The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-18
AUTHORITIES ARE ANGRY
DOUGLAS COUNTY OFFICIALS
CLAIM THEY HAVE EVIDENCE
TO CONVICT WOMAN.
Prosecuting Attorney w. J. Canton Of
WaterviIIe Tells the Story Of
Murder Crime.

Prosecuting Attorney w. j. Canton
and Sheriff A. A. Lyle of Douglas
county are much disappointed because
of the refusal Of Minnesota's governor
to recognize the requisition of Cover
nor Mead of Washington for the extra
dition of Miss bessie M. Allen, charged
with completely in the murder Of her
newly born babe near st. Andrews,
Douglas county, WASH, about one year
ago.
Saturday, April 1, 1905, Sheriff Lytle
upon the receipt Of a telegram from the
sheriff of Otter Tail county, Minnesota,
to the effect that Miss Allen had been
arrested, secured requisition papers
and at once started for Minnesota. the
and at once started for Minnesota. The
fused the extradition of Miss Allen, it
is said here, because there had been a
delay in the proposed arrest and prose-
cution.
Pending the lnoped-for return of Miss
Allen to Washington, Mrs. Amanda
Dutton and her two grown sons were
arrested for alleged completely and
placed in Jail in the absence of $4,000
hail each. Mrs. Dutton is an aunt of
Miss Aliens and it was at the Dutton
home that the young lady lived.
Prosecuting Attorney Canton gave
to newspaper in substance the fol-
lowing statement Of the case:
Babe In Badger Hole.
During the four and half months
before her departure for Minnesota,
April %, 1904, Miss Allen was at the
Dutton home continually Five days
after she left, newly-born child was
found by a farmer named George Mil
Ter. 1t had been placed in a badger
hole, but had been dragged out from it's
hiding place, and when discovered the
legs and trunk had been eaten by coy
OIoS or uOSS. 111S was OH ldf1Q Out
half a mile from the Dutton place. An
inquest was held May 4, 1904, and the
death by foul means. Three cousins Of
Miss Allen sat as jurors at the inquest
two being the Dutton boys. What
little testimony was given at the in
quest was directed against a party of
newcomers, who passed that way by
wagon.
the sheriff and myself We're last
March for second time prevailed upon
to investigate the murder of the child,
and March %, 1906 learned for the first
time of Miss Aliens possible relation
snip to the child.
From prominent physician it was
learned that about April /, 1904, a
young woman, giving her name as
Johnson, visited him and requested
him to perform a criminal operation,
as she wished to return east, and did
not wish to do so in the condition she
was then in, or as mother.
The physician refused positively to
perform an operation and tried to dis
suade the young woman from her
course.
The young woman then appealed to
a druggist. Being again refused GRIM
inal assistance, she is said to have re-
marked that she would get rid of the
child, anyway
'The young woman is identified by
the physician as Miss Allen.
after I had investigated, I filed in
county, charging Miss Bessie M. Allen,
Mrs. Amanda Dutton and ner two sons
with the crime of murder in the first
degree and Immediately requested the
governor of this state to issue a requi-
sition on the governor of Minnesota
for the extradition of Miss Allen. The
governor now issued the warrant. Miss
Allen employed counsel to fight extra
dition and Governor Meals application
for extradition was denied by tine gov
ernor of Minnesota.
Mrs Amanda Dutton and her two
sons, when informed of the action of
the Minnesota governor, showed
marked signs of satisfaction
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