The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-11-07
DAnk CRIME BRoUenT TO LIGHT
Prominent Citizen of Albany Arrested
rs an AccompIice-A Sad Story Of a
Young Lndy's Disgrace and Death.
Testimony in the Preliminary
ii Examination.

For two weeks past this community
has been agitated by rumors of most
Fevolting crime having been commit
ted upon young lady named Mary q.
Hardman, whose parents and relatives
reside few miles east of Albany and
are most respectable people. RumoI
had it that Mr. Chas. Mealey, of this
city, was implicated in the crime, but
as there had yet been no official inves-
tlgation of the case, and as the parties
Implicated had all heretofore borne
good names in the community, we re-
ftained until now from giving any
publicity to the affair, preferring to
await further developments before CIV
ing to the public an account of q case
which must at best present the partic-
ipants before the public in most un-
enyiable light. The case, as we under
stand it, is briefly this: Miss Hard
mon came to this city from her coun-
try home last autumn and started to
school. She shortly began keeping
company with young man named
George Mealey, who, it is said, in time
accomplished her betrayal and wrought
her ruin. When the evidences of her
shame could no longer be concealed
(only little over month ago. she
visited her sister at Eugene, where, it
ig said, she attempted to secure aid in
proeuring an abortion. In this, how
ever, she failed, and returned to AL
bany. From here she was taken Tor
vent Immediately to Portland, in
company with Mr.. Chas. Mealey. A
few days afterward her family were
shocked by receiving dispatch an
nbuncing her death, and two Of her
Brothers hurried Immediately to Port
land, where they learned she had died
IN DR.. Glasss Office under circumstan-
ees which led them to believe that q
foul crime had been perpetrated. They
brought the remains of their unfortu-
nate sister home where post 01orten1
examination was held over the re-
mains by Drs. Rice, Boughton and
Harris, of this city. This examina-
ton confirmed the suspicion of foul
play, and Immediately DR.. Glass was
arrested in Portland on a charge of
inAnslaughter, and an officer dispatch
ed to this city to arrest Chas. Mealy as
an accomplice. The latter was taken
TO Portland last Friday, where pre-
iiminary examination was held before
Judge Denny, and the following testi-
inony elected:
{ BENJAMIN HARDMAN, sworn--I reside nine
miles from Albany; have lived there since
80; Mary E. Hardman, deceased, was my
sister; she was past 10 years of age didn't
itNow where she was until about the 9Th inst,
When was at home; my business has been q
book canvasser; returned home again on Sat-
IFday, 25th; on the evening of that day re-
caived note from Chas. Mealey, and went to
lliDany next morning.
The letter was shown and recognized, and
offered as evidence. 1t was enclosed in Il
mourning envelope, and read as follows;
MN. BENZ. HARDMAN Come ocine quick,
and nome prepared for the worst! You must
90 " Portland tomorrow. Yours in suffering,
and God help us ALL CHAs. MEALEY.
Hthmination resumed-I saw MeAley at AL
bany last Saturday; he said he had seen her at
p1rlIhnd before she died, and while in conver-
faiion with her she said to him, "God bless you,
my lriend !" he told me she died about2 O'Clock
saturday, morning; had conversation with
Medley about bringing my sister to Portland
10 DR. Glass for the purpose of receiving medi-
eql Ifeatment; Mealy said she had been Sc
d1ced, and tn his own son was the. guilty
party; ! left Albany on Sunday morning, in
c0rItany with my brother, and came to this
City Immediately upon our arrival at the de-
pot ordered a hack and went directly to the
f,ifnensary of DIR. Glass found him in his Of
llte md asked him If my sister was dead, and
haf body in his possession he answered yes =
asked him to see her; he said not now, but
20 tlll at 8 O'Clock p. NJ. then told DR.. Glass
ahrt affairs had been kept very dark, and that
did not fully understand how was; to this
81 made no direct answer, but told me he
would call at the hotel at O'Clock that even
iufa Ind then we that is, Mr.. Mealey, my
bgdiher and myself could see the body II we
liked; at the hour appointed he called, but it
was late, and none of us went; early on Mon
1oy norning we called at the undertakers,
where we found Dr. Glass he said he had ev-
alIihing in readiness; the body he had caused
to he placed in nice coffin, and that IL was
AeFNy to be removed; / told him the body must
De taken to Albany that day. before we left
Wift the remains for the depot, DR.. Glass said
6hht be would give me a written statement,
flanod by himself and another physician
whom he had called In for consultation, as to
tlt muses. which produced my sisters death
III Che same connection Glass said that Mary
had uied of bilious intermittent fever; he has
mover yet sent such statement; never saw the
Nadl Of my sister until the coffin was opened
III ny fathers house.
cf6ss Examination-Nearth three weeks before
my alsters death heard that Mealy had come
70 Fortland with her, for the purpose OF putting
her ID the Sisters SCHOOL, | again heard that
t. pdioaI - cbn had
spoken about coming to school; wrote to her
skuII two weeks after her arrival in this city
tAcaiged no answer DR.. Glass gave me the let
tc1 Mhen came after the corpse think the let
lei tas directed to her at Washington street, or
Or. ulasss office; say Chas. Mealy at Albany
Told me where she was staying at Portland :
said She had been seduced, and had been taken
tt1ff for medical treatment; he told me this a
short time before wrote my sister the letter
BE aid he had something to tell me-that IL
wr4 fery very bad he scarcely knew how 10
oH|municate the fact 10 me; his son George
was the guilty party-she had been taking
rIEI|cine before She came to Portland; when
Mary first left home she said she was going TO
VISA her sister near Eugene, where she might
IN some time, as she had not seen her Tor
% |oh6s Or. Glass gave me bottle OF medi.
rlnI tth he said she had been taking, and
WVn enlled the oil Of tansey, which she got a.
uftne lphial produced, partially hllod with
aIUuIll he told me Mary cried bitterly When
11e roceivcd my letter, and acted madly, throw
iur herself upon the floor; Thought it was a
rheafing letter; did not consider 1t harsh; do
uoI NOV who paid her expenses while she was
So Ncttland sent her $50 as a present, be-
tsNAn l thought she needed it; received AO
h4cN from DR.. Glass.
ntLEY HARDMAN, sworn-Am a brother ot
I14N Hardman, deceased; came to Portland
Nl| my brother after the corpse.
festimony was almost the same as that
cI - -iaInin.
Cross Examination-I heard that my sister
had zone 10 Eugene afterward, that she came
ANcNlo Albany and then that she had gone to
f0tlfind 10 go to the Sisters School; did not
know anything Of her condition before she left
h0rlt Glass said that Mealey had brought her
70 n|1 Office for treatment, and was 70 pay him
80 md SIS per week for her board, for four or
i've weeks.
~ y. BACKUs, sworn--I have lived in Albany
tNH YEARS have known deceased from child
hood met her IN sAlbGny che evening before
eh4 aeparted for Portlnndi could see nothing
wUfF.
4 NNrECESr CIRCLE, sworn-l live IN Albany =
have known Mary Hartman for three or four
r'1afH. saw her leave Albany on the morning
Ifrin Of the 9TH OF October, bound for Portland,
she said; Mealey was in her company.
uH RICE, sworn-Am a physician OF ~ years
NFEtiicei reside in Albany and know Mary
ftnIdman, deceased conducted a posi- moftem
afninafion at Albany last Mondayi forpd