The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-29
PITTSBURGH CRIME.
sEDUCTION. ABORTION AND
DEATH.
A Beautiful and Accomplfs he'd
Young Lady the victim-The Cor
oner's Inqu est-Four Alleged
Murderers Arrested.

Special TO the Register.
PITTSBURGH, March %.
Considerable excitement still prevails
in the Herman abortion case. Coroner
Thoma, resumed the inquest this morn.
ing. The inquiry was held at the office
of the Coroner. Major Montooth ap.
peared as counsel for Stroup, and Major
Moreland for Mrs. Bliss, one of the par
ties under arrest. Mrs. Bliss and Jake
Christy, the colored boy, were brought
in from prison, as their testimony was
wanted. Nothing new was brought to
light.
DR.. Donnelly, being sworn, said:
was summoned by the
Coroner to make post mortem exam
instion of the body Of Mary A. Herman.
was assisted by DR.. A. Blumberg, of
Wylie avenue, and slso by my son. THE
witness here described the result OF the
post mortem. Death resulted directly
from puncture of the womb, succeeded
by Inflammation OF the bowels. 1t may
have been done three or four days. In
her condition she could not last more
than that time, unless she was kept un-
der the influence of drugs. She must
have suffered horribly. The inquest has
adjourned. 1t will he continued tomorrow
a. two O'Clock; in the meantime the jury
will view the body. Up to this time no
clue has been obtained as 10 the where
abouts of DR.. Marshall. The entire front
office force has been on the hunt for him
all day, but, so far as heard from, without
effect. Chief Hagan just returned from
Castle Shannon, where he has completed
a frui:less search. To morrow the coron-
er's Jury will 60 to Shady Side and take
the testimony OF Miss Kernsn's sister,
who Is lying i'll. Stroup is still in Jail.
He ls Hsshy saloon keeper on Fifth
avenue. 1t Is alleged that he is the
cause OF all the trouble. C., the dead
girls saducer. The funeral of Miss ker-
nan takes place tomorrow at 8 P. L.
History OF the Case.
PITTsBURGH, PA, March 27.-Lsst |
night the Coroner was summoned 10 visit |
tue Homeopathic Hospital, outside OF the
city. That visit developed startling
crime. The victim was young lady |
named Mary Alice Herman, beautiful,
educated and accomplished. Her father,
Mr.. Edward Herman, lives on Neville |
street, East End he is travelling |
agent for y wholesale grocery firm. He !
gave his daughter thorough musical
education. She had been pupil Of the
Sisters OF Mercy, of the Bishop Bowmsn's
Institute, OF the Pittsburgh Female Col.
lege, ard also OF Professor TetedouI. For |
two years past she has been alto singer
in the choir OF St. Paul Cathedral. She
was still young, and would have been
Just twenty.one years Of age on the 3lst
INST. She WAS remarkably beautiful
brunette, and Of fine form.
On last Friday afternoon she left
home, saying she was going to attend re-
hearsal. Where she did 90 is not known,
nor where she spent Friday night and
Saturday. On Saturday evening, a little
after nine o'clock, she was brought to the |
Homeopathic Hospital in carriage, &C
companied by DR.. Marshall and an un-
known man. On the representation that
she was Mrs. Wilson, and had been |
hurt in getting OF a train, she was admit
ted 10 the hospital, promising to pay for
the accommodation. As the rule Of the |
hospital is that paying patient may Sc
lect his or her own physician, Of what
ever school, Dr. Marshall was permitted
to and did attend her himself. After suf- /
feriDg terribly during all the time, she
died, the victim OF al abortion.
The evidence thus far collected inai. |
Gates that j. Z. Stroup, a we'll known
young married sporting man, proprietor
OF the Theatrical Club House, had the
abortion produced, and that the DR.. |
Marshall referred to-orce promising |
physician, now, in consequence OF drink,
a hanger-on to low brothels-hsd pro-
duced the crime. Stroup was arrested At
four o'clock this morning, and is now in |
jsil. De strenuously denies the crime.
Marshall has thus far escaped. Madame
Bliss, to whose house the girl was taken
before being removed 10 the hospital, IS
also in Guod.
Four ALLEGED Mnrderers Arrested.
This morning the A!leg aenv police ar
rested at Mucklerat, this county, tour
men whom Detective Smith feels conf
dent were at least accessories before and
after the fact Of the murder OF John A
Oa.msn, Superintendent o. the D.Quesne
coal mine, IN December, 1874. Oatman
was shot Just IS he entered the mine In
the morning by parties concealed in The
darkness OF the pit, and who have cue
ceeded in battling the scent OF the detec-
tives since. One of the parties arrested,
the detective thinks he hiss proof TO show,
wss present ST. the deed. The names OF
those arrested sre Andrew Boney, Thos.
Hughes, james Kennedy aud Michael
Rafferty,. None Of them made any re-
sis,ance. Hughes refused 10 open the
door when summoned by the officers, but
Chief Wilson said j: Wa, his intention 10
gel IN, and he had better be saved the
trouble OF breaking the door; ard, upon
consultation, be decided to quietly c.-
pitulate. Rafferty,, also, had 10 be ad-
vised by bis wife TO 60 quietly, which sd-
vice be took. Roney wss arrested BY
Officer Miller. The other three were |
taken BY Chief Wilson. The srres's
were made between enc and three !
o'clock, and the prisoners arrived a. The /
Msyor's office ST nine This morning.