The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-07-04
DOCTOR HATHAWAY.

DOCTOR HATHAWAY.
The great city of Philadelphia has pro-
duced an ogre of infamous proportions, a
child murderer of colossal wickedness, de-
moralized specimen Of humanity OF indie
scribable hideousness. His name is Hatha-
way. He has. it is believed, in his day muir
dered hundreds of infants. He has brought
them into the world dead, or just quickening
and quivering into life and thrown them
into the furnace, or fed them to ferocious
hounds, kept for the purpose. Scores
of little skeletons, polished by the
teeth and tongues of his Cannibal
hounds, have been found; and the
wife and son of the monster testify that the
work of numbering infants has been going on
for years at the rate of Iabout ten a day.
Now then, it is in order to read up the his
tory of civilization and sayagery. II need be,
go back to the day, when, according to Oar
win, man was monkey, for the special pur-
pose of ascertaining if there are any records
that a monster, like DR.. Hathaway, ever
lived upon the face CT the earth There have
been abortionlsts before the Philadelphia
miscreant lived and flourished, but for
cyclopean atrociousnes, Hathaway stands
alone. We are told that some of the people of
Philadelphia want to take the wretch from
the hands of the authorities and dispatch
him forthwith. 1t is not surprising. He has
managed to give Philadelphia terrible noto-
riety. The testimony of Hathaway's wife is
that ne averaged ten cases day-3,650 cases
a year. In the great city OF Philadelphia,
with all of its refining influences, $3.50 women
annually went to the slaughter-pen of Hath
away and left their infants to be buried,
burned or fed to dogs. Is it probable? Is it
possible? Is it conceivable? Hathaway, we
say Justly, is infamous beyond expression.
What of the women who sought his
services? What of society where such
things are possible? Hathaway We readily
dispose Of He is a monster deserving of
death hundred times day for a century.
But, after all, what words can convey TO the
mind any just conception of a condition OF
society when women by scores and hundreds
seek the service of such hell deserving
wretches as Hathaway? Whose graphic pen
shall paint truthful picture of Philadelphia
society? 1t is in testimony that elegan,
souipages were daily seen at Hsthaway's
den. Fsshionably dressed women went in,
remained awhile, and then drove away. No
one knew why. No questions were asked.
Now comes the horrible revelations The
sickening details overwhelm the mind with
emotions such as are born of dreams when
COLLINS damned march in procession before
the affrighted fancies. What is it that makes
%, a
possibility in Philadelphia or elsewhere?
Did Sodom hold any den of deformity worse
than the Philadelphia abortion hell? What
influences are in operation in Philadelphia
that make the existence of such places a
possibility and give to them an overwhelming
patronage? But Philadelphia is not alone
in her disgrace, however exceptional she may
be in her prominence. 1t is safe to say the
police of Philadelphia knew of the exist
ence of Hathaway's orgie parlors and
cellars. 1t is not to be admitted at once
that man could, on an average, murder ten
infants day for year without exciting sus
picion and talk. And yet, we know now
that the wretch piled his vocation unmolest-
ed for years-ffteen years, it is said-burned
infants, fed them to hounds and buried them
in his cellars. Philadelphia women supplied
the infant immortals, and that fact is the
most haggard of all. Now it is in order for
city governments to look into the subject
with little more care. The den Of an abor-
ZIONIST is worse than gambling
den or any other den. A child
murderer Gods. At the mere mention
of the wickedness, the heart stands still and
the blood freezes. What can DE done? The
query is worthy the attention of lawmakers
Let abortionists be whipped and then hung.
and those who patronize them be sent to the
Penitentiary. Let the Church illuminate its
anathemas, and let the police be instructed
to place men who are suspected of child
murder under the severest surveillance in
deed. Let all things be done that humanity
can suggest to rid the world of such monsters
as Hathaway, the Philadelphia abortionist,
and save every woman from being party to
a crime for which, seemingly, there can be
No forgiveness in this world