Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-19
The Abort.on Case-

HEARING OF MAuDE AND PERCY BROWN IN
TIE POLICE COURT To-DAY-THEY ARE
SENT TO JAIL AND FINED.
In the Police Court, Judge Dawson. this
morning, Maude Alice Brown and Percy Brown
were aIaigned, charged with producing an
abortion on Sarah Jones on che Isd Of june
nesses were being brought in the spectators had
a good opportunity to get .,
VIEW OF THE PRISONERS
who stood at the railing Of the dock. Percy is
years Of age. Maude Is about so years old,
short, cross-eyed and very homely. Both have
were very Plainly dressed. s SARAH R Jone as
THE PROSECUTING WITNESS
is Of medium height, about 80 years of age, and
very dark In color. She testified that she went
for the purpose Of getting nd Of hef child; had
been pregnant about hve months; defendants
commenced to operate on her, which they con-
unt sI 20 Ga s0f s sSSut two or three weeks
Percy Brown carried it away from the bed in q
basket; did not know what became Of 1t; heard
Percy say that he would have it buried, but
Maud said, "N0, she would make
HOT FIRE In THE STOVE AND BURN 1T:
but she told them IL they did she would have
them arrested; they then promised they would
nave 1t buried. Witness gave them IS for the
DR.. Raines testified that he attended the girl
after her delivery; found her in a very critical
condition from the effects of her sickness.
Mr.: !. ID. Clarke, jr., testified that he was
sided; that his attention was called to the case
by Captain Shillen, who boards next door to the
Browns. Witness went to the place ana found
bloody clothing under the bed; blood on the
bottom Of the basket, some essence of penny
royal, and some morphine bottles (produced in
court.) Afterwards searched the contents of
the stove and found quantity of
SMALL BONES IN THE ASHES,
which were Of an unusual kind; took them all
o1t carefully, and preserved them, and turned
them over to Lieut.. Skippon.
Captain Shillen testified that he lives next
heard the servant say there was something
wrong going on there; after inquiring into the
nature Of the affair, he went and notified Mr.
Clark, and they together went and got an Off
Ger and went into the yard, weere they found
evident symptoms of the abortion; assisted Mr.
Clark In searching the house, when they found
what has been stated; Sarah Jones was then
sick in the bed, and Acknowledged that an abor-
ton had been performed on her.
DR.. j. p Hdrtigon testified as to the bones
He said he, with DIR. Patterson, examined the
bones at the Central guard house on last Sun
day; he thought they were human bones, bu,
was not quite certain at that time; took them
to the Medical Museum, on 10th street, where
they were more thoroughly examined and COM
pared with specimens there, and found that
thew were the bones of child about six months
old.
Sar5h Jones was recalled, and testified that
Mrs. Brown had told her that she had been
practising ahortions for the past twenty years
AFTER hearing the testimony the prisoners
were asked If they had any witnesses or IL they
desired counsel, and they stated that they had
neither.
enormity of the crime, sentenced them to one
year IN iail and each tn nav a fine of CT O0o