The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-25
THE CASE OF DIR. VIOLET.

Dir. Welt, the Alleged Aborsioui.f. ON y,;.
far Manslaug1tcr--The History or ,.,e
Case.
The tria! OF Michael A. A. Woir indicted for man.
slaughter In causing the death Of Henrietta Gilman
by producing an abortion upon her IN June last was
commenced yesterday before Judge Bedford I'm the
Court OF General Sessions.
Mr.. Fellows appeared for the prosecution. while
the defendant was represented by IN array OF conn.
sel-Mcssrs. Howe, CLINTON ana Phillips. There was
very little difficulty experienced In obtaining Jury
as the occurrence was of such a remote date tina,
none OF the Jurors remembered lie details OF mo
affair.
OPENING THE CASE.
Mr.. Fellows open,d the case and read the statute
upon which the Indictment was framed claiming
that the defendant II proved guilty OF the charge,
ought to be conviced Of manslaughcr In The second
degree. II would ievolye upon the prosecution to
prove tnat the deceased was pregnant. and that
the defendant administered drugs and used
Instruments TO produce miscarriage which
caused her death. The deceased was not
married woman, but was domestic,
and became pregnant about six months before her
decease COunse alluded To the difficulties sur
rounding the prosecution and SAID mat the cheapest
thing In this community was human life. The man
who STOOD at The bar confronted with this crime
upon the Indictment was but one OF u thousand In
the city who hvet Dy taking tile life OF others who
brought all the resources Of their scientific attain
nients ana the ski Which education had given them
to The purpose OF accomplishing TIE crimes by which
they fattened and thrived. Counsel also alluded to
the notorious Madame Restel aud the no less noto-
rous Dr. Eysns-the latter OF whom II was limited
had escaped tile jurisdiction Of the court, ana
VINO had am!ssed an immense fortune by
prosecution expected to prove in TINS TINS
particular case, BY the sister or the deceased, in
whose honse sh. lay that she tine deceasedl sent
III. III. fnd hi tnslg mo-
upon secret interviews. The sisie, observed that
me deceased WIS getting worse and discovered
piOou auu Watel upon The garments. She visited
DR.. Wolf and expressed the opinion that her sister
was pregnant Ie Doctor ,lerenpon told her that
three Weess beon be was called In to see her; that
she was then pregnant AMI desired his AID; and
that In relieving her. he gave her medicines and
used an lndia-rupoer Instrument. The unfortunate
woman came TO her sisters house on The 2sth OF
May last. WoH visited heron the Cd of June, and
she died on The Eth. postmortcm examination
was made by physicians, who discovered upmis
taxable evidences that an abortion bal been mo.
cured; that the physicians gave 1t ihcir opinion
that death Was caused Dy Inflammation.
TIE TESTIMONY.
Regene Hermann. the ssser CT the deceased was
the first witness called ana Examined by Assistant
,nsoncb ,he Iarrapor -, e gave her evidence
manner. she testified that shy lived at 5l7 Twelfth
street; was married, ano cameto this country five
years ago, her deceased sister arriving about the
same tliile she the dectased) WIS never married:
she died between nine aud ten In he morning OF the
18th OF June: tho wtnes, occupied tina front room
and bedroom on the kecond fooi and her sister,
who came On tle 2sth q May, occupied the small
bedfoona; on ihe 4ih or 9th OF Junt the deceased
Complained OF pains and begged the Witness TO go
fox DR. Won, giving her his address; ~. WvItrs FIRST
Visit was ~ len o'clock ftDght; the witness offered
10 bri1g IN lisht but TIVE doctor sad he needed no
ilgnti tncle was no lightin the bedroom: he only
manned i've minutes, aid returned on the following
m2rning' remaining only lew INJURIES; her sister
SUI lad PAINS; on thesnorning OF The second visit,
wnlle making Inc bed she discovered an lawful
SMELL" ana saw wiatish blood on the bed
and also upoi her sisters interviewing; on tho
I'm OF June Dr. Ruperchet was cale:l In; be-
iofe her ssters death the witness had
an interview YIN Dr.. Wolf IN his own house IN sew
entn street. NE asked Him what was the matter
Win lef slsle; stating that there was always q ter.
riDie snleii nhe room. The doctor said that her
sister mad ben TO his ONCE three weeks before and
nau tolu mn sue was In he family way, and II
india-rubber
- HE MEDICAL TEsTIMor'
Or. CharleC. Terry was The Pc Fatse 5fC Il
remarkabl clear and able t5.ii.nsa saft f.ta.s.
statement olbe results III at niuai 1896
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