and Mccoy
said she was girl from Provo upon
whom he was to perform an operation.
Asked how he came to get the case Nc
Coy told witness that DR.. Hicks had in
troduced him 10 Carter and Sim DuggiEs
at the Onyx Bank and had arranged with
them 10 perform the abortion on Miss
Bonnet Tor $50 So Collins testified.
A few days later the witness said he
saw Mccoy opposite Mrs. Massie's house
and the doctor told him that the grl from
Provo was there.
They performer the operation ali right,
Mccoy said. but her temperature is very
high and I'm afraid of blood poisoning.
Mccoy again told witness that the d
b. was going TO die. On the Sunday
that Harry Bynds shot Dinwoodey wit
ness told Mccoy of the shooting and Nc
Coy said he might get into trouble him
self before night. He was afraid the girl
was going to die.
After nGT death MCOOl anu HICKS CAME
into the drug store and witness said:
You had better be fixing up a defense
for yourselves"
That's Just what we are doing" said
Mccoy. Witness went to see Mccoy after
he was arrested and Mccoy told him TO
tel Hicks not TO deny that Mccoy had
been introduced to him at the Onyx Bank.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Cross-examined by Mr. Edwards the
witness said he was born in San Francisco
divorce from him on the ground Of in
fidelity. a month or so after witness
came to Salt Lake he was joined by
Miss Stanfield who came from Sar Fran
cisco. He and Miss Stanfeld lived to-
gether as man and wife. Miss Stanfield
died and was buried under the name
of Mrs. Collins. Asked If she came to
her death as the result Of malpractice, the
witness refused TO answer on the grounds
that to do SO might crinioate himself,
and Judge Hiles sustained the objection.
Witness left Salt Lake the latter part
of March and went to Denver, where he
got a position. He went away partly
because he did not want to testify against
Mccoy. He returned now on the advice
of the chief of police of Denver. The
state had agreed TO pay his expenses and
also the salary of a man to take his
place in Denver while he was away.
The c-oss-examination of Collins was
quite severe but his testimony was I'M
shaken.
DUGGNs GOES FREE.
Mr.. whittemore here asked that the
two indictments against Sim DUggins be
dismissed as the state wanted to use him
as witness against Mccoy and it was
SO ordered.
Duggins testified that he came up from
Provo with Carter and Miss Bonnet on
February IL or II and the next day he
returned, having left Miss Bonnet with
Carter. 1t was Carriers intention when
they came up to marry Miss Bonnet.
Carter never told witness that his rela-
NIT in
innate, but he indirectly gave him to
understand that such was the case.
DEFENSE OPENS
This closed the case for the prosecution
and Dr. Hashrouck took the stand for
the defense and testified that the conii-
lions found when Miss Bonnetts body
was exhumed might have been the result
Of natural causes and not of criminal
practice.
DR. n. d. Estes gave similar testimony
T. Z. Gray testified that he was in the
West Side Drug store when Mrs. Smith
came in and demanded money from Nc
Coy not to testify against him. The wo-
man said she wanted 10 go to ST. Louis
and was going to be married. Mccoy re-
fused to give her any money and said he
would stop her If she attempted TO leave
the state until after his trial
William Woodring said he was employed
at the Wasatch drug store in March last.
David Bennett and Mccoy came into the
store and used the telephone. Bennett
was intoxicated.
James Hegney testified that he was in
the drug store when Mrs. Smith demanded
money from Mccoy and heard the doctor
refuse to give her any. Witness went on
McCoy's bond but afterwards withdrew,
not because he thought the doctor guilty,
but because his wife objected to him
being on 50 large bond.
THE DEFENDANT ON THE STAND.
After luncheon DR.. Mccoy was put on
the stand in his own defense. he said
he was 30 years of age AMI ila 4ricd. He
came TO Utah from Oregon in 1891. and
passed a medical examination m DIR.
Fowlers office IN 1894. and received his
certificate to practice.
Miss Bennett. witness said, came to his
office, over the West Side Drug store
about February p last. She comolained
OF great pain. She gave her name as
Mrs. Condor and said her husband vas a
miner working at Nercur She described
her symptoms. but witness made 10 ex-
animation the first day. The second day
she came her temperature was 100. slightly
had contracted a cold and told her to
continue the treatment he had prescribed
the first day
The third day when he saw her. he came
to the conclusion that to treat her intel
ligently IL would be necessary Cor him
TO make a thorough examination. He
attempted TO make the examination by
fnent caused such pain that he had to
give II up. Miss Bennett cried out several
times when he was examining her
/ prescribed again for my patient, said
the doctor, and next day received word
by a little grill think Mrs. Massie's-
TO call at pa South First West street.
went there and found my patient who had
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