The New York herald., 1867-09-03
THE LapsIAsuas TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Wager and John Henry Indicted "a
Mansiauahfcr.


Asansiauahfcr.
From tho Troy Whu, sept. 2.
On Saturday last the investigation cf the 'ircnm-
Hubbard, resumed before Coroner BarIon, as Lam
singburg. 0scas Williams Mrs. Y. h Wager john
BIZ tho evidence that both Mrs Wager and her
Fridav, Henry, refused 10 testify by the advice OF
counsel Ihe following is The evidence adduced:---
Oscar Williams swogn--l stated the other day that The
hTst time saw Caroline after sh3 left our house was
al Mrg. wager's; i had some talk with Mrs.
Wager; this conversation about week
after Caroline left my fathers house, she said sho would
charge 500 Tor setting ra OF .he chi sns sara sne nae
four Days. and sometimes II wonld take longer; Caro-
line was present a. tho conversation; think she did
no. tell ma Ia what nanDer IL was 10 be done; don't
think sIe snd Caroline would have TO stay but under
stood from her that would be necessary for her sro
lipe) 10 stay until IL al through; Caroline when
| she went away nom our homo, all abe took In
small box don't know what in that boz; Caroline
consented TO the operation 20 be performed In this
versation she anxious 10 done Caroline told
me (but not Mira Wager that II her mother found II
place; the next conysrassion bad G with ms wager
about Caroline Was three or four days afsr the nrsi
was the n.St morning, and tho next me tr.S Or four
days after thai, and st the time last spoken OF Hrs
Wager told me she bad done something for her-had
wen her some neiicine she said II did not mako her
sick; she said she could keep II down. that she said
10 substance wss good symptom; heard hrs
been out Of hef houss su. since she there
once when she had been out riding and when she
went out 10 buy some things she thought Caroline
getting on we'll; she said then thar sIe had given her
more medicine; every time went there she ssd she
vas doing all she could 20 get rid Of tho child; Mrz
Wager spoke last Sunday night and said Il was aI
right at last; nobody but aud Mrs Wager was N the
u G'ns Dns ss Sss !. 4 ss
never told me abe bad 10 use instFuments; she
os tod N, me ras n aaisEl, csss . 70 get rIe
for whs, she had dono $40, know she got $50;
have not seen lrs Wsger since Caroline lcfs there;
Wager KEEP, house for this purpose Mrs Wager said
at at the time OF The war shs had had 500 for each
case There were two about the house part OF the
timc about foriy-ave hfIy years Old, and
another young about thirty Ave fcrty years old
him though. be was doctor; tbs way understood
him ae young man 20 be doctor was because there
was man VIII felcn on his hand, and this man Ap
pesred 10 be doc,orns h no gave him directions how
10 DO with IL there We're no women about tbe house
except one ~ work that saw; MIRA Wager said
Caroline was there; shs said they had oil got along
smart. and hoped on IN a hurry; sfter she got.wei
lived st jacob T. snydsrs Caroline Sd not 70 directly
20 Mrs wsger's when she len my fathers house;
until she could get ready 80 wssers; Il was her
intention TO 20 10 Wascrs when she left my fathers
been used upon herr when gave Mrs Wager The twenty
doilsrr the morning after the rst evening weni
thcro the oaiance was TO be paid when tho Job was
John Henry, offered as q witness aud sworn, refuses
under the advice OF bis COUNSEL TO answer any question:
en- tue grocnd that II would tend 70 crimnais himself
The coroner told him he nesd no. answer.
Pamela NJ Wager swern ard declines 10 answer suy
now objects 10 answer any further questions, on the
ground that sny evidence she might give viii tend TO
convict her Of crime and % bring her into nfarny sna
diegraoe. The Court held she need not snswer.
Dcmuel HuIltri sworn--I made tie arrest OF Johr
Henry, with Sergeant King at the house Of Mr.
wager, at Troy, on August 20, about nine r. NJ,
asked him N he up n arsingbnrg the night before
with wagon; hc ssid no; | asked him II sr By shs
name Of Caroline hubbard bad been stopping there
a'ey; he said nc told him wanted to SEQ the horse
sad wagon, and ! ossnlned IL; J arrested him, and
a'iet he won't 20 ts station house lac told me that he
took Caroline 20 Lnnsngburg; he told mo that Mrs
Wager had gone 20 kindefh0ok he said sho went 10
kiadcrhook Monday Tuesday last; have arrested
her three times before for tho crime OF abortion and her
house hss the reputation Of being kept or that purpose
VERDICT.
Here Tie evidence closed, and the Jury rendered
verdict that Mss Caroline Hubbard came 70 her death
from the result OF havine sbotsn performed upon
her person by IIs Pamcis N. Wager The iary
found s,id Mrs psmelis u. Wager and John Henry
guilty OF menssughisr ~ a quick child.
Oscar Williams was hsd In two thousand dollars bail
10 snswer when called upon In tho His father and
UrothH became ls bondsmen, and he was released u
10 undcrst0oo that Mrs wegsr's friends win mskss
strong sfors 70 encel her release on bail today.