The New York herald., 1867-03-26
ANOTHER ABORTION CASE.

Death Of the vicein-Arrest or she Alleged
PerpesEassrs- -Testimony Before she Cere-
nsr's Jury. &C., &c.
On Saturday last General superniendepa Kennedy re-
csivsd information thai woman lay dying In the tene
mens house No. = Domnick street. her illness being
apparently the result Of an abortion pracsed upon her
BY some persons unknown On this information the
supsnntsndsnt tslesraphed to Coroner widey request
Ing that on,c 70 proceed TO the above dwelling place
and take the antemorem deposition Of the female but
before the Coroner reached the house the sufferer had
died Subsequent Investigation led 70 the discovery
that the corpse was that Of Mary Noble native OF
New Jersey and aged thirty eight years; that the de-
ceased person had been separated from her husband
some two years since, and that she had lived in the
tenement house in Dominick street since September
last IL was also ascertainsd that . man named
George Wait carson had cohabited with Mrs.
Noble subsequent to the separation, and il being
supposed that that party might furnish such facts as
would lead TO the completion OF the story and the dis
covery OF the parties who had been guilty OF the NAL
praGce search ios the missing individual was At once
OF the Twenty-eighth precinct arrested Mr. Carson In
Jersey City. Coroner wIldey empaneiled jury, and
operation OF Police Surgeon Kennedy and Dr. Thomas
E. Fennel, made post mortem examination OF the body
Ssab b ,h rosp Geq % % nas the
Mr. Carson the only witness In the case then TAKEN
and as hls testimony, given below, implicated par
ties known as William =. j. Theirs, NJ D., and Amelia
Armstrong, alias Nine Dubois, both OF whom dwell at
NO. IS Third avenue these parties by Cap
tain Dixon, Of the Twenty eighth precinct and
fronred with Mr.. Carson who identified them as the
persons alluded to in the following statement
STATEMENT GEORGE CARSON.
! reside at No. 81 Domnick Street, and printer
by occupation; have been acquainted with the de-
ceased for about three years. first formed her acquain
in jersey City at No So Montgomery street, whore
she, with her and daughter. was boarding; 1 have
dwelt with her ever since: about month later be-
came acquainted with her husband, who, having been
in the war, had returned home after he had remained
home few months the couple had difficulty
gcther and the husband left his wife; in February
last she removed from Jersey City to the premises
OF concealpg her condition she being eaceinte
by me; she found the house where she lived herself;
have lived with her since she has been in this city;
before she removed this city she spoke OF etng rid
Of the child and fortnight later she told that she
to produce an abortion her. the Doctor agreed to do
II for s25 and finally consented TO take $40 account
they told her they would electric battery for the
had again called upon the Doctor, who had
then applied the battery by placing the
handles over her all around and that he applied instru
meats as wel as the battery: she said i produced
numb feeling in her hands; this did not have any effect
herr she declared that she paid the doctor that time
ten dollars she went twice subsequently his house,
the last time she went 10 the Doctor the
21s, OF February; when came home, shortly after six
o'clock that dav she had chs: that night she and her
daughter slept together on the bed and and her
the floor; the morning Of the 22d l left
The house at about nine o'clock before that she had
pain her stomach aud back; left aud returned TO-
wards O'Clock; her daughter then with her;
they trying to put corset on her; she then
sitting the SIDE Of the oed saw in the room evi.
of premature delivery had bandaged her
she told me to for DR. Dubois: went to No. 49, 1
think, Third avenue. near the Cooper Institute; arrived
there shortly after two, notice on the door,
reading. "ring the bell and walk up stars did so,
and had got up stars and proceeded half way across
door without my knocking asked the
Doctor was home; she replied in the Affirmative; went
into the small 70 room on the @ oOr she called the
call and that lady IN Hudson street, he asked the
name and residence told him 70 accompany me; he
and returned 10 the house aud entered
the large together; tho deceased the
small room adjoini1g; asked the Doctor to walk in
shcre, when AfA Noble told HIM % shot
than Eve minutes; After he left she told me
that that e man at about ve in the afternoon
went for Dr. Dabois for the second time; rang the bed
sud the door opened as II did = inst; saw Mrs Du-
bois s.a she said that tho Doctor vm eut said that
she said that the Doctor had told her about that lady,
and that he had told her that that had como on;
dsrstood that BY this she meant q mscarriage; she
inquired how the lady Was; or about
the 4th instant called upon the
nine in q: svnD but failed y. 70
woman wished TO see him; on the morrow I learned
that had called; day or two later called for him
again; his wife remarked that he did not make prac.
OF going out but attended to patients hs home
kept the fetus for n-sriy week, when boxed 1t up
woman learned that Dr. Dubois would not attend her
went for Dr. McCleland; told him all the facts Of
the He camc 10 sec her on SUNDAY, fortnight
He attended her TIL the time Of her DEATH and
called in DR. Wood ia consultation She died at twenty
minutes past two o'clock yesterday The parties pres
ent calling themselves f. J. Tnlers and .lia Arm
strong the parties alluded TO In the foregoing test
monyn
pended and pr. Thers and Mrs Armstrong having de-
clined any questions until after consultation
with lawyer escorted to the Tombs aud locked up
in cell whence they will be taken for arrsignnent be-
fore the magistrate to-day. Carson was detained as
witness.
set OF the investigation Coroner Wildey delivered
tificae OF DEATH TO enable MIS- Mobiles husband to
TO ths inerment Of the remains Despite the fact how
ever body in advanced state Of de -om-
position burial certificate was denied by the authori.
ties In the following letter.
oSys. err or nHs yon Bo.nD Or !
DrAs SIR hold an imperfect certificate relating to the
death Mrs. NJ u Noble said have been given by you.
that until the medical evidence IN this
sl1Gs o inter h fps Ts DE-
sres TO know when the be buried can only
Board OF Health the maiicsi testimony. and he
qaes no break IN he sS.n Of medical eraenes thai ss M
this bureau deviation from the rule here ndlcaed be
refer the husband % for information TO time whea
The certificate Of medical testimony ean be given By you
Register Metropolitan Board Of Health.
The body Of Mrs Noble still ss iu the tenement house
Ata hate hour last night Coroner wildey and Captain
Dixon visited the private rcsidencs II Dr Theirs, alias
found four young ladies under the treatment Of the
pbysciau each OF whom admitted that she esreWts
One Of the four stated that she went 10 the Doctors
house for the purpose Of procuring abortion upon
herself the Doctor she said had performed two opera
iions her. the last the preced ing morning. The
officials also discovered a number OF letters sent from
different parts OF the country, and many mailed from
this city, all inclusive OF the and residences OF the
writer's receipt book was examined, showing the
Of foes received from parties who had been at
tended by the alleged delinquents.