Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-03
SournaI arb Courier.
Monday Morning. Oct. 3. 1881.
Henry Browns Trial.

Testimony-The States Wit
 nesses Contradicted in Many State
 ments-An Adjournment Taken Until
 Next Tuesday.
 On Saturday forenoon the trial of ''Dr." Henry Brown was commenced in the City Court before Judge Sheldon. The first witness called Dr Hawkes., of the State hospital who attended Mary Harsenstein while she was inmate of that tnstitu- tion He testified the fact that the girl brought to the hospital in feeble condition, and he found that attempt had been made to procure an abor- ton the girl and although he did all in his power to prevent it, yet he could not do Dr. Bartlett also testied that there had been attempted abor- tion he believed after examination made st the request of the police authorities.
 Miss Mary Hartenstein next called The court then at the suggestion of Attorney Pickett instruct ed the witness that she need not testify to cri herself. She stated that she twenty years of age and had lived in the city for the past six months, except four weeks, when she East Rock and at Mrs. Kays in Orange The witness iden- tihed "Dr." Brown in g rather uncertain way. She claimed her eyesight poor and she could not the court She finally left the stand and walked to where several were sitting, and after some deliberation she pointed out "Dr." Brown in ! rather tragic She knew that ''Dr." Brown
 lived Chestnut street, and had been to the house \ three times The last time five weeks ago nex Sunday night in the evening at half-past o'clock U | ardson went with her. His treatment was the sam' | as the previous occasion; an instrument wal | used. The witness returned to East Rock and wa ! sick nearly the whole of the next week. Then wen
 to Mrs Walkers, at 45 Oak street. and then to thu l hospital
 Prosecuting Attorney Pickett allowed to amend
 the complaint to the date of one of the o6enses
 changing it from September to August 2S. The wit
 ness said che first went to Dr. Browns in the latte
 part of May The second and third time she went il | Mr. Stewards team; the first time foot. He | mother knew where she was when she was at Mrs | Rays in Orange. but did not when she was on Eas
 Rock. William R. Shelton, she said, paid the boart ! at Mrs. Kays and gave her $5 to pay Dr. Brown tn | first time she went to his house.
 | Attorney Pickett asked the witness whether DT
 Brown said anything to her about not wishing
 have anything to tn the case, because 1t woul | cost him so much if he should be caught The wit ! ness replied in the affirmative. This when sh | her and the remark made to her. The converse | ton carried on in low tone and witness coul | hear but little of it.
 | On the cross-examination the witness said tha
 Mrs Fedeline of 58 Bradley street. went with her th l first time to Dr. Brown's Mrs. Fedeline knew whs | the matter was, as MT. Shelton had told her. Sh
 called only one other doctor, who prescribed som | pills for her. The witness continued: paid Brow \ s5 the first time went there; MT. Shelton gave m | the money; did not pay any money on the secon third visit; went there the third time becaus
 whom 9 was living on the Rock, and MT shelton wa | sending word out there every day to have me go t ! Browns I had young man named Walter Tuttl | visit me while was on the Rock; he visited me O | Oak street.
 On the re direct the witness swore that Mr. Shelto I was the cause of her troubles.
 | The prosecution attempted to show from the vii ! ness how money was paid for her board at Mir | Kays.
 ! Mir Asher objected, on the ground that there WE | no usesof bringing MT. Shelton into this case. Il
 said he not interested in MT. shelons case, br ' he thought it out of place.
 ! Judge Sheldon ruled that it might be admitted
 rebuttal. He could not how it was connected wit
 the Brown It might be admissible, but it woul | be more in the other cases.
 MT Pickett withdrew the question, and rece \ was taken until o'clock in the afternoon.