New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-21
Dreadful Murder by an Abortionist.
IN Wednesday eysnips- ono of the most horrible

The circumstances are ab loioWs I'VE cannOJ pThht
tie testimony: Mr. James Anderson, tailor, resid.
ing and doing business at No. 80 Blocker street,
the esteemed sexton Of the Central Methodist Church.
in Seventh avenue, month or two since lost his
wife; about month ago his daughter, Clementina,
went missing and few days after one OK his sons
who had gone to do battle for his country had been
returned TO him dead and still there was painful
void in the unaccounted-for absence of Clementlna.
She was handsome and winsome young woman OF
twenty years in vigorous health, but she had fallen
before the dart of the cruel destroyer. In an evil
moment she had listened TO the counses OF the ene'
my who had laid wait for her, to accomplish her
ruin. Months glided by, and her condition admon-
ished her Of approaching events She wac decoyed
away from her fathers house, to the labyrnthine
passagc.ways and concealed rooms in the novel OF
an Eighth avenue abortionst.
For four weeks her father and her friends heard
no tidiugs of her. At last, on Wednesday nigh,
when a few friends and neighbors were gathered in
her fathers palor, tho company was stunned by the
introduction Of the dying or dead Clementna, who
was rudely hustled into their presence by two
unknown men, laid upon a couch, and she was a
corpse. Tie carriage in which she had been con-
viewed 10 the door Of that fathers residence had also
brought woman 90 deeply dyed in crime as to
have become caous in its practice-that was the
nurse who lad aided in the murder Of Clementina
for four dreary weeks at the abortion establishment
IF DE- Edward Brown, No. 81 Eighth avenue, two
docrs from the northeast corner Of Fourteenth
street. Her name IL Eliza Gordon. DIR. Tucker
was Immediately sent for the arrival Of the dead
NJ. Al lTa arrived Ipfore the
uur.s could yet away, and he detained her. She
FIST stated that Mis- Anderson had been brought
from Newburg, where she bad been taken suddenly
i'll, but subsequently contradcted herse aud stated
deceased had been an inmate Of the house Of Dr.
Edward Brown, No. 81 Eighth avenue, and that
she Lad been sick Of pleursy and other complaints
Information was 40 once sent to Capt. Sebr ing OF
the Ninth Precinct, who caused Dr. Brown to be
arrested forthwith. Eliza Gordon was also arrested,
and they were confined in separate apartments for
the night.
Yesterday the inquest was held by Coroner Ran
ney. the investigation being conducted with conslm
mate skill aud ability. Around him was fine ar-
ray Of medical skill, consisting OF Ore. Fnell,
Tucker, Hubbard l.. Ranney, IL. ID. Ranney Lin
con and Hunter.
DR.. Brown was examined, but assumed to DO ig- I
norant OF the disease for which he had treated Miss
Anderson ignorant of the real symptoms of that dis
ease, Of the gentleman who engaged his services, |
md II the whole experience Of the verdant Clemen-
tina from the fret moment she entered his house. /
lie maintained that she had only been under his
treatment about two weeks; claimed that she must
have been diseased before applying to him for treat
nent aud he was remarkably Ignorant rs TO the uses
Of mountain Of instruments whichhad been found in
one Of bis operating rooms.
lis houscAeeper-so she claimed 10 be-to have /
been Cor seycn ycars-Eza Gordon, also gave testi-
mony, 5ut she too, was tue most ignorant creature
IN tho world as to what had happened under her
own eye and treatment. She the nurse, bu,
did not know what allied her patient; she treated
Der in a cerAin manner but knew not why; the
DOCTOR never told her anything, and che never saw
anything about Miss Anderson that could lead her 10
ovoa conjecture what was the matter with her. She
had only unused her two weeks she never con.
yeisod with her; sLo never saw any blood in the .
whole course Of her seven years horrible experience /
in the house Of DR.. Brown. When DR.. q. was in
the room with patient she went into the store and
tod female pills" to~eryant girls and others, aud
supposed those pills were successful, because the
me customers called again aud again. She knew
nothing OF women having been penned up in that
BEL of death, who Lad come from Michigan, New
Jersey, and other places. She was not the doctors
uis,re - Lu. received from him $50 year and her
washing for what sLe did for him-cooking and
uuning.
Mrs Ann Shaw, n stsherwoman, produced the /
last bundle Of washing which she had received from
Dr.. Blown's housekccper. When she got il, il was
bloody and otherwise soilel Size received her fret
wishing Of Clcmep,ina's clothing three weeks ago.
ICl8mcn.na went a-.uissng on the 9th Of Ocober.)
Mrs. :. had washed bloody clothes belonging TO
ladies. for Dr. Blown, for Elk or seven years
When the case Of Clementna Anderson had be-
come hopeless, the cruel Doctor, having concluded
no, TO permit her 10 die upon his hands, sent for
Augustus l.. simms, painter, residing At Nc. l39
West Tenth street. who had committed her whom lie
had protested to love to this barjarous treatment.
st . O clock on Wednesday afternoon, Smms called
upon Dr.. Brown and Eliza Gordon; promised to be
ON hand with q carriage at ocloc, in the evening,
and convey her home to her fathers house. At u /
o'clock he was on hand with tho caniage Dr..
Blown and Eliza Gordon hauled the dying Cleuen.
tina from her murder-chamber, administered a
" brandy sling, showed her into the carriage, aud
Eliza went in also, carrying with her the yalise with
the clothing. Simms got into the carriage at first, /
bat told Eliza he wanted TO cay something to the /
driver; 80 he got out, and fed. The carriage drove /
tho lat q Clemenina 70 spend her expiring breath
on a couch in her wontad home.
TAo posi-mortom Examination made BY Dr. Fin.
nell revealed the fact that an abortion of the most
violent hind had been performed, and that the poor
air had been literally killed by inches. To-day the
Cosolor sill resume tho inquest when Tho testimony
of tho sargeons " III Be given. Augustus l.. Simms