The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-25
ANOTHER CASE eF'FGTICIDE.
a Terrible Story Of Wros,g, saaerins,
nnd Deatk-Myssery Enshrounding
the ARair-A Thrillisf Example OF
Wsmnu,s Fidelity. AZ F'z4 'HS,
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From New York Raper.l
A most melancholy ease of death from
the effects of abortion was-partialy de
velsped, by an examination made b.
| Coroner wildey, yesterday, The case il
.enyelopedi in profound nistery not ever
the real name of the victim being known
and the circumstances 81 grounding the
case render it a particularly interesting
one. e,1s ,5..
On Wednesday last the deceased, s
pale and respectably-attirA lyonng wo
man, presented herself at the establish
ment of Mrs. Worcester fo3 the avowed
purpose of engaging board. She ap
| reared to be an invalid, apdwas evident
| " suffering greatly Sh@gtye the name
of Mary Brown, but thiS she freely adj
mitted was name meren4assnrledAfoi
the OCCASION and she refafA 70 state heI
right name or wherei sh4 ane FROM
Owing to the small amOr money she
had with her-but thirty oailars in all
Mrs. Worcester was at flrss inclined to
refuse her; but she told so 3itiful ar.
alive that Mrs. Worcester tpOk compass
sion upon her, and, admitting her, as.
signed her to "A small roomSpn the third
floor. Here she sa: all daNon Wednes-
day. admitting none but Mk Worcester.
To this woman Mary told b portion of
her troubles, but carefully avoided any
mention of her name, forrnhr' residence,
or family connections, SIZE, however,
stated that she had been living with a
well-to-do merchant jim thl country in
the capacity of housekeepeI This man
had sednced her some years $go, and ever
since she had been living fith him as
faithfully as Il o lgh tie bon&lf wedlock
had bound them in its ex@ting ties -
Six times previously had ihis nnfortu-
nate woman been pregnantyf fnd would no
doubt have borne familyt of children
to her seducer; but he per8nptOrily re-
fused to acknowledge thebaternity of
his own offspring begetten 3licitly, and,
as natural consequence, Ewing to the
mandate, she was each tim compelled
TO destroy the evidences ofhir criminal
ity and shame. Her frame flhattered by
these constant drains upon her health
and strength. and her frail constitution
broken down, she founds hrself again
epcciRtG, and was again complied to mn
dergo an operation for the Hlrpose OF re-
moving the result of her Rh4bitation
with her sedncer. Driven ttAesperation
by her misfortunes, she LED the home
which had sheltered her ~ SO many
years, determined never t0tfturn to it.
Taking all the money atA command,
and what clothing she could Ehyeniently
pack in valise, she caIeb this city,
and before going to Mrs. Wdtester's hos
pital she called on physici66 this city,
who performed an operatid suYon her
for the purpose of procuring Qstsen
The name and residence oftbb A6etvr
she kept profound secret hpd,faitsfY}
to the last, she repeatedly Ffnsed tp di-
vulge the name or give theieasts scfue TO
the whereabouts of the mar Wh6 brought
upon her all this grievous trouble, She
desired to stay at Mrs WdsesteF's until
her tribulation was passed. when she
would go forth in the w0ldrts seek a
livelihood On Thursday Sbe left the
house, remarking that she Fas going to
Brooklyn to visit some fri9ds,, aud she
returned on Friday mOrnhg s.nd COM
planned of feeling unwell. tShe was at
tended by Mrs Worcester, and Sunday
evening was delivered of a ktus OF about
two months growth. Shehppeafed to
improve during Monday Ad Tuesday,
and on Wednesday mornitg she came
down stairs and breakfastd with the
family, apparently in cheerful mood
At about five o'clock thatsvening, she
complained of being someEhat unwell,
and remarked that an indehable feeling
Of pain and terror was deeping over
her Mrs. Worcester was srlhmoned, and
the unfortunate, deceived butcast in q
few moments breathed h& last in the
arms of the midwife. Sh was truly
faithful unto death, and thtcrime of her
seducer may go forever unhnished and
unavenged by the closing u the lips of
the wronged victim in dealt
DR.. Wooster Beach prOcedcd to make
4 post m0rtem examination IT the corps
ofthc diseased She was alout twenty
five years old, but her sufferbgs made her
appear over thirty. She Wis of medium
stature, delicately formed, nth rather
prcp0sseSsing, intellectualEast of cOun-
tcnance, wide forhead, mlq grey eyes,
and jet black hair, with rFs and chin
rather prominent On eNmining the
internal organs Dr. BNeh found
that death resulted from exhaustion SUI
peryening PEI We o" the operation Ind misc"r
The wardrobe of the decesed, though
rather slim, was of rieh nst6rial and
fashionable make, her pderclothing
being particularly neat, an4sf fine quail
ity One linen cambria handkerchief
bore the initials al W." "oFN W." "and
this seems to bc the .onlylelue to her
identity. The body of tha hnfortnnats
deceased will le kept on Ne for some
days, awaiting identificatiddiand, at the
end of that time. should 10 friends or
kindred claim the remains, s,hey will be
given decent burial, undes Erection Of
the coroner ri