, 1870-01-15
the Courts.
Or. Dun&on McRaa n1srkar~aa
for Wnnt OF Evidence TO
Convict Him.
THE Law in REGARD 70 f&&s Adyuta.
sion Of Dying Declarations
As Evidence.
Interesting Story Of Young Nan
Who Veutu-ed inte q
Tigers Den.

Circuit Court.


Circuit Court.
fNE stpcuNlI HpHlc1pE
The Indictment IN the caAa OF Duntou NeRea
cans hefogr TIE Circuit Court t1udge Wllllans},
Without the Intervention of = t1tJ, and va dis-
posed Of By the discharge OF the prtBoner- The
Indictment tn this cASA, found NJ the November
te1n last, charges thst the Accused caused the
death Of jennie 6tuchc1ie, py puncenr1nE her
womb whle n the act os attempting to procure
IN abortion, II was supposed; II beng tleged, how
eyef,shat there aas no condition Of pregnancy. The
mates1&l testimony of IhA prosetutiou co1stHed Of
&teclaratton Eade BY the deceased Without
TIE adniaIlou Of this ~ declaration IN eTsrrnia,
IL vas y el uncerstood ttAr eouThcstoa could not
fouoE, Apd II y ~ -slta vlcw 70 teat the sdmls-
sDu,.y OF 1hA declaration that the Csc WI taken
uP.
Browr. E.q., Nltu who,u we're Aessrs. Euo VI
toa FotsJtn. 1re STATE AtHrney, Charles Il,
Red Etq., rrptesenled toe people
the accrstd 10 oa1, because OF tae lnpoakniiity,
Tor xant of uEe, OF having tr1al At tal1 term :;
the upuou 4lso lnc!udsd houta tnAt The qnest1oas
bearing upon the dti1g declaration would be pro-
esnled. "
testified t12t he nane pot TxoTt<M examination
Of tbe BODY OF deceased. TheTtgtt 1nag 0As con
naned; xcmb pnno.nred IN two pisces. Believes
ahc d.td Of pei,to1ltlr. he irIafJ to me WON'T
haLg btnclent 70 cause that Inflammation.
sderabE olesastd: there vas clot OF blood
formed IN II: II NAs a roerc aac- The diseased
oTa1J could Los. In hls opinion, have c24ee4 the
1nhannstton, hAnng the or,Iion upon Reading.
tontun; TITS Was the result OF the Inflammation.
The sSeraRe Of Life af1er Pes,ton,ts u produced is
about ME days. Toe quAntlE1 Of blood IN the
oVaI1 HsA equal 10 about Lxa teaepooastpl. SAP.
poeed TO hare sr:sen 1lou hen6rznxse OF 4 vessel
Ct the ovaIy. ADD II hsd BEEN there IEuoably Io1
TWO OF THREE r.oLths. Ioe womb wss pauctured
BY pointed Instrument the womb he,nz vuurd-
co 10 se11 ready to heal; II Is not ordinarily dan
ge.oca. OIe, IA CT The nEht luEg aas rendered
been IN rIscuca alnce lt67. JodRss the Innam-
Eaucn hao been zunning several dsya, perhaps
t0ew deceased 70. STOUT ysAr pzict 10 her death:
the boz1deo where ne Did, aud ne 6aw her during
tet Lust S'cNe1A 81. her aoont 1s O'Clock 1t
t1naltRg7v1rg Lay) Soe wanted minister;
stken T::less 1houghs sna woold lire; he told
hsx tnefe *.s h7pe ~ long ~ tnerc was lHe- A
little 3attf q oclock] abe wanted Dt. Carr sent
fof, but they need not 20 tor him then; sne
n1HRht ur- AcRea would do for her; be hsd
k1lltd heI, and ns oueht to BE- sno- About ten
E!cutes before dt a!h she spoke OF dying, bur zhe
alma eeeu ed 10 be IN donb: a. 10 whether she
WCu die; Sic never expressed definite belief
TINT are would die juet betoIe she died, wnen
rpr dc yet. ~
Jo tAe Court No o, told her SIZE would die
unln stout iEett5 minutes before death. When
ever kheF Fpole Of lear Of lmmsdists death, she
hope. - "
HEa- CATHERINE l. PRtyca,
VIC o. the tast alttesS knew deceased aincs the
tPrltg alo saF her IN her las. eickae1y eyery day
Tes.5 nae ~ consetsauoa with her a 10 her
-, y a. q Seu.t Don't tno~ Q, an,ood,s inform.
NRa+ n1xA RpY
te61ired that che knew deceased during her life
oeing coutrtd 10 bed during slx dnya. IN th1t
lime abe utFer spoke 70 s11ess Roout the nros,
pect os Immediate death About two hoprs before
s9s oea "a, oeeeated called Eltaess 70 her bed-Ede,
ALa y en- OF mAIlnR her 9tstemelt SAYING II ane
ASe1 Sas Lot tc pe TOLD, ont u abe died Ane d!d
pof care About IN hour before she died Fitness
Ss eas eREss SR sns sas sas n
9tnetS d?d not really rri1E che WAB in ,mnedIate
aaheef. IL VA not nnrl atout 1iteen minUtes
oei9e ssd .s aesta th3s she seemed badly IN Wtness
s4,o Aus tnousti dtcented had better not sAlk Of
eucn matte1s ~ she Els talking OF, IS 4he Was
nu1s ISsss 70 70 ps INTO another world Tae deceased
pEcis1oN u7 sHx couRr.
