The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-14
COroness' lnquests.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF YOUNG WOMAN-suPPOSED
CASE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CASE.
For ssout week past Coroner Hill has been secretly
investigating Q case Of supposed abortion, wherein
young about nineteen years Of age named Anne
Elizabeth Smith, died uncsr very suspicious crcam-
stanees at the medc. institute OF Mrs. Abbey s. Crosk
err situated at No. $50 Houston street. The death
reported the Eighth ward polcs the 9th iast and
on the Coroner proceeding 70 ths place in question: he
found that certificate Of dsa.a from congestion Of toe
luz gs had been by Dr. CLEVELAND OF No. OIL Hoos
ter street. The suspicious ct the Coroner aroused
however, and he ordered post mortsm examination Of
the body /, be made when /. clearly SHOWN by Dr.
DoIcghs the physician performing the task that the
had been ne and hat an abortion hsd b.en
effected within previous to her death, and this,
in his opinion the Of dissolution, and
Reston Ihe lungs, DE- Ceeveand haa declared. A
jury ihen eDpannseo 70 inquire into The merits OF
the case ard q mAss OF testimony WAS taken BY the
coroner not hns Of wn'ca no S..ia, w sad
ssen csased who the unfortunate female was,
fuit1er ,hsn she ts!d came IRON Washington, G.
Ms Ctcser, bang sworn oeposed that tne deceased
ssnt TO Ter house by a gentleman named Nelson,
Who resided somewhere IN the Soutai that sue came to
her institute about the % ult labort1s fto severe
Sickness; Mat sne prescribed Tor IN tne usual
II at she became apparently much Improved IN
health much that MAS able GO go out to this
deceased becan ILL., with What Mira Crocksr
poed was il famn alton OF the bowels Dr. eHyrlant
called hisO Dc. ful0 boh ior
and astldtd her. On nday an, Tuesday the pat,eat
became nngy i'll GA he evening OF tue lat day
mentioned the eceased gradually sunk, and ex red ia
great sgony 7he witness denied ALI kpo wedge
II beirg caused upon ceteased ah ugh she
tsld she she had been effn0 and upou
uoSii deceased relative 10 1t, r1ceved evasise
swer The lestinony Of Dr. Ceaveiano asJ taken 10
which he stated that he net acquainted with Mrs.
O. ccser ana never mad any conversation with her pre-
Sious being called upon attend the discussed The
Landlord Of the premises occupied by Mrs. Croker
vas also examined. ano oesoaed mat he becaae
sequsnted with the fact of oecea,eds death from the
family who resided Dext door that hiakiog the
the Cooner's services wee IequrrG he gave
alton u the death 10 Captain rurnou who thre
grof Dad tie Coroner noihed me case WAS postponed
ff 10 dry with the htpe O haueg out tne ceia
liver oil the deceased, bus IN yhio large amber Of
x.aioen We. Ia, ti,ef ngh seemed
have h.tn tpro~h upon the iDyste Gaze Inc Cbco
int1 dsy GUIDE The case, and
tie evidence, gave the ctse to tue
jury, otter cue de Des,on tenoeied tss tooSiag
VERDICT:
We, the ia 'ors duly 70 Investigate the cause
If 6ta;h Anne smith, lately deceased at No $50
HGuon street ind that deceased her
the effects OF abortion that Mrs Aooy y CfOcxer
Dr. f. w. Cissveland and Dr. r. G. johnson were Attend
ing as pby.icisns At the tune OF her death
semue $. Davis }. Sauncers.
Eugene Du Puy, W. j. Mclean
H. Wil,on. 5. Il Siei2hter.
During the early Iart Of the inquest Mrs Ctoc&sr aud
Dr. johnson he surv- i&nce OF the police;
the coDciusion OF the investig there beog
adduced sgsinst them warrant the Coroner In
astIg them, they not arrested ano axe nov en-
JOY ing their nbeTty Mean xhile information has been
deceaseo; but 1T Is hoped that lew days the
will be revealed. The pudv has been temporarily placed
in o vault tina, the ends reatives OF
have an opportunity of identifying 1t.