The New York herald., 1871-09-07
WAR ON THE ABORTIONlSYS.
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Judge Bedford'S Charge to the Grand
Jury In the General Sessions.
The Trunk Tragedy and Its Kin
-s4 dred Crimes Denounced. a-'
The City Juds, Calls Upon the Legislature to
Amend the Law Furnishing Abortionists. I
A TELLING AND IMPRESSIVE CHARGE

'rsa-s .-'H tta ia nha ~ t-4I tA 44ttA-
gsUo,t llr-a.lGg a.. % leyt4 ~ al hng
The astounding developndente within the last few
days Of the fearful increase OF the crime Of pecu
liar charac ter in our midst which have appeared In
the daily press nave reused all good citizens 70 In
quir6 what can Sc done to stay ihe progress Of the
evil. A timely and eloquent answer was given yes
terday in The highest criminal Court OF the city by
the important charge or City Judge Bedford TO the
Grand Jury empanelled In the General Sessions.
IL will be perused with nterest by all interested in
the maintenance OF social order throughout tho
country. The public may feel assured that the
Judge who meted out speedy justice TO "Drs."
Wolf and Lookup-Evans, who were convicted OF
abortion and sentenced BY HIM, will, whenever the
parties now under arrest for this crime are tried
and found guilty by jury, sentence them 10 the
severest punishment the law awards for such afro.
cious offences. uraooI' iaNilH hl "t ~
The readers Of the HERALD win recall the signiti.
cant fact In this connection tnat at stated meeting
Of the New York Academy Of Medicine held May Is,
1871, series OF resolutions were voluntarily pre-
sented and unanimously adopted. fully endorsing
Judge Bedf0rd's action in the cases Of Wolff anu
Lookup-Evans With this endorsement Of his judi
cial action and sustained by the unanimous appro-
val OF all his fellow citizens, the City Judge Will
fearlessy proceed with the trial Of Rosenzweig ana
h,s acoomplices In the dreadful trunk tragedy. c1
REVOLUTIONS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF
MEDICINE.
wbsrsa, tho pervadins crime Of abortlon regularly
business has Il this CITY and county, been hitherto
sSspi ne state 0assI: ara .ss Courts
as
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f.osors POSSESSING or pretending to possess medical
ks:eysd Th.. Judge Cunning Bedford ha. y hs
aud enemies mankind. Wolf and Thomas Lockup By the
. ns :ss S ):
Resolves % that an ee.l copy hi. expression o. the
s: p; 3d. ss s;
THE GRAND JURY. mob 9ll ocrn9l
Mr. Abraham Lent was selected 10 act as foreman.
After tae Grand Jury we're sworn Judge Bedford
charged them as follows:-
Mr.. FOREMAN AND lENTIEhEN OF TIE GRAND
to mention the cs that Of iste crime IN ts CITY city
seem, as it were to grow more bold ana daring in
their operations. The daily press teens with fear.
saa the g terrible M s s % ss
The September term Of this Court commences to.
day, and with 1t We assume It's iab0rs, its duties
and responsibilities. The calendar will oe heavy
one. The District Attorney will place before you
fdent that you will one and ALL cheerfully dis
charge the several duties about TO devOlve upon you,
vii viii e ever % have care that no injustice he done the
accused; yet, atthe same time. ,c-r ~
STEADILY HEARING IN MIND
that at all hazards be the consequences what they
may, justice must be done the state.
The people, in this threatening hour, look to the
authorities TO stem the dark current OF crime which
has Of late set in and winch Is now eopardzing the
safety Of our citizens. Lot them not look In vain.
administration OF the law, must succumb 1t is al
ways mere question Of time which OF the two shall
ultimately triumpli--the law or the lawless
FULLY INVESTIGATE AND ANALYzB
each and every case IN strict accordance with your
District Attorney and his able assistants win do all
IN er % e 5 AID y and when n
disposed OF by speedy trials; and, upon every leg
mate conviction the people Of this city may rest
whole duty, and nothing but its duty, by melting
out punisnment full ana equal to the offence, and
IRRESPECTIVE ETHER OF THREATS OR CONsE-
OUNCES.
for In nv opinion, In TINS way alone can the strong
arm arm ns aw prove o. once an @gIs Tor the people
But day or two ago the law.abidng citizens OF
der most cruel II It's nature and most fonl in its
making s hs neaTS 9w sck q ne con
with ali It's melancholy surroundings, viii be pre-,
sentcd 10 you for your delberaton. It VIII require
thorough ana searching analysis, It Is matter
cors for the @ deed Itself Strikes az it were s a.
the very heartstrlngs OF society. have reference
gentlemen, to
reg 2 q THAT MYSTERIOUS TRUNK, .ii# ysd
ou few dsy was S s sns
once happy ba fesr most %nior the
sad vlchm OF ,reacnery and deception-one Who
nnfortunstely for her own happiness. believed too
much. Pull OF anguish Tor the past aud In the vain
endeavor to screen from the public gaze her delicate
condition, In moment Of utter hopelessness anu
frantic despair, she gave herself up and was robbed
THEM URDERoUs HAND or THE ABoRrIoSIsr.
prompted, In the true spirit OF phanthropy, TO ask
ourselves, can crime so fearful aud atrocous be per-
IN s D Gnpan
million OF SOULS ana where the religion OF Heaven Is
preached and Its holy mandates Observeds All
chy Of New York, constituting, On 1t were, q world
within ITSELF can boast with conscious pride OF her
churches, her numerous charities the virtue and
Intelligence Of her citizens, her pe tti i.a
MULTIPLIED EVIDENCES OF GOOD DEEDS,
sle nag. too 70 drop tear over the wees and
not detain you SufIice II to say that Of late we
have been living, as II were, in ON atmosphere OF
heavy with the dark deeds OF these heartless and
unsclupulous specimens of human depravity. Let
the warning word this day go forth, and may it be
scattered broadcast throughout the land that from
this hour the authorities, one and all, shall put
forth every effort and shall strain every nerve until
THESE PROFESSIONAL ABoR1IoNIsrs,
these trackers In human lite snail be exterminaed
and driven from existence, and the majesty OF the
law be fully vindcated IN all cases OF this hcndish
fl ~ hH us
And now, gentlemen In conclusion, let me ex-
press the earnest hope shared in, feel confident
II viii he, by you and all other right-minded cit
2ens) that the Legislature at It's next session Will
so amend the statute book that "Anv person who
shall administer 10 any woman with child, or pre-
scribe for any sucn woman, or advise or procure
her to take any medicine drug. substance or thing
or shall use or employ any instrument OF
other means whatever, with intent thereby to pro-
cure the -.
MISCARRIAGE OF ANY SUCH WOMAN,
unless the same shall have been necessary TO pre-
serve her life, siia in case The death OF such child,
or Of such woman, thereby produced, be deemed
guilty OF manslaughter In the second degree" tc0m-
monty known as the crime OF abOrtlOn), be de- |
clared TO be murder In the fret degree, and punish
able as such with death, instead OF, as now, but
In the second degree. punishable by
Imprisonment not exceeding seven years.
The charge was listened to by an audience that |
lhrOnged the Court room In every part. AT the !
close OF the charge there was q spontaneous burst
Of applause In all parts OF the crowded court ROOM