The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
A FORTUNATE PHYSICIAN.

CONCLUSION OF THE oEoRGIANA sarREs Inc
oUEsT-THE PRISONER ESCAPES Or 4
TECHNIcALITY.
The inquest in tho case of Miss Gcorgana shires,
who died ut her parents residence tho 24th nst
from the effects of an abortion alleged TO have been
performed on her by "Dr" Bradford alias Emory, was
continued yesterday afternoon before Coroner Bill n
ger, AZ the Twentieth precinct station house. The
had been postponed on the previous day for the
collection OF further evidence against tue prisoner.
When tue Jurymen had AL taken their places,
Coroner Ellingor arose and SAID -"Gentcmen Of the
jury mad been informed that there was some witnes
VINO might throw moro light on this subject but after
having converscd with him. am satisfied he car give
new evidence have, therefore, not called hun.
All the evidence that possibly be obtained az this
time we have. As 10 how Gcorgiana Shires camc "a
her death there can DO no doubt Competent Wit
nestcs have testified that an operation had
been performed on her body, With tho oh.
ject OF procuring an abortion, from tho Of
fscts OF which pcritonits was produced,
causing her death The next question ts viii YOU be
able tho evidence produced TO state whether tho
prisoner The person VINO performed the aborlionf
We have the declaration OF the girl before her death and
the card OF the prisoner found In her pocket Her
declaration was made without her knowledge that she
was about TO die, and for that would be adj
United IN a court OF law not being evidence techn.
cally spcaKng But II you are reasonably satisfied
operation you arc justified In holding him. We have
bad no witness who has the operation periormcd
there never are any In such cases. We have the
declaration Of tho deceased and the prisoners card
You may now retire to deliberate upon verdict"
Before the Jury retired Counsellor Howe, Tor the
prisoner read paper In protest against the Coronors
charge IL alleged that the prisoner was respectable
physician; that tho bearsay evidence as TO tho
ceascds words could be takcn that the prisoner
had not been identified the accused DR.. Emory and
that there was no proof that MISS Shres came hes
death through tie instrumentaIity OF the prisoner.
The Coroner asked ~ add these points to tho
charge, but he declined doing So He had taken M
evidence the prisoners respcctability because Il
was not material IL no had wished TO enlarge upou
that point he might nave told tho Jury how the prs
oncr advertised from two Offices and undor d. fyereu
He held that 1.-THE jury reasonably satis
fed that there was moro than suspIcon against the
prisoner they would have right 70 bring in such q
verdict
The jury here retired and, after absence Of about
ten minutes, brought IN shc following verdict 1--WE
believe in the sta,emdo4 81 tho physicians that de-
ceased came 10 her death Through apractce In pro-
ducnp an abortion, but the jury cannoI ind by whom
tho abortion was performed" The prisoner was then
Discharged from custody and tho inquest declared
closed. Tue prisoners counsel, Mr. William y. Howe,
mad already applied yesterday TO Judge Donohue. IN
supreme Court Chambers, Tor writ OF certiorar 10
review the proceedings before Coroner ElngcE IL
Was claimed In The petition that Dr. Emory had been
illegally held BY Coroner Ellngsr without suI prQpse
Testimony " Justify bis dstsntioa