The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-11
FANATIcAL PRIESTS WITNESS THE EXECUTION OF
THEIR AGENTS FOR RIOT
MATERNITY AND MURDER.

cIRRGYMANS DAUGHTER MURDERED IN An
ABoRTIoNIsTs DEN-THE FATHERS STORY
ARREST AND CoMMITTAL OF THE MURDER
ERs--GREAT EXCITEMENT IN TORONTO AND
THE NEIGHBoRHoOD.
ToRoSro, August 10 1875
Considerable attention has been attracted TO the
remarks of Archbishop Lynch on the murder OF
nnocents before birth The occasion that called forth
this address the brutal murder OF a clorgyman's
daughter abortouist's den in this city. The par
cuars Of this dreadful tragedy are substantially as
follows
There found in guley Just outside or the city
limits box containing the corpse OF girl twenty
years OF age The body was in an advanced state OF
decomposition; perfectly naked and the arms were
tied at the wrists behind the back with a strong cord
An inquest at held and the jury after hearing
tho evidence of Two doctors who had made postnor-
tenn examination returned verdict that death tho
result OF an abortion procured upon tho deceased Tho
body was muttated such an extent that there WAS
little for doubt to the OF
death. The remains were brought to the city dead
house and the police detectives began active
Cation and by Monday night they had arrested "Dr"
Alfred Davis and woman who lived with him as his
wife. Davis well known doctor" doing bust
house that had been previously used by his
father and CDR" Andrews, both of whom had
carried The nefarous practice OF procuring
sbortOns, and who had TO leave the city very
suddenly for similar crimes to that with which teir
successor is charged Davis is also well known in Buff
alo and Rochester On saturday Davis had carpenter
his house aud the Davis there gave him the
for box six feet long, two feet wide and two
feet deep The carpenter only to prepare the lun
Der the right size which he did and then handed it
over 70 DAVIS. That night, about ten O'Clock Davis
borrowed horse and wagon from a grocer and he his
wife and mau Not yet arrested were observed by
night wIohman lifting tho box into the
wagon The Waterman had his suspicious
aroused, and Informed the detectives of what
he had seen. The Waterman has identified the
box in which the body found as the one Davis re-
moved on Saturday night On going to Davis house
the detectives encountered in one OF the rooms strong
smell similar TO that which emanated from the body OF
the deceased when in the dead house On Sunday there
was found in barrel in an aleyway parcel containing
ul suit Of the womans clothing except hat and cor
SETS both OF which have, however been found in
Davis house description OF the clothing appeared
in tho papers and had the effect Of bringing Mr. John
Clements and his TO the deadhouse, where they
identified the body and clothes as those OF Jane
Vaughan Gmour who had lived at his house for four
months, and who the daughter Of clergyman re
aiding distance north OF this city. The girl
had len Clements' about month before the
discovery OF her body but she had been
at Of the railway stations by
young druggist who was visitor at Clements
week before hor death. She then seemed,
according 70 the druggists evidence distressed aud un-
we'll The broken hearted father TO the city as
soon he heard tho sad news.
The grrs betrayer has been arrested but there is
little doubt that Il is the OF Of the families with
whom she had lived
Both the prisoners have been committed TO take their
trial for murder So strong is the feeling against them
and the evidence so convincing that there little doubt
Ildt ~ lthct bhVe' " aCCOmpHceS the woman
and the seducer will suffer the penalty Their
trial will take place about month hence
The discovery Of the crime has started people discuss
ing the prevalence OF abortion procuring in this city
and in Canada generally, and rather startling state
ments are made Now that Davis has been arrested
more than has forward and stated that
they have seen similar boxes leaving Davis Office.
Davis has been drinking for tho last two months very
freely, and II rs said by those who ought
TO know that he 'botched his Job through his
being nebriated What the girl suffered In DAVIS den
of intamy no one can tell Left for days with
ciates but those compared with whom the midnight
assassin is PARAGON mercy and virtue subjected TO
humations against which her sensitive nature must
have bitterly revoted and treated with brutal violence,
IL easy to understand how the approach OF death must
have been 10 her visitation of mercy.