Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-05
THE ABORTION CASE.
Examination Of Ella jackson, alias
Richardson, upon the Charge Of
Aiding in Procuring an Abortion
upon Margaret Ann Duyal. de-
ceased,

was ready TO go on with the case OF mns Ela
Jackson.
II was deemed necessary, on account Of the
smallneSs Of the Justices once, 70 prohibit per-
sons other than witnesses and reporters Of the
different papers, from entering the apartments.
Miss Jackson entered the once from an ante
| room. She is about % years OF age. shc was
dressed in deep mourning, ia Of genteel appearance
black hair ruddy complexion, flashing black eyes,
otherwise not hand,one. She appeared to suffer
| great mental anguish, The Justice read the
| charges, TO which she msde responEe
Miss A. K. Thompson WAS the first witness
sworn. She only stated what she had heard Miss
| jackson say; shortly after first saw Miss Mag
| gle DuvAll, Miss Jackson stated that Miss DuvAll
was in the family way By Lewis, and asked me II
/ I knew Of anything that would prod Abois
tion. I told her Yes" but It was dangerous.
i she then showed me bottle two or three weeks
i afer), which she sNid Lewis had procured from
drug store in the city. This occurred in January,
She asked me Il knew what II was, answered
thN thought It was pcnnyroya and something
else Ard thought Il was harmless. Miss d. took
this for several weeks, but found II did not have
the desired effect. Mr. Lewis wanted to take her
CDuvAIl) to Phlladelphia and have an operation
| for abortion perfotmed-so sAid Miss Jaekson-and
wanted to know II II was expensive, aud whether
II could be done with safety. told her thought
she would run great risk OF the dsceaseds life In
producing abortion.
Mrs Duv.ll then came to my house the day she
went to Philadelphia. Mr.. Lewis went on in the
early train. MIss D. was to go on in the o'clock
train She went on In the ~, ION Saturday. and
remained till Wednesday or probably Tuesday.
She came back and Miss Jackson stated that they
had decided not to have the operation performed,
but that Mr.. Lewis had procured something for her
In Philadelphia which would be quite as sfioacious
as the operation would be, Ard that he had given
II to her with directions how to give IL 10 Miss
Maggie Duvall.
Miss Maggie used to take It every morning be-
fore going to work. She brought 1t my room to
warm It, about week after she was taken Ill
She was At work at the Treasury, in the Currency
department. Miss Jackson works there also.
Col Bdker-where are these bottleSl
Witnets-on cleaning out the closet Of Miss Jack
son, they were found by me. delivered them to
Col. Baker.
Judge Cldyion-HAd Miss Jackson left the room !
q WiinesS-she had moved away from there.
Judge Where did you take them fromi
) Ansiosr-From the closet.
= Judge-DeSeribe the bottles.
Ransu-The bottles were citrate OF mAguesiA
/ bottles-one Of them had very little Of the liquid
used remaining In II, but q few drops. gave the
bottles to Col. Baker this forenoon. After Miss
Maggie Duval beclmSall Miss johnson spoke OF
, this medicine aud stated she was sorry nhe had
Y anything to do about II.
'
q she stated Mr.. Lewis gave her ten dollars to go
: there. She spoke OF II to Miss Jackson In my
. hearing. She said she believed II was not sum
y eient, whereupon Miss Jackson volunteered "a
lend her ten dsllars She went down to the
O'Clock train and missed II that day. Miss Jack
son went with her the first time she went down ia
the cars
This 10 all know Of the matter. I did not visit
her during her confinement to the house. never
saw her In her house. Late last night heard she
was dead.
Judsc-How long was she sick and confined to
the housei
q Wiiness>-I don't knowi l think some seven oil
7 eight weeks; quite length Of time.
4 Judge-To whom did you first mike the fAstI
i known
n Rifness-In the house do you mean, or w ere
It was talked OF by every one In the house first
J. Tho first time gave II fully was before you th
l. morning and Col. Dsker
l. Judge-To whom did you relate the matter :,
l. bring It in itE present SHAPED
n RftRsIs-It was lrst brought up in connection
with the Clarke tair, n owing that the girl Mis-
u DuvAlD was sick, and was very dangerously sick.
Judge-You say It WAS irst mentioned to Colons
Baker 10 connection with this case The who'll
10 thing WAS 20 mixed together that one could no
T, testify to It.
i Col, BGkCr-It Ia the testimony taken before M
/. that she speaks or
u Judge-I suppose that is what you meant Col
Baker, In reference TO the present Investigation
u going on In reference to tie Treasury Department
= FfinesS-Yes, sir.
!, Judge-HAve you been in the habit OF 'eing Mis-
u Jackson during the time Miss DuvRl was oon,ue
"A to the housel
AnSrer-Yes, s'rj she lived In the house where
do until Monday last.
Judge-Do you know whether an abortion wa
procured on that young woman (the deceased y
UFIpsa No sIr 4 40 ~
Judge-You say the deceased lived at your houS
till last Monday
WIneB-YeI, air.
"a Judge-D!d she (hIlss JsOkSon) make any stat
, ment withiu tho last two weeks Of the illness
,s this young woman
A. Anstper-She ssid she missed going to her, br
/, said nothing about Miss DuYAlla condition,
10 Col. BGker-TheSe things are corroborated by n
statement she made here this morning.
o. r. c. SpUTgeon swOrn-I know very little Abou
the case; all know Ia what have heard In III
C. house; ! heard Miss DuvAll say she was going
es Philadelphia she remained only three or for
&C. daysi saw her once about week afterwards, bI
Is. did not speak to her heard Miss Jackson say Oh
nd had medicine to give to Miss Duvallj she did NJ
h. say for what purposej heard It said she WAS wit
o. child; never heard her say Ehe gave the medicin
d. CroSS- Examined by Col. BGker-I heard Miss Jas
son ask Miss ThompIon II she knew anything tn
$50 would pr duce abortion. Miss T. said she d d, b
ur It was dangerous She did not tell her any renee
BIT that heard. never heard who met Miss Duv
Atthe depot. ! have seen Miss jackson war
az water Of mo nings and have heard her use the
o '0. preston that she steamed Miss Maggie DuVAl,
10y Miss Fannie Chapman, Sworn-I did reside In q
house with Miss Thompson, and Miss Jackson,
PennsylvAniA avenue, but now reside on Capt.
Hill. All l know Is Miss Jackson told me that d
tn had medicine there to give Miss DuvAll to produ
en- an abortion. She told me this before she went
Ia. Philadelphia think 1t must have been the lSt
March, am not sure.
49,, She said she had given 1t, but It had no efe
,eu She told me that Miss Duvall went to Philad
w, mia, but the Doctor would not produce an abb
20 tlon but gave new medicines for that purpo
~ u After she came back Miss Duvall was taken We
nv nv sick, aud called to her day with MI
r, Jackson, and told Miss Jackson at the time III
a. did not think she'd ever get well. think It W
Ike a couple OF weeks Nstsr she returned from Phil
,rt. dPlphia.
,ok moved away then and never saw the aeeuH
ar again until to-day. Miss DuVall was employed
the numbering room.
Miss Laura Duvall Ia relative Of deceAHed) "
summoned, but DR., BulBley gave certificate II
San she WAS physically unable to attend, and that
9th would be dangerous to disturb her.
Philip Hudson, swOrn-I know Miss JackGoni
nl-I ~.