The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-12
Accused of Causing the Death of
a Port Townsend Girl.
COMPLAINT SWORN OUT HERE,
Claimed That He Performed \ Fatal
Criminal Operation Upon Miss
Mary A. Huntingford-Admi Per-
forming an Operation, But De-
ALLEGED Crime Committed Here.

DR.. j. G.. Stewart, one OF the proprietors
Of a medical institute in the Boston block.
was arrested yesterday on a charge of
manslaughter. The warrant for HIS arrest
was sworn out in Judge Cann's court by w.
w. Felger, prosecuting attorney OF Jeffer-
son county, and the complaint upon which
1t is based accuses DR.. Stewart OF causing
the death OF Mary A. Huntingford. a Port
Townsend girl. by means of a criminal OPP
Grafton alleged to have been performed IN
this city January %.
Dr. Stewart was arrested by Officer 'Jarues
Byrnes shortly after the issuance OF The
warrant. and taken to police headquarters.
Judge Humphries, his counsel, was work
ing at late hour last night to secure bail
for his client. DR. Stewart laughed and
chatted with the officers, claiming absolute
innocence of the charge made against him.
The girl whose death DR.. Stewart is nc
cused of taking is the daughter OF John
Huntingford. a pioneer farmer living lf-
teen miles from Port Townsend. Several
weeks ago II Is said she confded TO her
sister Mrs. Anna Mcclure. wife of a JET
ferson county logger, a statement Of her
condition.
Mrs. Mcclure, Il is claimed brought the
girl TO this city, and took her 10 DR.. Stew
arts Office, where, 1t is claimed, the fatal
operation was performed After the opera
ingford and her sister returned immediate
ly to Port Townsend. Ever since. it is
said, the unfortunate girl has been sick
and her sickness eliminated last Thursday
night in her death.
The peculiar circumstances were laid be-
fore the coroner of Jefferson county and
he held an inquest on the body Friday.
Mrs Mcclure, on the stand. told about the
occasion OF her visit to DR. Stewards Of
GAa Cle fRaI har ta@A
by stating that she did not go into the
operating room with Miss Huntingford. and
did not know what transpired there. Evil
dence was also introduced to prove that
prior to her death Miss Huntingford made
statements duplicating DR., Stewart, but
Prosecuting Attorney Felger admitted ves-
terday that these statements we're not made
under such circumstances would warrant
their introduction in a trial before a jury
diving statement.
Mr. Felger who arrived In the city Satur-
day night. located a nurse who had at
tended Miss Huntingford while she was in
this city, and IL is claimed that the testi-
mony of this woman will be strong against
Or. Stewart. Immediately after MFR. Fell
gers conversation with her the warrant
was issued. DR.. Stewart was arrested at
his home in North Seattle a few moments
later
It is altogether likely that the complaint
will be dismissed ms soon as Mr.. Feger can
return to Port Townsend and file an in
the law the venue Of the alleged crime can
lie In either the county where the offense
was committed or where the victim died
The arrest Of Or. Stewart yesterday was a
precautionary measure taken TO prevent his
possible escape.
When questioned about the facts lead
Ing up TO his arrest at police headquarters
last night. DIR. Stewart said: TT is true
! performed an operation on the girl but
II was not OF the kind alleged in the COM
plant filed against me. 1t was an opera
ton that was necessary to save her life
In my opinion her death was due more
than ANYTHING else to her making the trip
to Port Townsend so soon after the OPERA
tion. strongly cautioned her against do
ing so.
''rhe girl had been In Seattle under
stand. two weeks prior to the time | op-
Grated on her She was under the care Of
a nurse, and II that nurse tells the truth
/ am willing to abide by her TESTIMONY
Prior to her coming to Seattle she had
been treating herself. and also had been
under the care ef DIR. Fl. C. Wilson, OF
Port Townsend"
DIR. Stewart has resided I'm Seattle a num-
Der of years For a long time he was nm
able 10 procure license to practice pr
Stewart is not member OF the local med
teal society. He II married and has a
family.