, 1874-07-29
D'R.''8'E:AR|'L!l. !!
commencement Of Ills Trial at The
Criminal Court.

commencement Of Ills Trial nj thc
Criminal Court.
Tie Testimony Substantially What Has
'.:. Already Been Published. j. I
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The jury Allowed to. Separates.
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a The trial.of DR.. Charles Earl, who rests un-
dor tho serious imputatlon Of boing profoa-
slohal abortiohiat, aud WHO has acquired A great
daal-of unenvfab1e notoriety In consequence Of
tho damaging. and apparently ,>woll-Founlod
rumora whicl1 hare boon circulated about him,
MaB begun In tho Criminal Court, yosterany
morning, before Judge 'Farwel. Enr1l Is undor
Indictment for tho mnrlor Of a. girl named
noBqtta jaokson through tho medium OF an
'abortionj and has; boen in jnil ever since tho
alleged net Of malpractice was com
mtted. Tho public momory docs not mood
to :bo :. rofroBhod at great length about
tho case, j. as 1t is only a .fow wooks
einco all tho disgusting details werc laid baro by
the investigation OF tho Coroner. The main
facts arc briefly thoao /, The victim Of tho abor-
ton lived in tho capacity OF servant With mar
ried sFstor nanlod Mrs. ". II. Flngg. Tie lat
tor'e husband Is barber doing buslnoss at No.
9a9 Woat Lake street. 1t is asaorted that bis re-
lationa with his Blster-in-law wota criminal In
thpir chnracter, and in ordor to hide then,, and
savo tho girl from exposure, tho crimo which ro-
suited in hez premature 'doath WEB committed.
Her1 body was privately intorrod, but tho
proper authorities caused 1t to be oxhumed nnd
10 poBt-mortem examination made. This dis.
dlosed,'. ths .: faos that. M abortion had
bcon performed, and tho evidence
that. was, subsequently, gathered fastened
quhpicion on EARL, F1agg, and q woman named
Heiland, in Whoao houno the unfortuuato girl
expired, They wore Lold to tho Criminal Court,
Earll az principal and tho othor two ns acooaHo.
rios: ;rho Grand Jury gavo the mattor imme-
Dissatisfaction, returning the necessary indiot-
mo,itas speedily as was consistent with the do
tnhtda Of Justice and tho gravity Of the otronso
alleged, and, as before mentioned, tho case came
up for final .hoaring yesterday: tBtato's-Attorhey
Rsol appeared In behalf Of. tho people, and
Dr. Earll was represented by Mr.. John
Lyle King and COL Durand. Tho. attdud-
anco' in ncourt during tho. day 'wna
worry large, nearly all tho 'soats being occupied:
Tho men wero greatly ID the majority, only, ono
female spectator being visible besides those who
WGTQ pFGk1uE AE WlEuGBbGas VI CcuIEOs
rnn PRINCIPALS :-..s =.
IN the case were tho chief objects Of attraction.
Thoad woro DR.. EARL, rllo wag dreesod in n
ecr1ipu1ously neat mannor, and waa exceedingly
tic or no anxiety for tho fate that may beisil m
bIr. and Mrs. Fagg. WHO apnear to be- respectable
poop1o and ondeayored u mich as possible to
avoid tho public gaze and Mrs. Holland aud
her daughtor, Miss 1uliara, tue former Of whom
IL a.slrewd-looking porson OF uncertain age, mud
tile latter IN innocotit- appearing lamsol.
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+: The preliminary work: Of tnpaneling fury
occupied the time OF tia Court for several oura.
Mr.. King raised aomo technical objco.ions to tho
regular panol, but was ovorrrlcd by tito Court,
and instructed to proceed with tho examination
bf the Jurors. Tnis was dull, tedious, and ,,l-
intefeutug and finally reBnltod in tie Belection
OF tho following twelve: Otto Young, Clifton
|. 1uo james ErcGarry No. TIT Wdf}ash avenue !;
@. Cobb, MsttcBon House; a. West, Cook Conn-
ty National Bank; J.. T. I'ruo, No. 227 Woat
Lake atreet; Frank johnson, No. $50 North
Grecn. streot "a. L. Hemmingw ay, Oak Park !;
No125l Houser stroet; ". i. Huntington, No.
272;stata street. ;, Seventeen other porsous we're
examined, hut were excused from aerripg for
various causes, tho principal ono being that thay
Ind road OF the cago fin the ncNspapers, aud Ind
formed opiniona to the guilt Of tho prisoner
which would probably interfcro with The ronler-
lDB Anu AHtEGlGfl!Eet YGTu5ELs
Altor tho jury .had beon sworn iu, tho Court
took a tcceBs for lunch .'.,s ..-,-s:,.:,
On reasaenlbling, :>: =, o. :,
| :~~: :; -: :. am. REID Ia -u',.
briefly. He said ho wonld undertake 10 provo
four facta,. :riz.: That the deceased, RoAotsa
Jackbon. was pregnant; thai m. abortion had
been performed on her !; that she. died from the
eiloots o. thhs ABORTION ana that Tue defendant
procured the abortion. !The:people, he thought.
wore NOT .deairous that the maa should be hang
ed, in the event Of bis guilt being proven, but
demanded tnas ho. 'shonld .be sent to tue Pom
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followed for tho defense. He said he felt GER
tain that the people could not make out q caso
I against his client, IA there was no evidence
against him. All ho asked waa TINT the jnrymen
SHOULD not permit themselves. to be pro1udiced
+ by any influences or Impressions that might have
been derived from reading the reports Of tic
previous trial OF the caso.. IT. would be 8howu
"a H. t$AH1 IL f>~ II