The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-02-10

4 ubHe Oi ING medicine IN the roUnQ DOT
| ties at my house. She was to use, by
the Doctors directions, the injections
each day. DR.. Houser used instruments
| in the examination which / have de
scribed to DR.. Maynard. Kimberly
came to my house and talked with my
sister without coming IN or talking to
any one else.
MARK w. SoUTEwICK.-1s husband Of
last witness. Talked with DIR. Houser
Sunday night before deceased died
| asked him If he had heard the reports
about the girl; he said he heard them
before he came to see her; | asked ii he
could tell whether there was anything
wrong; he said he could not say--there
were some things to show she was, and
others to show she was not l asked
him about internal examination; he said
he did not examine very thoroughly
He then stated that if there WAS any
thing wrong, that his examination would
be very likely TO cause death of the
child, or her, or both then asked the
same question asked at first in another
| way-l told him he said he had ex,
ahmed thoroughly; he then said he did
examine further than he ought. then
after that he told me that there were
probably other parties who knew about
this, and that ii she would come to him
he would send her to Chicago TO
! lying in hospital That IS about all
remember of his telling me that night
On Friday, week ago yesterday, was
| in West Branch and IIouser told me he
had something he wanted to tell me; he
said she made confession to him and
that he could do her no good; that the
last examination he made he found she
WAS with child Then he told me he
had not time to tell me much about it;
| said my wife was present at the last cN-
animation and saw it all. lie told me
further that he thought Kimberly ought
to be brought to justice aid ought to
| stand the expense all the way round
| When he came first time, he did not
bring any medicine, but sent il by mail
| to Springdale, sealed in a box. Heard
her say the first medicine did her good
He only sent enough for four nights the
way he told her to use ii, and after other
visit sent more same way. ] heard her
| tell my wife that he said it would bring
water from the womb, and that 1t did so
and she felt better
| DR.. Ii. III. MANARD.-(Thc doctors
evidence has not yet been fully reduced
to writing, but the result OF the post
norton may be briefly and substantially
stated as follows): Examination made
23 days after death. An apparently
slight confusion was over right eye; post
mortem discoloratien well marked in
| lower portion of abdomen and fiexure OF
thighs; adipose tissue in excess; abdo-
men tumld. Nothing abnormal in con-
dition OF brain. Spinal cord and men,
| branes normal. Heart normal Gen
eral congestion of lungs, especially
marked in dependent portions, Organs
of abdomen generally normal, as also
the genitalia. The uterus unusually en-
| larged and containing male t9tus OF
some three months. The peritoneum
was injected over the body of the womb,
and the fetal membranes also bore an
| injected spot about one inch in diameter.
With exception OF the lungs, the vital
organs seemed to have been in normal
condition. Lilly NJ. Southwck, one OF
the witnesses above, described 20 me as
indicated in her testimony, the instru
ments used by DIR. llouser in hi. exam
nation. One was vaginal spectrum,
through which some other instrument,
of which | received from her no clear
| idea, was passed.
State of Iowa,
Cedar Co.
| At an inquisition holden al Iowa
township, Cedar Co, on the 2Sth and
Goth days of January, 1876, before L. l..
| Sweet, Coroner of said county, upon the
body of ALT j. Robinson, there lying
dead, by the jurors whose names are
hereto subscribed, the said jurors upon
| their oaths do say that the said ALI j.
Robinson came to her death by the use
of medicines and applications and in
struments prescribed, used and admin
isterea by DR. J T. Houser for the pur-
pose OF producing the miscarriage Of
the said deceased, she being then preg-
nant. In testimony whereof the said
/ jurors have hereunto set their hands this
ID day OF February, 1876
JNo. ID. SHEARER,
l.. NJ. MILFORD,
JOHN d. Ross
Attest, l.. L. SWEET, Coroner
The above verdict was signed and
attested on Thursday Of last week,
Sd inst, and the necessary papers be-
ing provided, Constable Lang ham at
once started for West Branch, where
DR.. Houser was found and taken into
custody without difficulty. He was
brought to Upton on Friday and ar
raigned before Justice Pritchard, the
charge being only that of attempt
ing to procure an abortion upon the
person of Miss Robinson. The Doc
tor waived examination and gave bail
for appearance before the Grand Jury,
his bond being fixed by the Justice
at 81 900 and Mr.. Charles FAirall, of
Johnson county, becoming bondsman.
With all the facts in the case thus
fully laid before the public, the duty
of the newspaper at this stage Of pro-
ceediags is certainly complete with
cut comment. All will join US, how
ever, in earnestly hoping that justice,
and nothing more nor less than JUS
tice, may overtake all the parties con-
cerned.
fRIGHTFuI ACCIDENT. - Robert
Kelso was we'll known by sight to all
residents OF Upton and vicinity. lie
has for many years been pauper
charge upon the county, and formerly
used to be daily on the streets while
he found his home at the JAIL After
the county house was ready he was
transferred thither, but the terrible
fits which periodically attacked him
seemed gradually to destroy the little
sense with which nature had endowed
him, his disposition grew ugly and he
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