The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-23
PIE MYSTERIOUS DEATH or MISS LELAND.
she Case TIA CsuTt-Tessimony Of the
Young Lady's Mothcr-rhe Case one of

Young Lady's Mothcr-rhe Case One of
ABORTION Her Alleged seducer and HIS
Appsnra nee, So, 80.
The abortion case m which Miss Henrietta Leland, Of
erooGyu, net her death up on Monday last, be-
fore Judge Thompson Bridgeport Connecticut. Han
FORE tee alleged ssauoer and Mrs wakeman, in whose
house the Young aJ. died 10 custody.
~ ~ naeses Wort . court. Hauford native Of
8os,c MASSACHUSETTS, and afuut twenty four years old
he : ron,lemsny appearance with determined though
frrcruar features. Ills thin and well shaved.
h. ecurt room WIS crowded many ladies being among
"a y present ~ he accused pleaded not guilty Mrs
K4lard then testified as follower
TESTIMONY ar MSS. LELAND.
afs Rachel Leland, Of tho deceased, FIRST
sailed 90 beha n tho sts,e " Coaaseilcut She testi-
ssf ths ancrd was introduced 60 her family last June
ey hs consn, MeancineD HGpioro; be came frequently
the house irquring for hs couso and bis
three weeks was directed TO younger daugb
ss accd fourteen, rather than 10 Henrietta Ntts;
@i-r that be used cali once or twice week
S-o,gh the IAN, asking eta to or play go 70
.ssres 81 amusement. which she generally did in The
lie used come almost every day corfning his
attentions TO Eta s.e seemed TO be pleased with him
and Ike him very well; Thought Mr. Banford an
sxce'ent young man, sna was very much pleased with
HIN indeed, h.ving entire confidence in him;
while he was calling there Fl,a never received the at.
eutions a. any gentleman cxcet Hanford went ont
with any else they USED go places amuse-
zcut roenootiy, ener ly to Mrs. John Woods; and
daughters veat with them many times at FIRST unit II
80. tired ard then allowed her 20 alone with
Saaiord be received and encouraged suiter OF
s-ad way all night three feren. evenings she said
shAt she tad At tho Aston House. and it siornled
anc "a hack srn tod her she ourn, moi 10 say away
ggsm home, bat she said Il TOO Gar over and
Sc had h.eo'est rete dErng The winter, in January
Ethrk, she came % Bird epo.t en- V.sit 20 bin as
s e ha S@set s sss s.g s0 ds s
eeNt asawrds IheFA vas an arran srpens n,sdo that
iac shoald visit nrfrcp ri and him there as I,e
Was siayng u Bceton; she 10 three dsvs: shc
~ l-f mo
'Shsfh ssas 90 " ~ cr Ter Fathers il was
wecl and three DAYS heore wrote 10 Billy about her.
xy hc b, which llanlord was known with us;
he se 70 aay = or house all night Eta cave
On heG 10 T. = him and silent en- sofa &c accommodate
Ism be received tho % enc OF the family on
- Ism of tprh wrote TO Haurosd 10 tel ne wherg
wa Tas e. 'he gone 10 aiost him At Bridgeport ard
btt fToo enough H. hrow that she went 20 mcet him.
a,u no, e. know where she was my husband
skouid 50 70 Boston efter am, nnd should hold him
when saw hin said son, INV, where is E.,ag'' =.
ss1 he d'on't koow; sad, "Biu., sha 80
r. Nm y as ws rs 81. 90 "a not said she did,
Az, soe como = . Hridgcport Y said Why
--- she was SICK. he said he Is. asked il
she vers sick, 10 said size .ss asked him il she
sSa!dnt come home be said be didn't Think would:
asked I'm wha VS. The reason: was she 50 very scEP
be said she was asked Him she said anything about
4y'oSs he SIG she dill say she thought she snoaid
&c 70 Elid Ee Snew lie Ia. done wrong in not
@s.'ng ne know il before. lie said she didn't want
me 70 know that she was sick, because she
away from hamc; then took him down stairs, be.
cause wanted 70 him alone; and I said, ssBiy, do
eel me what the trouble Is with Ftta and be TOLD
what a. supposed Il said a abcr.
ton tod bin then should come right after her
urc rs could come ana asked him give the d.
