The Washington times., 1912-08-14
LPRACT|CE CASE
AGAINST DOCTOR"
IS NOT SUSTAINED
New Warrant Sworn Out by
Girls Sister Accuses Sim
clair of Betrayal.

Although the coroner's jury at Occo-
guam found that the child born to Miss
Edna Allen came to its death In a
manner unknown, Leith Sinclair, of
Washington and Occoquan. was imme-
| diately rearrested on a new warrant
sworn out by Miss Carrie Allen, sister
OF Miss Edna Allen, and is held under
$1,000 bond to appear before Justice Of
the Peace e. 2. Sanbourn. Septem-
ber O. The new warrant charges be-
trayal. The Jury exonerated him Of the
charge Of malpractice.
This new warrant was sworn out be-
fore the coroner's jury had completed
Its deliberations and was retained dur
Ing the afternoon by the common wealth
attorney Of Prince William county,
Thomas H. Lion, who did not expect,
he said. verdict against Sinclair by
the coroner's jury. AS soon as that
body reported the warrant was served.
Girl Tells Her Story.
Gathered in a little upstairs bedroom
In the Allen home in Occoquan the cor
oner and the jury had heard Edna AL
len tell of her acquaintance with Sim
clair. She was too weak, her physi-
clan said. to leave the house and 90 to
the little Occoquan schoolhouse where
the inquest was conducted and the
turylnen were taken to her instead.
The Jurors first heard the sister mar
rate what she knew of the intimacy
between Edna Allen and Leith Sinclair
and then crowded up the staairwv to
the second floor OF the dwelling and
stood In semicircle round the easy
chair for which Miss Allen had left her
bed short time before. ...t
Inc girl IN the case charged Sinclair
with being responsible for her trouble,
and declared that he had several DIFF
ferent times given her medicine. Con-
cerning the nature and effect Of this
medicine there is dispute among the
certified copy OF prescription sent
MISS Allen by Sinclair, according to her
testimony, while she was a guest of
relatives at Havre de Grace, was Of
fered In evidence.
Bore Baby While Alone.
"Dr. Sinclair came to see me on the
morning that the baby was born" said
the girl In a faint voice. TT was about
1880 o'clock. After he came 1 can't re-
member much what happened for
hours. The next knew DR.. Stark
weather was here"
DR.. Starkweather according to all the
testimony on the case, was called in by
the sister. Carrie Allen. Returning to
the Allen home In Occoquan from
Washington on the noon train. she
found her sister In danger Of dying
from anemia. The baby had been born
with no one In the homo.
Sinclair called to the stand swore
that he had not known of Miss Aliens
condition. He denied prescribing any-
thing for her save a harmless tonic.
This was the testimony he gave at
the first session Of the inquest, and it
was repeated yesterday because Of the
presence OF a new member OF the Jury,
the absent man, Arthur Ferguson.
being Ill in hospital in Washington.
Sister Tells of Threat.
When Edna Allen had finished her
story and Judge C. e. Nicol, of Alex
andria. one Of the attorneys for Sim
clair. had asked one question, came the
most dramatic moment Of the inquest.
Judge Nicol had said:
You say. Miss Allen. that DR., Sim
clair is the only man in the case?
He is" replied the shrinking figure
in the easy chair.
May I say something more" asked
Carrie Allen, the sister who had finish
ed her testimony downstairs previously.
Permission was given.
Il should like to tell the jury" began
the sister in avoice which quivered
with emotion. that on the Monday
night following the birth of the baby,
and the swearing out Of the warrant
by me. Sinclair came to this house and
asked to see me. He then told me that
II did not withdraw the warrant, but
persisted In going ahead, he would
blacken my sisters character"
Three Manassas physicians were call
ed to the stand by the defense. These
three, Drs.' w. A. Newman, w. F. Mer-
chant. and ]. NJ. Lewis. swore that they
had made a careful examination Of the
dead baby, that 1t had been born
naturally In their opinion. and that its
death came because the mother was
alone when 1t was born.
Assisting Judge Nicol In the defense
was C. A. Sinclair, Of Manassas. The
members Of the jury were Ellis Davis,
Hezekiah Reed. Giles Carter. L. T.
Carter, R.. Slacman, and John Tanner.
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