Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-05
Trial of Dr. Brown.

Evidence for the Defense-The Character
 of the Accused Girl-Her Reputation
 for Veracity-Mrs. Richardson CrOsS-
 Examined.
 The s'Dr.' Henry Brown for procuring abortion upon Mary Hartenstein resumed in the City Court yesterday morning, Judge Sheldon the bench.
 Milton J. Stewart residing East Rock was the
 first witness. His testimony that the Hartenstein girl told him she going to write letter to Mayor Shelton asking him for money to pay her penses. told her thought he ought to come down pretty berally according to the stories she told
 Witness being interrogated by Attorney Asher on the subject rerlied that Mary Hartenstein, some one just like her, did ride down from the Rock with witness Witness said she wanted me to help her to get S OG0 out of MT. Shelton, that hsr young could get out of town and start business The young man Walter Futile, witness thought Yes, sir the roads from the Rock were very rough. No, sir; have never seen Dr. Brown at my house.
 On the cross-examination witness said Mary boarding at his house, by arrangements made by his wife, for about two weeks. The day came down bringing Mary went to many places. Witness de- tailed the errands he had and the places he stopped at He left Mary Court street.
 Louis Fedeline testified that he lived at 58 Bradley street, and worked for the New Haven Paper Box company; he said he bought syringe for Mary from druggist the corner of Grand and Franklin streets; he also bought medicine for disease with which she troubled witness claimed to be druggist in the old country.
 Cros -examined-Am not doctor but know what is good medicine for such diseases; Mary at my house two months; my wife and do not take pa- tients for treatment: do not know Brown, and my wife never has been to him for treatment I know my wife told me Mary went to Dr vi.hno's she told me that she went to MT. sheton's and got money for Mary; while Mary was at my house she bad she could not sit up.
 Frederick Clark testified: work for Reynolds & and have family; I have worked for Reynolds about two months; have seen Mary Hartenstein at day night few weeks ago; she came there with "Nfllie" Stewart she was there only three minutes got my mother did not leave the house with her that night: later that night Mary back. but did
 To MT. Pickett: have lived where do~a little over month have lived here about two months and my mother has lived with all the time; have lived in Lloyd street and Exchange street, Fair Haven came here about the 10th 18th of July to Hartenstein came to the house ; my mother has al ways been to Esst Rock: she has been there often since came; knew of The Hartensten girl being on the Rock through my mother she never told me about Anging for Mary to board the Rock; no,
 Mrs. Frederick Clsrk next testified to the visit of Mary at her home a few Sundays ago, and to seeing her on East Rock, witness going there with her mother. She corroborated the umbrella loan. Mary returned that night To Mir Pickett witness said she did not inquire that H n the umbres was returned where Mary had been.
 pr. E. L. Bisse1l was the next witness: He stated for 22 years and that Mary called on him twice9not once she said-the first call being in June July seemed mentally excited I think asked her what made her think she wasin trouble she said that she tons and prescrbed for her for natural disurb ance; woman came with her named Glenn my office, one Saturday night, think; recognized her and took her into back parlor she said that my pills had been intellectual and she dated her trouble back two months; then and there declined to help her out of trouble when she went down the vvifh haF TdnTn,t HT1 vrrhaf Thar the woman came in or waited outside next saw her at 5 Oak street, which was August 25 26 27 at 45 Oak found her in a room laboring under consider able mentsl excitement she said she going to have miscarriage and that an operation had been while questioning her, and prescribed for her mixture of the fluid extract of erg and cotton seed; 1 don't know whether she pregnant not
 Gross examine d-Did not receive dollar for my services Mrs Richafdson know she came to my office and asked me to go to East Rock and attend Mary Bartenstein she said she expected she go ing to have miscarriage refused to go at first have no recollection of Mrs. Richardson coming to my office for prescription for Mary Hartenstein Mr. Pickett showed bottle containing extract of got and cotton seed, which the doctor did Der having prescribed for her after an exsminati of the contents of the bottle.
 The witness not positive about knowing Mrs Richardson He looked over the ladies in the court room and could not identify that he thought Mrs. Richardson, although she occupied a seat among the witnesses. He described the woman who called at his office, and it was like that of Mrs. Rich ardson.
 Judge Sheldon ruled out MT. Pickett's inquiry Doctor, were you surprised when Mary told you that Dr. Brown performed the operation?
 Maggie Nolan, an employe at the fish hook shop. was next called She said Maryis reputation not good for truth and veracity. She knew of Marys being in trouble about one year ago. At that time Mary called the witness side and told her she had been wronged by young The witness knew s'J. CD Spencer and had seen Mary with him. She had also seen Mary walking with younger with a "blaek mustache." She did not know who he was.
 Cross examined-I live on Beach street and Mary while was going to the store, She was with the kbIack mnstache in the latter part of June or the first of July. She and I were not on good terms.
 Mrs Richardson was recalled: Mary told me in Orange that she using syringe and that shs rope around her body to keep the knowledge her condition from her mother. Witness said she went to Dr. Bissell's office and got prescription which was not paid for. The prescription was put up at Ferris on State street, and witness took 1t to Mary on East Rock She had been to Mr. Shelton's and got money from him and carried it to Nary gave her S while on the Rock her board on the Rock was paid by money got from Mir. Shelton.
 Witness said she knew Marys condition when she was at the Rock. Mary told her that sJoe' Spencer had got her into trouble and that MT. Shelton had done the same thing; don't know where Chestnut street is, and don't know where ttDr." Browns house ia once lived at ST Wooster street, but did not know then where Chestnut street I did not have to do with Mary and did not know much about her: I first knew of her trouble August 8; Mary never told me that she had been operated upon I could not tell when last gave her money; think it yTna ont