Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-22
;Meets Death in
Doctors office.
lima Case Of Malpractice in Which 5Mss Anna ID. HM
rs,cher in The LolDeR School, is The O,ctn,-Dr. E..
yayne Undes Arrest Charged With HaUmg Performed
Criminal Operation Inquest Held Today.

:, ,hocEing tragedy occurred on
4 mv' afternoon in the oiiice or, OF pr,
Fa'mI osvne al lds South East TEMPE
> ~ s.n Miss Anna d. Hill school
''f'y sho has been employed at the
lower .lsr circumstances which LED 10
cl'' . s Of Dr. Payne on a serious
nc ~ IA the disclosure OF a iright-
n nate Of affairs >. -. \. ., age
aa '' .shool Since her arrival mere
t'cu o' toen living with Principal
~ ! Mckay Of the Loweli scn n, >,
= = I'M was related TO her. II IS
Nr', ,.a By her friends that since Miss
..'n'. NM 10 Salt Lake her life has
2 s,b tbqt her character was
~ ..o,oaen But Developments SO
above I ssil strongly that a man
", WHOM !. McMurray VINO Is NOW
Z ! W." Missouri is implicated IN the aha ~.
%, nav be indirectly Responsible ior
,.s death Of Miss hill' 49, o,o,oct
u ne. Satin saturday morning before o cioch,
M I'M m MeKay's place, when II ~
ls 20 - FIrst south, saying sne was
,o,os down town to do some shoppin ns
XIV N" made some purchases and accord
',,s p. 10 pr Payne, entered ms o'nee
ns u,sl what occurred after tnal
spV gn,,yr only 10 Payne. The woman
en0 ,e,, The office alive, Shortly be-
-, o'clock PANE rushed over TO the
,Sp,ce station and asked that officers 20
l,or 10 his Office at cnce He sa'u tha'
vonne woman had entered MS Once
"a yVr vas al once seized with convui-
sa %r and he feared that she would die
s. ,%, The officers could reach the place.
v whan ,be officers reached the office
Ne plIl was dead The circum-
.,snce which first caused suspicion
ses ,he fact that Payne. when ne lei,
lie ofiee locked the door, and instead
- calling to some one near by IN the
on,ldinc or telephoning for the police,
4 their services we're necessary, OF
Ealing in another physician, rushed 70
he police station. Telephones were
pertIful in the vicinity and people
we're within a few feet OF Payne's Office,
Va, he neither teephoned or called Tor
sssIstspee. As soon az the woman was
Identified PAYNE was placed under ar
rcsi and taken to The police staten.
Payne made statement In which ne
declared that the woman came TO MN
and was seized with commissions. and
lhat he gave her heart stimulant or
slrychnine and nitro elycerine; that she
rallied for moment and then died
Later he said that she was not dead
when he LETT the office, but to DR., Mayo
yesterday. he admitted that she was
breathing her last when he rushed 70
the police station
DR.. Payne adyertises himself as q
specialist for women's complaints and
ilom letters found In his room, ana
from other facts connected with his
career here II Il known that he has
conducted an illegitlmate practice. He
has been arrested for malpractice but
escaped prosecution because his VIC
tins LEFT the city and could not be Sc
cured to testify against him.
AN AUTOPSY HELD.
Knowing payne's record, the officials
decided to hold an autopsy, and this
was done Saturday night by DIR. Mayo,
assisted by Drs. Odell Whitney. Cam
| non, Harrison and McCurtaln. The ex-
animation proved that a criminal oper-
alton had been performed. but that
| death was not due TO the operation. II
was then suspected that the youns
woman had died from the effects OF
poison and the stomach was removed
ard turned over TO city Chemist Harms
iol analysis.
The physicians believe that the wo-
man went TO Payne for the purpose Of
saving an operation performed. an
nat ne administered ohloroform AMI
Fobably left the inhaler over her
mouth too long and becoming alarmed
y hef dangerous condition administer
= rtstoratiyes which with the anaes.
veto proved fatal.
lbs believed that Payne locked IN,
GO and walked 10 the police station
" voeE 10 give the fumes Of chloroforn
dahce to escape from the room.
PAYNE's STATEMENT.
To Assistant County Attorney Ir.
Vine Payne made a Statement in which
o declared that he saw Miss hin for
Ne afst time when She entered his Of
nee On Saturday He said that sh,
Mnk into a chalf and gasped as though
nlnulau,, ~ !, s sl ne then gave her IN n
ss was seized with commissions, ant
s looming alarmed. he rushed TO the pc,
W. wy ssauoh' but when he returned sh,