, 1862-02-03
TEE STATE STREET TRAGEDY
THE EXAMINATION or WITNESSES,


An INQUEST was ,ci. o., Saturday af7cr,,,,,,
:,t tic Office If C. I. Bradley. Srrnr;n4,.,d,,,.
NJ Police, to inquire into TIC r,usc of tl,,,
<:e:,n Of Miss Abby Doasc, who il il a,]t,red
c:mc to her death from a1, operation npr.
formed apon her by a WOMAN named MADAME
Beaufort IN account oi whose transactions,
sn far as they are connected with tLa deceased
appeared in Our last issue. Carlos Haven,
Esd, District Attorney, conducted the iuves-
t'sattons on the part Of the people.
DE. Adams Of E1sin testified that lie assisted
at II post-1nortem Of the deceased at that city
on thc 2ath uit., at the requcct Of the county
justice. The causc OF death, i'll his opinion,
was peritonitis, caused by premature parturi-
fion- He further testified that he knew the
deceased, and that her moral reputation was
good With Huntoon, her cousin, he was
some ~"lat acquainted, but knew nothing Of
any intimacy existing between him and the
deceased.
DR.. Gore, the County Physician, testified
that he went to Eigin and saw the body and
made careful examination Of it after its re-
mosal to this city. His testimony WAS very
lengthy and detai1ed, and sufficiently estab-
Asneo &ae 1act that the deceased was the vic
I'M OF abortion. Hc further testified that he
llad visited the house OF h1adame Beauforta
found there the Instruments used for such
purposes
Mary Compton, ono OF the inmates Of Madame
Beaufort's, was next sworn. She testified that
Abby Doane, thu deceased, came to the house
about week before her death. Upon her ar
f1Sal tlie aladame informed the witness that
the new conner was sick with the dyscntery.
She first saw Huntoon there the Tucsday after
the deceased came, and he was there the most
Of the time until ler death, and took one
meal day there for several days before she
came In regard to Madame BIS connection
with the girl, she professed ignorance, farther
than that she had known her to administer
medicines. About the mar, Harper She knew
i1ttle, except that he lived in the house and
so1a Ahlments and veterinary nledieatlons OIL
o1ate street.
Inc s1rl Mary Willis, another ef the inmates,
1es11neo SUBSTANTIALLY thc same as the last
"1'hess' WIN Tue 1ono"ahs additions Hull
loon Went 1or Dr. Dodge at Tie request Of the
oeceasco' anu that harper and Madame
Bcanfort occupied the same room. Til1y
Thompson, the chambcrmaid, also corrobo-
,,..s, 80 ,r,,.,,' -. tr"' ''ls 49, Ia
'lainc VI 1aaanuc oeaulori was Jane OAeil,
ana that sue came herc from Buiialo. At this
s.aSe '"c examination was ADJOURNED Until
-iolaAt t'orhlnS III 1en ociock-
:, 'ne ,'o"'c Is 'ers oFaei eondcnsation OF
'hc c'loe''ec .aAen- Inc major portion OF 1t
M"s " 'ueo1..u i'alure anu uhht 1of puoaica-
t'1n. Doe.ofs ta,' -A'ner' 1Soss' Lsnde anu
+hara+,.,.- 49,. - s .,' M'',"' all' nlaoe
rr1.a: ~ n..u''ion'
n,,trs ,,roa,,r scon,s =, na;n, ~ VI ~. 1.'1 n-
,rr;,,r ...,.;,.,- - w., t ~
tr,xcT on1 so;1voor oc ,.;s ~,
.r;,,,a a1,noct 49,
I'D ~ a1ader,. pns,.o.. ~. ~ ~ ~ .'llu.'
80 >S F.1S"lA "no Ill
Ae4 AGictusat4 Inu shameless Calling mas pro-
duccd tlc death of the unfortunate ,rirl IF
.,,o o,.;,o,no ~ ~ 1,o 4.1-o,, s1,a1, -.
+1.o .,:7. ,,,c., 49, - ..:1, H..
1he su1it upon hc1 IL Will DC serElceable IN
showing up tile secrets Of this vile den, and
t1,e ch,ra,.pr If the G..ds Transmitting :, +1,;s
~ ~ o,~o' sp1'1D:; ~ LILO
ABODE OF abort1onl5fs, horse doctors, fortune
tcllcrs and other such pefsonamcs. Nothing
~.
pu' sueh i Sisi1a11on Is helcl sodon NIL ever
purify that establishment.
,y.,a 1u-,,
A"e 41AsA 11'a5;a4e- s1 %1en' aaleckss
Voefs'
Captain Robert Adams, Of tue IrisI, Briraf3e.
n.,,o 1,,.. or,,.oa l.,
WHO Was orucfed to Springfield and st. Louis,
las returned with twenty If +,,,. mon ,f t,,a
D, 49, w VI LII
o1'saue' anu Will orders from Major General
,.,,;h - win Ia .,a,. ~ 49,. '4a aoaH
""4>A Il VII W sect' Anae the soidtcr5 OF Mar
sl1alI+s Cavalry and Col, Alulliran's Rr;~od..
o'ts'"e
WHO ocSlrc to rctErn to their respective conf
hands are to hc Returned tho f1u,,+ar,,,z+or
~ t11S >to''. ee'41''stei
furnishing passes for that purpose. Most Of
1Ilc men of thc Rrinaf,, WIN ora e.r,.;,.- =,
..1 WV Ne se1@'nS III
oll'cr regiments, are desirons Of getting hack
under 1lIeir formrr command
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