The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-12-31

1urncT WAS DOL Cdllcu uutli tHc sJtH.
Mckee did not say anything when
gave the child TO him; ! said there
is your boys" sent word TO him to
come by Page Hatch at sisters re-
quest. / do not know that any med
icines were taken or inst ruments used
to produce an abortion. Mckee had
been keeping company with my sis
ter for about six months; | do not
know whether he knew what caused
her sickness. She said he had prom
ised to marry her; never told me
why he did not do so.
Josiah Patton. the father, aud
Isaac Patton the brother, were exam
ined, but nothing of any importance
elected.
DR.. J. G. Turaer-Was called 10
see deceased ON the 25th inst atten-
ded her from the 25th until the 9th:
on the Goth ! asked her il she had
had an abortion she said she had,
on last Sabbath; she would not tell
me who produced it. g. Did that
abortion cause her death? A. 1t did.
There is no doubt in my mind that
means had been taken by herself or
some else to produce an abortion.--
She said Earnest Mckee was the
father of the child; said they were
not married because he thought he
could not support wife. The in
quest then adjourned 10 Monday
morning.
Page Hatch-knew Selinda Pat
ton; saw her last Wednesday or
Thursday evening at home; she was
sitting up but complained of feeling
sick; did not know what was the
matter; was there Friday evening,
18th, took Emma, her younger sister,
out riding; went out about !, and saw
no one else when ! came back, about
two hours later; was there Sunday
evening; went after Mckee; did not
know what was wanted: we wen, to-
gether and | went in, he stopped at
the gate, and Emma went out and
talked to him few moments; had
no talk with her about the natter
first heard about the child being
born about nine o'clock yesterday
Have not seen Mckee at Patton's
since Sunday night; did not see him
the night we went sleighing; he told
me nothing about being in trouble or
| what was wanted that night. After
brief examination of II. Sherwood,
from which nothing whatever was
elected, adjourned TO 8 o'clock p. m.
Larnest NcHee.--Am "a years Of
age; have been acquainted with
Selnda Patton for three years. Cues.
DO you know anything about an
abortion being produced on her.
Ans.-Yes. Q.--State all that you
know about it. Ans.--Some time
ago she told me she was enciente and
| told Page Hatch about il; he al
vised me to have an operation per-
formed; he and her sister talked the
matter over and talked t. Selinda and
got her in the notion; she spoke TO
me and said something would have to
be done. Before that Page Hatch
had told me he could get man who
would do it. One evening they sent
for me to come down there; Emma
got huffy; ] told her did no. want
to have it done--did not know what
might happen: she said if ! didn't do
it willingly there was way she could
make me straighten it up. A few
DAYS after that ] went up 10 Pages
shop; he asked what was going to
do about the matter he had told me
before that it would cost s25 and
/ told him | couldn't raise the
money; he said he would set
tie that and SO | told him
all right, we would let it go that way,
he to see the man and arrange when
it could be d me. He had seen the
girls and had the thing all planned
for them to leave the house on, !
think, Friday right, and meet me
down in the southwest corner of Mr..
Fraseur's lot; Selinda was to get out
there and | was TO take her up to
Hatch's lumber Office md leave her;
the party who was 10 perform the
operation was to be in there. | took
her there and he opened the door and
let her in; | was to call for her in
about half hour, which | did, and
knocked at the door when he opened
it and let her out. We started down
to Mrs. Bakers, where her sister was
at work, and met Page near gilbert
sons old warehouse; he went and
got his sleigh and | took the girls
home. Sunday evening Page came
and called me on. Of church and told
me what had happened, and went
down and got the child. q. Who
was the man in the shop: Ans. ] do
not know, have no idea whatever
! gave Page my note for s25; he said
could pay him whenever ! got it.
went to the office that Friday eve
ming at about eight o'clock there
was no light; do not know what was
done or how Adjourned.
The public schools of Des Moines
held the first exposition or their
handiwork on Thursday last, under
the new law known as "the Matilda
Fletcher bill" Contrary to general
expectation, it was grand success.
Over | 800 articles were exhibited,
consisting Of everything a child could !
think otto construct, useful and Or
namental. The hall was crowded to
a perfect jam with people. An ad-
mission fee was charged, the pro-
ceeds of which we're divided among
the prise takers. 1t was success
in every way. And thus is added
another to the progressive features to
the Iowa public schools.
Muscatine county has contracted
with the we'll known marble dealer,
Mr.. w. w. Webster, for soldiers
monument. 1t will be in accordance
with design by Mr.. w. himself, and
is to cost sG000--the money being
raised by subscriptiOu. !