The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-16

Confirmation OF tho Trial Of Lookup Evans
| for Alleged Abortion-Testinony for the
Defence-Expected Close OF the Case To-
Day.
The trial Of Lookup Evans, indicted for procuring
an abortion upon Ann O'Neill at his place in Chat
ham street. which was commenced in the General
Sessions on Friday, was resumed yesterday before
Judge Bedford.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Assistant District ATTORNEY Sullivan called Dr. W.
Judson, the house surgeon OF Bellevue Hospital, VINO
testified that he was present when Ann O'Neill was
delivered OF twins male children, upon the 4th OF
November. One OF them died the following day and
the other lived TWO or three days longer they were
feeble delicate children, and evidently premature.
The Doctor was cross examined at length in refer
ence TO what would produce abortion, but the EVIL
dence is unfit for publication.
Captain Kennedy, OF the Sixth precinct, was the
next witness. He said he visited "Dr.n Evans
place In Chatham street on the I'd of November
officially, and saw Ann O'Neill there. Mr.. Sullivan
asked the Captain how many other inmates he
saw there, TO which the counsel objected There
was considerable cross firing between the counsel
on both sides, the prosecuting officer affirming that
he could prove that hundreds OF children, prema-
turely born were carried OF DR.. Evans place at
the dead OF nlght while counsel asserted that. the
Court were willing to consume the time outside the
trial OF this Indictment they could show that at
teinpls were naue W DlacAmall Dr. Evans because
he was rich.
DR.. SHINE was next called, and said that as Deputy
Coroner he was called to make a postmoriem eX-
animation upon the bodies OF TWO male children at
Beilvue Hospital said to nave been the children OF
Ann oNeill. 1hey were unusually puny, and were
prematulely born. He also answered number OF
hypothetical questions respecting ABORTION.
MOTION TO ACUTE.
me case Tor the prosecution was then closed,
whereupon counsel Tor the defence moved that the
Court direct the jury to acqult the prisoner on
ground OF variance between the proof and the In
fhn nn,yIot hn.,s, 80
real name was Ann Drew and not Ann ONeill, as
charged In the Indictment.
MOTION DENIED.
After argument Judge Bedford denied the
motion, ami said it was a question Tor the Jury the
complainant being identified as the same woman
| VINO was attended by the accused aud known as
Ann O'Neill.
Counsel then proceeded to open his case, AFFIRM
Ing thai efforts were made to blackmail Dr. Evans
by certain parties and that he would show by his
cieut that he treated the complainant for disease
common TO women, and not for an abortion
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE.
Sarah Collins. who said she lived at I91 Stanton
street, testified that the little boy she had with her
that the house IN stanton street decided to her
by the DOCTOR that Ann O'Nelll came TO her house
to De confined the latter end OF NOvemoer she told
Mrs. Collins that the doctor told her to come and
BOARD ana nave her baby but she did not stay as It
was 100 lar for her to go to her work. the witness
saw her afterwards at "a Chatham street, and saw
her making baby clothes; in August DIR. Evans was
farm IN East New York: she had known of a great
many children being born at his place and live and
never knew OF a dead child being there until the
trouble about Mary Gerratv.
Mr. Sullivan crosse xamined this witness at great
length and elected some important facts. She said
that she lived with DR.. Evans good many years
and kept boarders who wanted 10 he confined; that
Dr. Evans kept place IN Stanton street and two
different places In Chatham street, that he conveyed
the deed OF property TO her before she became his
bail; that Mrs Dckerson, or, called her, Mrs.
"Dick,o kept house at "a Chatham street; that she
could not tell her age nor when she arrived In this
country, anu That Evans always SAID she was his
cousin.
The case will be resumed to-day.