The New York herald., 1862-11-23
THE EICHTR AVENUE ABORTION CASE.

The Post Morfem L xa aminntion-yerdiet IN
OF the Jury. SC.
The investgasn into the circumstances attending the
desth or Miss Cemeniina Anderson concluded yes
erisy afternoon at the Ninth precinct station house,
before Rannsy. former thsroom
was crowded to its utmost capacity with the friends Of
deceased and others equally interested in the result Of the
inqusiton. The following is a report OF the proceed
ings
PoLIcnhAS's OBSERVATIONS.
Ihvd Lindsey, OF the Ninth precinct police, deposed
that the evening the leih inst, he his
beat in Eighth avenue Fourteenth street, he OBJ
served carriage drive up; saw man leave the
rage and 90 towards the house where the lady came
from he then back, and. after saying something
20 the driver handed him money the carriage then
drove or and the walked towards Fifteenth street.
a. he was in hurry; was standing the opposite
corner while all this transpiring old man,
about dfty years OF age. the Doctors shop he was
stout built man there was a boy on the carriage box
besides the driver and he got into the carriage when
drove Of examined Or. Brownies holse this afternoon
and the bloody clothing exhibited; found the cloth
ing on the third floor bed in the back room, third
story found spots OF blood there oilcloih
covering the foor the house well furnished in all
other respects before the carriage drove OF the
man already alluded 10 came up to me and remarked
She has been getting fixed OF = did not know what
he had reference to- else might have intercred and
prevented the departure Of the carriage: the who
got out OF the carriage thiu built wore
black whiskers ane mustachc
THE CHARACTER or DR. BROWNIES HoCSR.
Andrew G. Bauvelt. OF No. ~ Jane street. dcposed
foDws - policeman, attached to hc sixteenth pre-
c9c during The past fifteen mnahs my beat has been on
t-hih my attention has been called times
ae premises No 81 Eighth avenue: on several ocoa
have ladies the at late hours Of
thc night they generally drove in carriage and ap
crea g watch er an tanitv when was absent 10
s1ier tins hsSe have seen the hocsekeeper an
h1ats Of the Eght she genaray had night KEY. and
-; q without mAkins any noise the reputation of the
N, Hs NaH tt#F 4N. lael rr .It
aNHt 6 ta cpe occasion when met the Doctor at his
IS : ~ he sad he had got ? patient in fourtcent!
Who paid him fye hundred dollars for treating
hr 1 disease OF the womb never heard any disturb
there q might, or screams il from female il
distress ~ not SuoW Simms or the deceased
MISS AGNES MANN'S STATEMENT.
hgncs Mann, Of SO Bleccker street deposed as fnl
law' ~ am milincr and hal trimmer WAS acquainted
WIG deceased ever since her childhood was living at
decc3seis house the time she disappeared this
carei % this day four woeks was not present when
sht Ell On the morning 81 the day she left she said she
waS gong = Newburg shc asked me if would stay
hume and take Of the house while she gone;
sa'i could not be home on Monday, but would ea.
