The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-09-15
Dr. Hunter Arrested Coroners Warrant Charged With
Performing Criminal Operation Which Resulted in the
Death of Mrs. Anna Scott
Preliminary Hearing Occurs Before Judge Beansi Who
Bound Accuse Doctor Over to District Court for Trial
Releasing Hin, One Thousand Dollar Bond.
ABOUT DR.. SELLS

DR.. J. J. Hunter, we'll known, high
ly respected and venerable doctor of
Antelope was arrested Saturday af-
ternoon, September 9th, on a coron-
ers warrant, issued by Coroner Mel
son as the result of the Coroner's In
quest, held over the dead body of
Mr.. Neumie Scott Friday afternoon,
charging him with the crime of "Crin-
inal Abortion" from. which criminal
operation Mrs. Scott came to her
death, and the hearings was held be-
fore Judge Belanski and that gentle
man bound the doctor over to the dis
trict court for trial and released him
upon bonds in the sum of $1,000,
which bonds were furnished by Fred
Grave, the clothing merchant, and E.
I. Miller, of the Plentywood Pharma-
cy.
Corners Jury
Upon charges being made by DR..
Cato Sells in reference to the circum-
stances surrounding the death of Mrs.
Scott at the local hospital Friday
morning at 100 a. M, just as soon
as the funeral and burial was over
Saturday, Coroner Nelson impaneled
jury composed of L. S. Olson, JUS
tice of the peace and deputy assessor,
J. S. Wagner, lawyer; Ed. Weiss,
merchant; c. s. Nelson, editor of the
Plentywood Herald; Claus Tang, hank
clerk at the Plentywood State Bank,
and J. G. Debing, manager of the De-
bing Abstract Company, and an in
vestigation into the facts and condi-
tions leading up to the death of Mrs.
Scott was ordered.
Dr. Sells Takes Active Part
DR. Cato Sells who had interested
himself actively in the unfortunate
womans untimely death and the ca11ses
from which it resulted. was called as
the first witness County Attorney
Erickson directed the examination of
the witnesses called by Coroner Nil
son. DR.. Sells gave detailed infor-
nation of his being called on the case
by Mr.. Scott and of his finding the
| lady in prevarious conditions and
the attitude that DIR. Hunter took in
the matter. DR.. Storkamt was then
called and he verified the evidsn
given by DR.. Sells. Nurse Bradens
was then called and she also testified
as to the deceased's conditions as she
was familiar with them and a.; to
statements with Mrs. Scott Tnade be-
fore her death. Tt is also reported
/ that County Attorney Erickson Had a
| signed and sworn statement made bv
Mrs. Scott before she died in which
! she made complete confession Of the
facts causing her sickness and death
and it is claimed that she involved
| DR.. Hunter in her confession.
/ Doctors Angry at Bonds.
| It is reported on the street thet DR..
Sells and DR. Storkam are very angry
with Judge Belanski for setting the
| bonds at the small sum of 81 ,000 and
/ have made considerable protest about
the same and criticism of Judge Be
/ lanski for his attitude in the matter
of bonds.
Strife Brewing
! There is a lot of feeling generating
in regard to the sad and unfortunate
death of Mrs. Scott and the aro~ed
cause of her death Quite a number
of people are wrought up ove- the
activities of DR.. Sells toward DR.. Hum
te arnd say that the stories of Mrs.
they are a result Of professional COM
| peClClOn DeJWeen Df. SoiIS anu III.
Hunter, and it is reported that cer-
tain parties have since the arre3t Of
DR.. Hunter, accused DR.. Sells of ''~7r-
ing also been guilty of practices ei'ai
! lar to those which Dr. Hunter hove
been charged with, and say pu' f"lv
that DR.. Sells is not actuated by moral
precepts at all, but is only seeki@g to
put keen professional compc titor
out of business.