The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-23
Young Girl Dies a. Result Of .
Criminal Operation.
peLoRA JONES'" or VICTORIA,
UeelaRes Before Dying That . Taes-
~ Deetos 10 RespSnsshle-Leeai
Phystesens Tee Every EsaeavsS
- save Mer Lffe-AsfeDsy Held
CSrsner.s Inquest Toaay-GsiIsy
Party VIII He Fsssa II Possible.

An attractive young woman. who gave
Der name as Miss Flora Jones. died early
yesterday morning at the home OF AIRS.
Marie Bradbury, on Thirty-frst avenue,
near Yssssr way. under peculiar eireum-
stances. The care was reported 10 Goro-
nes Soaring. who ordered AZ investigation.
Dr. viii Powers and Dr. H. II. POWELL
acting under instructions from the coro-
nsr, bsid . post msrtem examination at
Benney 4 Stewards undertaking rooms
yesterday afternoon. Although they refuse
70 talk about the matter, u can ne stated
positively that they male discoveries when
leave no doubt that = criminal operation
had been performed.
Little Is known Of the dead won1an- Tn
der pressure she gave her nAmes and said
that she was from Victoria. According 10
her statement, she WAS an orphan. and had
no friends IN the city from which she came.
Prior to death she made statement. II Is
oaid. Ia which she admitted having been
operated upon, and gave Tacoma ~ the
placA. Death sealed her lips before she
gave the names OF those whom the author
tiles are anxious TO discover.
Dr. Emil Bories. who had been in at
tendance upon Miss Jones. and who called
IN DIR. Gibson and DIR. Randall 10 ASSIST
ed the fac. OF a mysterious. death 10 the
coroner. and asked for an investigation.
DIR. Bortea says that the woman came 10
hts Office Monday afternoon ard asked for
great pain. The doctor says that from her
Statement no suspected something. but
sad nothing. He gave her some morphia
she became ILL., The doctor says that he
sugg ss,cd . hospital. but she said she pre-
1erred q private house He then recon-
mended her to 60 to Mrs. Bradbury. who
The next morning the young woman ap-
peared ut DR.. Bor:es' house. She said she
WAS worse and wanted to 90 to Mrs Brad
panied her On the way out he insisted on
knowing her name and the truth OF her III
mess. She then sad she was Flora Jones.
and that an operation had been perform
cd on her in Tacoma by a physician. she
also said. according TO the doctor. that
after thu operation she operated upon her
self.
suddenly became serious. DIR. Borfes called
IN DR.. Gibson ane Dr. Randall TO assist
him. They did everything In their power
10 save her life. hu, were unsuccessful. and
the patient died about midnight.
Yesterday morning DIR Bories reported
The matter 10 Coroner Sparling. who will
hold an inquest this morning at 1850
O'Clock. The coroner said he would prob
: matter as'a 9. q fact !, was seia yesterday
II. Powell.
pr; spariins las. sIxns REFUSED 70 say
II would not be right. he said. 10 tell
what the post norton had disclosed until
tho facts were presented TO , coroner't
Jury. Questioned more closely. he ad-
united that az matter Of fact he him.
self had not conducted the autopsy. bu,
that the examination Rad been made by
three physicians appointed by himself,
who were the physic.ansr' Dr. Spar
ling WIS asked.
That viii not say" was the reply II
will tell nothing In connection with the
autopsy until * comes out IT the In.
quest"
For reasons hest known TO himself DR.
0pariing appears to think that IL IL ex.
pedtent FOR him 10 keep from the public
Information about the conduct of the coro-
ner's Office of King county. Facts are
often withheld which the public Is entitled
Go know.