Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-12-21
The Gaudette Abortion Case.


Mrs Ann Wiley Of Winooski. who attended Mrs
Gaudette during her last illness up to the tme OF
her death, testified Live in winooski, about guar
ter OF mile from Gaudettes; have known .n e.
since April last knew Mrs. q. was coming 10 nut
land did not know what she was coming ior she
returned home December lst first saw her ABOUT !!
O'Clock 4. NJ, the next Tuesday; she told me thst
she had had baby; she said she had had an opera
ton before the child was born said the operation
was by q doctor; the day OF her death, sald she
would rather have cied than had her child salI sue
bad had an operation and gave birth TO llttle boy
said the operation was by Rutland phy
sicisn, about 80 years old, who had received az
much as $500 for Going such businessi tolu
Der the name of the doctor but could not remember
it; did not say why she got rid Of her child saia
she would rather have two babies in the lesltimAe
way than get rid OF one as she had saiu no.nins
about other parties concerned in the ABORTION
didn't say how the physician performed the opera
ton. , II,
Maxine Gaudette. husband OF the deceased, said
his wife said her sickness was caused by an abot
ton; said she did not do II herself old not say
Mary billiard saw Mfs 6audette the day after
the operation said she had got rid OF her chla py
the assistance Of some one else and that her mother
burned II up said the operation was performed py
surgical instruments, not drugs
Mrs. Ann Wiley, recalled by the proseeuee'u,n,
said Mrs. Gsudette, before her death, said u she
had heerd listened to her mother, she would moi
be where she was"
The prosecution rested their case here
Mrs. Gsudette's body has been exhumed
and examined by Doctors Burdick and
Champion, who found no injuries on her
person fact which proves. they think,
that the operation was the work OF an ex-
pert, and could not have been performed by
the deceased.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The defense opened Thursday, with Mrs. Alice
Titus mother OF Mrs. 6audette. who TESTIFIED that
her daughter told her that she had taken nedlclne
and used instruments on herself, before coming to
Rutland, to cause an abortion; that she had been
| in the hahitof running up and down staiis anu
jumping of the thee bottom stars since eS No.
| HAYNES had attended her. he had never done any
| thing to promote abortion the child was born
| about seven O'Clock sunday morning, Dec. "a, ana
she assisted In its delivery DIR. Hay mes had calleu
| at different times through the week.
| Dr. HAYNES testified that he had never perform
ed an abortion on deceased, either by drugs or In
| struments first called on her Tuesday Nov I'm
| said she in family way she broacneu tne
| subject about having 30 nething done 10 get o.
her child; asked If she had had any thlng OF the
kind done said she had, said she had done every
thing that could be done,-eyery thing That she knew
| of said she had taken two ounces OF ergoti mao
taken some other things furnished her by some one
but did not say by whom had been 10 anothe e.
| doctor twice hut he did not help her
didn't tell who the doctor was stu
| she had introduced wire and knitting needle
| told her she must have puncturef the womb sald
she DIDN'T care; had left her husband and would
rather die than have tue child; DR.. Haynes DENIED
| putting any ftetus in the stove; threw bag O
| musty Durham tobacco into the stove one night
| but could not say what night; heard that iHtu'
| was delivered, but never saw 1t; never had any
| conversation with Mrs. Titus about performing 81
| operation or receiving money for it.
Arguments for the prosecution, by Grand
Juror l.. W. Redington, and for the defence
by Mr.. Barrett, followed.