The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-31
from a Correspondent ]
ALBANY, March 20, 1913.

From various sources, entitled to the highest
confidence, have received information respect
ing the collision between Mr. Mason and MIR.
Bowen, ON the floor of the House of Assembly.
have also examined a copy of the letter sent by
Mr. Mason to Mr.. Bowen; and do not hesitate to
pronounce 1t an unexceptlonaoie document, and
me which, wherever 1t is read, will secure for
the writer, as it did by the House before whom
4 was read, the character of gentle man. Mr.
Mason was most fully sustained by the House. OF
which Mr.. Bowen Is member. Ii was abun-
d antly proved that he did nothing more than re-
pei the coarse language addressed to him by Mr..
Bowen. The reconciliation between these gen.
temen was produced by Mr.. Bowen denying,
Ia the most sole mn manner, that he had ever
slandcred Mr.. Mason. The pretence that MIR
Mason had been acting under the direction Of
he Commissioners OF Emigration turned out to
- ''''' CIV FRIEND OF Born PARTIES
Abortion and Dsath-Arrest or DIR stephens.
From the Boston Mail, OF March 80
private investigation before ooronsr's jury, In
the of alleged abortion, followed by the death
briefly these ON Friday evening last. N c.
eetton. Esq, justice of tho peace, called to the
aouse of Mrs Merriam No Fruit Street Place. to'ske
tie dying declaration Of young nsmedAnn Gal
lagher alias Gaigsn, who the Wednesday preceding
lad given birth to msls infant in the Attn month Of
nsr pregnancy. DR.. VIM E. Townsend was present
during the taking down Of her declarations, and with
ar Bottom signed the paper Miss 0sllasder's state
BOARD with Mrs. Stetson who lives at No Alden Court
mat Wednesday evening 18th Of March, she went to
the house Of Dr. john Stevens No. Howard street. and
stated to him her Trouble and requested him to perform
operation upon her He at hrsr made objections and
aid II was known should be arrested and get Into
souols bat he hnsly consented to do 1t for $25 She
sold him she poor, and could rot afford TO pay
nuch he then offered to perform the operation Tor S2o
which she consented to pay and wen. stairs with him
first however, taking oath that she would never d.
vulse his in tbs matter This oath he sxscted of
she then left Dr. Stephens, and instead of reurnns to
he house In Alden Court went to Mrs Msrriam's In
tue Isth and the child was born on the I7th soon afr
which Inflammation set in and abe beEsn TO fall grow
ing gradually until last Saturday evening, when
see expired about seven O'Clock Coroner Pratt i'm
usdiatoy notified Of the girls DEATH aud the night
called to view the body; and on Sunday summoned
jury of inquest. The body Of the deceased
moved to the Medical College. and Drs VIM Z. Towns
eud, Samuel Parkmon and William Hswss, (the latter
stendsd hsr ssins her held post
hen adjourned to Monday morning On. Monday
morning, the jury assembled in one Of the jury.
rooms in the Court House. and examined several
witnesses in relation to the circumstances attending the
Heath Of the girl; but owing to the unexplained and
Ann Coombs) they ~djournsd Tuesday afternoon In
hs hope If possibs to find her. Tuesday the missing
s, ana thai sns s hss wss %
the deceased for months: that abe accompanied
Der to Dr. Stevens house, the evening of the 10Th
March, and al her I'd ceased request, first made the
proposition to him perform the operation After he
mad consented, she, as we'll the deceased,
my one The decreased handed Miss Coombs her purse
going up atsirS with the doctor and after absence
Of Is minutes, they came down. when she gave $40 to
him by dsceased's directions The deceived promised
TO give him the other $40 some other time She had
conversation with Dr. Stevens in ard 70 the length
Of time which would elapss before the child would be
born. He told her in four days This witness accom-
panied the deceased to Mrs Merrism's, and called
Upon being questioned by Coroner Pratt as 10 her alb
ssnce wh.n wanted to testify in this case, she stated
hat Or. steysIs met he. ~ MS Merriam. about
aud aeked her to leave the city tbs girl died. and
promised to be good friend to her That after her
death she called DR.. Stevens no USE whan lady,
n married woman, and member of his family, gave her
s20 and tod her to go to New Bedford; that she
furnished with letters of ction woman
ia that city whose husband keeps the Franklin House;
that she went there, and on showing her letters, the
~oman to whom they were addressed denied knowing
any such psrssn az the who sent her. Feeling
voked at her reception In New Bedford she cams back
Boston. All Of this girls testimony which to
he facts In the corroborsted tho dying dsclara
tons of the young woman deceased.
After full and careful investigation the jury united
q That the said Ann Gaisan allies Gallagher came to
her death BY viosnce on Saturday the a5th OF March
inst.. between the hours Of and7P M In squence
performed upon her with nstru the hands
Of Dr. John Stevens st his house in Howard street, on
Wednesday evening March 10th, lsas FOR the purpose
After the finding of the above verdict Dr. stevens was
arrested taken before Justice Gushing in tn. Police
Court and required 10 give bail in the OF IS 600 TO
appear for trial at the April term of the Municipal Court
he gave the required bail The witness aiary Ann
upon INC DetnR 10 the court, mat
shs had been tsmpered with the accused and might
bs again. was required to md surety in $1,000 to appear
st the trial and testify In default Of bail shg
mtted The individual rsooguizsno Of the other wit
nssses were taken, and they sllowet to 60. Dr.
stevens an Id ply sicas OF regular standing, and sx
tenve practice His arrest has caused considerable sur
prise among the faculty. well among the people
generally The victim Of this sbhorrent aud unnatural
but fear too fashionable practice among females In this
city, very beautiful girl 10 years old and luraly
possessed OF most Kind, aRsctonsts disposition. This
amt Wit hsr who faatt0 adS lha
brought to this city from Canada 1t the tender
Of years BY Mr. Harris and became an inn ate OF his
family In Charestown but his subsequent cruel tr
finally drove her out upon the world homeless and
frisndless. With uncommon beauty OF perso strong
and ardent affections Is not urprsug that she fell
victim to those arts which ut every Of streets
meet and allure the Inexperienced other 10 short