The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-07
oNFEs6IoH OF THE ABoRTiONIST-
UNDER AN OPERATION.
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Mnss From tho Boilevills Telegraph .etsaasis
David Smith, one Of tho persons charged With CON-
plicty in the cas,leton murder, made confession 10
tho constable on his way TO Jail. His confession 10
substantially that Weldon and Mallory arranged With
him that Tuesday night tho 22d OF May thoy should
bring Miss Wade with them Tor tho purpose Of haying
an operation performed on her; that ON the up.
pointed night the three parties came but that hts
tempts 10 procure abortion that occasion failed
For some other-perhaps because they were
apprehensve OF discovery thoy wont 10 hts hut--ths
grove which lies cast Of and ~ some distance
from his den was mado mo rendezvous or
tho party. That night appointment was made
for tho following Friday night--the evening.
Wado was last seen alive Smith states that on the
Friday night shortly before midnight. Weldon and the
which tho old ylllnn related with the utmost GOODNESS
and particularly need not be repeated mere. Suicc
Weldon noticed the poor girl give two or three gasps
and then, as he imagined, she tainted away. The two
attempted 70 restore her 70 put soon he
horrible truth dawned upon their minds that she was
dead. They both naturally became alarmed, Weldon
according 10 smiths story, being terrified that he
MIN, after few minutes had elapsed, what he
proposed to do. Weldon said hc would go and
OurGos. o0p ed ro,uprsd in len or nesp m,uu"
bringing Mallory with him. According 70 The state
ment would appear that either Mallory was waiting
side OF the road, where Weldon had Lott the buggy
that h0 had been left behindhand In his appointment
tho hut, and the way when Weldon mot him.
The two young carried the body the three
fields that lie between Smiths shanty and the road
running north from Casteton. smith gathered from
the conversation between tho parties that the horse
and buggy were standing 10 the grove on the other
sido oil me Smiths confession, far affects
the present. ends here but he limited vaguely
That There was 'another party mixed up In the Affair."
though he refused TO reveal tho name The most
probable suppositon that Weldon ana Mallory,
ancr reaching the buggy, drove with tho body In
a northcrly direction. The place 10 which u
aftorward found was about mil and half rom
tho grove opposite Smiths hut where the bugsy was
tied tits supposed that tney drove down either 10
this place some other the stretches OF wood
that lie hero and there along the road, and hid the
body temporarily with the intention Of returning that
night the next and hiding moro complctely This
suppostion Is likely II Is snid 10 be borne out by the
medical evidence TO tho state 10 which The body
was Iouud and also accords with tho iaot Mallory
made his appearance At his fathers house about one
O'Clock the following morning, as the distances are
such ~ make those circumstances consistent With
each other Mallory appears 10 have left for the
ton Immediately and TO have gone westward tho fo
lowing day. Weldon, either alone or with some one
to him. probably returned saturday SUM
day night and hid away the body IN the secluded spot
In which II was afterward found II