National Republican., 1876-02-07
WAS III ABORTION
a Crims Comes to Light After Six Non:ns
Burial-goroasr's INQUEST.

4 Crims Comes TO Light After DIX nun
Burial-GoroRsr's INQUEST.
Saturday Sergeant Hughes, on the complaint
| of q Young woman named Dora MARKS, arFesteu
| a physician in South washington, D. w. u
| Slovep, for producing q miscarriage on jessie
| Clemenson. Dora alleged that 1t was done In
nova MARKS has until recently been living with
1oseja C;emenson and her mother, Henrietta, in
| the house No. 3i5 street southwest, next door
10 the irst precinct station. She was acquainted
with the fact that Jessie had given birth to a
child and with the disposition Of the body.
Women were never good hands at keeping Sc
cret, and Dora had squabble with Hrs. Clemen-
sop, which resulted In her leaving the house OF
the latter, and ultimately Dora told the story to
w NJ. Slowen, the physician, formerly kept a
drugstore on Pennsylvania avenue, and started
in practice as physician last summer, establish.
and -Four. and-a-haI streets. He was at one time
member Of the City Council under the cid cor.
poration He is dGl k-compleXioned man, aud
Seemed agItated when arrested. Jessie Clemea-
son is gtrl about nineteen years OF age and very
comely.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Patterson was notified OF the fact that
the body OF cE!ld was found, and yesterday
street.
Chapman, q. 7. Louis, W. 7. Whalea, F. &. Hun
gerford, - Bowling and - RIordan.
Sergeant Hughes was sworn, and testified that
had been child born AZ No. 3I5 street south
west and that after its birth It had breathed some
three times, and thas the child had been made
away with and buried in cigar box In corner Of
cficer from the Board OF Health, and reaching
the place, they were told TO search: found the
body in cigar box Un6er ground Witness in-
formant was Miss Dora Marks; was told that the
child was bOTn near the middle Of July last;
she lived on Second street, between North A
street and Maryland avenue: knows that Jessle's
there was something the matter with Jessie, and
engaged DR.. Slowen to attend her; the doctor
came to the house; it was somewhere near the
middle OF last July. Witness vas boarding with
Mrs. Clemenson. The doctor told Jessie to come
around 10 his Office ct about O'Clock in the after
| Roop. She dressed herself and went ous, ani
| when she came back her mother asked her what
the CoctcC had given her. She said he had not
| given her Rythlng; that he had used steel in
| strument, and told ner to come that night again
at clock, il she could, or, if not, then to come
the ey. evening; witness thought she went every
| day ter Ave or SIX days: she was taken sick one
| evening about il O'Clock; she went down in the
/ yard; she called witness and said the child was
b0Tn witness offered to call her mother but Jessie
told Le- go for the doctor, but not to call her
mother; witnegs then went for the doctor knocked
at the door: he asked who was there; witness told
him that she had been sent by the young giri ne
he said, all right, he would attend to IL; he came
| ard saw the chilI and told them TO make away
with it before the next morning, that the police
next door and might discover il; she put the
child in an old wash. pail, and the mex. m5raing
the mother Of Jessie told witness they had buried
| il ct the spot where It was found by Sergeant
Hughes. l. was 2 dark night when the child
was horn; Z lamp was taken into the yard before
and drew three bTeaths; opened It's mouth and
shut il three times; tho Doctor said he would not
come around again. lie was afraid the police
Coroner Patterson. Dora, this happened las,
July. why didn't you speak OF II before?
Wines. Well, was SICK and thought that the
c2sicst way was tie bes: way; witness told
Henrietta Clemenson that she was going to tell
atcut It; tEc told her TO 90 ahead and DO my
| Gau%tEt
TESTIMONY or TIE MOTHER.
Mrs. Henrietta ClemensOn, Jes:iG's mother,
Coroner Patterson. You may state, A. you
choose, whether your daughter Jessie gave birth
&c child in July last, what YOU did with 1t, and
Witness testified tnat her daughter gave birth
to the child; il was dead when born, and witness
buried It. not knowing what else TO do; buried it
in small box that had contained grapes; was
with her daughter at the time; did NOT see the
child breathe: the light did not come until after
it was all over; the child was not bora in the
house; witness daughter Jessie went down In
the yard, and when witness got to her the child
was dead; the child was buried early the next
morning before any one was up; witness buried il.
question by coroner. ID you know during what
period of her pregnancy the child was born:
WitnesE. No, sir. 10 not.
By & Juryman. Had your daughter been ID the
physician a Jew days before:
Witress. No, sir; she never had been there to
ny knowledge.
III. SLOwEN DENIES.
At ttle conclusion Of the testimony, D.. Si0wel
requested 10 be allowed to mako L Statement.
His declaration was not admitted as evidence, bu:
lie denied emphaticalIy everything recitei in tho
evidence in relation to him, except his coming TO
the house on the nigh: the child was born.
The VERDICT.
AtteI short consultation the jury returned
the following verdict: TIA: the SAID child cana
TO its death between the Ist and ljh Of Juy IS1j,
in the premises as street southwest, by reason
of premature birth, but from the evidence ad-
duced we are unableto determine how or by what
agency 1t was induced.
Dr. SlOwen was held to appear before the Pc
lice court this morning.