New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-23
ARREST or AN ABORTONIST

Last evening Sergeant ' IN Hagen Of the Tssese>A
Precinct spprehenoed g woman named Martha HaSsos.
cNarged with producing an sbortoa on the ro.sss q
Hannah jane Tsppin young girl only ssven<ea
years Of sge which reeuted in the death Of Miss rsp
pin. The parties resided in the City Of PaisisphiA
and il wes at the heuse Of the Hudson that the
Girl died about fortnight ago. Mia Tappin bad. up
to the time OF her mysterious disappesrsocs bssa b
the enjoyment Of good health and the suddsoness -
her death. q few days after she eft her homo sn1
fiepds excited considerable suspicion An invssgs-
ton was entered rto BY the Coroner and the feet ~
vesled that the young girl, believing that she vs.
erceinte by young man ns ned Danlsp, rePsirsd 70
the house Of Mrs. Hudson, who performed "a oPers-
ton tina. caused the death OF Mss Tsppn. The sss1-
mony of the physicians who made the post-mortsn
examination showed that the decessed had not ben
snceiate. The Jury rendered verdict
Tho, III. de.,h Of Hannah JAM Tsppin osassd ~
tous producs< ~ the Of Instruments In ne hasAs
Martha Hudson while attempting TO produce 40 abortion 49,
john HUDSON the husband M.ss Hudson aud Robert Don
Top 'essories before the iAeI'
Warrants were issued for the arrest Of the parties.
bat Mrs. Hudson was nowhere to be found, and u was
soon learned that she hsd fed the city. The cthss
parties were taken in custody and committed TO pseo-
No clue a. TO the whereabouts Of Mrs. Hudson could
be obtained but the authorities, under the impressna
that she had gone to NewYork, Disqualification ofoos
to this city, Their search here, assisted BY the detect
i've force, met with no favorable results, ssd Il IVES
concluded that size had secretea herself elsewhere.
About swe.k ago Sergeant Van Hagen, white psse
ing up the Eighth in bis unf,rm, had his "
tenton drawn toward the singular actions of female
whom he met coming out of store. She appeared
greatly sg,ted and closely vIling Der face, haired
forward. The officer at once made up his mind th3
somethirg was wroIg; that the woman vas either IN
sane or had been ss sing from the stors whence sss
had Just come ard feared arrest. He followed her 70
No 200 West Thirteenth STREET where he subsequently,
made inquiries concerning her. but only learned that
she recently came from Ph lsdelphs, and hsd aotsA
very strangely since her arrival Theee fa0s
were communicated 10 the Deputy Sapehotss-
dent, and it was finally thought that shs
might be the Philadelphia abortlonist. close wsSsa
was kept upon her movements until yesterday even
ing when she was taken in custody and conveyed TO
Police Hesdqusr.ers. The Sergeant, upon entering
| her room, said, Is rot your name HudsonP "Ne,
she replied, my name is Brown" 81 kaow better, :"
said the tficer and It's wonder you don't recoles>
me; I've been on here two weeks looking for yea. !"
The accused Immediately gave herself up, and soa-
ssed everything come c,ed with the affair. She ssa1
that she was going on to Philadelphia 10 give esrsek
up, but was afraid that they would hang her. Sss
al conessed to other CT of equslly revolving
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