section; be said IT was mile the depot and
so no bow . q 70 M ne told me II my Child dead
Esoud not II my cnid dead alive ID have tho
Soay 10 snid Il We took her up 1t would Disgrace the
0hoie d Us told him cared nothing about ths was
determined 70 have her body. ne very much ex-
rsted ard SAID this trouble had made him sick; he sad
~ sew hes OF Sunday hich would be April II he said
q i m In 1al and
s.s scue oranges which lie gave her be said he thought
che wec he vel enough TO come home IN few days;
80 ID ~; tel me liz lad her after that told him
be te suca AR story thought he must be innocent
eof thought 60 unit, be had gone examined ward
rete aterTar and iouud she unusual quantity az
.'.-e''.s.es abu .oont '"o aosen towers with her
.szse mad conversation with Dr. Jacques to
iEicsoPcrt Say II, IND saw Mrs. Wasey, ead had
Vssato ".;n her at her house u John street she said
Ey daughter died q typhoid fever; tie funeral
gay 4 VS. rresec; at the post mor;em examination;
essss examined By Mr. Beach, Of Troy who appeared
Ter Gan.orc-t lived in East Boston before coming to
EsooS!Sn. have tnroe children; We lived N Newton
year und cai and in Woburn one wear: we knew
William liansords COUSIN Meancthcn IN Boston, William
Sss introduced TO Us hy him. think. year ago this
naoUsh: for 1rsi wesks he 10 be qui's
Ret'ine her diamond ring she was never in Brooklyn
New YORK after dsfk before her Acquaintance With Han
fc-e unless accompanied by some o, family think
tserwas 10 engagement between Hsnford and Eta one
s,ne last winter was joking with her and told her she
could never get married. and Hanford ssd:''yes, she
2,Hiord three tim wen, to Mrs. John Woods
thea;rc and the Old Bowery; ercnnc to meet
tsen and SIC went over in The afternoon and TO
meet bin rttbe q Fulton and Broadway,
sad u take dinner ot The Beimol H0ic,, they did
NE Ter they said The theatre wac too crowded
Gnd they 49,. to another place il was last Water
that they frst commenced 10 20 out together alone
November staying three or four weeks LADY, parncd
Esofe, WIS lived ith U.s. went with her bat returned
seore she did. che visited several Of her rends there
eDora LIEN Mrs ha.nes. Mrs Bradford. Mrs. " AXE
esd. Mrs. Ersby che has no, been 90 Boston AZ any
other time after February, 1853 when che became
4lF ~FfrA Aud
viii any other gentleman I think tie irrt time
Itts stayed OF ia New York was IL January last !;
vent to Boston that he STAYED at house, lie did not
hire hs breakfast al our house he did Mt hire his
oraTd lie c'f not compensae there bargain
Feaion to H.; Dc most OF the time spent days away
from tba house during those threc weeks don't think
Stts with him uncs IN the evening; Mr.. George
Butter, ~ brown and Hartford step. 10 one bed sr.
Bitter I'D Dir Brown were boarding with about
occupied Henrietta ,efcre that ard be sieut on sofa
fbe two Young -aid there about week after Han
70 Brdspori there YVES talk ubort - she said anc day
fiau ord 1Rtv. Il bad tra1 mother was 1lcE
vest y 20 tnat could y meet you a b dGcport be
was et ne house ca May -, week aal some three
tsys heftfe &c Bridgeport hc there cree
Ae'ore t's after De eti fer bo7tn after Eta LETT for
folter. New York. we So, know any man ey tsa,
rera Afterwards iound tie letter tnHt owtt
-, and Il Gated November IS 1867, bc burned
when Hanicfd cana after Eta mad rer go long IN Bridge
port, u q my letter dercd knowing that
sDe gplpg ErdEeport aud sa,d n he suppored I:
~ abortion, ard fo- moment, while he
1ere thought be Sas ini ocent Eta had means o.
getting ,noncg ~ her own abof II ileo r,utbs time
GAVIN the te. sun, -rs- g.,. or hr.,a-rs t,rs,s
Whenever WAITED Giogey save X be u inciu
aed Nhai che 'aid o. her dresses Re hsd watch she
picked ~nea SIC ers.--l e fsf. sent lbe
soasy 500 a IS rre-. after ttta tqd tea ~ Prifpe
port loaEer thai expected v. oas enough to e
10 . eiair, ms II III ~ at fOartA ag.n e.
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