The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-15
SEAVER TAKEN
BY OFFICERS
Is Charged with Causing a
Death at Norman.
is ARRESTED AT TOPEKA
Patient Became UnruIy and
Trouble Followed.
is ARRESTED AT TOPEKA

Guthrie, o. T., Oct. 14.-Officers today
arrested James w. Seaver, a former en-
ploye OF the Oklahoma sanitarium COM
pany, at Norman, who IS charged with
being responsible for the death of Frank
Elgin. Of Noble county, an intimate OF
that institution Seaver was apprehend-
ed in Topeka, Kan. and officers there
arhave been telegraphed to hold him
pending arrival of Oklahoma officials.
Seaver, who had only been in the en-
ploy of the Sanitarium company for three
weeks. had charge of the ward in whica
Ejgin was an inmate. On the evening
OF October 5th, Seaver ordered Elgin g
20 to the bath room, and the patient re-
fused to do so. He became unruly and
Seaver is alleged to have struck him on
The side of the face in the attempt to
get him to the bath room. A short time
after this happened, Seaver reported the
matter 10 DR.. D. w. Griffin, the resident
physician who Immediately made an eX-
animation of Elgin, finding that he was
badly bruised on the face, arms and
body He was placed in the hospital and
after heroic treatment rallied from his
injuries Elgin has been weak for some
time, and the treatment at his hands is
supposed to have caused his death, which
occurred on the i1th. On tat day, DR..
Griffin examined his patient and saw
Immediately that he could only live few
hours.
Before the death OF .Elgin.- Seaver had
been discharged and it was supposed that
he left for Shawnee. After it became
known that Elgin could not live, .Su5er-
intendent Bolend placed the matter be-
fore the county attorney OF Cleveland
county and a warrant was sworn out for
him.
After Elgin's death kilograms were sent
out in hope of reaching his relatives
The last heard of them they were N
Noble county, but a telegram there
brought out the fact that he had re-
moved TO Canada. More kilograms were
sent out, but no answers received, and
EIgin's remains We're buried at Norman
Seaver came to oklahoma well recon-
mended. He had been employed at
Yankton. S. D., and Ossafatomie. Kan,
and had no trouble prior to the affair
with Elgin. He was told when engaged
by the Sanitarian management that he
would be responsible, should there be
trouble in his ward between employees
and inmates. The Sanitarium company
has been anxious TO secure Seaver and
the members are pleased that he has
been apprehended. When Elgin died,
Governor Ferguson was Immediately no.
titled of the fact and given a history
OF the case. The governor feels that the
only criticism that might be made is On
account OF Seaver not being held at the
institution until the outcome of EIgin
case was known. Since his condition was
so serious from the start Seaver could
have been arrested and prosecuted for
assault under the Oklahoma law.
Under the existing circumstances. hc
will be held for murder if captured. am
the case prosecuted in Cleveland county.
The Sanitarum officials express regret
that anything of this nature should hap
pen, but state that Seaver came to the
institution well recommended, and that
they had no hesitancy in giving him en-
ployment after looking over his recon-
mendations.
cry little is known of Elgin, except that
he has been in a weak condition since
being placed in the institution. and Dr.
Griffin states that an able-bodied man
would have recovered from similar .iniu-
ries in short time
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