The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-02
ANOTHER ROSENZWEIG.
A Beautiful Ulster County Girl Victim OF an
Ab0rtiolist.
Coroner's Inquest in the Case and Flight Of the
Supposed Murdsrer-A Sad Though TOO
Common Case Of the Social Crime

POUGHKEEPsIE, JAM !, 1872.
No county IN the State is 80 prolific OF horrors
as Ulster. brief telegram IN the HERALD on sat
urday spoke OF a horrible tragedy AZ Homowack,
Ulster county, To-day am permitted to give the
whole transaction, as gathered from evidence be-
fore the COroner's jury. The section wnere II oc-
Cured borders on Sullivan county. The victim Is
Maryette Gray, about twenty-one years OF age. She
became ence int about seven months ago. Up TO
last spring she lived with her parents al Homo
wack put at that time moved to Summttville, to re-
side with sister living there. II was fatal step
for her. Before she left home she was pure and
virtuous ana respected by all who knew her. and
was noted for her extraordinary beauty Her sister,
a shameless courtesan, entlced her from the paths
OF rectltude and She fell. In due time she became
aware Of her condition and was almost frantic 70
cover her shame she sought the aid OF an alleged
abortionist named DR.. Fanton Sherwood. BY him
she was placed in charge Of woman named Char.
ity Acker, anu at Mrs. Acker's house. the Doctor
visited her, and there, on Christmas evening, 1871,
the soul OF the trail girl took It's flight The details
Of the Coroners inquest disclose the fact that the
PRINCIPAL ACTORS IN THE TRAGEDY
were Dr. Sherwood, w. w. Kelly, q married man
and an intimate acquaintance OF deceased, toward
whom suspicion strongly points as being the Sc
Queer Of the girl: Mary Herman, a loose woman
Charity Acker, the hired nurse OF Sherwood, and
Antoinette Feller, the wOman's depraved sister,
whom one can scarcely believe 10 possess the hrst
atom OF womany nature.
The nurse, Mrs. Acker, testified that Miss Gray
came to her house on december 10; that she re-
NAMED until the evening Of Monday, the 26tb,
when she died; she complained OF pain In her side
and stomach; she was so weak that she did not
leave her bed after the first day OF her arrival;
she was not delivered Of q child; w. w. Kelly had
called, and said il 'Mattyn MISS traY wanted anv.
thing to let him know; on the day or Mattys death
signed NV. r. Wallace;" after she read 1t she was
asked II she wished TO send any word to Kelly; she
Ksy 10 IN time say w Ss mot
Mrs. Kelly had called, and Mrs. Kelly inquired II
gI named Maryes;e Gray was there the nurse
wife, ailer Maryette died Kelly said he would pay Jay
EXPLANATION OF THE 'DOCTOR.n
When William II. Kelly was placed upon the
with Maryette Gray for sixteen years; he swore That
he knew aothing IN relation to her last illness or
wood; he had conversation with the latter about
December 2s, and inquired II there was a lady at
Wis @ 5 the pGSso
the vicinity; the Doctor inquired what kind of
H on s on nsp SAVING aaS Ga Sso k isay
9. young woman brought TO him by Mrs.
witness asked him her condition and trouble; the
Doctor replied that she was III dangerous and
OF na ss mad sod fever ana
Doctor II anything else was the natter-lr she was
not pregnant; the Doctor replied II she was he
knew nothing about 1t; witness said ne mad right
to know, and II she was IN such condition she had
lost 1t before he had seen her; the Doctor said the
girl lold him she had oeen accused OF being preg.
nant and that she wished to be cured, for she didn't
wish to live IN the condition she was In; the Doctor
told witness conhdentially In anotner interview
the same day that the girl was at Mrs.
Ackers; witness said he was the autnor OF the
letter sent TO Maryette Gray and signed fictitious
IN Sb
was pregnant from appearance. Witness then con.
tinued as follows:-SometIme in the early part OF
last summer deceased said she had
YOUNG NAN KEEPING COMPANY
with her, and sne wished to let him know she had
before this; knew she was pregnant from her ap,
pearance as saw her at James D. Cudney's, about
r and ss s Dr.
and I called at Mrs. .Acker's with my wile
to see deceased MOI and ,noro was g.. told BY Mrs
applied 10 her 10 take her, bit she had declined be.
her In, and she had had such persons before and
they did not pay well; she told my wife she would
day was passing to Ellenvlile stopped at Mrs.
Acker's ana asked how she was; said knew she
as well today Insisted on going up to 'a see - he T
but Mrs. Acker refused me admlttance, saying Miss
STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ADMISSION
TO her frends she SAID the Doctor had been attend.
ing to her that morning, and that she was not
Acker said deceased had expressed great sorrow
for the disgrace brought upon her; then 1t was
wrote the letter nctltiousy signed, so could get
word to Marye:te: John Roe OF Greenfield, was the
young man who courred deceased.
This closed Kelly's evidence, which was the most
The theory Of the case is that Kelly seduced the
girl, and, by collusion with Sherwood the woman
ment for abortion The verdict or the Jury has not
yet been rendered. warrant has been issued for
Dr. Sherwood's arrest, but he has taken flight.