The New York herald., 1862-12-14
THE EIGHTH AVENUE ABORTION CASE.

The EiGHTH AVENUE ABORTION CASE.
ross-hxamination or witnesses Re
sumou-Testtmony OF Drs. Finaell, Ram
Aey Ana Hunter-Dr. Browne's Instru
.ments-MOtiOn TO Have Him Discharged
On Bail Not Allowed, &c., sc.
Before City Judge McCunn at Chambers
DEC l3-Dr. Browne, one Of the parties implicated il
the Eighth avenue abortion case brought up agar
oeore City Judge Mccunn, at Chambers to-day for th
purpose Of giving his counsel Mr. Henry l. Clinton, al
opportunity to witnesses who testified
on The coroners inquest The Doctor was brough, up
charge Of Mr Mullen keeper Of the Tombs He conducted
himself with much sang frod and GOODNESS during thu
whole proceedings taking notes Of many of the points
and on several occasions making suggestions to his coun
as to the to be pursued conducting the cross
| examination.
All the testimony taken related to the appearance the
body Of the deceased presented when the post moren
examination was made. Much Of it was without any
special interest, except to medical men, and for that
reason we have omitted it in our report Of the pro
ceedings. -
nf Thomas G. Fnnel the first witness called, and
that the Goth OF November last in connection
with Drs Hubbard, Tucker, Conolley Ranney ana Hun
,er no performed the post mortem examination on the
y uoa. u Inc deceased. Great part OF his testimony
IN reference 10 the appearance OF the body as to the
aon the Young lady had been in and whether an abor.
tion had been produced
q Was pyema in your Judgment the immediate cause
q What is pyemag A. Poisoning the blood with mat
| Q. This disease is not peculiar to females? No sir
IS II not produced by variety Of causes-n short
| ahylhmg which causes infammatong A. The causes
"uich produce Inflammation are not the causes which
| produce pyema.
,, g May not pyema be produced by taking cold A.
Not directly the Inflammation produces something else
1 first, and then pyema may come afterwards ~N
Y IN tnas way may taking cold produce pyemae A.
mater forms as the result Of taking cold, which it
Q. Did you see any instruments which were in the
possession o. the defendant, Dr. Browne if So when and
where A. was shown instruments at the station
mouse sad to beleng to DR.. Browne was shown them
by the Coroner ~
Q. Particularize those instruments A There were
several spoon handles pen holder with piece of wire
altacnea piece OF whalebone with piece OF wire at
.0hea, spa,as x!.h S-,ss rod attached handle
altered TO forceps porte crayons with salt
tard bone spoons at each end Of them; tack puer with
handle glass syringe with long nozzle pipc-the
whole ten inches long: large glass nstru.
mont without name; it hollow and had the appear
ha, me- d am.g peen syrnge one end was closed with
substance containing cowch catheer bogues and wires
attached and belonging to them cames hair brushes and
sponges tied 70 handles that all recocCt now there
was but one glass instrument without name
Please state whether, among the instruments just
specified there any, and If what instrument which
first surgeon ana physician ought not TO have for
professional purposcsS A. The only Instruments among
those mentioned likely TO be used by surgeon or physi-
can would be the cathcter, bogues, syringes and
Sponges.
q Are t,esaF meutone in your last answer) all among
tne colieciiv enumerated IN your preceding answer
wnch yo, vame for professional purposes A. As near
as can - collect. thoy are.
Y Ava ali the other Instruments you have particu
arzS having been said 70 bolons 10 the defendant
scp would not be used for legitimate professional pur
lnc doctor was shen cross examined To the share he
took in dissecng body OF the deceased and testified
tha; he had performed the whole o. the operation az the
post mortcm examination, and that showed very ey
dent signs that the deceased had bccr an Interesting
condition, also that abortion had been produced
Dr. Henry D. Ranney, beiugSsworn, testified that ne
assisted at the post alton spoken Of by the
witness, and in connection with the doctors named
he attended the dissection made about houn before
the post morem examination was hed; DR.. Hunter and
acdica student whose name he did not remember were
present at III. dissection Dr Hunter performed most OF
Che actual dsscction wEess thought he did not perform
auy OF aud that r Hunter used vhe knife alone AT
that first examination all the organs were examined that
were examined at the second, which, think, has been
correctly and mnutely described here to day by DR. FIN
nell who, that occasion, opened one Of the ovasies
which not previously examined and cut oct portions
OF the contiguous % wounds opened-the
OF the heart the appearance the different organs as de-
the absccss funds Of the womb double
the quantity of matter mentioned by DR. Fnnell ali the
aprcarances Of PREGNANCY and abortion the witness Or
ola round thu nipple the enlarged f,,ciat gas around
the nipple the place q the aichmept the paceuta
ana n .ns os cavy l atrcus all being symp
IONS S ~ plognancy Ito tho abortion, the attachment
~ .no p.e,' ANIMATION and the appearances Of the
vesiion and Aad the cavity enlarged extensive con-
xS,o % asSs " wSs 20 asoSn anS rs
Gaen Hunter, being duly sworn, testified TO having
/, aNeniest the first and second examinations q ibe de-
ceased spken OF by the previous witnesses, 10 neither
OF which did he discover any thing different In the APP
pearance OF the womb and s appendages from that de-
scribed by Finne and d.. Ranney, in relation
OF those abscesse which point he agreed
! with Dr. Rarney in neither OF the examinations did he
any thing different Ia the appearance Of the body
any part OF from that described by r Finnel and
| Dr. Ranney with the exception jest mentoned; tho
witness stated the appearances OF pregnancy and abor
ton being substantially the that given by the
previous Witnesses with the addition that the particles
| or wall OF the abdomen very libby.
Mr.. Clinton then stated cha; he had examined all the
Witnesses lie intended 10 IN this investigation and, With
out attempting anayze and crltici1c the testimony, no
would rs, for the discharge Of EEowne abso.
iutely; and sccnbdyln this was denied he then would
ask that he might be admitted 20 bail he thought the
ends of justice would be well served IL he was admitted
10 bail a. though he was stui imprisoned
Judge Ne remanded nr. Browne until four O'Clock
NJ as ne wished to look the evidence carefully be-
fore he could concu ion IN regard 70 mater
OF tins inporiD AT the hour mentioned Judge McCunn
said thai< examined the evidence produced on the
| cross nGation OF Simms, and tht Of l'rs Finnel
Ranne xand Hunter well all the evidence taken
before the Coroner and he had come 10 the very
serious ccLcusior that Sinuss bad betrayed thc
| confidence OF the poor cir! who now lying
In her cold anu lonely grave and that 10 voice Iow
raised to an uncharitabs world, ready condemn
weak woman and kind word uttered 10 her bchal
acquaintance with Smms had brought upon her, INT
only statement or that poor girls confidence in him w
have from his s and In that statement he has en-
dcayore "a sink her lower than himself j, OF tn
most terrible demonstrations of human depravy hc M
. ever listened 70. And he was convinced that simm
was ANXIOUS TO have the abortion produced mt tn
risk Of the life OF the woan he had ruined, aad tina
he had found DR.. Browne ready and willing nsrumen
70 assist him In his base desires. He believed they wer
equally puy 10 his mind OF th. most henous of crimes
aud ne nothing in all the mass of evidence produce
before him justify him 10 entertaining either motion
of Mr. Clinton He therefore, ref 3sed 10 discharge ID
Browne or admit him TO bait, aud remaEdcd him - Ia
I Tombs to await the action Of the Grand Jury.