Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-05
Thomson and positively identified him as tho

Thomson and positively identified him as tho | ono who performed tho operation. Tho doctor denied that he hAd ever seen tho girl | before, but tho Chief thought the identity complete. Bail was fxod at &2, 500 and after ward reduced to &2,OOO. The doctor said that Colonel Wright was his attorney and would give bonds for him. The Colonel was telephoned to, but 1t was asoertained that he was at home sick. Dr. Thomson was then locked up temporarily. Later his father, Dr. Charles 8. Thomson, and mother, of East Grand street. gave joint bond for their sons appearance before the City Court and he was released.
 Miss Canavan is about IT years old. She is a small blonde with light hair made into considerable bang Yesterday was the first time she had left the house for some days. She was cared for by the Chief and Chief Fielding of Middletown, who started the in vestigation. The statement of the case is made as follows: On the 9th of December, she, an operative in Middletown rubber shop, left Middletown for Hartford with Frederick Chapman, aged 20, who is also a shop hand, for the purpose of having an op- eration performed. Chapman admits having seduced her six or seven months ago, while on Coney Island trip with 8 Middletown man and Msriden woman. At Hartford Mrs. Van Epps, dressmaker, was found, and she brought the girl to this city. Chief Fielding in the meantime had heard Chap man bragging of his purpose and instituted an inquiry, but was unable to find the girl. She returned to her home December 29, the operation having been successfully per formed, and Fielding had interviews with | her in which he endeavored to get her to tell | who did the job. She continually refused to | inform, until at length Fielding represented that he knew it all. She then admitted that she had been brought to this l city by Mrs. Van Epps, but was un- able to name the street or the doctor. | She said she could pick out the house and l the doctor and she did both, or both were | found by her description. The doctor had been addressed as ''Dr. Tom, " and Dr. .Thom- | as or Thomson. She came here December | 16, and was left at certain house until | Thursday, the Fist, when Dr. Thomson | performed the operation. He visited her four times and Sunday night, the 24th, took the dead child away in a brown paper bag.
 He received $50, and on the 27th she was sent to the depot in hack and told to go home and say nothing.
 Mrs. Ellen A. Clements, a widow, of S2 Olive street, was arrested at 3:45 at the de- pot in this city. It was at her house that l the alleged abortion was committed. She is charged with assisting in the abortion. De- l tectives Brewer and Reilly went to Hartford to arrest Mrs. Van Epps. Mrs. Clements
 was looked for at her home here yesterday | afternoon, but it was stated that she had gone to Hartford. She was locked up.
 l
 Reilly arrived from Hartford having in
 charge Mrs. Emma Van Epps who it is al
 legged brought the Canavan girl to this city
 and placed her in charge of Mrs. Clements on
 Olive street, and who also paid the bills.
 Mrs. Van Epps was arrested in Roberts
 block on Main street, Hartford,
 the same building where the opera
 house is located. She denied all
 knowledge of the case and told the
 policemen that they had arrested the wrong
 person. She was willing to come to New
 Haven, however, and after tslegraphing took
 the train with the officers. On the arrival
 of the train in this city she was immediately
 taken to the police office, where the Chief in.
 terviewed her. -'
 She still persisted that she knew nothing
 about the case Soon after the woman ar
 rived at the station house Charles W. Brad
 ley appeared and gave bonds in the sum of
 $500 for the woman's appearance before the
 City Court this morning. When she
 left the Chiefs office she was accom-
 panied by MT. Bradley. She was
 comfortably clad in sealskin cloak, her fin
 gers were adorned with what appeared to be
 diamond rings, and stepping into the hacl with her attendant she was swiftly driver
 away. It was understood that she would gc to Hartford last night and return to the city
 in the morning.