Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-06

0gist refused, but sent bottle of her
medicine. Only the barest outline of
these revelations can be given, as the
details are too revolving.
RESPECTING ANOTHER PATIENT,
the daughter Of steamboat captain,
names aud dates have been furnish
ed. This case was treated at the house
of the astrologist. The young lady
was brought there by her mother, and
In the course Of the interview the old
lady gave way to her feelings OF
shame at her daughters condition
and commenced to upbraid the girl
without stint. The doctress took the
part Of the unfortunate and declared :
"Mrs. -, If you don't see M out
Of this trouble I will" She proceed
ed with some remarks upon the ex-
tent OF her business, calculated to i'm
press the mother with the idea that
she had helped to hide many secret
which, If exposed, would have
brought dishonor upon households
full as respectable as hers. The bar
gain was finally made, and for q dia-
mond ring With q setting of the pre-
cious stones arranged in the form of q
cross, the astrologist undertook the
care of the girl. Tho latter remained
at the house of the doctress several
days, and, from the conversations
overheard, the servant lear ned that
THE PATIENTS ABSENCE
from home was being explained to
her father and other members Of the
family by the declaration that she had
gone on . visit 10 her grandmother.
Under the criminal treatment this girl
finally became 10 i'll that the astrolo-
gist was frightened, and, sending for
the mother, told her she must remove
the patient. After Q stormy discus.
sion the two women arranged plan
the mother returned to her home, and
some time later the madame followed
with the sick girl in q carriage. On
arriving home it was given out that
she had been taken i'll Ut the depot,
and that the doctress had met her by
chance and accompanied her to the
house. That night, as the ASTROLOGICAL
subsequently told her servant, the girl
became mother. The offspring pre-
maturely brought into the world was
nevertheless alive. The madame and
the mother had excluded the other
members of the family from the sick
room. The babe was lightly wrap
ped in broche shawl, the first thing
in reach and then bed-spread wound
around and tied with the intention OF
sMOTHERING THE FEEBLE LIFE.
The bundle was laid on the floor, and
from it issued the faint cries Of the In.
FAINT. In q frenzy of mingled fear and
rage the old lady actually kicked the
bundle until the cries were hushed
and the babe was dead. When the
bundle had been put out of sight a
servant was called, the CRATE brough,
from the cellar, and q fire built, the
doctress declaring that the night air
was too chilly for the sick girl. With
the understanding that the body OF
the infant was to be burned, the as
trol0gist returned home. After her
next visit she told her servant that the
old lady stated she had burned the
corpse in the CRATE, and that while
doing 80 her daughter, the young
mother, lay in the same room, ravinS
and screaming for her child. Az q
trophy of this exploit the madame
brought homo the shawl in which the
infant had been wrapped to smother
its cries and then kicked to death by
its grandmother. With reference to
THESE HORRIBLE REVELATIONS
of crime the informant was net only
explicit in her statements but she fur
nished names Of witnesses, including
several doctors with whom she de-
clared the ASTROLOGICAL had business re-
lations in pursuing this murderous
profession. reg va
One other case may be mentioned
briefly. 1t was that of . lady who
who came from Hot Springs and stop
ped at prominent hotel. She placed
herself in the hands OF this woman
for treatment and was delivered OF
triplets, which were killed and burn.
cd In the CRATE. This patient subse-
quently died and the madame for hex
trouble took possession Of her ward.
robe and jewelry, vari0us articles OF
which the servant had seen and was
able to describe for the attorneys BEN
eft. She also gave the name Of q
doctor on Franklin avenue who was
called in by the astrological to Assist
her In this case.
THE CIRCUIT ATTORNEY
has had the assistance Of the pollen
and the coroner, but thus far has MOI
been able to get the case in such 1
shapeas to put 1t before the grand
jury. The servant girls statement
consists largely of what has been told
her In the way Of confidential commu-
nications by her mistress. Her un-
supported assertions of what she has
seen are not enough to found an In.
dictment upon. Every name she has
given 10 that Of partsceps criminis
and hence the difficulty Of procuring
evidence. In the meantime this vile
creatures abode 10 under steady
surveillance and she cannot ply hel
traffic In infant life much longer be-
fore justice overtakes her.