Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-07
DR. MANY LATnAM ARRRsrnD.
Il Charged With Performing Criminal
Operation.

u Charged With Performing Criminal
Operation.
SPOKANE, Wash, July 7.-Dr.
Mary Latham. who was convicted OF
arson and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for burning her drug store at
Mead. Wash. several years ago and
who was granted pardon last spring,
was arrested yesterday afternoon
and lodged in the county Jail on a
warrant sworn to by Mrs. w. II. Har-
rlson. bookkeeper for Ed McCaffrey,
9 plumber. charging criminal prac-
tice.
Mrs. Latham was granted parole
from the penItentiary when 1t was
thought she was about to die. Hav-
Ing but a few more months to com
plete a full sentence a pardon was
granted last March. She has been
living In Spokane and practicing
medicine from an Office In the Van
vaIkenburg building since her release
tEoH tho pSultehllATys
According to allegations made in
the complaint drawn up by Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney J. Stanley Web
ster. Mrs. Harrison was taken with
blood poisoning at the Deaeoness hos
pital last May. as the result OF an
operation performed on her by DR..
Latham.
The patient at that time called In
DR.. Henry Power. who was compelled
to perform an operation to save Mrs,
Harrison's life. so It Is charged in the
complaint. Deputy Prosecutor Web
ster's attention was called to these al
legged facts, and going to the Deacon
ess hospital he obtained from Mrs.
Harrison a signed statement in which
the latter asserted DR.. Latham was
responsible for her condition.
Mrs. Harrison says that her health
has been permanently impaired as the
result Of the operation alleged TO have
been performed by DIT. Latham. Dep
uty Prosecuting Attorney Webster
said yesterday that the reason for de-
laying the arrest Of DR.. Latham was
20 assist the prosecution In obtaining
evidence.
Dr. Latham tells the following
story:
Ever since last May Mrs. Harri-
son, through her employer, Il. G. Nc
Carney. and her attorney. John II.
Roche. has been trying 10 cause me
trouble" said Mrs. Latham at the
county JAN last night. She had pre-
pared q written statement Of her
grievances, and hautily, handed It to
the reporter as she came down the
Iron stairs from her cell. DR.. Lath-
am was neatly. even jauntily attired
In . summary suit Of white, with in-
sertions and things and tlowery hat
which she wore. even In jail. She
supplemented her written statement,
which was Of denuneiatory nature.
with an account OF the trouble be-
tween herself and Mrs, Harrison.
1.-THE young woman came to me for
treatment early In the spring" was
her narrative. ''and gave her room
AZ my home. keeping her there for
several weeks. One day when went
home she was not there, and found
she had called cab and gone to
the Foeming house on Monroe street.
near Boone avenue. shortly after
ward Mccartney. for whom she was
working as bookkeeper. came to my
once and said that after leaving my
house Mrs. Harrison had undergone
two operations and that must pay
the cost Of them.
Mrs. Harrison left my house a
well woman May 4. owing me about
SiOO.
In her written statement Or. Lath-
am bewaila her fate as follows; Il
wonder what the fates have IN store
for me next, II had only died when
80 near death three years ago would
be glad. Life has nothing for me
except trouble. and look for moth.
Ing else. and want to 20 to my son.
who waits for me IN the great be-
yond."
Mrs. Latham is a graduate of the
Cincinnati Medical college and Is a
pioneer Of Spokane county.
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