, 1870-01-13
tine COURTS.
Conclusion Of the Testimony in the
atratford Abortion Case,
Decision Of a Question Under tho
Bankrupt Law.
Po1toe Court Peooeedinxs.
Circuit Cout

Folioo Court 1tooeed41Ks.
Circuit Cont.
The trial Of Henry K. ss,atford indicted foT the
murder OF Theodoc,A Patterson, a1tas Lucy Ket.
loeg, waa resumed yesterday norLtn9, belots
Judge WtliArnB, the caee being still In tbs haudl
Ct The People Tho Jury ard the pnsoneF we7e
returned into eorrt puncsualiy at 10 O'Clock, 10
fore which lime tho room was crowded With BY.
! stAndeId,
sTELLA HODGES,
, | . colosed WOMAN, testified that ane Il 4 wash.
| xou3n. She eaw The deceAsed a anr H1a lytnl
Oh her bed nct. and, having some clothes from
| her 10 11kh, she found something among theM
IKE plece Of 1e1h cut up About two inches long,
| ard a. broad n t. o 1rge1k She got the clothei
On Tuesday morning, and the dealh Rsl during
| coHxx1IrH uY1fK
caorsd Ad, Lives On Fontan a,cnue With Jennie
r. aa's sos s Ta9 1d
RcuD sent him 10 lescn the Doctor: Witness ionnd
hin, and tod him he wBs wanted At the house to
.he Doetora roose ior hin. BE bsd card aiveo n
nun oy My Moltie and got the direction from the
cad. HitIsts told the accused rnat the lsdy waa
together. Tnis vaa about o'eiacf IN tho noln.
ing.
c1os.,ezamintd; canr read much, but can
make ont TO get along.
again rec.lled, te.i,ned al tass II tie frat time sbe
spoke 10 decsned about the probability Of her
dentn w4A On Friday belOre 9ne died, and theuca
onward ahe never rallied. Deceaasd said ahe
expected 70 die.
DYING p1c1ARA11oNa,
And upon the attempt nov TO introduce the
aecit19uon9 o1 deceased made t. ttls w1tneAs, de-
lendant objected that the evidence does not
must appear that the deceased 1aI conacso1s maj
e,, sae Va IN ~ re presence Of death before the
The Ccurt excuded inc festf,nonv. Rating thar
where proper case Il Eade, this testimony, tho
law say'. Il - competent as any other teaitnony.
ae cours but sncs caae e did nos hepe a3dti d
ataLd 10 Be made cut although the condition OF
Tas ceas Tss nat ssan IL H.
time spotsn Of by ta1s witness tho deceased folly
realized that shs , sas going TO de- Or that snc
thar her s,ctness might prooably fesolr In deasu,
but whether u date near or distant did not sp-
| view, Ahow thAt She vas then actuALy mixing.
JENNIE BROWNING
- sessnea tnas ~ shs 1yss = Ne 1!5 Fourth aveu1e
rtn ni, 9er na commencing .boas year sga LeaTeed
hncy kelogg. Winesa vas present at her aeata
Io S aef Of anut 10 4 T9
ceased. to trent her. snd asked him wh7 be did
swered II vas none Of her bus hcls, and be didnr
want Bny clrfEA- When she asked nIIn what wa5
WAS Roirg TO have ) miscarriage. WItness tod
him She suppoeca he knew all ABOUT Ii. aud he
SAD he vas family physician, and nls reputation
Croaetam,nat4on: Witness was once mr.
lied, bot "a Low sirg1e. Vas dirorced from ner
divorce vas obtained. CRn't atate wnere her hus.
land y, Or whether ne ~ alive or dead. She has
Ms ana dGss net as'e 70 testify
LEFT her fWelTe years sEo uaa lived IN Chicago
twelve years: 1iyes at The house she has Atated,
tnoee lady boa1ders do Tor ly1og-sno tuesns
i1ppo'!asn ss e e. nat mat shsy %. 81! woox le1
ard sometimes aeWs iittls. Refuses to snswei
A. ~ 70 re res, because she does rot Win 70 CON.
a. lest fbs cee hun ee1n to tek with onso s@
sne aet9ra along, aad snen ne 1epea + Was
cIesss Had conseIsa:'on with the accused ID
BE- uppoEed she was going TO have 1 miscarriage. |
Witness VIII waa IA the room dut1nz part Of the |
detectivesco1e was III. Hxoo, .9 sra he nan.e sue
Of The ether she id not remember. Gould not |
say Il There wa young man vno was in nts
yourg gentleman up town, whose name she hal
nea1ot nnt -aDno: remember what the name ID:
fIst lame, She tIeught, vas y caar @ ey T be caMe nc
70 lie ho1ee Oh ard on fcr ahont three nonths |
neo. ne had b. ,s; SGt ~ seeo living at :the nouEe
Dol swear TO v bat he did while he WAS there
She la the madame OF the house. but does NOT |
bis ristta. can't ssJ a whose suggestion Quinn !
was sent for; T. Wa not at he1; saw the Jouug j!
msp m 70 IT. nc oon1s eoase ,o W Qqn
Or Apr'. and remained there aimee 10 the date OF |
Nna Of 1heodoc!A Pattef1on+
70 TIE Court Saw the Yong man referred to a. |
Can't cay where he Is ro1; he Was at wi,ueas'
house; be haa been 70 the house three or four |
tiIea since The Etrl died.
