The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-28
MYSTERIOUS ABORTION CASE.

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The Victim . Youns and Beautiful
Misunderstanding im the Agonies OF
| Deash-The Body Removed Out OF the
City-CaPtsin Mills Ina Pursuit-Arrcst
OF Some or the Alleged Guilty Partics-
| A Curious Chapter OF Crime. 80.
most extraordinary case, and one which is still In.
volved In mystery, partially brought to light use
evening through the exertions Of Captain Nils Of the
Eighth precinct police and Coroner Wldey The details
given below disclose tale OF love, abortion, recon-
citation last marriage the bed Of death and in the
midst Of the direst mortal agones The particulars a.
Cleaned last night necessarily meagre but never
theless full enough to show great crime 70 have been
committed by some one.
Yesterday afternoon about three O'Clock Captain Mills
received note signed "Citizen" which informed him
that house kept by one Mary Julia Rolf at No. 100
Laurens street. was resort for young females who had
been seduced from the paths Of virtue and desired
asylum wherein 10 hide the evidence OF their shame;
that there had been mav atrocities committed there,
and that about twelve O'Clock yesterday coffin
had been carried there, was brought out In few mo-
ments afterwards containing o body, and rapidly
driven away. Captain Mills at communicated with
Coroner Wildey with whom he proceeded TO the house,
where Mrs. Rolf and all the occupants were arrested.
Upon being placed in custody Mrs. Rolf made state
ment which, while It full of certain amount of in
formation that valuable to the police, loft the case
fully mysterious before. The substance Of her
''"'ei"e"s ""' ''"' =" ''a" N'o"i IN ~ "''' ~ ~
Amy place, to her house Monday night TO sec
about her taking patient to board, saying his own
house was full He said this patient was sick with In
nns M c a
Grndle brought the patient there in carriage. She
weak and was taken into the house and put to
bed with no little trouble Mrs. Grinde expressed ncr
fears that the disease might terminate fatally, and de-
sired that another doctor sAoud be called in. Mira
Rolf for nr buvarA Eield of In
ton street. who came at once and was told the
woman was suffering unuer Inflammation h Of me nr
Grndle was still in attendance Dr. Fields gave his pa,
tent careIu examinatIon anu aecucu '.'as se o'd
d he could i i' do nothing r FOR the
man Alter tne Iemovai OF 'io pa.icn' ~ ,'s I,v.
house she was visited by man giving BIS name as lanes
Hicks WHO seemed 70 nave very aeep interest," wsn Gt
ana minsered IN very way 70 ner comiof.. WIEN
was found ms charge could no onssr AVE ne desired
attendance, Immediately went for one u being under
stood that the patient had been informed she eond MOI
long survive ana desired INC presence OF minister 70
unite her. in marriage 70 HICKS Noaning ABOUT inns -
positively known. Inc ninsicr ",s scnt up "
the room but what transpired there -, has nos
yet been disclosed Mrs Grindie says vs., sue heara
marriage nau ,aken p'oc mr., s mom ", meh a rp
Ing girl G and said rhs my BRIDE At two O'clock on
inc ioowing morning ,ne woian ou , =, en r MINI
directly 70 MI 5 ~ ts " colin IN
street, VINO came al noon yesterday WIN ,io oonin ~
whGI ne p9ay was placed ~ was ,ien son' T;,,
the Hudson River IA roaa aeRot ana 70 m
MANS. .c.. c... ,rp ,,,r~,, = ,r,-
Upon ths n.ormaon captain MIL nrd ,omr
rsh iu tne a.Ies. vi n.Ns anu ~. "a ~ ~ on ,o.i,
OF thc poay 70 inns Guy, sTg ,,S oerod nv 0r
!,a iass ~ NJ ' m ~ aLc caronnrs coce
ncin anu n' %evse w. at t m C;nde,s bonse IN
anu squa s !" ,u d' ~. .s.od ,ha, 5,rty his
Ms1 rd R ~. n,her. ~oecnna,,s of tho house
T%"so "~ Consisted Of four Young ladies. ali OF
them ene;ene Thew fouad that DR. Gsrnde's statement
,' pis bt ~ hos rns too fnil IN keen natlents
was untrue rs there were several unoccupied rooms and
hS ,nars' He ,yos taIen 70 The station house and
1 ,,o
.o.Ne 4 " an. @ hoh ras mi in charge ~ an
Tcsr rnnn searrlnc the prornises nstrm hts W ITO
found for PRODUCING abortion and quantity of letters
from, drant norts IN The cty and out maturing the
. sh i s,sora,ons vvonld no nrodnccJ These
aro taten possesson of by The poc, and are still re-
tanned Inv tbrm Gould thew be published they would
s aa1t1o * tSyo ' com,n,n;tv my ~
Tho room at No leo Iaurens street where the un-
| fortunate woman died Is described by Dr. Beach as
dreadful odor peryaded the apartment cloths sat,l-
rated in blood were lying scattered about and thsre
were not wanting upon all sides evidence Of the
awful nronies deceased must have experienced.
The narno of the woman Is said to be Lucy
Iagendor of Beorsville Ulster county, New York State
She was about twentyone years of age person Of
common beauty good education and refinement These
are all the particulars present known concerning her
full name said to be J%ss J. Hicks 3 q R"ac
years OF age, and fine looking The oilciasng nun
Is j. Kwardle Of the Greene street Methodist Episcopal
ch0rch At the proper time ne may DC ADJ, 10 asquans
the public with what ranspired III me room wncre no
one but himself, deceased ana MT cxs were Irse'.
An inquest will be Instituted immediateiy upon ,ne
return OF Captain Mills with the body when w DC .hs
morning probably. All the facts connected with THIS
remarkpc case VIII ,hcn DC oeve,opec; nv ny I'm IN
evidence now at nand IL con,ainea ~ Tue Ms an
Mary Jula KOHL peing duly sworn opposes anu a
she resides at 100 lanrens stree, IN tne CITY anu
OF New nok una, sms a m sb made his ac
quaintance py ealing on MN as ln.,cn,, nnn Sn
Affection OF inc 'hroaI tnat on moaas nd r"d
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