Evening star., 1864-05-05
lHIRD EDITION.
s O'CLOCK p. N
A PAINFUL AFFAIR AND SINGULAR
DEVELOPMENTS.
ALLEGED Abortion Upon a Young Lad = Em.
ployed at the Treasury Printing
Bureau.
Ceroner's Inquest.


IN Tue aIu 1ustauts Oh typuOlQ pneumonia,
after lingering illness Of eight weeks, which
she bore with great resignation, Margaret Ann
daughter Of Anon Duvall, aged 81 years.
L" Her funeral will take place on the 5th inst
at 3 o'clock p. M, from her fathers residence,
No. 362 Seventh street. The friends of the
family are respectfully invited to attend"
TIE young lady whose decease is here men.
toned was employed in the note printing bu-
reau at the Treasury Department, and the sus.
picion Of the Government police authorities
having tsen raised that there was some fos,I
play in her case, an investigation was deter.
mined upon.
This morning Col L. @. Baker visited the
house and this afternoon Coroner Woodward,
who had been requested by the Government
TO investigate the case empauneled the follow
ing jury Of inquest, the most Of whom are re
sioents of that portion of the city edward
F. Queen, foreman; George w. CisselI, Oscar
K. Harris Samuel T. Grown, Elisha Faiconer,
H. Lincoln Chaplin, Geo. w. Downey, denry
T. knight, James H. Shreve, Benj Ianler,
Wallace Hah1 and Andrew Goddard.
The funeral was to have taken place this
afternoon, and as may be supposed the family
were horror struck when informed that such
an Investigation was to be made. The de-
ceased was a fine looking well developed girl
her coffin showed much lovelinsss, though
somewhat wasted. The coffin was fine one
Of mahogany, silver mounted, ana the corpse
bearing upol Its breast beautiful white jap.
white shroud.
iThe testimony taken before the coroner 6
lnry up to p. m, we hear, implicates, not Mr.
CLARK, the chief OF the note printing bureau.
as alleged in the Republican this afternoon, but
Emma Jackson, not long since theatrical here,
now employed in the Treasury Department,
Our third edition will embrace the testimony
In full before the coroner jdry, and also In
the examination Of the case against Emma
After the jury had waited some time for Col.
Baker, and he not appearing with witnesses, as
was supposed he would, DR.. Jos. BorTo,ss was
sworn, and he testified that he called at Col.
Bakers in answer to note from DR.. J. @.
Riley, who said an investigation was 9oing on
with regard to the death Of Duvall. Witne IS
went to see Col. Baker and stated facts as to
ceased on March IL, and found her much in.
famed about the lungs, and it run into pul.
monary disease. Witness had no doubt from
had p Ma aa case ana
he believed Miss Duvall would die. Witness
did not think 1t necessary to ha We post mortem
examination, as he was firm in the belief that
deceased died of pulmonary consumption.
Witness never saw anything to indicate any
other ailment.
Mr. Anon Durau the father Of deceased then
that there was nothing in the action OF de-
ceased to indicate anything else than what had
been said by DR.. Borrows. He did not fear an
investigation to the circumstances.
Mrs. Robinson, q sister Of deceased, was here
called and swore that deceased was regular in
her menstrual courses, not only before her
sickness but while she was sick-So regular in
fact that witness could not believe her sickness
was dangerous.
Mrs. Kean, an aunt of the deceased, was also
sworn, and testified to the same effect as did
Mrs. Robinson.
DIR. Burrows, at the request OF the Jury, made
statement relative to his interview with Col
Baker. The latter said it was reported that
parties employed in the Treasury Department
hQ h iroa nnA 10 To-
women for them, and that the matter was un.
dergoing an investigation, and that this case of
Miss Duvalfs was supposed to be the result
Of an abortion. Col. Baker further said this
woman not only procured girls, but also took
them away when they became euciente and had
aboftons produced
Mrs. adelaide E. Thompson sy1oru.-Testified
that her residence Is at No. go Penna avenue,
and deceased was in the habit of visiting there.
Mis- Jackson said deceased had been seduced
by Mr.. Lewis, SOD OF Judge tLewis of the In.
ternal Revenue Department, and that she
maggie Duvall) was then in the family
way, and Miss jackson asked witness il
she knew OF any medicine to give Maggie to
produce an abortion. Witness said she did
know of medicine bat feared to give it, as 1t
was TOO strong. This was about January; and
a week or two afterwards Mr. Lewis obtained
two bottles containing medicine, ana Mics
contents OF the bottle had had no effect Mr..
Lewis suggested to Maggie to 60 to Phila-
delphia and see physician. Lewis went
there first, and Miss Maggie followed. Miss
jackson told witness that Maggie's father
thought she had gone to Baltimore with her
miss J.) Miss Maggie was still reported as
being In the same condition, and after she
came back Lewis came to the house one eve.
ming while Maggie was there. and they played
cards in Ella Jackson's room. Miss jackson
asked witness that night II she (Jackson)
room. Witness refused to allow it il they in
tended to do anything to Maggie, and Miss
jackson said they were only going to steam
her, Witness frequently said Miss Maggie
ought not take the medicine, Is 1t might do her
much harm. Maggie used to come to Ella
Jackeon's room in the morning before going to
the Treasury, and Miss jackson would pour
out the medicine for her. This occurred
along in December, January and February last.
Ella jackson used to pour out the medicine IN
q cup and come into Witness room aud warm
1t on her stove, and then take 1t TO the room
where Miss Maggie was sitting. For awhile
before Maggie took sick witness did not sec
her, and Miss jackson supposed Il was all
right, but witness did not think 90. Witness
was fret brought into this affair BY beng a
witness in the case Of Clarke, who vas charged
with doing wrong In Office. and Ia connection
with some Of the girls in the Treasury. Miss
Jackson came TO visit Mas maggie while she
and expressed the fear that MaExie would die
on account Of the medicine she had taken
The inquest 10 still In session, and ills uuler.
stood that post mortem examination Of the
body Will be made.
EroCH LKwIs.-This person, implicated In