Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-12

thing favorable to DR.. Payne In this
case right here on the witness stand
would do II, exclaimed DR.. Mayo with
emphasis
yet you are trying to get everything
concerning his reputation before this
jury" said Mr. Waness.
mo, you are trying to do that you
nave brought this matter all out was
the prompt reply,
II woman had died in your Office
under such circumstances could you
nave told the cause OF death?"
Yes sir, | could and would have told
Immediately ana | wouldn't have hunt
ed TOR the police station either
If some other person than Dr. Payne
had performed that operation and Miss
Hill had come TO Dr. Payne and asked
him TO give her chlorofcrm and COM
plete the oTcration would that other
person nave been partly responsible for
hey death?'
Yes sir, he would"
IN closing his crOss-examinatlon the
witness stated that no evidences were
found uDon the person Of Miss Hill that
the usual professional preparations
had been made for performing the
operation, that is such preparations as
he would have made.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
On redirect examination Dist. Atty.
Elohnor tried hard TO bring out the
other cases with which II is alleged
that DR.. Payne was connected, but the
court ruled that that matter could not
be gone into further by the state, that
only one case was brought out on
cross-eHamination.
Dr. Mayo stated that he had con-
Nersatlon with DR.. Payne at the police
station about midnight Of Dec. 20, the
Gay Miss Hill died There were several
other persons present, among them be-
ing Dr., Odell. the chief OF police, For
mer County Atty Christensen and De
tective Chase, Mr.. Wanless objected
70 the state going into that converse
ton because il was not shown chat
DR.. Payne had been informed that he
could have his attorney present before
he made any statement The court
overruled the objection and allowed the
witness to give the conversation. The
ruling OF The court did not seem To
please Mrs Payne, who for the first
time gave way 10 tears and wept Bit
terry.
tt THE CONVERSATION.
Dr. bIayo then related the following
conversation
DR. Payne stated that Miss Hin
came to his Office ana said
she was sick. She put her
hands on his shoulders and went
INTO commissions and rolled on the floor.
he said he picked her up several times
and put her on the couch. He init
mated that the cause OF death was con-
WILSON'S asked him IL he used
chloroform and he said he aid not, thar
he picked the chloroform bottle up hut
remembered that II was a poor duall-
IT, so he put It back and did not use
II upon Miss Hin at ALL | asked him
II he used any restoratives and he said
mat he used glonlan, strychnine and
digtalis.
II asked him why he did not call an
other doctor instead Of locking his Office
ana going to the police station He re-
pHed that he thought suspicion might
be placed upon him and he thought he
had better 20 to the police station /
asked him If she was dead when he
left the office and he said that she was
not | then asked him II that was a
proper thing for him 10 do, TO leave the
woman there In a dying condition. lock
his office and so to the police sta ton
lie replied that he was sure she would
die,
Mr. Wanless tried hard to get Dr.
Mayo confused in regard TO the con-
yersailon but without any success
whatever. The doctor was still under
cross-eyamination when the court took
its noon recess
DIR. ODELL CALLED.
Or. Mayo was asked only two or three
questions this afternoon and was then
excused. DIT. T, G.. Odel assistant
county physician, was then called to
the stand. He testified that he assisted
Dir. Mayo In performing the autopsy
upon the body Of Miss Hlll He again
detailed the actions In connection with
the autopsy practically as related by
Dr. Mayo. He was under examination
when this report closed.