Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-06-26


the Doctor, he left her there, under his as
surance that she would be well provided
for. Not being entirely satisfied that all
days afterwards, and insisted on being in.
formed where the girl was. that he might
see for himself That she was comfortably
situated; but he could obtain no Information
on The subject, and thereupon addressed
letter 10 her, enclosing some money, which
was placed in the Doctors hands that be.
ing sill dissatisfied, he again called on the
Doctor few days afterwards. and threaten
ed to expose him unless he informed him
where the girl was; the DR.. left his office, e. at.
ter short absence returned & directed him to
a ueig hboring house, which he understood 10
be the residence Of old Mrs. Kimball, where
he had an interview with the girl; and
that he did not see her aguin until the latter
part ofJuly, 1882 Hc left her with the Doc
tor about the middle OF May The witness
also testified. that some time after the girl
was delivered of a child, and in the latter
part July. or The first of August, in The
same year. he had conversation with the
Doctor, who stated 10 him that the child
lived about eight days that after its death
he buried 1t in the buryng ground, about
midnight
This female, referred to by the last vii.
ness, was next called, and testified that she
went with him, as he had stated. to DR..
Kimbers office. in the village OF Geneva,
abou, the middle of MAY; that 10 private
conversation between her and the Doctor,
he first asked her when her child would
probably be born. She told him about the
I tSt Of ,,l, I L. 81 Lnr al IL.
wonld part with it as soon as born, he would
make i, an heir 10 large property, and have
it brought up. and she need never have any
trouble with it. She neither assenied TO or
rejected this proposition. The Doctor took
her 10 the house Of Mrs Kimball, where
she remained until the 18th OF July, when
she gave birth 10 child, which was i'm
medatrly taken out OF the room where she
was,by Sister ollhe plainlif,and she had not
seen il since; that Doctor Kimbcr. old Mrs
kimbal, and the sister, were present at the
BIRTH They had all told her that the
child died Immediately after il was born.
and the Doctor said he had buried il. She
remained at Mrs KS nine days after
the birth Of the child, when she was reno
we'd TO place lew miles distant, provided
for her by DR.. X. While at Mrs KimbulI's,
she was kept in room up stairs, wilhou,
being permitted to go into the street. or look
out OF the window, or see any person eX-
cepl the family.-She knew that the child
was born alive for il cried twice before il
was taken out OF the ROOM and she heard a
child cry every day. down stairs, after that,
as long as she remained at old Mrs.
Kimballs. but had not heard any thing of
the kind, in that house, before her child was
born, and she was positive it was born in
the afternoon on Tuesday. the 18th ofJuly,
that soon after she went 10 old Mrs. Kim
ba!rs she noticed plaintiff appeared in a
| family-way. Several female acquaintance
Of the plaintiff testified that they had moi
observed that she was in that situation un-
til some time in the month Of May; but
that during the latter part of that month il
was quite apparent.
TO rebut the force of this testimony,
Doct KIMBER testified that he received and
took care Of the last witness. at the request
of the boat captain. for compensation, and
because be appeared very anxious 10 con-
ceal her situation; that he obtained board
for her at Mrs Kimball's because it was
convenient 10 attend her at the same place
he was attending the plaintiff that she
had male child there, and he was pres
ent at its Birth bot that il was born on the
10Th day Of July, two days after the plain
tiff was put to bed thai the child died as
soon as il was born, and he took it 10 his
Office and put il into a jar OF spirits TO pres
erve it; but The spirits not being strong
enough, "it spoiled" The, Doctor further
testified that the plaintiffs mother and sis.
ter were the only persons present when the
girlwas con6ned.or who had any knowledge
Of the event. Both these females corrobor-
ated him in regard TO the time of the deliv-
cry, the sickness and death of her child,
and its being carried away by the Doctor (;
and they all reafirm most positively and
solemnly, that the plaintiff gave birth to a
female child, and that this occurred two
days before The other child was born
Such is a brief statement of the substance
of The direct testimony, given in this extra
ordinary cause. Considering lis positive
character and the number OF Witnesses on
the part OF the plaintiff the balance seems
10 incline strongly TO her side; but the
principal Witnesses to support her case were
subjected to most severe and searching
cross-examinaIion by the defendants coun-
sci 1; and we have never seen case in
which the great value Of that right was so
obvious, or its exercises conducted with erea-
ter ingenuity and effect. The fortress, that
had been so cautiously reared, and which
to The eye ofthe spectator. Appeared at first
impregnable. fell slowly. by piecemeal, IN
der this well directed artillery.