Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

regard 10 young women. Ii the lhl
ter were daughters of rich parents
the agents managed to gain access L
them, and to recommend the Asylum
of their employers to them as the bes
place to hide their shame. Such wal
the occupation of the prisoners Stein
Miltenbach, Pauer, Putzbach, BERN
bach, Krefeld and Raster. Two mid.
wives, the prisoners Sauer and Geloc'
zevski, have also confessed that they
were agents for the American doctors
and the prisoners Won Derffling and
Won Senfft have confessed that they
took to that infamous institution
young girls whom they had seduced
Won Derffling took there
BARONESS MARIA sTAUFFENBERG,
a girl of 16, and an inmate of Nine.
Durivage's Female Seminary. It ap.
pears that Nine. Durivage was infa-
nous enough, when the consequences
of her young pupils love affair could
be no longer concealed, to advise Don
Derffling to have his victim operated
upon at the den on Louise street.
Won Derffling objected at first, but
Nine. Durivage insisted until he
yielded. She took the young Baron
ess herself to the four doctors, aud as
sisted in holding the writhing and
shrieking victim. Won Senfft took
two girls to the American Aeylum.
The father Of one of the girls, Baron
Won Stegelnann, accidentally discov-
cred what his daughter had DONE
He disowned her, and gave informa-
ton against the American doctors to
me. l ordered them to be arrested,
and had their houses searched.-
Kraushaar made an attempt to escape,
but was foiled. Maltzberg was alb
sent from the city at the time of the
arrest, and he succeeded in fleeing to
America. The Imperial Government
has taken the necessary steps to bring
about his extradition. We found q
large quantity of papers at the asy-
lum, the instruments with which the
doctors had perpetrated their crimes,
and, horrible to say, hidden under
large dunghill in the garden in the
rear of the house numerous
cHARRED HUMAN REMAINS,
and sort of furnace, in which, &C.
cording to Kraushaar's confession,
the murdered babes had been burnt.
Evidence in regard to the agents and
midwives was also obtained, and they
were apprehended. Won Senfft cali
ed at the house, and in his terror,
made clean breast of what he had
done. The examining magistrate
was unable to elicit anything from
the American prisoners, except that
they were not physicians at all. They
gave what they pretended were their
true names. but they infexibly refus-
ed to state anything about their ante
cedents. Kraushaar, on the contrary,
made full confession, every detail
of which has been fully verified since
then. Nine. Durivage denied her
guilt, but it was fully established by
the confessions of the Baroness Marie
Stauffenberg, and of the latter's sedu-
Ger, Won Derfiiing. The agents and
midwives made contradictory state
ments, but their guilt will be proved
to YOU"
Five days were consumed in the ex-
animation of witnesses. Every part
ofthe acte d'accusation was fully con-
firmed by the evidence. The prison.
ers were closely examined by the pre-
siding Judge. Many exciting scenes
occurred during this examination.-|
Nine. Durivage became hysterical
upon her conduct being brought homo
to her. The unfortunate young girls
wept bitterly most of the time. On
the 18th Of April the jury found
Ward and Maltzberg Gin contuma-
ciam),
GUILTY OF w1LLFUL MURDER,
and Williams and Preston Iikewiee,
with recommendation to mercy.-l
All the other prisoners were convic-
ted of the offenscs charged against
them in the acte d'accusation, but tho
three unfortunate girls were strongly
recommended to the mercy of the
court.
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
The court, after brief delibera-
tion, sentenced Ward and Maltzberg
TO death Preston and Williams to
penal servitude for life; the agents
and midwives tc ten years solitary
confinement Kraushaar TO penal
servitude for fifteen years; Mime.
Durivage to eight years. solitary con-
finement; Won Derffling and Won
Senfft to five years solitary confine-
ment, and the Baroness Stauffenberg
to three months in the House of Cor
rection. The same sentence was
passed upon Miles. Stegemann and
Korte.
The male prisoners, as a general
thing, received their sentences in the
most stolid manner. Only Kraushar
gave vent to loud burst Of despair.
OF the females, Nine Durivage acted
like lunatic. She foamed at the
mouth, she tore her hair, and had to
be forcibly removed from the court
room. The three young girls felt
rather relieved upon hearing their
light sentences.