The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-04
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fence with influenza By Mis- counsel,
the witness stated that he had treat
ed 1000 eases during the flu cpl
demic Of 1913 and 1919 and had lost
but is. When Frcda came TO him, he
said. he diagnosed her case as flu
because she was sncczing and cough
ing violently at the time. When he
made out the death certificate he
gave the cause as influenza. hem
morrhaec and shock
Witness declared that Frcda told
upon her arrival that she was mar
RED to noita. After her death he
called Holta over the telephone and
asked him to come to Flasher at
once. He did not tell him that Flcda
was dead at the time. Witness SAID
! that he was called to make a 30 mile
! Dive into the country immediately
after he had talked with 1olta and
upon his return to the hospital the
latter had arrived and was waiting
in the Office for him. Shortridge
| said that he asked the man in the Of
flee if his name was Holta and the
latter replied yes Are you and
this woman married?' asked Short
! ridge. Again Holto replied yes
Then witness said he informed llolta
of the young woman's death. "What
can we do?'' the young man cried.
Witness said that he advised sending
for an undertaken but Holta protest
ed saying, 81 don't want this to get
out. You'll have to take her to Bis
marck.
Witness denied cmphatically that
he told Holta chat the matter coult
be hushcd up"
Calls Driver
Shortly after he called his driver
Henry Ditto They put the body i,
the car and started on the night rid'
across the prairies to Bismarck. Up
on their arrival there Holta, who ha'
returned in the taxi, met them nea
the Mckenzie hotel. About a blocl
from Person court where the coupl
lived the Shortridge car stalled, Tn
witness said Assisted by Holta h
took the body from the car and car
ried it the remainder of the distanc
to the apartment They carried tn
y body in an upright position at th
request of Holta who appeared de
spondent and down hearted. The
placed the body upon the bed and
at the request of Iiolta, witness SAT-
he removed her clothing and attempt
cd to wash off blood stains on tn
: girls fur coat Witness said that h
; attempted TO console the young MAJ
, and aiterward talked about the deaf
certificate IIolta, in his grief wall
ed Il don't care what you put on it
Witness then said he agreed to max
it look as near right as possible
: Holta said that he knew a Bismarr
1 doctor from whom he thought h
l could get a certificate but il no
would use the one made out by Short
ridge.
At this point States Attorney Con
molly took up examination, an
= shot out Il rapid fire of questions i
e whitening sarcasm. Shortridge ism
the only name you go by is it? Ism
= it Il fact that YOU registered ut Il For
Yates hotel as William Roberts
e Weren't you bound over for register
= ing under an assumed name? Nov
+ isn't it fact that in that hotel I'll
!, by a Chinaman YOU registered Il
= Williams Roberts? Witness depie
f the allegations.
e Further. in cross-eXaminatiol
: ShortriGgc admitted that while cor
h selling Holta That he might have sal
: something about intending 20 discoi
tinue his practice. When question:
Y he reatfirmed declarations made
direct testimony.
Removing Dead Body
. Didn't you realize that it W;
against the law to remove a de:
body from one county to anotht
y without death certificate?' askt
Attorney Connolly. Witness replie
that he knew of no such law. al
then explained that he tried to Ia
Holta gu! Of taking the body to Ri
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