Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-06
Sad Death of Young Lady.
VICTIM OF ABORTIoEIsTs WHO HAVE FLED
THE CITY.

A VICTIM OF ABORTIOSISTS WHO HAVE FLED
THE CITY.
Miss Sophia Major, residing with her
parents, near the corner of Sd and Q streets
northwest died last evening, 1t is alleged,
from the effects of an operation for abortion
performed on her last Saturday week. 1t ap
pears that after the operation was performed,
she became so sick that on Thursday last the
family physician, Dr. II. G. Mauss, was called
in and has been assiduous i'm his attempts to
cure the unfortunate victim of malpractice.
She continued to grow worse, however, and
yesterday DIR. Triplett and DR.. Patterson were
called in; but nothing could be done to save
her life. DR.. Patterson, the coroner, conceived
it to be his duty to take her ante mOrtem state
ment, and she related that on last Saturday
week, having seen an advertisement of a Mrs.
Pierce she went there to have an abortion per-
formed Mrs. p. said that she did not do that,
but would have one performed by physician
whom she employed for such purposes. She
got DIR. Woodwork to perform the operation.
at her (Pierce'S) house. 1t did not give her
much pain at the time, but she began to suffer
after she got home, which was within an hour
carriage took place OH the Tuesday following.
She further stated that she paid Mrs Pierce
the money required, ESQ., and that after the
operation was performed, Mr.. 7. visited her
at her house several times.
1t was about five o'clock p. M that the state
ment was made, and she died about two hours
worth, the party charged with the crime, was
seen i'm the neighborhOOd, and it is supposed
having learned OF the fatal termination of the
of the affair about eight O'Clock last night, but
up to noon to-day had not succeeded in arrest
ing him, nor indeed, in finding the woman,
have been partner of DR.. Liverpool, and it
is surmised that Mrs. Pierce was his wife.
The deceased had, up to this time, been re-
was about 2 years of age. She was of me
dunn height, Well-prOpOrtiOned and one of the
handsomest girls. residing in the northern part
lures, black hair and eyes, and indeed, she
was regarded as the belle of the neighborhOod
in which she lived.
This afternoon. Mr. Patterson the coroner
held an inquest, the following jurors having
been summoned by Officer Burns: James
SAMPSON George H. Berger, George Glorius,
Charles Bawman, Christopher AtZ, Augustus
COWan, Columbus Sampson, C. +. RosetheI,
and George SOnneman.
A post mOrtem was held on the body by DrS
Hartigan, Tripett. and MauSS.
The testimony was taken at the second pre-
clnct station house, and DIR. W. III. Triplett
testified that he was called to see deceased
(MiSS MajOr) yesterday between Il and
O'Clock: found her extremely i'll, with indca
tons of approaching death; rapid fever, pulse
she admitted that she had recently had a mis-
carriage-On Tuesday week, Goth Jan.)-an
on Saturday previous (26th) she had visited Il
DR.. Woodwork, whose office Is 18th street: be
tween q and III StreetS-She was very reluctant
about telling ths-and that DR.. Woodwork
had used an instrument upon her. She said
that he was tail man with long hair, and
that she paid him $50. When witness left her
he thought that she was dying from septic
cima, the result of this operation. Had assist
ed in the post norton, which confirmed his
opinion: had TO doubt but that death was the
result of the miscarriage.
THE VERDICT.
After hearing other testimony, the jury
found a verdict that death was caused by in
flammatiOn of the womb and peritOneum-the
result of an abortion procured by DR.. Wood
worth, with Mrs. Pierce as an accomplish.