dravcr 70 stay the rest OF the week asked her the
so why she eft her fathers house at such time and
wls demonstrated With her upon leaving her fathers
house, and getting married after her mothers
death sho said she would think over the subject and
erhaps she would not go; the evening however, when
fsine hcme,i found that She had gone;
head from her after that on The next wednes
ay sister, in reply to letter written
by he Of deceased stating that she had not been
Nesburg she said she going my sisters she had
~ other acquantances there, except those with whom
telling me the truth when she said she going
Ne"barg was present the night deceased brought
home was in the basement, and, hearing the noise Of
n- dog barking IN the entry went up stairs saw de-
CEASED lying on The sofa, apparently lifeless she was
nat she died; she only lived about five minutes
hreathed very slow know Augustus l.. Simms have
bsn acquainted with him for nearly tw years; the first
tnie ever saw him was when he came to my sisters
WITH deceased for the purpose of spending the evening in
C''Gaany with deceased next him at deceased's
10 se when went TO board there, which was
year ago last July NJ to last July simms not very
n',mste With deceased since then lc has been to the
10 = almost every evening he used 10 come about half
as seven OF eight O'Clock ana remain until eleven or
twelve o'clock he would then start TO leave and deceased
" % accompany him to the door and stay there general
y gau ie asleep; have known sirnms TO stay all
Bisnt he did so three times slept in the back and
ae aod Ccmentna occupied the trout there
ped IN the front room; Cenenna said they sa, up all
night; noticed any improper intimacy between
thsm never saw anything to lead to suspect that
there was any Simms generally came in through the
basement door and left the way suspected
deceased was pregnant her father never told me
that she was in that condition until after she dis
apcsred deceased was not very commemorative she did
rot tel me any OF her secrets noticed that she
SICK or that her appetite bad few weeks before
Size eft she seemed TO be very fond of pickles she never
tod me that she was engaged TO Smms never heard them
coayeTsing upon the subject Of matrmony; recognize
the aadeiciothinz and jewery now shown me as that Of
decessed THE articles IN question we're found at the
hsrwoman house and at fr. Brownies establishment
'tok deceased ouy took two dresses With her when
hna~e the third story bedroom. wh ell was there with
tho police when deceased lett she did there
sny one going with her have known her 10 out with
S,mms in the evening
TESTIMONY or CHARLES H. sIANs
Charles n sains, residing st No lSs West Tenth
- ct, deposed that be the brother OF Augustus l.
siinuis. DID not know where he was; last saw him
"a Tuesday Al his house have not heard IRON
HIM since then do not know that he has
gne Oft of town my sister says that he said he
,h- out q town, brother has shop he nothing
bui mechanic; 10 not know that he is worth anything
"a money stocks he IS in debt FOR board ne may have
s'"e money without my knowing II; old not hear my
brother ever speak deceased knew deceased BY sight
heard my brother say that he engaged TO be
'rfed 10 deceased during the past four weeks have
knra nv brother be absent an night my brother
David Ce we're arrested for i'll treating female
never heard my brother speak oi taking anybody to
Ie'n,ie physician.
SAMUEL TowNLEy's EVIDENCE.
Samuel Tovnley deposed tina, he lived in the
house with Mr.. anderson have known simins by
si-ht. but never had any conversation With him /
htsa seen him going IN and out ol the house at al
y, q the night these visits occurred since July last
never saw any Improper intimacy exist between de
ased and >inms saw simms there two or three days
bcirc deceased left; never saw any other visitors
there have known smms 10 come cnt Of deceaseds
Ia neui IS late O'Clock in the morning IN the
nin = July last heard oonvelsarion between
ec ssd aud simErs, which len suspect that there
- .oHething Improper going on
EVIDENCE or DEcEAsED's BROTHER
Tome. Anderson r., depossd that hc the brother
f"eaase vas p-esen, when his sister eit the house
r ~ III aer1soon about four O'Clock; she told wit
~ 'h' lie was going 70 Newbuig, and wanted him 10
IA" housc until her return; she did soy when
e- v'ui return she took black vase with her; the
r..rced j. like the one she had ~ Ter possession
derftsed alone when she took her depart.
weeks ago saw Augustus Simms
IL. corner % Plcecker and Perry streets he
ta e. aid get some clothes or my sister, he said
the country; the following night saw hun
sgair when he said he disappointed because bad
Tie cotbes with me; he wanted two chenisss and
ticnat asked him where my sister was. and he said
q y 10 the couutfy,i have not sess him since.
pR. BiowNE wASrs TO DISPOSE or CHILD.
Wary Anre Bickford Of No 90 Eighth avenue. deposed
1liows:-l do not know nr. browne. know Lizkic
tsrd he came into our store and asked Us u we want
~ v al npt cbd she SAID that the child born Al
lr aSacs atd thst the mother had leit IT, said We
do 90 want the enid weeks afterwards the
tsg bui there 1 funeral of KIND
this secured about yesr ago never heard of
.ther children bein. blrn there about
wrrk AGO this told thHi there
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