The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-30
BLAME MRS. SMITH
She PERFORMED THE FATAL
CRIMINAL OPERATION
the JURY SAID
\RESUItT DEMONSTRATION INTO
MISS HUTFLEsZs DEATH
Two vERDIcTs RETURNED
Four Jurymen Decided Mrs. Smith
Had Operated Upon the Girl but
the Others Said Otherwise

deavor to place the blame of the death of
fzabeth M. Huttlesz upon the guilty per-
a, and finally. being unable to agree or
at important point, brought in two YER
It's. There was not the slightest doubt
at a criminal operation had been per-
med upon the unfortunate woman and
at she had died from the effects of it,
in spite of the evidence brought before
E jury which tended to prove to the sat
action Of practically all who heard it that
IS. pr. Catherine Il. Smith had performed
operation, two Of the jurors perss. ed in
nging out and refusing to return YER
which named her as the guilty person.
e four remaining members of the jury
tided that Mrs Smith should be held re-
'opsible and named her In their verdict as
me individual who had performed the
\ operation. Mrs. Smith has not yet been ar
y'rested. but complaint will be sworn out
against her today by the father of the girl,
and an attempt will be made to bring the
notorious proprietress of the lying-in in
stitute before the bar Of the superior court
to answer for her wrong -doings.
The inquest was held at Orr & Hines I'M
dertaking rooms and occupied the entire
morning from 10 o'clock until 2 in the after
noons with the exception of recess at
mol been told in The Herald yesterday was
ELECTED. Mrs. Smith was heard and she
entered a positive denial of having commit
ted any operation upon the girl.
The Fathers Story
Andrew Hutfesz, the father OF the de-
ceased, was the first witness His daugh-
ter, he said, would have been 2Oyears Of age
on the 9th of July; had resided here about
seven years and was a native of Austria.
The last time he had seen the young woman
alive was on Sunday, two weeks ago, at his
home, 1887 Wright street, this city. Hut
fiesz was at that time employed on a Full
lerton ranch, and came to Los Angeles to
visit He met his daughter at home, and
she appeared to be in excellent spirits, the
only complaint she made being about her
= liver, which she said was hurting her. The
girr did not on tina. occasion appear 10 be
sad or down-hearted, but told him that she
thought she Would go to Santa Monica and
remain for awhile, as she was not feeling
very well, and proposed to write to him
within few days. She did not accompany
him to the de, o:.
Last Saturday the witness had received
a letter written in German from Roller,
who stated that he had seen the girl at
Santa Monica and that she was getting
along nicely. On the following Monday,
however, the father met Roller on Main
street, and the latter had then handed him
a second letter, which Roller had written
to him, intending t.:n'ai, it, but had failed to
do so. In this second letter Roller had ad-
mitted that the story about the girl being
at Santa Monlc had all been false and in
the letter told the father that the girl was
very Ill In this city and likely to die, and
requested him to leave Fullerton imme-
diately and come to see her. Roller on
Monday also sent a telegram, stating that
the girl was dead, but the first that the wit
ness knew of the death of his daughter had
been learned from woman who resides In
his house., Hutiesz then went Immediately
to the morgue and there saw the body of the
girl. Afterwards he met Roller on Main
street and had conversation with him. On
that occasion Kollec broke down and adj
mitted the wrong he had done the girl.
Keller said he had had Illicit relations with
Lizzie, and that the girl had gone to Mrs.
Smiths place. The witness said that his
daughter had been III with stomach trouble
year ago and that then DR.. Kuster of
Eighteenth street and Grand avenue had
treated her. The girls mother had died of
consumption while incarcerated at st. Ag-
news asylum Tor the insane some years
ago. 4
Mrs II. J. Coener of 1913 Star street next
related the circumstances of Lizze's visit
to her for information for girl friend
who; she alleged, had been betrayed Ac-
cordfng to the witness, Lizzie said that this
girl friend had been going with man and
that he had wronged and then deserted her
Lizzie asked Mrs. Coener if she knew of any
medicine which the friend could take to
relieve her of her condition. To this the witt
ness says she replied that she did not, and If
she had would not recommend it. The girls
manner aroused the suspicious of Mrs.
Coener, and she then asked II Lizzie was
the young woman who had got into deli
cate condition. To this Lizzie replied with
show Of Indignation, that she was not, so
nothsng; further was said on the subject.
,..@.< wsd;cel res+i,nonv
The matter Of the autopsy ana the condi-