The Republican journal., 1877-10-25
An AboTtionisI EXPOSED.

y poor, unfortunate girl named Lizzie
NJ. Holmes recently met her death at the
house of Il Mrs. Lamb, in Lewiston. 1t
was evident that she had been in peril of
becoming mother before she was a wife,
and medical examination disclosed
marks Of violence. Besides Lamb and
wife, one John f. FoSs was arrested, the
latter us accessory to the crime. Mrs.
Lambs desk was seized, with papers
showing that other young girls had there
undergone like treatment At the eX-
animation before a Justice much tcsti-
mony WAS given, among which WAS the
following
Mary \. Lamb. daughter of the woman arrest
ed, testified that the frtus was born Tuesday
morning. \ writing desk which had been brought
INTO court She identified as belonging to her moth
er, and thought the letter purportng TO have been
written by Miss Holmes in Portland to her friends
in Mechanic Falls. in her mothers (Mrs.
Lambs, handwriting. The note paper on which it
IS written corresponds with Mrs. Lambs writing
paper in the desk Miss Lamb named four other
women who had been sick at the house in the
same way as Miss Holmes
Mrs Lamb was recalled and recognized the
desk but did not know the handwriting of the let
ter purporting to be from Portland She gave the
jury a sample of her handwriting She stated that
Miss Holmes wanted to take team and go to
Danvillc Junction, and from there to Mechanic
Falls, so as to mislead her friends to her where
abouts Mr.. Lamb also stated that she told Drs.
Cakes and Riker that Miss Holmes had stated
to her that John F. Foss the author Of her
troubles.
John F Foss, who had kept company with Liz
zle. said she told him she was going to Massachu
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passing by; have seen her riding with fellow who
used TO work i'll the Journal Office that's what
caused the separation between u.s. she said he
had gone to California; have heard her say before
this she thought OF going away; | had no knowl
edge OF Miss Lizzie's condition; her mother asked
me and told her didn't believe it. and that. so
tar as | was concerned, it couldn't be so; don't
know Mr.. aud Mrs. Lamb; | can form idea of
the guilty man il this case don't know that she
llas kept company with any man since this trouble
came upon her.
Mrs. Mary H. Lamb testified to Lizzie coming
to her house and wanting place to stop; that at
ter much persuasion she gave her a room; Lizzie
said she had been to Portland and had an opera
tion performed that She was keeping company
with IA man her friends We're opposed to- and that
they'd kill him if they knew this but they shan't
get chance to know: she refused to tell whom
She had been with in Portland: after she was so
sick asked her if She didn't want to see her moth
and she said she did not; when the doctor came
she could Just speak, and sand, | am engaged to
person my folks are bound shan't have; we had
lady confined at house last spring she at
work in Il dressmakers shop and wanted a
Witness spoke of several women who had been
Sek-eontned-at her house, giving names, Mrs.
Lamb further testified that she asked Lizzie why
she didn't marry the father of her child and that
she replied She was not going to marry any one
and have it thrown IN her face that he forced
to marry her but that she should be married in
November.
DR.. ". X Cakes was recalled and testified that
Mrs. Lamb told him when he recalled to Liz
Zies bedside who the man that caused the
trouble she had the information from Lizzie her
self The doctor gave the name to the jury.
Mrs. DR. Elizabeth I1orr testified TO being called
to attend to single women at different times. at
Mrs. Lambs. OF them from Augusta: that in
both cases operations had been performed, and in
both cases the victims died, the former suddenly
witness was present at the death of the latter who
refused To give any information respecting the
history Of her case.
The testimony having been closed, the jury
tired and subsequently brought in the following
verdict
The jury lind that deceased came to her death
by means of an abortion produced by the use Of
some instrument to the jurors unknown, upon
the body of the said Lizzie NJ. Holmes by Joseph
4. Lamb and Mary L. Lamb and the jurors find
that John + Foss accessory thereto before
the fact.