Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-13
OF HUNTER
FOR |RLSDEA1h
Minneapolis Physician Exposed
by Jim jam Jems Faces Jury
for Second Time.

Minneapolis, Mar. 12-Dr. Charles
physician in Minneapolis, former
president of the Hennepin County
Medical society and former member
of the university medical school fac
ulty, was on trial today in a Henne-
pin county courtroom, charged with
causing the death of a young woman.
it is the second time within a year
that Hunter has faced a charge OF
ma%nslaughter In the second degree in
connection with the death Of women.
Prosecution States Case
Outlining the case OF the state, to
the jury, Assistant County Attorney
George Armstrong, declared today
that the state would attempt to prove:
That Lena Mumm ar, 22 years
old, daughter. of a farmer who
lives rear Hastings, died Nov. 16
at the residence Of Nettie Leahy,
1905 Stevens avenue S., as the
result Of a criminal operation.
That DR.. Hunter was present at
her death and had three times
[ the previous week been consult
ed in his Office by the girl.
DR.. Hunter filed, death
certificate stating the girl had
died OF double labor pneumonia.
Says He Told Others Same
That Dr.. Hunter, an hour after
the death, told DR.. c. P. AliDg,
GOA Donaldson building, that pneu-
monia was the cause of death.
That DR.. Hunter, Two days af-
ter the death, told relatives of
\ the girl that pneumonia was the
cause of death.
That a man who said he was
DR.. Hunter, the. day after the
death, told a cousin of the girl.
z who had told him he knew the
] nature Of the girls trouble and
had helped her out financially.
I '"If You loaned her money YOU are
up against it,. She came TO me
to help her out"
That DR.. Hunter erformed the
A operation which re:'ultcd il the
girls DEATH Gu
Jury Quickly Obtained
The taking Of testimony began be
fore Judge G. S. Jelley, when IL jur
Ors had been. obtained at 1880 a. m
today. Not a woman except pros
pective witnesses was in the court,
room. Little difficulty was encoun
tered in obtaining a jury; de spite the
fact that the case and the former
trial of DR.. Hunter when lie was
charged with m%anslaughter in connec
ton with the death of Nina Piehl
and the jury disagreed, had attracted
wide attention. Only 19 veniremer
were examined in. obtaining the -
jurors. @ n,r
Prosecutors Charges
In outlining the case to the jury |
Prosecutor Armstrong declared that
in addition to showing that DR.. Hun,
tel had filed a certificate giving pneu.
mOnia as the II of death, the state
will show that Dr. Hunter had tolf
another physician and relatives of the
girl that pneumonia caused her death
Story Of Girls Cousin.
I'VE will also show" declared the
prosecutor. that shortly after the
death, when a cousin of the girl ant
another man Wa, together i'm a room
where the cir! died, the cousin asked
the man concerning the cause If
death. and This iran said 4 am Dr.
NuNt"" she d'ed of pneumonia ; |
We viii show that the cousin said, !
k"r" wore "hort the case than yor
'hi"', Sho ~ ne of her troubles |
and I! 'cNneh \ money. We will
show bat the o'1n then said, IL YOU
lC1ncd h"r mc'"' you are up against
It. She cHInn t"s~o to help her out! |
Found No Pneumonia SYMPTOMS
The county attorney declared that
IN ?"'o~~v condHteA BY Coroner Gil
Nnrt Scashore and Dr u. r. Bell o.
he state university. showed that the
Girl had d'ca rs tic rosult of an, op |
nrat'cn and that there were absolute.
y no svmptor" cf pneumonia.
Hunter Watches Closely
During the recital Of the story Of
Lena Hummer. a country girl. who
came to the city lust three weeks be-
fore her death. r. Hunter sat, witt
his head resting in his hand, gazina
at the county attorney. He gave no
sign Of emotion although he is watch.