Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1913 — Lafayette Doctor Held On Grave Charge. [ARTICLE]

Lafayette Doctor Held On Grave Charge.

Y)r. Samuel S. Wasnburn, bf Lafayette, was arrested Friday afternoon by P. B. Parker, deputy sheriff of Benton county and was taken bo Fowler at 5 o’clock that evening, arttompanied by his attorney, Geo. P. Haywood, and Captain William C. Mitchell. When he reached Fowler he gave a continuing bond tor $2,000, signed by Messrs. Haywood and Mitchell, to appear in the Benton county circuit court and answer the charge of malpractice. Dr. Washburn was indicted by the Benton county grand jury, which has been in session for a few weeks, for an alleged criminal operation on Miss Hazel Dudley, 24 yeans old. The indictment charges that the operation was performed in Lafayette on September 11, and that, as a result of it, Miss Dudley died on September 25. Her home was in Mitchell, S. D., and she came to Fowler several months ago to visit her sister, Mrs. Joseph Secoy. Her body was taken to South Dakota for burial. It is claimed that Chase Morine, a barber at Fowler, brought Miss Dudley to Lafayette the day before the operation is alleged to have been performed, and that they spent the night at the Palaca hotel, registering as husband and wife. After Miss Dudley had died a few days later ft was said that he had gone to South Dakota to attend the funeral. Soon after he returned to Fowler he left that city in company with Miss Katherine Sims, who was employed as a waitress at the Fowler hotel. They returned in a few days, and it was understood that they had been in Illinois. Morine began to hear a good deal about the Mann act, it was said, and, becoming alarmed,, took the Sims woman to Indianapolis, and married her. He was located in that city by Sheriff Hamilton, of Bentoin county, through the publication of a m/frriage license. Sheriff Hamilton went to Indianapolis on Wednesday and brought Morine to Fowler. He was released on a S3OO bail and is being held as a witness against Dr. Washburn. Morine has made a number of conflicting statements and it is said that he has been offered Immunity if he tell all he knows at the trial. Dr. Wash burn.denies any knOwl.edge of the alleged crime and says that he never saw Miss Dudley or Morine, and that he never heard of them until he was arrested. one half by using our fancy butterine. Only 20c a pound.

JOHN EGER.

There is an old drunken character around Logansport called Julius “Winaihac,” or usually "Winamac” for short. He probably got that name because he went there from here something over twenty years ago. His real name is Lefferman, and he is remembered by older citizens as a butcher who used to run a shop here. These old acquaintances may be glad to learn that Julius was given a bath the other day. He was. jailed on a charge of bootlegging, And when received by the sheriff to deputies they decided to give him a bath. Julius kicked and fought, asserting that he had once taken a bath, but the ordeal was carried out. He was given new clothes and then released, it evidently being considered that the bath was sufficient punishment for whatever crime he may have committed—Winamac Democrat