The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-13
THE RICHMOND HORROR.

THE RICHMOND HORROR:
Death OF Virginia County Belle and Hes
Child-A Case Of Alleged Aboriion-Au XIX.
Methodist Minister and an "Own Cousin "
Arrestcd-A Dual Investigation-The Child
Found In the james River and the Mother
Illegally Buried-History OF the Persons.
RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 9, 1877
Richmond is now moved by q sensation OF nor.
ror-alluded to In a former edition OF the HERALD
q sensation, however, not native here, but univer.
sally too general. One Dr. Goddin Is charged with
aiding and abettlng IN producing an abortion UPON
the person OF a Miss jennie Young King-with being
priyy to the death Of herself and Of her premature
infant alleged to have been begotten By cousin OF
her own named Wesley NJ Brock. The matter Is
now undergoing q dual lnvesJigation-one before
the Coroner, the other before the Police Justice.
But, without dwelling upon this extraordinary
legal novelty, Will introduce the readers OF the
HERALD to the principal characters IN the painrU
drama.
DIR. N. A. II. GODDIN
Is the inventor OF .Gentian Bltters" He Is about
forty forryfve years OF age rather good looking
but somewhat greasy OF Dress and the mildest man
nered man that ever entered q court room. He was
once an eloquent Methodist divine. and has the OUT
ward manners OF an insnuating religious exh0rter.
Except to the critical he would pass for model Of
piety and honesty. But mis- record Is alleged to be
bad. He was at least once married, ana he had
with him In court grown son. II Is SAID land your
correspondent has been so informed by astute
police officer today that he left his wife ana subse-
quenty fathered
SOME CHILDREN OF COLOR.
Recently he has been making himself conspicuous
as the companion OF very lovely looking young
lady, with fine figure, long blonde ringets, langad
eyes and graceful symmetry, whose father persisted
Imprisonment to-day a note, styling her his saear
adopted daughter" 1t Is to be devoutly hoped thas
she may have escaped his coils, and that her inns
cence win render her lesson OF warning against
any such acquantances
THE ALLEGED sEDUCER
is as was stated IN Court to-day Dy his counsel,
"Own cousinn to the deceased. lie is a man over
forty years old, and, superhcially observed of com.
mandng appearance His profile Is good-aquillne
frontal and good deal bald upon the posteriOr OF
the head lie Is machinst IN the employ Of arm
the head VI which Is President OF the City Counc.
and has hitherto borne an nnblemished char.
acter Observed, however, lace to lace, the impress
iian's inverted. But altogether ms aspect IS NOT
reprehenslbe; yet, While not wholly removed 1roa
the faculty OF stratage, he looks the man TO shlsi0
himself from deeds OF error or disgrace.
TIE VICTIM,
MISS Jennie y. king was tne S p INT
apprenend, not altogether strictly particular. Sne
was neither nm y0"1x NOR aSne years
old. OF medium height quiet disposition, bright
blue eyes, audaciOus address and captivating man:
ners. She has been long known as most coveted
and Tree hearted county belle; but In an evil heur
gave way to evil persuatlon, anu hence ner destn'
THE CIRCUMSTANCES
are at once peculiar and mysterious. Detectives
O'Dwyer and Dabney were named memorandum
by party known to them, but whose name tnSy
refused to divuge, when gave them the clue to the
discovery, and from Its indication they were ena.
blcd arrive at the facts far Rnown. 1t appears
from the testimony adduced that when the woman
King suspected herself pregnant she onrne eye ~
GOddln here In Richmond, ana asked that tne IVA
dences Of her folly be destroyed, which ne declined
so he says-and she cannot contradict JUS say M
prematurey born; that when it was alive; That.
in accordance with Ills own acknowledgment, ne de-
box ana handed 1t to Brock; mat subsequently such
infant anu box. 18th a rock attached 10 them, were
In the James RyeI ana In Sns
city papers, he at once suspected whence the i've
argosy came. When arrested by ODWyer mg ae;So
tive he tGOddin) was seemingly quite commuuca-
tive; but soon 1t was discovered that he was en-
deavoring to reverse his statements, ne naa veos
to the residence OF parents or the deceased anu
at first would seem wonderfully cruel those parents
should attempt TO shield crime now Ihere eau 10
TWO BEINGS WERE MURDERED.
The child was quick when born. The mother was
Ing, Without q wry face, without q, siss:
appear as defenders Of the alleged cousin ana
seducer. 1t appeared In testimony That Brock and
carriage to q house Leigh street. kept by c0lored
women, and that there the deed was done. Not
indeed, the first act OF the dismal horror, Out lt0
maturity was there effected. The proprierress OF
the establishment Miss susan Hll. Is witness for
the Commonwealth The deceased, she testneS,
was brought to her house by the accused, who were
accompanied by the mother and sister, Lotte, ana
cepted ' her afiicted 6oarder One of susan's in.
mates Miss Lizzie Gleason, c0rrOborateS tnes0
facts, and her m0desty and Intelligent statelnent
went far toward the reinforcement OF the prize OF
Pocahontas' progeny They, win another Oh inc
same profession and caste, are agreed upon.
FASTENING THE MORAL GUILT
upon the parties accused. But the worst part o.
the transaction was the procurat10n OF surreptt
tOus burial Tor the deceased, alleged, as well as
the manner Of dspOsing OF the infant, b0th unnap-
ply contrary to the ordinances OF the city. When
the Undertaken desired 10 know who would pay
Brock said cash. And was not unl Lne seen. pc
came partially public that the burial certncate was
surrendered, ana then queerly so. when the O0dy
was exnumed the living, but not the dead, Dones do
quake and the certificate said that MISS King dieo
peritonts she died. Be this as 1t may, the matter u
undergoing investigation, anu III the nanus oi tne
law for the present 1t must remain
Verdict of the Jury-Goddn and Brock Held
Responsible.
RICHMOND, Feb. IL, 1872
The Jury In the case Of DR.. N. A. II. Goddn and
Wesley BROCK, imprisoned for producing an aoor.
ton on the person OF Jennie Y. King, from the
effects OF which she died, this evening rendered
verdict to the effect that she came to her death 81
medicines adm mustered by Goddln at the instgar
ton Of Wesley NJ. Brock
THE MEDICO.LEGAL SOCIETY.
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