Daily American organ., 1856-02-20
From the N. York Tribuue.
The Recent Abortion Case.

RE-ARREsr OF Mrs. CRocKER,--Since the recent
unsatisfactory termination OF the Coroners inquest
in the case Of tho young woman known as Ann
Elizabeth Smith, who died at No. $50 Houston st.,
as was alleged at the hands of abortioners, the au-
thorities have been actively engaged in hunting up
additional evidence against Mrs. Abby L. Crocker,
proprietress Of the Aforesaid premises she being
suspected of being in connection with DR.. John
son, in procuring an abortion upon Miss Smith,
which resulted in her death.
Accordingly, on Saturday afternoon Coroner Hill
procured another witness against Mrs Crocker, in
the person of Miss Maria Leavenworth residing at
No. S23 Broadway, dressmaker by occupation.
She made lengthy affidavit setting forth that she
had been acquainted with Mrs. Crocker for about
year and half having first seen her at the house
of Mrs. Burns, in Thompson street, for whom the
witness worked at sewing. Through this introduc-
ton to Mrs. Croeker the witness obtained sewing
from her also, who she understood was then study
ing medicine. Miss Leavenworth further swcars
that on the 29th Of January last she went to Mrs.
Crocker's and asked DR.. Johnson for Mrs. @. He
said she was unwell, in the inner room.
On going through to see her, the witness found
some person lying in the bed in the middle DOM.
She (the witness) said, "Mrs Crocker, / am sorry
you are sick" when deceased replied, ~ am not
Mrs. Crocker." Witness then went into the back
room and found Mrs. Crocker sitting in the rocking
chair. The witness took a seat and conversation
followed during which Mrs. Crocker told her that
deceased was young lady from Washington, and
called her Anna. She also said that deceased was
sick and had had child, but did not say when.
Mrs. @. further said that the young lady came from
Washington with letter of introduction to her
SELF for medical treatment. Mrs. @. said she
meant to take patients in the Office but had taken
deceased in on account f4he friend who sent her.
She also said that the gentleman who sent deceas-
ed was then in Baltimore; that deceased was a
young lady who had been seduced under promise
of marriage within week. Mrs. G. also gave the
witness to understand that it was friend of the
gentleman who sent her, who had seduced the
young lady; that he was man of wealth and be-
longed to kentucky.
On these and other facts contained in the depo-
sition of Miss Leavenworth the Coroner issued his
warrant for the rearrest of Mrs. Crocker on the
charge Of procuring the abortion of deceased with
fatal results. The process was accordingly placed
in the hands of Captain Turnbu and officer Rynd-
ers of tue Eighth Ward Police to execute, and late
last night they took her into custody at the Amer
can Hotel Broadway, near Houston street, where
she was stopping. This morning the prisoner was
taken before the Coroner, but the District Attor-
ney having decided that the matter now was out
of Coroner Hills jurisdiction, the further investi
CATION was transferred before Justice Osborne at
the Mayors office. The accused was therefore
committed for a hearing, which is named tor We'd
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