New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ALLEGED MALPRACTICE AND OUTRAGE
| DR.. f. r. Hale was arraigned before Re-
corder Jackson yesterday, charged with
attempting malpractice, The abortion was
alleged to have been committed on the
person of Eliza Dasher, a minor, during
the months Of August and September last.
George Lawton had been sent for by
DR.. Hale, who informed witness that Mrs.
Dasher and her daughter, Eliza Dasher (the
girl whom Lawton is alleged to have Sc
| duced, } had sent for him to examine Eliza
\ Dasher. DR.. Hale said, destroying chill
\ dren Cor words to that effect) was an every
day occurrence in New Orleans; when he
did such things as that he got well paid
| for it, and il he had done so he would have
been far away from New orleaus by ten
o'clock. He said, too, that Mrs. Dasher had
intimated to him that she wanted the child
DESTROYED, to which the doctor had an
swered that be wanted to see the father of
the child. Mrs. Catherine Dasher had
furthermore said if the child was destroyed
her daughter could marry a man who
owned certain brick buildings.
Mrs. Catherine Dasher's evidence threw
no light upon the case.
Mrs. Wright-She found Lizzy Dasher in
her (witness') bed, who told her she had
been driven out of the house by her step
father, and had no place to go to, and that
she was enciente by him, and that he had
used upon her person violence. In the
visit to the doctor the mother never spoke
one word, was crying all the time. Law
ton came to the house of witness and asked
witness to interest herself in his behalf in
order that he might marry her.
Lizzy Dasher-When / first went to the
doctors, he said he wanted to see my
mother first. The second time went with
my mother and Mrs. Wright. He gave me
NJ medicine and did none Of the acts
charged against him. l have been spoken
and written to about this case.
A letter was shown, written by George
Lawton, to witness, in which he begs her
not to swear against him. The letter bears
date gbteenth Of October.]
Mr., Haynes and his wife came to see me
and wanted to persuade me to marry Mr..
Lawton; Mr.. Lawton sent them. | said |
would sooner drown myself in the gutter
or the Mississippi river. 1t was about two
weeks ago and since the doctor was arrest
ed that Mr.. and Mrs. Haynes came to see
me.
Barbara Roberts-Sunday week ago
eleventh instant) Mr.. and Mrs. Haynes
OuiAC W NY uOuSo, CDIuCI vi LduIbl anu
Washington streets, between six and eight
o'clock. They said l had to come and
swear against DR.. Hale that he had
operated upon me, and that if didn't come
they would have an officer after me. | said,
81 do not know you nor anything against
DR.. Hale"
Case was dismissed and the doctor dis
charged. An affidavit, pending the above
nrn0apHinnc wa UnoHo o0aipSt fNaorCa
Lawton, for outrage and assault upon Liz.
zie DAsher. He was arraigned and pleaded
mot guilty."
AT prisoners request the case was taken
up.
Elizabeth Dasher-I am sixteen years
old. In the month of June my mother, Mr..
Lawion and myself were living in house
corner of Sixth and St. Charles streets.
1.-THE witness here became too agitated
to proceed with her evidence, and soon
after was taken out of court in fainting
condition..
Mrs. Dasher-I saw Lawton take my
daughter by the neck and kick her, about
five months ago. He turned her out of the
house three times. The last time was
about month ago, Lawton first denied
forcing her daughter, then admitted it.
Her daughter was not in the habit of going
out, nor did the young men come to the
house. My daughter said that he took her
in the room, and said he would kill her if
she told me. My daughter told me. She
said he (Lawton) had got her in the family
way.
Under the testimony as shown, and the
want Of direct evidence, the Recorder adj
mitted the prisoner to bail in the sum of
$1,000. The case was continued till next
Friday
Haynes was also arrested, charged by
Hale with false imprisonment, and pleaded
not guilty. The case was fixed for next
Wednesday. Bond $500.
SCENE IN RECORDER BEcFERs CouRT.-
This morning there was quite scene in
Recorder Becker's court, arising from the
persistent efforts of counsel for a prisoner,
accused of being principal or accessory in
the homicide on board a schooner at the
end of the New Canal by which man was
pushed overheard and drowned, to instruct
the Recorder in his duties. The essential
point was that the Recorder insisted on
putting the accused on the W tness stand,
nrst fully discharging him, but maintaining
that he could be re-arrested if further de-
velopments should justify il.
CoLLoQUY.-Two Democrats, while the
remains Of Colonel Pope were passing
in the procession down Canal street yester-
day, commented upon the scene. One of
them asked, II wonder if he has got his bag
with him." The other replied, "That is
the biggest funeral there has ever been in
Louisiana The rejoinder was that he
could not understand his meaning as there
were but comparatively few in the process
sion. His friend responded, at is the
largest funeral there ever was in Louisiana;
for it is the burial of the Democracy"
PARAGRPHs. Special Deputy Marshal,
A. Victor Ward, arrested James Barriere,
Tuesday. at st. Mary market, charged with
violating the internal revenue laws by do
ing business without paying special tax.
He was taken before United States Com
missioner Warren, and released on bail for
his appearance at future day.
Several other parties, merchants were
also arrested by Mr.. Ward for neglecting
to comply with the provisions of the inter-
nal revenue law.
This evening there is to be a concert at
the Opera House for the benefit of the or
phan girls at the Camp Street Asylum.
George Williams, alias "Frenchy," and
Francis Roberts, alias "Irish, were arrested
last evening, charged with burglariously
entering the Exchange coffeehouse on