Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-05
LOCAL AFFA1Rs.


A SBRIoUs CnAROE.-J. Rutherford wors.
ter, quack doctor, who has an ofieo at AZ
Tenth street wcst, was arrested on Saturday
night by Detectives GlaTyOe, McDeyitt, aud D.R.
aldson, o.. the charge Of causing the death Of
Mr.. Matilda Jones, a lady OF Georgetown, a, who
resides At the corner ~ IIfgh aud weat strcrt.
hrs. Jones died on wednrrday night. ShortlT
anerv ards, tho case Of her death was aseef.
tained by the authorities, aud Coroner Wood.
ward was summoned ARd held an inquest on
Saturday evening | H
Jane; W. Jones. husband Of the deceased, hay.
ing been sworn, testified that he suspected
worzier Of procuring an abortion on bis late
wife, and that she Acknowledged II before her
death. Witness wanted Dr.. Crsgen 70 see Wor..
ter, but did not want his wife 10 BE- expossd
"Dr. wOrsier refused, W hen her EyIaPtons be-.
came serious, TO come TO the house bat he ana
come when her sister went for him. He tepte.
sentcd 10 witness that she was suGering from
innaIn matory rheumatism. He gave a prercrip-
tion, aud brought bottles sf linimsBt, spirits of
Nitro, Nc., saying he never saw huy cue any.
where but Mt his Ofiee. ........
Mrs. Ellen Doeble, sister 0f the deceased testI-
Tenth street At hTst he declined 10 come hat
after witness threatened him he Assenied. De.
ceased reprcscnted to witness that, " she was
prey nant, she cOuld not have long boen 40. sho
hrst gave her To understand that Il was an old
woman she went to but some days before she
died, whoa DR.. Cragiu was first called In, sho
admitted having boon to worster's house, aud
said that II she died she wanted him arrested.
Mrs. Ann Acton, sister -in-law Of deceased. teu-
tiBcd that deceased Was very careful Of what she
said 10 her. This was the third instance of Abor-
tiou, and deceased always Represented 10 her
that II was an old woman she was accustomed TO
10 tot adding, that while she could raise " she
wonld do 80. ..
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hayward testified that sho
| lived In the same house with deceased. She was
| takcn sick on Thursday. GA Sunday, told wit.
ness that "Dr.' wOrstsr performed an operation
ON her. Twice bcfote she had beoa 10 treated.
bnt always spoke Of an old woman. worster
a her while Nitn0Ha Va IA ka
| felt her pulse, but gave her then no medIclne
She gave drpnncnt to understand that he " A. the
"Old woman she had previously been ~ see
The rcd drops which he lcft there were all taken
by the deceased. He gave no prescriptions, but
| bnug ght his medeinea
Dr.. CTaigin testified A. to the suffering In
which he found deceased whrn he GT-t visited her
| lie said she died uf Inflammation Of the womb
| aud entertained no doubt that her death was
caused by u violent operation thereon She was
| iu greater pain than he ever knew any ono 10 bc
| la such eases. lie knew from tho Hr.t that she
was suffering from abortion, aud the statements
| II those IN tho house confirmed his opinion.
Whom he refused to see wOT-tcT, bccauac he did
not belong to the faculty oT tho District, the
| ''quack' called on him for consulta tion.
| An attempt was made To hold post mortsm
"Nanination, but the body was too much decom-
| posed.
Tho Jury returned n verdict that tho cause OF
her death was by tho hands of Dr.. worSisr, who
used violence for the purpose of producing Au
| abortion
The accused had a hearing before Justices
| Buckley aud DruTy. Mr.. Ford appeared a. his
counsel. lie was committed to Jail for further
hearing.