, 1866-12-21
"OhE MORE UNFORTUNATE y
Scductionl Aborionl Murderi


An Aurora and "a Ba.avta PnysIelan
implicated.
From the AApi alltown (towa) 71mes, De- .ssh
Onc ol tLtee terrible tragedies OF which "a
read TO often fn the public prints that thor
scarcely at Let cur attention, but which
bring 'hc he.ncbt anguish to the hearts Of
n,ighborins siilaEe Of l. Grand. The he p.r. sne
tirnlaFs of the lad affair, Us VIC have beoa
able to gather them, arc substantially as fol-
On the 4th tnstnut the boaracrs 1t Ba..o-
let's Hotel noticed the arrival Of we'll
dressed AID fine appearing young woman.
Not appearing the nrxt day ut the ,uble, in
qutlies we're msde copcs rnlng her, 10 which
the laldlad3 rspiied that she wa sIck. but ap-
lion. She seemed 10 manifest desire to keep
the state Of affairs as much Us possible
secret But the continued report for many
days Of The young lady's sickness. coupled
With TIC retics ncee Of the Bartolcts, md Tho
ty e. h' sns q sy Sre
from Tama County, finally created such sus-
piclons Of foul play that tho attention uf
John W. Street. Esq, County Attoruey, was
called 10 the affair, 'nd be proceeded At once
irg satisfied that a wrong had been doue, he
caused an information to be f}l!d charging
Doctor Cary" and The hotel keeper and Ills
wife with the crime of 1eticide. They were
for further .xatnioatton before Justice Par
ker, Ut this city, on the 18th OF January
next.
The young woman continued sinking, and
Aftcr The luost nEoniztug suffering death
cume 10 her relief on the l4th Instant, Cor
oner Water was notified nf the case on Fri
day last, and Immediately went down and
held an Inquest upon the remains, Messrs.
e. D. Coppock, s. +. Coate and W. G. Bene-
dict. were summoned as Jurors, sud Drs.
Lang and Sherwood, Of this city, as medical
examiners. A post mor1an examination dis
that an abortion bal been etfectcd-and that
the koor girl had been dosea with poisonous
drugs and lacernted with surgical instrl-
mcnts after the most cruelty murderons
dict that she came to her death from these
savage efforts to effect the abortion. DR..
clty and the Bartolets we're then arrested for
mti1 deF, mud gave bail for thei appearance ut
Court.
Joln ". Street, Esq., took down the dying
statement of the deceased. frpm which Ii
appears that she resided near Dlxou, Illlnols,
that she hul been scduccd BY one Oscar
MchinEcy-that lie offered TO marry her
eubtt 4uebtiy, but that she had become dis
DECLINED 10 hare auythin;, farther to do with
l'itn-tlat he then gave her money and sent
her to que DR.. Harrison, Of Aurora, Illinois
that he 'trratcd" her some days and
then turned her over to Dr.. Flowers, another
nedisal hyena. residing. at Geneva. In the
sumo State. These dcnds In human shape
tlrully started With her on i night trnin for
Cedar Rapids. II was while she was in berth
In tie sleeping car that 1hey inflicted upon
lcr the most cruel and barbarops Treatment,
In their efforts to produce the abortion. The
full details Of this affair are too horrible aud
disgusting tor repetition. The next day
these Illinois doctors took her to the west
ward ward bound train-afser making he. pay
them quite 2 laFge SUM OF n,oney-aud sent
her to L. Grand, where they had already
made arrangements for her reception by the
Dartolct branch Of this great Irm of nb0r-
tionfsts-wlth what resullswc have already
stated.
The young woman had been we'll educated.
aud up to the disclosure Of the sad affair no
one lad borne faircr character. Her tanily
Is Ollc OF the highest rcspcefabIlity. and she
lasa trothcE-i"-law who Is onc Of the lcu.lnE
and Will known horticulturista of Illinois.
fleeing from hunting shame, murdered nnd
dying nm.'ng stFancers-thc Inquest-the
post Morft'h disclosures made to those who
urly contemplate tl,rm in cold professional
way but, hacE there In Illinois. ts dcsecsa-
ted and deserted hearthstonc-ascd parents
lowed with the bIttcrest sorrow that ever
fills the cup Of human woc-and brothers
and sisters to whom this sad history will be
IN ever present grief.
We bare been Indebted for these particu.
tAIp ~ bAAu - . EkGECl- Esl.S LQHULG ALJQF%
ney, Corcnur Waters and Sheriff McCtucken.
nll Of wlltan deserve great credit for their
zeal iu arriving At tho facts. in order that
justice 1njgh be done. It is believed that
the sedugcr, and the doctors who were hired
by lin, have l'cen arrested In illinois, and
that they will b. brought to this county for
trial. Upon The conclusion Of the inquest,
The remains were taken home by tue friends
OF the deceased for tntcrmcnt.
We hare omitted one statement of the de-
nGHh Ifnt4 4rkt L.
her dying statement she ayers TINT
~ the beginning she was abducted,
that afterwards she was consent.
tnr party 10 The Illicit Intercourse which re.
suited as We hnre seen. There are several
Other mysterious circumstances connected
with this case, which the full legal inycsti.
CATION will disclose.
Since the above was pnt In type telegram
was arrested on Monday At Davenport, lie
Will be brought here ilumediatciv