Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-10


IuI investigation the police have been
! conducting for several weeks. The
/ Dora Jewel case afforded the officers
every opportunity they had been
+ seeking. Although they had reasons
+ to believe that other equally serious
violations Of the law were being
committed within the walls of the
twilight Sleep hospital, it was not
/ until the police became aware of the
] arrangements the Jewel girl was
I making to enter the place as a pa
tent, that really tangible evidence be-
came obtainable.
/ Several days ago Dora Jewel went
/ TO the Boido place and from time to
| tlme the police received reports of
what was transpirinS with relation to
/ her case. Knowing that Mrs. Phillips.
4 the sister of the young girl knew of
i every phase of the case, ,the police
| visited her room on North Second
avenue late Friday night and placed
lef ana young man said to have
been found with her, under arrest
Iaken TO the police station and
booked for Investigation the police
confronted her with some of the evil
dehce already in their hands and sue
ceeded IN obtaining from her an adj
dltlon of her sistersan the purpose
of her entering the Boido place as a
| patient When she was informed that
the young man said to have been re-
| sponsible for her sisters condition.
/ was also being held and that he had
admitted furnishing 500 for the pro-
4 posed operation, Mrs. Phillips ad-
/ mItted that she knew of this. She
admitted having visited her sister in
/ the twilight Sleep place and of hav-
ing received frequent reports as to
/ her sisters condition and the pro-
gress DR.. Boido claimed to be max
ing.
Asked why her sister and the young
man had not avoided the dangers at
tendant upon such an operation by
/ being married, she said her sister
/ mad urged the young man to marry
nef IN order that she might go to
her mother for aid and advice. The
young man. Mrs. Phillips said, had
expressed his willingness to marry
Dora Jewel were it not for the fact
that he had an aged mother to whom
such q marriage might come as a
fatal shock
When twas decided that an opera
ton offered the only solution. so
could raise but $50 1t is said this
sum was offered Dr. Boido, but ac
cording to the police she declined
to take the ease for less than 500
winch she must have in cash before
she would receive the girl as a pa
uent. A visit to another physician is
sad to have brought out the informa-
tlon that his price for such an opera
ton would be $125, and that he too.
must have the cash in advance Wor-
red because of the fact that the
young girls condition must soon be-
come known to the world and further
because it would soon be too late to
attempt the proposed operation. Dora
IS said to have returned to the Young
man and pleaded with him to exert
every effort to secure the remainder
of the money needed. He finally
succeeded in raising the entire 500
and on the day following Dora Jewel
entered the Boido place.
10 the officers and the physicians
who went to the Twilight SIeen hos
pltal yesterday morning, Dora Jewel
made lengthy statement, going into
details of the making of the arrange
ments for the proposed operation. of
hef reception as patient and of her
u tettliIeiiL thereafter. She said
that Dr. BOido told her the oDeration
she was about to perform was of a
criminal nature and that if if no.
came known to the authorities that it
had been performed that both tho
physician and her patient would be
guilty and liable to be sent to the
penitentiary. She is said to have
told the officers that Dr.. Boido tried
to impress her with the necessity for
absolute secrecy for the protection
OF both the physician and the patient
ana then to have caused her to sign
statement setting forth that she
hfui come to the Boido place for spe
clal treatment along a legitimate line
The girl says DR.. Boido told her
the operation was a complete sue
cess" but that she would probably |
have to repeat the treatment" This !
was to have been done yesterday. ac- |
cording to the girl
As a little finishing touch to the
securing of evidence, brother of
the young man in the case. was sent
by County Attorney Eaney to the
Boido place yesterday forenoon to in
quire as to the condition Of Dora
Jewel
The operation was a complete sue
less, anu DORA IS coming along nice
y, this young man reported DR..
Boido as having told him. He asked
The privilege of seeing Dora, but DR..
Bodo told him the girl was sleeping.
AS soon as the physicians had
learned by an examination that the
condition of the girl was critical. JUS
ice Wheeler directed her removal to
he Sisters hospital. An ambulance
was called and she was taken there
shortly after noon. A special nurse
was placed in charge and the battle
or her life was begun No person
5 allowed to see her and she is not
allowed to communicate with per-
sons outside.
County Attorney Laney last even
ng said he believed that as complete
| chain of evidence had been Sc
cured as was ever available in a
'ase of this nature. He said that he
to bring out much of this
evidence at the preliminary hearing.
Until then Justice Wheeler will not
iX bail. 1t is expected that if he de-
,ides the evidence is sufficient to /
lold Dr. Boido to the superior court
hat bail will be fixed in a sum not |
ess than $4,000 and possibly even
more.