The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-28
A HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
Ehame, Seduction and the sequeI--
Death Of a FALLEN
fFrom ths Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Trloune'I
On Tuesday morning by, on Kin.
zie street, near Clark, in the North Divis
ION Of this city, might have noticed sus
handed from the handle of the door the
symbols which too clearly proclaimed the
nresence of the Angel of Death. Many
used 70 seeing such drspery on dwellings Of
eyery degree, and not noticing anything
macmillan in the little frame house, retired
from the street ii almost seeming seclusion,
NAV have passed on, little thinking that
the shreds of Grape were the evidences of
AZ foul a crime Sc ever blsckened the GRIM
insl calendar. But SO it was the house
No. Is9-wss the residence of "DOctor"
FRANKLIN Brooks, the dead body lying
within, the remains of q victim of an
abortion, which the evidence adduced in
dictates as having been perPetrated by
him.
Suspicion of this set reaching the ears of
our city police, a vigorous investigation
was instituted, resulting in the arrest of the
Doctor and the publication OF his crime be-
fore 8 c~oroner's inquest, held yesterday aE-
ternoon in the North Market.
Jennie Franklin, the victim and instru-
ment of the double murder, was born in
Boston, Massachusetts, of poor but respect
able parents, and remained there till nearly
sixteen years of age, earning her livelihood
as 8 factory girl. She then, in consequence
Of her seduction by some worthless, and,
unfortunately, nsmeless wretch, left home
and came to Chicago, in August of last
year. In this city, falling into the COM
psny of q keeper of 8 notorious house of
prostitution, or, SIS it was termed, "assig-
nation house" situated at No. so Quincy
street, and kept by 8 woman named Farley,
| Jennie Franklin became confirmed in q
vicious course of life, and subsequently,
was made the subject of abortions by
two Hdoctors." About or at the time
of the operation, she went TO reside
with Madame Beaufort, the keeper of 3
female hospital on State street, and there
lived about two months, when she left the
city to visit her friends in the East. After
wards, on account of some disagreement
with her relatives, the girl returned 10
Chicago, and formed the acquaintance OF
one Harry Crews, ESQ, of Joliet, the
son of 8 Methodist minister, went into q
house of prostitution, on State street, kept
by q woman named Stewart, as 8 kept
mistress. While there, she again eVinced
symptoms of pregnancy, and fearful of her
situation, went with q friend to Joliet to
see Crews, and be helped in her situation,
She was told that he would discard her,
but, strong in her love, and expressing q
preference for death rather than not see
him, she went Her reception, of course,
can easily be imagined; the man she was
in search of refused to even speak to her,
when, broken hearted and i'll, she again re-
turned to Chicago.
Believing that it was her situation alone
that made her lover desert her. she deter
mined to get rid of the imagined cause OF
her trouble, and though frequently warned
at length accompanied Mrs. Early IS above
mentioned, to the office of DR.. Brooks, No.
Is Uhlich Block, on North CLARK street, and
was by him accepted as a "pstientn at his
residence, No. ls9 Kinzie street. While
here an abortion was performed on her q
little over q week ago from the effects OF
which she died early on Tuesday morning
LAST. She was 8 fragile looking girl about
II years ofsge, with dark hair and eyes,
and q pale and almost ~sorroVful expression
of couutenance. From her appearance she
did not appear TO hsve led q public life of
shame, but 70 have been the flower plueked
By brutal hands for momentsry pleasure,
and then cast ruthlessly ssidetO perish IF
so many had done before her.
After the murder-for such Of couse ii
Was-the doctor seems to have first deter
mined to bury her secretly, but Afterwards,
fearing the results, hung out the symbols a
mourning, and laying his victim in
handsome coffin attempted to blind the ey,
of Justice and conceal the crime.
The CoroneTs jury decided that she cam
to her death by the hands of DR.. Franklin
Brooks, and he was delivered to the hand
Of the police to await the action of tn
Grand Jury.