Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-06

planned OF being very weak WiturHa
Invited hot In and gave her some dim
ner. Or. Henael came the following day.
Mrs Minor nursed Deceased but on the
afternoon OF the s7th u February re-
fused to do 20 any longer. a nurse was
then chilled In. That was 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon. Mrs Christensen
died carly Tuesday morning. Deceased
told witness she loved Luke and
showed her Lukc's picture and also
picture OF his childron. That was
about week before her death.
HEARD GRoANs.
George W. Altman. landlord Of the
Albert block. teatincd that he was
waiting to see party az the head Of
the stairway leading TO the nfth floor
about IL o'clock Monday night. the 9Th
ut. when lac heard groanR from a wu-
man. Ito found they came from the
room occupied by deceased. lie
knocked and deceased asked him In.
Witness entered the room and inquired
OF Mrs. Christensen u there was any
thing he could do FOR her. She asked
witness to got her a drink OF water.
Witness asked her what was the mat
ter and she said she had undergone
an operation ana was Won weak.
THE SECOND TIME.
Miss Meiva Larsen. employed at the
Kenyon. tpstlned that nhc had known
deceased for about four years. First
met her at the Troy laundry wherc
both were employed. Hearing she was
sick witness called on deceased the
night before hei death. She told Wit
ness Of the operation ANA said Luke
bore the expense and was responsible
AMI that II was his second Oncuae.
Mt. warren. a student " the Univcr-
Hity. whose nome ~ at paruwr - Iron
county. testified. ] did not know Mrs.
Christensen. but ! have seen her OH
and On since living at the Albert house
with my room mate. Mt. Robinson. I
have had no conversations with her:
never faw any one IN her room whom
! kncw.-YeH, I saw DR.. Honsel there.
! went after him Monday morning ear
". and then saw him thcrc between
" ana o'clock ON Monday, the night
she died. Saturday evening Mra Chris
Jensen sent her little girl 10 my room
asking mo to come to her room. as she
wanted to see me. She said 10 me.
Mi. Warren. I have been going under
nruthcr operation for my kidneys. and
] | feel very weak. and may have to
send FOR the doctor; but I have only a
little rirl twho u about seven or eight
/ ycun OLD. VIII you object going FOR
doctor n ! need oncf" 1 told her
/ would. but she did not call me. on
sunday night. or rather between one
and two o'clock Monday morning
]
school lessons. when heard loud
screams. After getting M and dress
lhl myself ! went and knocked ON Mrs.
] chriHtensen'n door tHhc was still
screaming. and asked her what might
dc FOR her She asked me To 40 for
The doctor. and did 20. Then / ala
not hear anything morc about
her tiil Monday nlHht between ~ and
1 o'clock when I went out into the
hall for drink OF water before going
10 bed. Dr. Ilcnrei mvt me Ia the
hail and said that this lady could not
live tili the morning. aud abe wanted
&C. make n statement He asked me
whether ! would object To going IN and
writing down what she had. l then
Ncnt Nv and took down her statement
IA long hand Just as che made II. !
stayed there "a few minutea and then
went to bed. DR.. Henscl gave me the
paper on which wrote, and he took
the statement himasit
The abatement was than exhibited
and witness testified That u was the
statement exactly as he wrote II. The
paper said that MrH. shepherd told Dr.
| y. 4. Hcnael that a man named hef-
ncr lad USED the instrument. also that
she had used the instrument hufaeif at
intervals since that time until The doc
tor was called % relieve her. She al
20 Kald that Mrs, nakcr furnished her
bottle ~ medicine. "a little OF which
was left In the bottle,
The winners further said; when Dr.
iienHel and entered the room he N,ii.
Mrs shepherd have brought q young
man In Ia write your state ment." that
IL all that Or llvnHel said at the time.
This statement 10 not the result II
questions on the part OF Dr. llcnHel
and answers upon the part OF MrH
shepherd. I have not had n word oi
conversation with Dr. Ilcnsei since hei
death. There was no ono else w
the room when Hhs made the statement
Tho nurse was IN the Kitchen and ths
middle door was open but do not
suppose she could hear what was said
btcause Mfn. christensen spoke Ycry
low and the nurse II little deaf
The bottle Of medicine mentioned was
exhibited. and witness testified that II
was the same bottle mentioned becnuh,
h. had written his initials ON the label
IL order that h. might Identity u n
called unon nfioiward. An instrument
was then exhibited. which witness tes.
titled was the one he had seen In the
room. The witness further stated that
Dr. Hensel said nothing TO Mrs. Chris
Jensen nt the time. except In answer q
her question whether she was going q
die, the doctor said no, she would not
die. and "a trlcd 20 encourage her ~
much ms he could. Tho witness tcfti'
fed that h. hnd never before had ans
conversation with pr. Henael and had
not seen him since until ut the In
quest.
DIR. HENsEL AZ A WITNESS.
Dr. Hensel. prnotioing physician
and surgeon who lives az 70 west Sew
cnth South 81, and has been resident
OF this city for four years. was ther
called TO the witness chair. lie tcat,'
He'd that h. had not known Mrs. Chris
tonaen until h'ing called upon 10 at
tend her on Thursday. February 20. on
that date, witness said, he had called
upon her, through message by q
messenger hoy and the expression OF
her face indicated that she was In
great pain. ON being asked the nature
Of the pain the woman said she was IN
great agony. The witness said he saw
she was suffering with perltonitis, sh'
complained OF an aching In the bach
and limbs. and said no physician
would treat her without payment OF
500 In advance. and this she could moi
afford. witness told her that III,
would have 20 die unless treated by d
physician, and said that he would AT,
tend her IL | could call In another ply,
sloinn, but otherwise he would not
ahe Naid she had got rid ~ II befor,
and would do 80 again, and asked that
she only be given something that would
relieve her pain. That he did. he CAV,
her IIudfon's compound. and. advised
her To take big dose OF salts; said IN,
best thing FOR her was To 40 60 The
/ hnauital Next morning 1 went In her