New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-10

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Ter nrooety lie r.perted of his bargain ard one day
vert rron trip into TIE country fro which he never
,s,y,rsd To his lawful WIFE The latter took alarm
.s,.,,aiped that her tueIt husband was ACCOMPANIED
N liz fight BIZ Yong woman and received 10 follow
tie fypit:ves The Chicago CroH closes its article
With the statement that tie Old lady srived in thst
CITY and consulted with an experienced detective who
put her after scme rqures, the track Of tie guilty
rs,r who had gore further west. The wife says shs
q low prepared TO give hin full control Of her prop
er.y II be will but return alone TO his honA
F.r.r RrsCLT or An ABoRrIoy-Is Saturdays
TRIsusr We published q brief paragraph relating to
the death Of yourg woman in First avenue from the
effects Ct On abortion procured by doctor residing in
the Bowery Stree then the matter has been inv st
GATED by Coroner Gambe, and the doctor who per-
FORMED the operation has been arrested and committed
20 prison on chsge Of homicide. The rare Of the de-
ceased VS. sscertsined to be Mrs Phebe NJ Moss, q
native Of this city, eyed 70 years. The deceased lad
been recently married, and lived with her mother, at
No. rs First avenue. Il was while staying at the
resiaence Of er mother that the abortion was procured
From the evidence sd3uccd before the Coroner il ap
reared the, deceased wa about three moths pregnant
when she conceived TIE idea of having the operation
performed About three weeks ago she visited an ac-
ouairtsrce named Mrs Pierce residing in West Thirty
ninth street aud asked the latter 10 accompany her to
Il ctiice Of Dr. L. II Lines, No. 80 B)wery for the
os,ersbe purpcse Of being relieved Of some menstrual
,b,truotor The doctor, after holding sOue private
cobyersat;Cn with his patent, produced gilvsnc
battery snd through its instrumentahty the abortion
was Effected. After returning TO her home, on the
evening Of the day the operation performed,
he deceased wsA seized with the pains Of labor, and
sfftr fLfeipg le most excruciating agony she was
delivered Tie shock produced by the miscarriage
ras ateyere one and from which deceased never
recovered She continued 70 grow more feeble every
cav until her parents alarmed fer her safey sent for
the family physician Dr. McMuray of Fast Broa way.
But TIE medical skill Of this gentleman proved OF little
avail; the sufferer continued TO sick rapidly aud on
Monday evenr she died. An effort was then made
10 keep the matter secret from the Coroner but how
poorly It resulted the sequel will show. The affair
came TO the ears OF Coroner Gamble and bis deputy,
Dr. OHanlop, wien the latter made such inquiries
regarding the case Is warranted him in procuring the
arrest Of DR.. Lines, and placing the witnesses IN
proper state of security until inquest could be held
upon the body. The juiy rendered the following YER
DICT:
That sad Phebe NJ. Moss cane to her death by in-
fan naiiou @. the womb tie result of an abortion pro-
duo by DR.. =. III. Lines at No 35I Bowery, by the
application If gaysnic battery and that Mrs. Mary
Fierce of No. West Thirty ninth street was aces
SOW TO q fact. Futter We censufe DR.. McMurray
fer havir given certificate Of death, having at the
time 8 full knowledge Of the history Of tue cause CT
tie ceath of deceased thereby defeating the ends OF
justice.
iron the rendition Of tie above verdict, Coroner
Gemble aprourced that it was hs determination to
hold Dr. Lines and Mrs Pierce to ball. each in the sum
q =, GOO, to await the action of the Grand Jury
CIrr MoRTALIrr.-We leain from the report of the
City Inspector that there were 1870 deahs in the city
during the past week an increase of y as compared
with the mortality Of the week previous The increase
is aipy Ct cases Of diseases OF the ungs throat &c.
The following table exhibits the number of deaths
during TIE past two weeks among adults and child
zen, distinguishing Il Q fexes:
Week ending hlsy 1...., e 8. Isl - 4g7
Among the principal causes of death were the fol-
lowing: Consumption, - commissions (inantiel, -;
inflammation OF the lungs %; inflammation of the
BRAIN g. scarlet fever, Il; msrasmuJ Gnfante), IL;
drop,y in tho head 81 measles, 3; Group IL; bron-
chiis s. There were also deaths of congestion of
tie brain of dalrhes Of disease of the heart, of
hopping cough, . of inflammation of the bowels ; Of
tesbng, ~ Of smallpox, premature births, - still
suc:dea.
The following is classification of the diseases, and
the number of deaths in each class of disease during
the week: Bones joints &c, I; brain aud nerves,
49, generative organs, - heart and bood-vesses IL;
lungs. throat, &C., 1ii old age ); skin, &c, and
erupve fsyers i9 still born and premature births, 80;
stomach bowels and other digestive organs 81; uDcsr-
tain seat and general fevers %; urinary organs, A.
unknown, B. Total, 1870.
The number of deaths, compared with the CORE
spending weeks in 1856 and 1857, was as follows:
Week ending Nav lc 1SS..................,...1t
Week ending May 9, ta57........................32
Week ending May !, lSl5.,...... ....''.''''''''W
Week ending May 9, 1853.
Tie nativity table gives 1913 natives of the United
States, 80 of ireland, IS of Germany Of England,
Of Scotland and each Of Italy, British America aud
West Indies, and unknown.
MALE AND FEMME GAnRorERs.-Yester1sy morn
ibg about Io O'clock as Patrick Mcconnell, residing
q. No. l0j West Tweety eighth street, was passing
through Thirty fourth street en- bis way home, he was
stopped BY man ard woman in tie middle of the
Sidewalk, and before he was aware Of any danger, the
III known man struck hun on the head telling him to
tie pavement. TIE nan then caught him by the
threat and he'd him in bis PROSTATE condition, while
the voua1 ,ied lis pockets, tax ng thelefrom silver
watch gold dollar, a pocket-knife and receipt
Mcconnell screamed loudly for assistance but his cres
in that sparsey settled neghbcrhood were OF no avail.
The thieves having taken all the valusbles they could
ind about bis person, of Shortly afterward, oi.
car Russell Of the Twentieth Precinct met Mcdonnell
in pursuit Of the thieves and, joining in the chase
overlook ard arrested the woman. The man escaped
By Jumping fence and secreting himself in some dAIk
lot or alley The woman was taken TO the station