Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-27
FAILS TO REACH CONCLUSION
CoRoNER's JURY DOES NOT FIX
CAUSE OF WoMAN's DEATH.
Investigates Death of Stella Miller
at Hospital After Removal From
Physicians Office.

A coroner's jury today. after hearing
testimony at the inquest regarding the
death of Miss Stella Miller, twenty years
old, who died at the Emergency Hospital
early yesterday afternoon, returned a
verdict that the jurors could not deter
mine the cause of the young woman's
death or who was responsible for it.
DIR. Orwin f. Howe, from whose office
the young woman was taken to the hos
pital and who had been arrested in con-
nection with the case, was at the inquest
He did not appear on the witness stand,
saying he considered it unnecessary for
him to make a statement.
Miss Miller accompanied by her sister,
Mrs Martha Luber. with whom she Nv
ed at 1141 10th street. went to the Office
of Dr. Howe. 800 9th street northwest,
Wednesday. Miss Miller returned to DIR.
Howe's office Wednesday night and went
there again Thursday night. While she
was there Thursday night she was taken
i'll and the Emergency Hospital ambulance
was summoned. Several hours later the
ambulance was called again and the
young woman was taken to the hospital,
where she died during the afternoon.
Files Habeas Corpus Petition.
Detectives Cox and Berman. last night
arrested DIR. Howe. Through his counsel,
Clayton +. Emig, he instituted habeas
corpus proceedings, appearing before JUS
tice Stafford this morning. He was re-
leased on 5000 bond pending u hearing,
set for next Tuesday. Miss Minta Gar
rett qualified as surety.
AT the inquest DR.. c. Brown Miller Of
1870 h street northwest, one of the visit
ing physicians to the Emergency Hospital
testified that he saw Miss Miller at the
hospital yesterday afternoon shortly be-
- q a
tervalS of about fifteen minutes The
patient had high fever, rapid pulse and
mad been unconscious since early in the
morning.
About o'clock in the afternoon she
was taken to the operating room
Chlorotorm was administered. Death oc
CURED before the operation could be per-
formed. Dr. Brown said he could
not tell from his investigation if any
thing unusual had happened to the wo-
man before she was taken i'll.
DR.. Maclay, resident physician at the
Emergency Hospital testified that he
responded to call Thursday night about
10 o'clock and found Miss Miller in the
Office of Dr. Howe. The latter told him.
he said, that the young woman had
stopped at his Office to be treated. and
had suffered a spasm. The patient was
asleep. so Dr. Maclay did not remove her
from the office. About l o'clock yester
day morning he returned to Dr. Howe'S
office and took the. patient to the hos
pital.
Witness saw no evidence of an opera
ton having been attempted.
Questioned by counsel for DR.. Howe, DR..
Mackay said he found Miss Miller in a
sleeping room adjoining the Office of DR..
Howe. The latter seemed anxious to give
what information he could and was per-
fectly willing for him to take the sick
woman to the hospital upon the occasion
of his first call
DR.. John w. Stewart, of 7O7 18th street
northwest, testified that about four weeks
ago Miss Miller called at his office and
complained that she was suffering from
Indigestion. Two weeks later she return
ed and was treated for headache.
Detective Gives Testimony.
Detective Berman testified as to the in
vestigation he made respecting the wom
ans illness and death. He saw her at
the hospital, but was unable to get a
statement from her, as she was under
going commissions and was unconscious.
Witness visited the office of Dr. Howe
the woman. the physician saying he did
not know her name at the time she called
TO be treated. =
DR.. Howe said Berman told him the
woman had visited him early In the week.
but he gave her no treatment at that
time Thursday night, when she came
to the office. DIR. Howe told witness. she
was suffering intense pain and had a
spasm. He administered remedies to re-
lieve her. DIR. Howe informed witness
that the young woman had told him she
had operated on herself.
Mrs. Martha Luber testified that she
went to the Office of DR.. Howe with her
sister Wednesday morning. The physician
was busy, and suggested that her sister
return in the evening. Miss Miller. she
said, went to see Dr.. Howe Wednesday
evening. but witness did not go with her.
Thursday morning her sister did not seem
sick. She said her sister first told of her,
condition Wednesday night
Deputy Coroner GlaZebrook testified re-
garding the result of the autopsy he per-
formed last evening about o'clock. The
body was greatly discolored, but still
warm Witness said the death of the
young woman may have resulted from
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