New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-06
ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE.
THE CAREER OF A CLINTON-sT FEMALE
ABORTIONIST.

ABORTIONIST.
HOW MARY RUSSELL L OsT HER LIFH-ARREsT
OF HER sEDUCER, HARRY PULLEN, AND OF
HER MURDERER, MRS BURNs-A FORTUNE
MADE BY FETICIDE - THE ABoRTioNlSTs
VICTIMS.
On Sunday morning last, before the excite
ment attending murder Of Alice In tine kosenz
weg den had fairly died away another victim Lay &C the
point and police were quietly preparing for the
worst by arrestng principal actors In the TRAGEDY
Though with OF the mystery ana dVesed
of many of the horrors developed In the BowsDy Case
this second murder Is Of much the same nature In many
of its attendant circumstances The police OF the
thirteenth Precinct in conjunction with Coroner Young
have had charge of the CASE and the secrecy which ney
still preserve regard 1t prevents many OF the facts
from being published.
Dr. Bnvens reported to the Police, and also to the
Coroner on Saturday last, that young woman named
Mary Russell, then his patient, was dying from the
effects of an abortion which had been performed upon
her. This led to an investigation, which brought TO
light revolving state of affairs Several months ago,
Mary Russell the victim. fnelookng girl OF a years.
then employed In Nesbitts Envelope Factory, became
intimate with Henry Pulen typesetter employed In
Frank Lese's composing room. Puuen was good-ooK-
ing young fellow, years old. The girl was boarding
at No. SO and Puen at No. 1ol East Broadway. ABOUT
three months ago. as Pulen Acknowledges, he seduced
Miss RUSSELL and she became pregnant. Mrs. CharieS
Albright Of No. 81 Rdgest sister OF the victim He-
quenty received visits from Miss RUSSELL but was never
made aware OF the Illicit intimacy existing between her
and Pulen though 1t known that the two were on
very friendly terms About three weeks ago Miss Russell
abandoned her boarding house, first informing her
friends that she was going to pay visit to some
acquaintance at Harlem Nothing further was heard OF
her until after the OF her expected death
received by the police authorities.
On Tuesday, Aug. "a, Miss Russell appeared at the
residence Of Mrs. Regain awasherwoman on Attorneyst,
ho aIyant In md oiv
shelter She was then pitiable plight and the woman
ct once admitted the unfortunate girl Mrs Regain knew
Miss Russell, having been employed both by her and
her sister, Mrs. Albright, and being too poor 10
take such care of her her condition demanded,
she informed Mrs. Albright on Wednesday OF
the fact that her sister lying III at her
house. Miss Russell was Immediately removed to Mrs
Abrghts residence at No. II Rdge-st, and the same
day Dr. James, the family physician, called In and
prescribed for her. Dr. James informed the family that
he intended leaving the city journey the next day.
and that Dr. Bvens would attend to the patient during
his absence and from Thursday Aug "a, until last Sun
day, DR.. Bnvens attended Miss Russell.
On Thursday last the patient rallied and Dr. BhVens
told Mrs. Albright that her sister then out OF danger
and needed his services longer On Saturday she be-
worse and the physician being again called In and
seeing that she In dying condition. summoned the
Coroner. who took her ante-morem statement as fol-
lows;
1have been pregnant little oyer two month"; am
q s s'd M psf
ABORTION She used instruments: she dd mot take
a rns snsa Mr: Barns told me anybody
sSs t ssa od p me- tony so%s %f
Se%s YIN pain in head accom-; 3Ps
Came cane is then sen. Tor Bvsn
who has been attending me ever since. am not mar
RED Harry Pullen is tho father Of the child. He
East as
married. ne NAE not been since he gave me-
tine e was
whom was told was Mrs. Burnss housekeeper That
woman pressed me against the wall while Mrs. Burns
performed the operation am too weak to sign my name
MARY < RUSSELL
The girl died soon after making this statement
Henry Pulen was arrested at O'Clock on Sunday
morning and at once made confession of the whole
affair He acknowledged having seduced Miss RUSSELL
and gave such knowledge Of the affair as he to
the policemen. He detained until yesterday, when
he was committed the House Of Detention to be held
there as witness He denies having known that Miss
Russell intended having operation for abortion per-
formed and denies having given her for that pur
pose He says the money was given her In order 10 ln
duce her to give back to him ring which she had bor
rowed from him.
Nellie Ryan, young girl who worked in the same es
tabishment as Miss Russell arrested on Sunday at
her residence, No. Bowcry, and is now held az tne
House Of Detention witness, though her knowledge
of the case be confined to the fact that Mary
Russell acknowledged to her that she had been seduced
Mrs Anne Brice the housekeeper, referred to In the
DYING deposition Of the wretched GIRL was also ar
rested and Is now In the Tombs.
The arrest made was that of Hamden alias Mrs.
Brown. This woman arrested at No. IS East Broad
way on suspicion Of having taken Miss Russell TO MIS-
Burnss establishment. THE TRIBUNE reporter visited
this woman at the Thirteenth Precinct Staton-House
last night She was at first inclined to be perverse and
inquired perty "Am compelled to answer your ques-
tons ~ but on being assured that attempt to dis
euse facts and pervert truth would only operate to her
own disadvantage she made statement Of her connec-
ton with the matter She said that she was native OF
NewYork and was married, but that her husband was
travelling a. an agent" In January last mutual
friend introduced her to Henry Puen and he visited
her several times with Miss RUSSELL At first Mrs Ham,
den OF Mrs. Brown said that she had introduced MISE
Russell to Mrs Burns at No. IS East Broadway but she
aferyard denied that Mrs. Burns was her friend or
even an acquaintance. She acknowledged that
Pullen had told her that Miss Russen
wss preRnant and that the girl had also
told her the same and furthermore that Mary Russell had
frequently avowed her intention OF having an aportoh
committed Mrs. Hamden says she does hot Aho~ wien
Miss Russell went to Mrs. Burns, but she Suppoecs emo
went there because she had heard her mention the
womans name an abortionist' In ~py W 'ne
ouerv "a to how she knew that ME- Burns
wa, an sbortionist she replied first that
" Mrs johnson" had told her, and then that she was
walking on Grand-st with friend VINO sainted Mrs
Burns calling her by NAME and afterward explained 70
hsr the woman's business. Mrs. hamoen nnAny oenieo
aver having seen Mrs Burns In her house, but when
ashsd ~ abe had ever been In Mrs. Burnss houae abe
took no pains to deny that abe had been there.
Mrs ALBRIGHT Mary Russells married sister, says that
oanffh IN