, 1875-03-05
CRIMINAL CALENDAR,
Revolving Incidents In The Life Of 4
st. Louis kborti0nisi.
0owardly Murder Resulting from 4
Family Quarrel in Indiana.


AET. LOUIS ABORTION HORROR.
sstc,a! IhauaEh IN 7hs CH'c1qv ir,tant.
ST. Louts Mo-. March i.-The Coroner this
morning commenced An inquest aron the body
Of Ida Jones. tho mu!atto girl who died on
"Wednesday morning under aucl circumstances
AZ suggested that her death was the result Of an
abortion. Hannah Ovens. suspected OF having
petpotsatcd tho crime, was prescnt at the in.
vessigatioa. She II an 1ri4l woman of about 30
yeara OF age, with au unpleasant co.1ntenance
and B1ara form. Either from palsy or tIepfda.
ton. Bho trembled like an Ah2en throughout the
hearing. Tho jury and witnesses were awor1l in
the presence Of tho corpse, after which DR.. Dutl-
10y hold a rost norteul examination, resulting IN
tho discovery Ut positive ost1encc Of abortion
by the uHo Of Instruments. 4 number Of wit.
Heehcs we're examined. ntM tho ca.e was Ehawn
has quarters OIL tic xccnnh tloor Ut n building
cortasr OF soyehtl, and E.lu ttreets, wlleru hlla
has r&icd her awful rocalion AZ nbortien!H. for
fot!s years. According to ho: own statement,
stc has committed 125 ahortione. 10 cacll ceac
daet Dying tho child by either Of Two p1 oceHsca.
When tho infant was small enough u he
washed away By tho 1satn-Iif,e Of the
wator-closut hilo uEed thu. neanr
OF destroying the eyi1.ncc Of her crime. tut
whon tho child was too large for this lilo seni
burned tho children.
Ida Jones, tho dcceaEed. over which tho in
guest wnB hold to-day. il light mulintn. and IL
SAID to l,avo been perfect beauty Of tAo creole
ionab]e boarding-hot,Bo on olive etreot. sIa met
Que Of tho hoad ealesmcu Of BcsxygH 4 Ean1e-
WORT. ono Of tha first dry goods huuses Of 81.
I.ntia, after which an acquaintance ensued,
wl:1ch resulted III 81 int'mney ne. altogether
Ida Ienes Inns hal taIrce obortios,H performed
upon her. ths child III eaclt CASE icin., destroyed
!,y this Hannah Owens. tho acctlrtd. This all
camo out In evidence today in tho inquest, anu
Tiot -t&n
teetlued that tic atortlolis.. Hannah Owens,
Ind told him that tho aforesaid clerk paid her
for tho services performed uron the deceased
Ida Jones. Tile clerk mentioned belongs 10 ono
oI Tie first famiIioB Of tho city, and is Tonight
Icing watched carefully. AZ It is thought he med
itatcs H1,icidc.
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THE THoMASToN. NE, MuRDEEEHs.
Wagner ant. Gcr&lon fur m Injunction ros,rain-
inn tf,c pnc,,n ri Enox f,,,,ntv from cxoc,tine
~ aao,,,s,,ax.",4. -, r.on nna,a,. T., 49,.
'n' an'' " IVY o"hAts ~ 'a'''
tiay Afternoon, Tie Judge has iss,,od M order
of notico to In acrvcd ,,nnn t,o shc,ir IF Eror
countv -, .,,n,s c,n,o tg,, thn ,fn,,.t;o, si,n,,a
eounss u H'om W cA"Au WY '"e 1"Jaoc1.on shou'o
not ISSUE me notice IL re'nfnaolo before tho
Traai1,v 1r;loo v;r,,r n,a,,dIro ,rl,o lin. ~
nsa'ns ~ 'nu w. ease le1''hi'n ~ W nAea oF
saas' '"sa ,, @ .I aus -. .','a nusscs na'
gesu 1auesu '' =, ~ '1o @'ato 'a.on ~ 'uo eoa"ee.
'aoSe 4Apey' ~ ea'eAuhS ptei,af.,'a 'ne papo3s,
"n'en "3o IN ilo nasn3e o. o1'9a !" etlhlty, aad
"alcn "ese tos"a8oco u tae pelHoacss ~ 1nom*
aston. Hsgned and sworn to by thcn a'.1 forwards
cd to Judge Danforth. Whatever tho result Of
thz legal effort IN stay cxceuttou In thceo r,se.
49,. he n i, tt,,,,,lt i,,.t a.. -, ,.,,,
,v..n., ns nassn,. ',r W. ', =. 49, w.
Magner ana G to1do' Will be cointn.'teu TO I'M,
Plisonnaent Tor llfo AZ matter 0I equity aud