, 1864-02-12


was acquainted with him. He called and asEei
ne IL ! knew about Jenny Lee-if knew that
Jenny had been sick. He bad been over to see her,
ae eaia that ehs had hen, to him Tor help, Hesaid
Don't remember ss he asked INC to board Jenny.
She cane while hc was there. They talked To-
gethes but nt don't know Khst was said They r.
FIRST told her should charge her lye dollars 4
week. She came the next Saturday, alone, When
she csne, shc was aeeornpa1,ed By : tsM gentle
his name. During the frat week, no one ever
She bad been there few days when he called.
1hins be was rot there more than three times dur
Inc the next week. After che had called the doc
tor, he was thera. He came there the next day ai-
Ter Ere died. Hewas there the day she WAS buried,
Don't knoW who procured the coffin. Harrington
at the time the corpse was taken away. Don't
know II he paid The expenses Of her funeral: did
not psy me anythfng. No other person called to
che died and also several neighbors and acaua,nt-
aucee. Have heard this girl called Jane McGree-
" by Mary Barlow, and also by young D7. Under
wood; Heard Of It iast sqmmsf. Attended upon
talked with her dnling the day. At that time Dir.
as In her and 50 con-
eoad Se dn not
was the matter Of her, asked her but she said she
did not know. I asked what allied her while she
was lying: in bed before the child was born, but
The @ ii i her iii Illness she ass
rington was sent for by Mary Barlow and my bro
ther- He talked with me about the matter Of her
he made no answer. don't remember ,what ho
said. Did not take away the child or the afler-
birth. Was not In the room when she was deliy.-
have taEen s M W Gser las never vi prasced rzs Il
my bolfe. Lid not tell Dr.. Ranch that removed
the atterbirth never eaw 1t. Have known Au-
EhHfJn@ HNrfjnrtnU~ n JTnq at my
house !aat Nonday. and icy saj he vas vas I thefs
yesterday, but did not see hin. Charles Hal:
5rEton came 10 ees Jenneg a'te5 heF decease and
be told mo he bought 1t, Augustus and Charles
Harrington came 10 my house very carly In the
%%o.atng % &c tSld nc coffin .eonld be sent up
sivc. Charles was there when the colan
reached ny house, and attended re funeral. Jen-
Io1 no.one else Augustus Harrington said Jenny
MES 1ron bis place, poor orphan girl, and that
the sent 70 him to come up and help her. She WAS
went to see her, and found het ae he Thought In a
consumption She said when she came to my
houEe that shc had taken medicine from two wo-
60 and ece nr. Dyiord. She said these women had
EST Ees1 giving her medicine to produce her co1rzes.
Told her to throw away all her medicines. When
boreI1 ber rlss.cr. She aid : tiai these do doc
1reefes were ela,fvoyants. and that one Of them
Nas called M1damc Thompson. She denied when
well when khe came 10 my houee. Augustus Hal
Itngton told me TO keep il to ourselves how Jenny
dtea; Don't let my one knuw that she. had
would fcci bad If they knew it. I foid Mrs Myers
Of The fact Dr.. McVicler said she died OF con
Never Ind any lady bo.rdcrs. Never received
any money for m5 services. Charles Harrington
satd Fhould be paid for my trouble. had to
take money @ from my own pocket to buy her =
PEW the chlld when it wns boEn-the Doctor re-
moved TIC child. Augustus Harrington is 4 thick
get nun, candy hair and whsskcss. Charles nar-
sington has no "iiskers, ard light complexion.
afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Sa0 ga C. Bioke, stro,n:--Kuow The body Of
Jc1Ey GcGreeyy. assisted in making post NOR
tenn exsnlination Of tho body, together With Dr.
1sa1tlett. Fisa: cxamlred TIE body the I'd Of Feb
ruary, end completed it The 9th of February. Ex-
Emincd contents Of chest and abdomen drst. Found
the body outside o: the organs connected with the
utelna In healthy sonajtion All The vi,al organs
the appearance Of having lately contained ioetus
I've months old, and was fscc1d mad distended,
and evidenced the connection Of the p1aceuta, on
plainly perce1yable. In my Judgment, she died
from exhaustion, resulting from serere hemor-
rhaee, produced By the birth Of the fntus, or the
is derived from ihe Absence Of a1 other producing
causes. Did not find any tubercles In the luncs
they were not eoneetted; the quantity Of blood In
the body was diminished.
