The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-11
The North adams Tragedy.

porresy Nathaniel Denver, AFRO = Norton Henry l.
ynsworth, and Elizabeth Macarthur.
The North adams Tragedy.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS --utSTs OF DECENTRALIZATION
DOCTORS, Ere.
From the Springfield Republican, Nay 81
A coroner uques; has been instituted the OF
died last week from supposed o'tnpt 70 conceal the 81
Tesss or her seduction by NJ. heSed the cashier Of
the village bank TIE testimony elected by II, so tar,
adds new mysteries and suese nov horrors TO the cass
and VII widen and deepen the public interest IN the
wsole cad history The Jury 81 inquest consists OF Dr.
Eepry II. Chnds, Of Pi,s6eld fGfsn-la, Dr. Horace
holmes Of South Adars D mel IouIs OF South Adams;
John Boden, Abel wethcrbec aud Harvey Arnold, Of
North Adams They commenced their examination
Friday last hut without concluding it, adjourned for one
The history Of Miss Brter's sickness ard death, as
already developed by testimony OF her parents aud
the phy sciaus, this On Sunday evening April 81,
Mss butler With another young lady, the ,use
rome ale, Mr.. L., Mss @, and the o'her young woman
each orlking glass; aud Mrs. Lhteaeld Little that was
left in hiss Buffers tumoler Ansf she got home she
complained Of being sick ct her stomach; her mother
gave Der some SINNERS IMMINENT tan old family med.
Hawkes. for. He thought her sickness indicated
POISON she complained Of pain in the stoma ch
exceeding loo per minute gave her hrs, morphine snd
asr calomel and niectous, aud after wards
continued the anodg ne treatment VII ch with mu,ilage
pursued until her death the next Sunday ornng
week stter being taken sick.
Dr. Hawkes. discovered Signs of pregnancy during the
week before Saturday abortion haviag been
tempted produced but not uuul that day--the day
before her deatndd he speak q Mss Butler Of her
asion, when she admitted might be possible; being
sss ed the time of Der falling she said it must be
year ago. then that IL was within ;wo weeks out being
tod by the pby that neither of
could be correct she said t while Mr. Lttleled
boarded in the family about six months her parents
appeared bundestruck the discovery Of ner pregnancy
ihey sad they did not suspect Il I'll the Docor told them
Of Saturday.
DR. saoin, of Uliamstown and Dr. Babbet, OF Adams
confirmed Dr. Hawkes. testimony.
The testimony Of the attending physicians Is either
perfectly reported by the North adams Trarsc they
her midi oft ha
case We cannot discover, from their evidence whether
abortion bad been produced before they called 10
sbe girl whether one followed IRON medicine taken
before, while she vas under their treatment; or
whether they, or Of them had anything 70 do with
procuring ore themselves. Not one o. them gave an
opinion as csuse Of death Several ysic.as
who did tire deceased testified experts from
hearing the other testimony.
Then here is strange piece Of testimony from Abia P
Butler brother uncle Of the deceased stating what
IS not developed oy any other witness BE speaking Of
the testimony OF toe attending physicians -Ofs Hawses
babn ana DAbbeG:-
''The statements given are different from what under
stood them sand By the ply scilns that - save tae
lie Of the el was necessary TO proclre aoorto5 they
vent through he operation, as understood; my wife
said she Gid wish 20 II the thing done
before morning; she went home, we're called IN the
night about ten O'Clock Or. Hawkes. tod AFTER Rarts
that they had an examination and found things as aey
expected child i've months along; nay
be mistaken about these things, but it is understood
chem ii Saturday night when the operation came oil,
rs supposed"
II apparent that the fotus removed before the
death: bu. when by whom and by what means are latt
dark mystery the testimony stands. THIS Mr.. Bat.
er's testimony would indicate that IL done by
scal operation by the attending phy scans on Saturday
night, April 80, and as means Of relieving her sickness
tben of weeks standing aud that the operation instead
Of beng Of any benefit, was the finishing stroke TO the
girls life. The testimony Of the medical experts is
ssent with this theory but that Of the attending ply
scans, 40 far as It suggests any theory would to
impression that the abortion perfected be-
fDre any OF them called, either by something
took Sunday, April "a with tue tie dranE at her
that evening by the ssnuers lnmen, given
by her mother, which reduces the time betGeen
and efectto severai hours, % Dr.. Hawkes. was called
about midnight and that they had simply been attempting
70 revive her from the results Of that operation Ins IS
al least, my stery No l.
But there s another perhaps connected perhaps dis
tnct mystery. Mr. Ltefeh, tho seiucer, was in at'en
dance less during Tho week Ct the girls Sickness
watched with her Monday nght-tne mother testfSiog
HAT she was IN the room all tue whletad went FOR ply
hiciaps Tor her Rev. br. Sanford testified that r II.
Wes of ihe directors OF the bank tod him, under
solemn pledge secresy, that among the correspon-
cence OF Lttedeo, left 10 ais hands letter coatsn
intmat0ns Of poison having been administered ~ ss
Butler and repeating testimony Ar SANFORD said
sr. Wells remark 10 the effect that the family Che
Buters) implicated by statements IN tne letter he
opened Tor Mr. Ltteaeld Ir Sanford sad nat he be
gan 10 express great Indignation when Mr Wells stop
psd, ana would not communicate any thing more. Tais
testimony only obta ned by the legal Compusion of
the Coroner Mr. Sanford break lis word With
Mr.. Wells, except as obliged by the la Mr. Wells him
self being called, refused absolutely to testify and got
on under the pea that his refusal IVES Deealse he might
cIin nate kimeoH
The examination closed at This point. TIE stomach
Rnd utsnes Of the deceased removed and given 10
Professor Cbadbourne, Of Williams College Tor chemical
examination and tne bottle OK MEDICINE (SknaeIs hal
tor On the night she taken scg is also 10 be
iyZed.
Or. Hawkes., IN the course or MS testimony, said that
Mette (he oeCeased) Saturday forenoon said that Mr.
lAteheic had never Intentionally wrong51 her. bat or
Saturday evening che raid 80, be wes.s villain wasn't
herr
Inc North Adams Tdscrit gives the following further
parhcuiafs Oh tue5eid, the ssducer and his scqusin
ance With The deceased -
Among Mr.. It,leheids accomplishments was that Of
being an excellent singer ard he pegiatey jcnod the
choir of the BaptEt church in this village soon be.
came its ea0er He Vas thug thrown the society OF
Mss Martha A. Butler, beautiful, accom- sned mo
dest girl, then only fifteen years old, who fle
leading singer and ambitious OK musical excellence. lie
gave her instruction III music, and under tns cloak
very frequent visittr at toe house Of her father
Tone of village merchsn) and also received her at
hs own house Quite family intimacy sprung up: so
much 60 that Mr. Lttleeid received boirder 10
Mr. Butler family during several weeks summer
his wife beng absent down East lie then piled his
wiles most assduouslg aud fatally Matte NILS But
ers ruin acconps hed by this artful Lo.haro sege
raj months ago; and natural fruits OF their crim
naiy begsn to be APPARENT il resolved 10 hide the
shame AT all hazards Whether poison ADMINISTERED
70 procure an abortion, mechanical means ussd the
Coroners Inquest will decide and wherever the gl ~
belong, their investigations will probably az rd r clue
t0h.
SINGULAR OCCrRRENcE-On the 9Th inst. several
persons engaged IN raising bell By me ana OF