Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-25
From the New York Tribune Of Friday.
Dreadful Murder bY an Ahnrtionlst.


Dreadful Murder by an Abortionlst
On Wednesday evening one of the most horri-
BILE and heartless murders that have been record.
ed for years came to light in the Ninth Ward Of
this city. The circumstances are as follows 1--WE
cannot print the testimOny) MIR. James Ander-
son, tailor, residing aud doing business at No.
$40 Bleecker street, in Seventh avenue, month
or two since lost his wife about month ago
his daughter, Clementina went missing, and
few days after one Of his SONS who had gone to do
battle for his country, had been returned to him
dead, and still their was painful void in the
unaccounted-fOr absence of Clementina She was
handsome and winsOme young woman of twenty
years, in vigorous health but she had fallen be-
fore the dart of the cruel destroyer. In an evil
moment she had listened to the counsels of the
enemy who had laid wait for her, to accomplish
her ruin Months glided by, and her condition
admoniehed her Of approaching events. She was
decoyed away from her fathers house, to the
labyrinthne passage-ways and concealed rooms
in the howell of an Eighth avenue abOrtionist.
For four weeks her father and her friends
heard no tidings Of her. At last, on Wednesday
night, when few friends and neighbors were
gathering in her fathers parlor, the company
was stunned by tho introduction of the dying or
dead Clementina, who was rudely hustled into
their presence by two unknown men laid upon n
couch, and she was Il corpse. The carriage in
which she had been conveyed to the door OF that
itthers residence had also brought woman SO
deeply dyed in crime AS to have become caous
in its practice-that was tho curse who had aided
in the murder of Clementina f,r four dreary
weeks at the abortion establishment of Dr..
Edward Brown, No. 80 Eighth avenue, two doors
from the north east corner Of Fourteenth street
Her name is Eliza Gordon. DR. Tucker was
Immediately sent for, on the arrival of the dead
daughter of Mr.. Anderson. lie arrived before
the nurse could get away, aud lie detained her
She first stated that Miss Anderson had been
brought from Newbufg, where she had been
taken suddenly i'll, but subsequently contradctetl
herself, aud stated deceased had been an inmate
of the house Of Edward Brown, No. 80 Eighth
avenue, and that she had been sick of u plursy
and other complaints. Information was at once
sent to Capt Sebring, of the Ninth Precinct, who
caused DIR. Brown to he arrested forthwith.
Eliza Gordon was also arrested, aud they were
confined in separate apartments for the night.
Yesterday the inquest was held by Coroner
Rnnney, the investigation being conducted with
Gonsumate skill and ability. Around him was n
tine array of medical skill, consisting of Drs.
Fnel, Tucker, Hubbard, L. Rlnncy, II. ID.
kauney, Lnson and Hunter
DIR. Brown wus Examined, hut assumed tn he
ignOrhut oil the disease for which he had trented
Miss Anderson, ignorant Of the real symptoms of
that disease, Of the gentleman who engaged his
services, and Of the whole experience of the
Nefdnnt Clementina from the first moment she
euleIed his house. He maintained that she had
only heen under bis treatment about two weeks .
claimed that she must have been diseased before
applying TO him for treatment, and he was re
m.rkably ignorant ms to the uses of mountain
of instruments which had been found in one of
his operating rooms
His housekecper-so she claimpd to be--to
have heen Tor seven years-ElzI Gordon,
also gave testimony, but she too was the most
Ignorant creature in the world as to what Ind
happened under her own eye and treatment.
She was the nurse, but did not know what niled
her patient she treated her in certain mnnurr
but knew not why the doctor never told her
anything, and she never saw anything about Miss
Anderson that could lea,l her 10 even conjecture
what was the matter with her She had only
nursed her two weeks She never oonyurse1 with
her; she never saw my blood in the whole
course Of her seven years horrible expcrience in
the house Of DR.. Brown. when Dr. b was in
the room with n patient, she went into the store
and sold 'female pills to servant girls and
Others and supposed those pills were successful
because the same customers called again and
again. She knew nothing Of women having bern
penned up in that hell Of death, who had come
from Michig IN, New Jersey, and other places.
She was not the doctors mistress, but received
from him $3.50 year and her washing for what
she did for him-cooking aud nursing
Mrs Ann Shaw, washerwoman, produced
the last bundle of washing which she had received
from Dr. Browns hOusekeeper. When she got
It, it was bloody and otherwise soiel. She re-
ceived her first washing Of Clementinas clothing
three weeks ago. (Clemantna went a-missing
on the 18th of 0ctober) Mrs. s. had washed
bloody clothes belonging to ladies', for Dr. Brown.
for six seven years
When the case Of Clemintina Anderson Ind he
come hopeless, the cruel Doctor, having coucln
ded not to permit her to die upon his hands, sent
for Agustus L. Simms, painter residing at No.
l39 West Tenth Street, who had committed her
whom he had protessed to love to this Labarous
treatment AT o'clock on Wednesday af,er
noon, Simms called upon Dir. Brown and Eliza
Gordon promised to be ON hand with a carriage
at n O'Clock in the evening, and convey her
home to her fathers house. AT "a O'Clock he
was on hand with the carriage. DR.. Brown and
Eliza Gordon hauled the dying Clemcntina from
her murder-chamber, administered 'bfandy
sling" showed her into a carriage, aud Eliza went
in also, carrying with her the valise with The
clothing. Simms got into the carriage at first.
but told Eliza he wanted to say something to the
driver; 80 he got out, and fled. The carrjope
drove the last of Clementina to spend her expir-
ing breath on n couch in her wonted home.
The post-morem examination made hv Dir
Finnell revealed the fact that an abortion of the
most violent kind had been performed, and tl,lt
the poor girl had been literally killed by inches
Asustus l. simms is yet ut large, hut the police
nTe GU the lookout for him.