The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-06-15
MORE MYSTERY.
A Former Sedalia Young Lady
Dies Under Most Suspi.
ciOus Circumstances.
An Investigation Discl0ses the
Fact That an Abortion
Was Produced.
The Grand Jury Will EndeayOr
to Bring the Guilty Party
to Justice.

In March, 1885, James Manning,
q railroad man, and his wife, ANNE
Manning, left Sedalia and took up
, their residence in Kansas City, where
they have lived continuously since
They were accompanied by Mary B.
Cutler, a daughter of Mrs. Manning
by a former husband. While here
Miss Mary was employed in one or
more of the hotels as a dining room
girl and bore a character without
blemish, so far as is known to the
BAzoo.
With the departure of the family
for Kansas City, they werelos track of,
, nor was anything again heard of them
until a few days ago, when Miss Gut
Ter died suddenly, and under circum-
stances that led the authorities to sus-
pect that an abortion had been per-
formed. Manning and his wife pro-
fessed ignorance of the young lady's
true condition, but the case was pos
sessed of so much mystery that the
coroner decided to investigate.
The inquest was held in Kansas
City Tuesday, and at the conclusion
the jury recommended that the case
be turned over to the grand jury. No
particular person is implicated so far,
but the evidence indicates that at least
one person knew, or should have
known, all the facts.
DR.. Shipley swore that he had been
called in to see Miss Cutler May 6,
1885. She said she was asingle lady
and had been troubled with severe at
tacks of henorhages, but had never
been pregnant. He had not made an
examination. He prescribed for her
and visited her again May 10. He
had not seen her after that.
DIR. @. G. Mosher testified that he
had first been called to see Miss Cut
Ter May 10. Mrs. Manning said,
doctor, there must be something
done for her. The lady had been
sick since Friday night" The bed
on which the girl lay was in a very
bad condition, and there was an
offensive odor about the room. He
had suggested making an examina-
ton, but her mother objected, saying
the girl was too weak. He accord
ingly made no examination. He
visited her again next morning with
DIR. Griffith and found no improve
ment and that the medicine he had
left had not been given regularly.
He went back In the afternoon and
again in the evening, but had not
visited her afterward. Mrs. Manning
had said that the girl had had two
operations performed at Denver about
a year ago, and that she had been
unwell every two weeks since then.
DR.. j. ID. Griffith testified that in
company with DR.. Mosher he had
visited MISS Cutler May IL. On
MAY 20, he visited her again and
fund some debris at the mouth Of
the womb, which Mrs. Manning threw
away before he got chance to exam
inc If. He had seen her then every
day till she died. He had assisted at
the post norton examination and had
found unmistakable evidence of preg-
nancy. Her mother had always rep
resented that she had been a virtuous
girl. The autopsy clearly showed
that the whole trouble was the result
of her pregnant condition. He be-
ieved that there were unmistakable
evidences of abortion, which had
been performed before any physicians
had been called in.s At the time he
treated her he believed her sickness
was brought about as the result of
pregnancy.
DIR. J. p. jackson testified that he
had called once or twice to see the
girl and had prescribed for her. He
had supposed that she was married
lady and was suffering a miscarriage.
Mrs. Annie Manning, the alleged
mother of the girl, was the next wit
ness. She testified that she had lived
In Kansas City since March, 1885.
She said she had come here from Sc
dalia. She said she was the mother
of Mary B. Cutler, who was % years
of age when she died. Her fathers
name was Barnett Cutler, and she
was born in Ritchland county, Ohio.
She was married to her present hus-
band. James Manning, in the same
county and state in April, 1883. Ma
~ had gone to Colorado alone in 1881
and went home on a visit about once
a year. She was dining room girl
while in Colorado. John Ryan had
beef visiting her for about two
months. She had never said she was
engaged to be married. Mary was
not well when she came back from
Colorado. She had never said what
was the matter with her during her