The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-25
Horrible Cnse OF Abortion.

The Cincinnati papers for several
days have contained the particulars
of one of the most horrible cases of
abortion on record. A young girl Of
sixteen has been sacrificed under cir
cumstances too shocking to contem-
plate. The following is from the To-
cal columns ofthe Cincinnati CONNER
cial:
Coroner Carey has concluded the
Investigations into the case of the hor-
rible death of the young girl Maria L.
Hood, OF Moscow, the full particulars
of which have already appeared in
this paper. The colored woman, Su,
san Piper, and the deceased victims
uncle L. L Scott, of Moscow, are now
under arrest, awaiting examination.
DR.. Foss, the surgeon and principal
actor in the horrible affair, has left
the city, and is still at liberty. Tho
verdict of the Coroners juryis is that tho
death of Maria l.. Hood resulted from
disease, superinduced by the produc-
ton of abortion, and that the abortion
was produced by one DR.. Foss,
and that Susan Piper was acces-
sorry to the crime. The Coroner
and officer Wright made an examina-
ton of the Office and sleeping apart
ment of DR.. Foss, on saturday last
They found there splendid wardrobe;
complete sets of fine surgical and dem
tai instruments; also, large quanti-
ty of medicines ofvarious kinds, par
ticularly those used in producing abor-
ton; also, papers and correspondence
which show plainly that this mans
practice in this diabolical business has
been very extensive. .-
We have already devoted consider
able space to the affair, in presenting
to our readers the facts so far as made
known. These facts show it to have
been one of the most appallingly bru-
tal cases ever wrenched from the re-
cesses of hidden crime, to horrify a
community. The viclim of q seduccr,
to hide tho evidences of her shame,
consents to leave her homo in a quiet
country town, to come to this city for
the purpose ofplacing herself IN the
hands of an abortionist, an uncle, for
reasons best known to himself, assu-
ming tho responsibility of bringir G
her here and arranging for the crime
By an abortionist, she is placed in &
den, where not oven the dccencies o.
life are observed. The Doctor is heav
ily paid, as is also the keeper of tn,
no use-this she-devil in the form off
colorcd woman. Day after day, tn,
young victim endurcs the most terri
BILE torture, and the neighbors are of
ten startled by her agoniAed shreika
The abortionist, familiar with sacl
scenes, and accustomed to meet witt
success, finds here case of the mos
difficult nature. He knows well tina
death may be the conseQuehce-deatl
to the mother, as we'll as to the unbofl
spark of vitality, But he is working
for u heavy fec, and he docs not hesi
tate. He kills the victim, and, b.
: me ms of purse, well-flled with th
products of just such damnablo deeds
flies from the city, when tho discover
is made. And at this point of on
} sketch is presented feature of the o.
fair which gives a faint idea of th
/ cold -blooded atrocity of the abortion
, ist and his accomplice-a feature we
) calculated to make one shuddcr wit
: horror. n..I
The murdered corpse is permitte
to remain on the bed, in perfectly Ms
ked condition, until the final decay
q inaugurated fully. 1t is then take
, from the bed, by tho doctor and th
i woman, and dragged along the foC
, and down the stairs to the ar-doo
!. whence it Is thrown into the cellar.
The deed can not be concealed; II
/ facts are brought to light, and Il
r public is placed face to face with OF
Of the many crimes Of large comm,
nifty, a.- a
}. B@~ Oatcalt & Stropel continue