Ih's M concluded toe testimony 70. the people, |
as, ana i9e aesenee taen proceeded to the exAnlna-
HENRY N. TouH0 l
u phyacian; was not present n the post 7norteu,
eIamM alton Of the female who died. but heard |
maoa,{ a1a ~ q ne gysn yesssday ena
nai ) general prsctiee .uo5g fsmlicz Fs,sciaas
peks In honses Of u.Iame, and consldeI II thei.
duty ger orally 70 respond IL ordinary casea Of
asenly woman - asosd the aTefese sms for ne
The placentA beng fetAlned aud a,sac1cd, It
would commence to deconpose N from q
ca.ys 70 II weaa nsa; It to pss9
for 1t 10 advance IN decomposition Ia day.
1t COZ sidered TINT the course Of ue Of coatts-
Fan creates q tendency to promote ubor1lons, The
piacenta b=ing retained, aud decomposition hav-
ing progressed 70 onenslveness, the operation
! week, and it would not be improbsoie tnat ine
operation was performed ReEetai weeks before. II
you'd operase apon patient stanaiTg IN VIZ
meas Ia familiar With the character OF prisoners
practice: has never considered him specialist;
his practice Is Eenefally among families.
Cfaa6-ezctandtion: Haa known defendant dur
1rR nre yeats; bss feeD pu, never read tho dlpto.
han 40, oiher prac.laoper II town. "''D p''''A''
JOHN s. QUINN, ;.
M asfsd y N. ,nny were In
The people objected that this was collateral
question, on: Vas o. elru!ed.
There were no detectives present when the
d}trE womRn made her statement
Ct0<s, examination: Dr.. Wicrer4Gau and De-
tectises DIXON AID Elsls wcIe present at second
testified that he IL medical student, Rtudsu9
before that riding win him some. Toe practice
Of plEoLer u general, ana extending 10 ismilles
testified that hs : Is J. ais ph, ,sican and surgeon.
knors the accuted tince last WINTER, but cannot
ssJ AMI tnrg as to the character Of bis practice
txamlnat,oD. without the history o! the case,
could not state what Its aubect died Of. II AL AZ
e. sa nsae " paoss On R
postdl In t~en;y.fofr hours.
t4oss eaaminafion There IL hardly family IN
which there ue not attempts made to prevent
CALVIN ~ FITCH
testified that he Is d physician and hRa been for
I'd and has kro.n him for sn Of elgat years: he
Las presy large family practice. Was Present
other e!idecce than It's result 10 Determine the
canse Of The deasa Of IL tuejecL Mlscarr:ases
freqoehtly are srousaneous; lttiuE, stralning,
1Gining ard jumping also greatly produce them
where there u 70 desire to attain the end In
e1tclna, agencies msy be used. and tue !
occurrence CT one miscarriage TENDERS a
xecold mere likely. They also follow Iox
in Que Of the psf.iez MitcstTsses occut IN about
one case ont OF aeyen. PhyatctAns are
frequently called on to assst the efforts Of nature
after aecIuons arc sought 10 be produced. In tue
puesreral fever. ~ cisurgutshed lrum typhoid.
He saw This gttl the Gay oeiore she died. and
nom tho symptoms present could not determine
her prccse condition: had Ahe been member Of
wa1 uron tho ere of death By TYPHOID fever.
Hero the court TOOK roceas.
TILE AFTERNOON SESSION
was he'd In 4 crowded room, the atmosphere OF
Which eoon becams positively Offensive. notwitn-
ftacdirg the xluuo AZ wero loft open.to the ltnm
nert 1Ak OF per7op1 compelled to be tn their ri.
entity In q o2feheaded condition. The uature Of
the caee cpuslderrd and the condition Of the At.
tendance. II IVES Eut little surprising TO nye
females present. without any yisele purpose, they
Lot beilH Witnesses.
lumber inspector IN this CITY, hiss known the de-
feIoant curtI three or four years, ho hArlcx
| pIac,'Red IN wilnets' lan1y, and from what
witrcs4 learned, he had benesed hlE 10 be =
nan Of humane character.
| Lrc1Ua sTRATfoN -. -
teAtlned that he Is house raln:er, and man of
family. and that for nine years the accused has
/ beeH hls fanoliy phJlictau. He u Al upright man
| and good physIcian,
I CJG*s.tI61nindfton, EeTer heard OF hl4 CON.
| uItrcg AnJ abottiors-
| Parker wE1NAAN,
| OF 5oiet, testiaed tnat he Is locomotive eugt-