Evening star., 1928-04-06
PhySiotherapiSt Is Returned
to Jail on Statement
Made by Girl.
BROKE NECK TO COVER
UP CRIME, SHE ALLEGES
COMPANION of Young Woman Who
Died Says She Was Threat
ened by Accused.

Indictment OF Louis ". Hoffman,
rhvsiotherapiSt. for FIRST degree mur-
der growing out Of the case OF Miss
Eleanor Lehman. who died under treat
ment in his Office March 3, VIII DC
asked of the Federal grand jury next
week bv Acting United States Attorney
Leo A Rover, as a result OF sensational
developments today
on the strength OF statement
Viven by Miss Dolores Monroe VINO
tcok the vcung woman to his once Ior
treatment Hoffman is lodged IN cen
a. .ne r;strict jail awaiting the acton
Of the grand jury.
Illegal Operation Charged
ua has been out on $500 bond, ana
.-her The GIRLS story was revealed 10
Sev his bondsmen were ordered 10 turn
According to the coroner's verolct al
t,a time of the investigation MISS Len
man was declared to have oleo o.
broken neck.
Testimony Will be given before the
.ranS il,rv. based on Miss Monroe 3
statements, charging Holman win
Saving attempted an illegal operation
m the voa1nC woman. When quesVoneo
bv Acting District Attorney Rover, aAVei
her return here from Trenton. y. y,
Miss Monroe said she had accompanies
Miss Lehman TO the pnyslotnera &c :
nFScr ON the afternoon OF Marcn loi
this purpose, o--
she ssi6 that Hoffman agreed to per
form the operation and explained ttlat
be had performed others OF SlIfsi'ai
nature.
Coroner's Verdict Unsatisfactory.
while he was performing the opera
knn Miss Monroe charges, MISS Len
rnan vas overcome with conyulSions.
HOFFMAN. becoming frightened. sne
claimed. broke her neck in oroeT 70
cover up the operation in event OF an
Investigation.
Mr.. Rover explained today that the
District attorney was disSausneo N1In
the coroner's verdict, as u was PLAINLY
EVIDENT al the time the autopsy was
made that an operation had been per-
formed. The coroner's jury, however.
accepted tlae previous statement OF Aist
Monroe that her friend had gone 10
Hoaman's ONCE to be treated Tor
headache and that her neck had been
broken during his treatment.
DR.. A, NJ. Macdonald. who performed
an autopsy on Miss Lenman'S body on
March 4, stated that examination ols-
closed that she was In a delicate condf-
tion. but this, he stated, did not con-
xtitalte q contributing cause OF death
and consequently was not disclosed al
the inquest the next day. He stated
thai there was no evidence TO indicate
that an attempt had been made TO
perform an illegal operation.
The official report Of the autopsy. his
records disclosed. stated that she came
TO her death through a broken neck
which induced hemorThage and spinal
conclusion.
An additional sensational phase Of
the Gaze developed today, when Miss
Monroe charged that the night OF the
occurrence Hoffman threatened her
She declared he told her she would
incur a ten-yeaT sentence az an af-
cessory. He demanded that she prepare
written statement upholding hls
story that the young woman mao Geo
from the effects Of aspirin ard a broken
neck The day after the coTc1er's jury
returned its verdict she told the dis
trsef attorneys Office that Holman
again came 20 her with the same threat.
Tried 10 Protect companion.
Fearing she would be jailed and also
wishing 10 protect the dead girl from
publicity she hurriediy left Washing
ton, She SAID. ns
ytth the assistance Of Detective Ed
ward Kelly Of headquarters. Miss Mon
roe was arrested nearly three weeks
ago and ne!S IN q naanslaughtef cnaFge
in Paterson. Il, J. Last TUESDAY Sne
vas taken by the jersey ofnclals W
Eackensack. and thence " Itelboh
whence she was brought 0acE 70 "@Si'-
i1gton late yesterday.
MISS Monroe first made her state
rylent last night 10 Miss Pearl McCaii
assistant United States attorney, ah0
Yel3v, On the strength Of this state
raent the young woman vas pfoIst' 1s ~
6ove1 10 the District attorneys once
this morning and retOic ner story U
kc8lgg United States Attorney Rover
c4rlng z conference that lasted nearly
81 hour and a nSlf
win Confront Accused.
Later her attorneys John e Foster
snc Philip Wagshal prepared 10 MAKE
srrsngengefts for her release op a
s1 900 pond Miss Monroe vas wnisked
away in company ~ Kelly 70 the Dis
MSSb JG4l. NftrFE II NdE &asJ EIE @oUAp
confront Hoffman.
Considerable mystery Bss attached ~
fae failure of the young woman ~
appear earlier lp tbs district attorneys
office after telegfaBs had been sent
T4esosY " the Paterson officials u
was understood then that she was on
Hes way ~ Washington. bat no direct
WORD coU5d be obtained BY the office
here u developed later that she had
bern removed ~ hzckepsaCk. Nbicn led
~ ,De false report that she had left
III Washington
III S0DIoe WaE greatly refreshed
t1ia n8OIBjng after what ner attorneys
charge we're "tbiro degree" methods ~
which she had been subjected By New
.gefsey police officials. Both Of them
declared that Miss MonToe's treatment
was AZ Outrage" that her sleep had
been interrupted. that she mad been
kept anoer vigilance day and night and
repeatedly put through unnecessary Or
deals ~ questioning,
Nj Rover sal6 today that he regarded
the case a. - such serious nature
that ~ personally would conduct the
prosecution.
a. q nDEI Afro I'll EAIATEn