Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-23

| John A. Shattuck, at whose house
the dead woman was found. stated
that he knew nothing about the case.
Said Shattuck:
Il knew that there was a dead wo-
clything was all right. My wife is "a
nurse and often has patients come to
our house for treatment"
He said that he sat up late, last
night, waiting for an undertaken to
come and remove the body saying
that he supposed that his wife had
sent for one. Shattuck bears an ex-
eellent reputation.
Following an autopsy which he per-
formed on the body, late today, Med
zeal Examiner Leary made a state
ment which he admitted was indefi-
mite. He said the exact cause of death
he'd not been determined, although II
is certain that death followed an il
legal operation. This operation had
been performed and in itself was sue
cessful. apparently, bat indications
are that subsequent complications
possibly peritonitis We're the cause of
death. Who performed this operation,
Dr. Leary was not prepared to say.
He said it was his belief that the
girl had been dead five or six days,
instead of two or three days, as
earlier stated This belief, siie said.
was gained largely from the state of
decomposition of the body, but he ex-
planned that as the temperature in the
room in which the body had lain was
extremely high for several days the
ue, 1ffaa MIGHT no hna
duced.
had been made to dismember the body
but this did not go beyond several crude
hacks on the left leg, at the knee. Or
1.eary said his observations showed moth.
Ing definite to explain why the attempted
ACKNOWLEDGMENT had not been carried out
/ He said that conversations with neigh
hofs of Mrs. Shattuck developed the fac
| that the young woman's case was in the
hands Of an out-of-town doctor. as indi
Gated by the number of telephone call,
Il which Mrs. Shattuek is said to have
made to this physician. DR.. Leary would
not give his name
Deputy Watts announced later that al
five OF the persons under arrest had beer
charged with murder and held withouI
bail. They will be arraigned in court. to-
morrow.
Through his counsel DR.. Ferguson made
| a statement tonight. in which he deniet
| any connection with the crime ant
| claimed that he had been called into tn.
case only to identify the girl because h,
was known to the Shattuck woman. Fer
| guson, the police say was on the sam
train with Miss Bolduc ON the day tina
she came to Boston for the operation
| His attorney claims it was mere coin
| cidence After Identifying the body G
| the young woman, DR.. Ferguson cor
ferred with counsel and at the attorney
advice notified TIE police.
1t was stated, tonight. that the dea
girls face was disfigured as though a
attempt had been made to make tn
features unrecognizable. The police ar
of the opinion that the Illegal operatio
was performed in house on Columbu
avenue and that the girl was then take
to the Jamaica Plain house to recuper
a ate.
More arrests are expected soon. A
least one man and two women are nol
being sought by the police.
Il Deputy Supt. Watts was the author
lily for the statement. late tonight
that Mrs. Shattuck had made a par
, tial confession, in which DR. Fergu
son and Mrs. Reed were said to hav,