The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-16
SEATTLE DOCTOR UNDER ARREST
Said to Have Performed Criminal
Operation On Young Girl

SEATTLE, Dec. 16.-Dr. w. ST. John
block, is under arrest at the county
Jail, charged with performing a Grim
inal operation on Miss Alice f. Cady,
an 1S-year-old girl of Elma, in his Of
flee last Wednesday. The girl is held
in the custody of Police Matron Chap
in. together with her nurse, Mrs. A. F.
Campbell, of Elma, who was sent to
Seattle by the girls father to nurse
her for a supposedly different COM
plant. Miss Cady is the daughter of
w. T. Cady, a logger.
The child was born to the girl at
S29 Madison street, Thursday morn
ing. while she claims she was alone in
the room. 1t was concealed in a
grip under the bed until Saturday
night, when it was hurled by the young
mother out of the back window of her
room, 80 feet to the ground below, and
into the back yard of 81 Madison
street, where it was found Yesterday
at noon by Mrs. O'Brien, who lives in
the latter house.
Girl and Doctor Arrested.
Ten minutes after the discovery,
and a few minutes after Mrs. O'Brien
had reported her find to police head
quarters. Miss Cady and Mrs. Camp
bell left the house at 500 Madison
lnG walked down the street to the
Union depot where they bought tick
ats and seated themselves in the train
bound for Elma. There they were ar
rested by Detectives Kennedy and
Byrnes and brought to police head
quarters. A few minutes before DR..
DOwney had been found in his Offices
and was sent to the station. He was
in the rear room at headquarters when
he women were brought in.
Girl Confesses.
At first Miss Cady denied all knOwl
Edge of the dead child found in the
back yard, but later made a full con-
fession. She says that she came to
Seattle from her home in Elma two
weeks ago and took room on Yesler
way near Second avenue. While there
she visited DR.. Downey in his office
and he operated upon her She re-
turned home and on Tuesday last
came back to Seattle accompanied by
her father, who knew nothing of what
was wrong. She went with him to the
office of DR.. Downey. where Mr.. Cady
paid the physician S25 and agreed to
send him $50 more as soon as he
returned home, which he did. Besides
the girl says, she paid the physician
s45, making in all 500 he received for
the operation.
Birth of the Baby.
On Wednesday, she says, she went
alone to the Office of Dr. DOwney and
at that time second operation was
performed. after which she returned
to her home. Next morning a male
child was born dead, while she was
alone in the room. She wrapped is up
in a cloth and stuck it away in her
grip until she would have an oppor-
tunitv to dispose of it. On Friday
morning she claims. DR.. Downey
visited her and she informed him that
her trouble was over She did not
tell him that she had the child in the
grip, and after giving her some med
icine he went away. That was the
last time he visited her. and yester-
day, after leaving the room with Mrs
Campbell. she went to his office, where
she complained bitterly because he
had not called to see her again.
Got Rid of Baby.
Knowing that she and Mrs. Camp
bell. who. she says, knew nothing of
what had happened, would start for
home Sunday afternoon, she deter
mined to get rid Of the dead infant.
While Mrs. Campbell was absent from
the room she says she raised the
window and threw it out. In str1k-
ing the grour1 the skull of the infant
was fract~"0.! This took place Sat
urdav ni~ some time after dark.
DR.. T vney's statement of the case
| is thai ne first saw the girl two weeks
ago uhen he treated her for trouble,
the nature of which he says he VIII
not divulge at present. She then re-
turned home, he says, and he did not
see her again until Wednesday, wnen
she and her father called at his once.
He supposed that the same aiiment