White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-19

Otto Meek, prominent ranchman of
Baker, Nevada, was arrested at Og-
den last Wednesday as the result OF
charges made against him and DR..
George w. Baker, a practicing ply
sician OF Ogden, following the death
of Helen Bass. which occurred in the
Dee hospital in Ogden November IL.
Events leading up to the arrest
Of the White Pine county rancher
and stoekman are told In the Salt
Lake Tribune from its Ogden CORE
spondent as follows:
After going 10 the Office of the 0g-
den Paint, Oil and Glass Company,
where she is employed, shooting her.
self in the left side with an automat-
ic pistol, Miss Helen Bass, 90 years
of age, waited an hour, then called a
taxicab TO take her to the Dee hos
pital When the taxi arrived the
door and told the driver to rush her
) ahe hospital.
srriving at the hospital, she paid
the taxi driver and went into the
building and asked for a doctor I'm
mediately after her arrival, at 3
O'Clock, the police were notified and
Sergeant George b. Wardlaw went to
the hospital TO Interview the girl.
She said that she had shot her.
self at about o'clock with .35 au-
tomato pistol. After she shot herself,
she said. she spent an hour walking
around in the Office. When she got
weak from the loss of blood. she said
she called the taxi To take her to the
hospital She would give no reason
for committing the act.
Captain Robert Burk of the police
department, upon an investigation at
the company's office, dug out the bull
let that pierced the girls body from
the back of an Office chair. Captain
Burk said that further investigation
of the shooting will be made. Miss
Bass, who died at the Dee hospital
nue., outside of the city limits
Sensational and serious charges
are made against a former Ogden
business man and a local physician
in the statement given out by Miss
Bass, who died at the Dee hospital
from the self-inflicted bullet wound
OF last Monday night The state
ment OF the girl was given to District
Attorney Joseph f. Evans. Sergeants
George B. Wardlaw and Everett No.
- Of the police department.
nrrants for the arrest of Otto
Meek. former resident OF ogden and
now rancher at Baker, New. and DIR.
George w. Baker. practicing physi-
elan of ogden. were issued Meek is
charged with a statutory offense and
DIR. Baker is charged with perform
ing an illegal operation. DR.. Baker
was arrested on a warrant. 1t is ex-
pected that Meek will come TO Ogden
at once Chief of Police Curtis L.
Allison announced that IL he did not
come at once a warrant would be tel
egraphed the Nevada officers.
When IL was announced that there
was little hope for her the district at
torney went to the hospital ami took
a dying statement from the girl. I'M
mediately after obtaining the state
ment the district attorney conferred
with County Attorney David j. VIII
son. who issued warrants for the ar.
rest of DIR. Baker and Mr. Meek. who
is at present at Baker. New. II. II.
Henderson. as attorney for Mr.. Meek.
announced that Mr.. Meek. would come
10 Ogden at once.
Mr.. Meek came to Ogden in 1914
10 buy horses for the French, En-
glish and Italian governments He
next engaged in the livestock COM
mission business and later bought
ranch at Baker. New, where he re-
Gently furnished the equipment and
location for the filming of The Cow
cred Wagon by the Famous Players
- b. Corporation.
On two previous occasions Meek
was in court, charged with statu-
tory offense against two Ogden girls.