,,ta taf ~ Loust decided: ! dlanka exceedingly to
t ne tAe responsibility Of deciding case Of this
~ 1.p ;pr sae l.soes are very solemn and would
tnis question, Of the admtss!on Of uyinE dsclals-
tlons. quesrou muB1 decide. Il d nor for a
II
Iu1y. ! tnorgnt the declatasIons uere rot "a
ntsalhe would have 70 exclude the testfrno nv
IRON Tie Itry =; ard It Is ADMITTED that If inc Z
,ss are excluded 1n.1e u no case aGaiuzl
The rule OF lew Is ahundaus,y ~ea settled that
tnete deeaArarlpus ctnDut b Admitted except fne
PAtt3 l. ho1 pn,y In imnedfaIe danger Of death. al
lhe Inet soos queutly prores, bat that the party
kLoEa apo reallLes that he or abe u In such dsn.
ges; hkt conAc1ouaLe.s or belief tnar Ihe patty
about 70 arpeE n The presence OF God, which
6uppoeed TO glte to lhe declaration o{ 3Ytu0
Petaou The EaHe value ~ an osln IN Other caves.
IT u y sn[possa That he party feels hirnaeu or hcr
Iof Nhst lie or hhe may say. ThEae declarations
ate Of no x.ioe Unless made Under those ctrcum-
The px15 nust Be- aware at lie facf. ana - then s
tae neciassuots which arr made With reference
70 tne caake or death aa2lI oe sdmisS1bIe for they
are ot e9a1l T0iue With sworn oath In q court of
luAtlcs- Thtzc nue: not be in tbs mind Of tue
party apy Reasonable nope OF recovery.
n too sa4t OF the dectsraus there va I hops Of
ene hao Win one Of the W1i.essea, ahe said INST
;3 ane cocldLi ole; 4ae WaA not prepared to die.
Thsd pe5naps Tas a expression rashez OF a
her taea conditi7n; bnf, ali through tue sckueu,
~ na'c1 Lasted tn;snah tas nieet and about wh:a
an hour before her death sne had conversation
with Ers- Roy. aud she Wal ht1s strong; q,
thouGn suutslLE non pain, sne did moi nppeSf
10 have Nen, from sny expression Hh!ca she
m2oes aware ol her lmuedints uAnyef. SIZE nad
VA N Immediate dagger, and eheu MIA, Ro1
told EeI ale kAs Anout 10 enter into snotner
world: she made no fespouse.
elizeo hsr 1htn- coLotlon- She, PROBABLY, was
~ ng II thls vsfJ tine, bat !! maSes no difference
y ant FAA dying OF lort 70 far a. tue admission OF
these dtceratlu1st II she din nos fe1uxo tae fact
here IL 10 p1oor ceforc 1ne thu. TINS poor otri.
los nhou1 lret Of course, IN intense Sympathy.
realzeo fh4I s1e Taa about 70 appear Ia the pres-
tad, suc, therefore, the dec ar1tiors cannot be
admitted TO charge the defendant ia this case,
u esylng thss, II ls not became have soy sJm-
OF Nhich tic oefeLdant u charged 1.-The Mas
euil'y h1d coald be proyed guilty, should 20 no
itrther than the law compelled me IN giving him
woC4d be ca*e In uatcn 1nould feel bound To
Give him onfy nla exact legal ytxhtA These csses
CT aboritua ar becoming too commo1 IN the CON-
,huu,t,. 1ne lives Of unborn children and the
uyts o! Mothers are beng sacnnced ean1elJ too
uleu, Atd 10 tar Il any 1tt Of mine CAP. ehal
% ~ caa to stop II, out persons mast be csn-
yIcsed on legal evidence, and these declarauu.z
TIE pr,soter WIN hare TO be discharged.
AEn he y a. clscr nrgtd.
AFTER Tdk sHER1H.
J2met r. HeHstsrs :. Gus1nv FIscher. Ateach.
cent scalnit defendant, Who IL shtr1u. 1ndeos
slJeged thki Ftcner ootceals hlusen 60 that pro.
ceas cahtos be served On min.
James Ecn v As1n,5 Hxn FIT F: F.xce.,. a.uup.t
U-nar6. E1,stN.
United States Circuit Court. EE
NEW EUITx.
Gilbert A Colby '. Town q Cicero. Afsumpst
DtEa1d, &s0 cta.
thrtetobbeI 3atden ct u. '. Anton Herxor md
Jal'us 1ackson, Assumpsis Demand, r, o0a R
United States District Court
n nAFEkEf1CT.
Petitions for Uiseha1ge-GAmue1 gnseches. o!
Polo, Cg!c County: GostaTus Rlodxclt, Of Cut.
ca2o; hcbfJ f. Benjamin, Of Thompson, Carroll
Connty. John ". Hetchk1sa, OF Chicago; Oliver
F. HnNtB. Of Chicago.
Entitled 10 Apply for Discharge e-Tnon1s E1sher,
OF Iichlntnd, AcHcnts County.