The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-27

wv w UhEk AND IEtNhi&tEs
Before Hon. Judge Balconb.
OF. 26-7N Peopl, chats COL - he defendant
Doctor Cobel indicted for having procured an abortion
Amelia Weber, and thereby causing death on the
10th of May last The accused II about hny eight years
q age and cf France Al the time ~ the alleged
offence he residing 81 second street and vas
practising physician. lie states that the deceased came
TO him IS an old acquaintance and asked 70 prescribe
for her for Influenza and apparent pulmonary affection
which he did that she subsequently exposed 10 in
element weather and caught additional cold which led
Y an Inflammation q the lungs and other consequent all
menis which resulted IN her death.
The Judge inquired a the District Attorney N there
would be any other business for the court ~ the Jury
not emranncled might be discharged.
The District Attorney said be would certainly have some
business for special Court Of over TcrEner but he
could not say when until be communicated with the
Mr. ysndervoor, the Clerk, said that SPECIAL over
and Ternner were called there should also &c special
INC Jurors no, sworn the present a discharg
ed for the day.
Tho District Attorney opened the Ne said that the
prisoner charged with manslaughter causing
death ~ Amelia Weber married woman, wife Of hotel
Keeper living ~ the interior q tho state She 70
thN cty but did not communicate 20 her husband that
she was N the family way she went 10 Dr ,ohels with
ont her husbands knowledge Nv. Cobel performed
abortion her and she became dangerously m he called
~ another physician, but did communicate u him the
II her illness She died in q few days Afterwards
and wse hurryedly buried
amer a number q challenges were exercised on the
part o. Vic accused Ny his counsel the following Jurors
vere cinpanneled -
l-ltarrIeon Hall John Case.
s-loFenh 6 Law s--Chas. ~ lee,
abraham fehcr. o-Hasap r. White
s-t@yd : Page, loWn L. johnson.
5-ia' hard Hogan. il-Fdward ~ Miller,
b--JeremIah frost lg-t,eo pranlard
Henry Weber, the wIdowof Of deceased examined Nv
nc Ihsrit Attorney, dcnoFed-I SIDE al warnervile
IN scLohare county J an hotel keeper aud tanner.
married 70 the de- easod. Amelia IN October 1855
she ef mo a. e tbs city 5ih May ast Jaw her
next - the 10th ~ MAY, when she deaI. il was in
the ho-se az ~. Cobel. 81 second street / saw ber
dead 7 had received letters from nr Coicl Uct,ers
produced, written ID the German anuuacel / received
those ctts came ~ the city receiving the second
letter. vent a. IN CUhol house and asked him how
nv wife wa. ard no said she dead tnat hal come
too late sfkod hun how i happened That should find
nv wife b. house b. ssd that she was rq ring Tor
m and that the came a. his honse on count n being
tcry eek Z asked him i my wife had bco1
SO her frcDde sna h. told ne m asked hin What
heavy cold that ~ cold struck f. Der lurgs end then 10
tT htarn ~ -d fLst she rot o bcttof end thai he
rad writer 4 ~ y ssy list she could come homo newt
wtf4. as<rd him how j he bad 90, ttd sgan. b.
ssa eic went ost tia rsined q day lha b. rot wet
W "0Eh ahd Ealrr bel went - ~ and never stool np
ssat , asked hin Wy b. t.d 49, et Know ihs' nv
e Wa ~ td, that might come aud have Unntefsa
q. ~tf tof ~ an Ncfrd uo tts. eGc l ne nave
t.t. Nf'tt tN iuc tn t i4p EueV 8ne vua 80 ~.
e i# w tst yUe .tr tli hal Il elata. ~ &o
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