The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-12-05
Horrible Abortion Case.


character, daughter OF James Anderson
an esteemed citizen Of New York. The
cause q this sad history is q young man
about town, passing fora dandy" named
Augustus L, Simns. The following fea-
lures OF Tie case We copy fromthc World:
Ii appears that sometime previousto her
death, Miss Anderson left her fathers home
very suddenly, and without stating whittier
she was going. Every effort to ascertain
her whereabouts proved unavailing, and
the search ior her was abandoned
About O'Clock or Wednesday evening
p carriage drove to the door of her fathers
from which two men and q woman alight-
ed. bringing with them Miss Anderson, re-
duced almost to a skeleton by sickness and
i'll treatment They dragged the poor girl
up the steps and left her in the hallway
Mr. Anderson at once recognized her. and
perceived that she waSin dying condition.
DR.. Tucker, ply si3ian residing near by,
was called in, but the victim was dead
when he arrived The two men escaped
but the woman was detained. She gave
her name as Eliza Gordon, housekeeper for
DR.. Edward II. Brown, SO Eighth avenue,
and admitted that Miss Anderson had been
an inmate Of the house The woman was
arrested and placed in custody. Captain
Sebring then proceeded to the residence Of
DR. Brown. whom be arrested Upon
searching the premises at 50 Eighth avenue
instruments for procuring abortions we're
found in great numbers. There were also
books and papers containing the names of
parties on whom the doctor had previously
operated In one Of the small rooms was
a bed saturated with the blood Of recent
victim.
The inquest was held ct the Ninth pre-
cinct station house yesterday afternoon, by
Coroner Ranny, who is determined to give
the matter . very thorough investigation.
Il is said that the unfortunate girl must
have died previous to being brought to her
late residence and that she was sent to her
fathers house a corpse.
The first witness called was Dr. Edward
Brown, the person at whose house Miss
Anderson had been staying for treatment
His testimony was to the effect that gem
tleman whose name he didnot know, called
upon him and made arrangements to have
lady come there and board who was in
delicate health. That she came and re-
ceiYel treatment OF him for pleurisy: he
did not know that she was pregnant and
denied all knowledge of the abortion. 1t
was his custom TO have ladies come from
the country in this manner. lie was to
have $50 if he restored the lady to health
and nothing il he did not. On the night
when Miss Anderson left his house he con-
sidered her much better, and gave her
brandy sling about five minutes before she
went away. lie did not know the name
OF the gentleman who was to pay him the
500 and had not yet received the money.
He did not keep public ng-in-hospital,
and was not in the habit of producing
abortions: had done such things when they
became medical necessities.
The testimony Of this witness was very
vague and indefinite throughout He was
evidently 10th to tell what he knew in the
matter, and grew nervous and excited at
times when the coroner questioned him
closely upon certain points.
Mrs. Eliza Gordon, the housekeeper for
DR.. Brown, was called. She stated her
name as Lizzie Gordon. She said:
Miss Cementna Anderson, the deceased
came to our house about two weeks ago in
the evening. \ gentleman whose name |
don't know, brought deceased there; | did
not see her until the next morning; de-
ceased complained OF being sick; at dinner
time the next day she told me she had a
pain in her head and side: she vOmited the
first day in the afternoon: | saw no blood
about the bed that day; on the third day
she grew worse and had a bad cough and
i,,L -, IL. @h, 1oofr, al STR
her side near the hip; | was in the habit Of
dressing and undressing the deceased; |
never saw the doctor nor any one else use
any instruments upon her; during the last
three or four days she seemed better, but
coughed great deal and expectorated
considerably; the day she went away she
felt pretty well, and ate some dinner; a
gentleman came for her in the afternoon
about two o'clock, and said he would come
to take her away about = o'clock in the
evening, which he did; there was another
man on the box of the carriage with the
driver; he begged me to see the deceased
home; she told me that she was going to
her fathers at $40 Blocker street; deceased
appeared very faint when she got into the
carriage; got frightened, and requested
her to come back and stay all night; the
gentleman who was to accompany us to
Blocker street got off the carriage as we
started, and never saw him again; de-
ceased did not speak during the journey;
when We arrived at her fathers house the
driver begged me to take her in; deceased
groaned in the carriage as if she felt un-
well. She was alive when she reached the
house, but only lived few moments; her
father was present when we entered; he
said he had been very uneasy about her,
and that she had been away four weeks. I
was asked where deceased came from, and
I said, from Newburg; this was at the re-
quest of deceased, made before we arrived
at her fathers house. There was no in
mate in DR.. Browns house when deceased
came The last lady who was there was a
lady from Adrian, Michigan; didn't know
her name. The gentleman who took Miss
Anderson away was tall, slim person,
dark eomplexioned, with moustache and
whiskers. He was about thirty years OF
age, and was dandy in appearance. He