Iys: Mario Holer, euosn Am married; I've
at les Ncst Randolph streets my husbands name
ts Christian Uollcs: am student Of midwifery
With Dr. M Nnuch: m neTeT Was engaged IN Practising.
but aes1st DT. Rauch; knew girl who died at G3
West Randolph street; don't know who keeps the
house: never knew deceased By any other name
than jenny; rcmoyed the afte1.dirth; was not
day, and che died On Thursday attended npon her
FIVE days. Had cone talk with her. Asked her
hoW she came to the aboftis. She said 1t was
her monthly periods. She said the medicine had
failed, so she wns sure ehe was In q family way.
she % tod e. &C. Afterwards M M that foodins had com:
days whcn. che called upon Dr.. Raueh. Asked
what the doctor gaye her. She did not tell me-.
Sad she Vas in he family wsy 1wo yeaEs sge. and
attended her then, but he bad left the city. She
said she was only week in DudleY's holse. Said
che Was sickly during. the winter. Saw no one
one dazone an I'D man and III lie Oh otRer n yonas au
nan. haye not been paid for ny sesTicee. The
iGtqs ueyer cav, but saw the after-birth. The
husband i in tic army The old woman sald. 5Jcn-
Dy, when Jou get up ought to spank you; you SAID
1t was only three months when the doctors say 1t
WIS i've months. Jenny said don't care, had
TOO late now to talk" Thai vas on the Saturday
afternoon before she died. Don't remember whcu
che died, think itwas on the follon'in; Wednesday
he. get rid Of the bady. She knew was present
End had many conversations with Jenny. Never
taw the sandy haired man there but once. and that
know whit she died o. There was no Serious % dis.
orTer except that she bad baby: She was little
hoSs I'D a1a sopitinE opd Mset to the house the
high fever One Of the ladies took me By the arm
sao9er shysis!sa said 5hs had seat M fer "a doc: &C:
N %t- A. -
the old woman who told me thls. looked at Je1-
~ ana found her lace spotted as if she had the
tmal nn POI 9he old lsd{ sad i vas nothing bata
sumption. Jenny told ne afterwards to cure her,
3nd che would pay me well Told her that che was
dangerous1y IL; INT that did not think she would
Have attended si1 Of eight women in nv lie. Il
is not usual to discharge women 10 soon aster
childbirth. thought eLe was victim Of abor-
ticn. she said ehe had been taking medicine to
Dr. John 1o,tleft t,rorn. The body aaid to be
ttat II Jane Lee YVES examined BY Dr. L. C. Blake
days il Is Relieved altes dca;6 ali il he sbdonainal
oreaLe were in a healthy condition. No disease
Sufficient to account for The deceaae Of the patient
tioas 9er dIopsiea condition not nnileqaentiy s
MT With II thslF dying from diseases of other
The lining membrane Of the lungs was, think,
Tree from disease: and Jet there existed about
lung. The heart sac also contatned more serum
than neual Of a bloody character. These etIusIons
in my opinion were rather the result OF general
condition Of exhaustion, or Of deprayed state Of
days aiter death tho brain was examined. Il pre-
ecntcd no evidence Of disease. At tho bsee II was
eoftened az might have been anticipated At epch
interval nttes DEATH The pelvic organs were In a
healthy physiological state. The womb bore eyi-
dCnce OF having recently contained f1tus, Judged
to be Ct from five to t4I and half months. The
point Of attachment Of the aftesbrth vas the cen
ueof the anterior surface Of tie uterus.
to be referred to ehock aud exhaustion consequent
upon abortion, than to any other cause, The spl-
nal cord was not examined.
Am 1tuer, fsrosn7,KncW Jane Lee; ehe was
buried week ngo to-day. Knew her ten dars be-
fore: She had been doctored all winter by q lady
on State stlcet-am not certain the womonss nnme
was 1kompt OF. She tod me, but ] do not remem-
hsr; .. Alter exc came hsFe, Mr.. Dudley said she
tod me afterwald che thought che was In the fam
t]y way. She snfd she had worked upon hcrselt
but as nothing had come Of 1t she thought it was
rot 20. she aE:ed to he examined. ! talkcd with
ste cot rid Of a child t,yo years ngp Said Size
would die before she would have child yyithout
htme and husband: She told me her whole iifc
lErongs: Dld n9t tell ne who was the father. Said
q gentleman who had always Known her and would
not sec her eufer. SAID abe had received any dol
lars from Harrington. Said rich banker from New
old. he took her ont one evening and vent With
her 10 saloon, gave her wine, and when ehe was
partially intoxicated eaid he wae going to take her
hone, but brought her to house Of aaslgnat{on
lie morning; lie said ehe should have We e1pasad s
him, II Rhc dared. Her hfothet-ln-law got hold Of
one Of the letters, and wrote TO the banker, and
che said she could have made him smart If she
knew enough. Her brother-in-law turned her