Telegram-herald., 1889-05-11
THE DIR. HOYT CASE
Continued IN Police Court Yester.
day Morning.
The PEOPLES TESTIMONY FINISHED
Nrs- Grove Testimony Corres ponds N ga
thAt ~f Maggie steinbAaeE~
Dreste testfnes- Maggie Idea
tanes Dr. Aost's once.

The br. H0Yt abortion case MAS re
summed Ia Police Court yesterday morn
lng, and ler. DToste Nas the first VT
ness called
lie testified that ne wss Citv PNNS-
can al the time Maggie stenbsueF was
= n, and that he was sent by the on
GERS - tht residence OF MF. Crow, GA
summer-,t 10 get the fotus He did
get the feI as, and has i ia hls posses
son now.
y. IL. y iddleton, the prescription
clerk al Pei k's drug store, was the next
witness. lie swore that he nlled the
prescrpt0h No. l5,2l0, on April is.
lie produced a prescription which
called Tor twelve two-gram qulnlne
pills. That. lac said. was the pTescrp-
ton he flled on April Is
lie was shown val cf medicine.
which he tested and pronounced ergot-
The medicine WAS not purchased al
Peck's drug store, or IL would have
been labeled. They would not have
sold ergot 10 young woman without
the prescription from doctor. Ergot,
be said, was one of the most powerful
medicines used TO produce abortion. II
was also used for legitimate pur-
poses.
Mrs. Crow, the lady at whose house
Maggie Stenbauer was when the al
legged crime was committed, Was called
10 the stand and shc testified that she
had known Maggie about SIX weeks
when she came - her house 10 work.
Maggie had been working there since,
except when she was SEX.
one the Sunday evening before she
was taken SICK April p she was out,
also on Tuesday and Wednesday even
lngs OF the previous week. She was
out % church one other evening, that
was all. Maggie came home Sunday
night about II o'clock and Mrs. Crow
opened the door for her She was ac-
companled by tail, SLIM gentleman,
who wore side whlskcrs and silk hat,
and had a cigar IN hl, hand.
She could see them plainly from the
window, as an electric light is
located only short distance
from the house Maggie was
taken sick at the breakfast table
| Wednesday morning. She had not
l
evening. When Maggie was taken sick
she complained of severe pam in the
stomach. She was asked 10 go 20 bed
! twice, and the second time she com
| piled. Thursday morning about II
| o'clock she was delivered of the imtus.
/ No one was in the room at the time but
| Maggie and herself.
On croSs-examination Mrs Crow said
that on the Tuesday or Wednesday be
! fore her illness Maggie was out ID the
| afternoon and returned before tea
| time, and said that she had an lnvI-
tatlOn 10 the theatre that evening. She
went out after tea. and did not come
! back till late. When Maggie came
! home Sunday, She and the man who
| accompanied her came from the dlrcc-
! ton of Poarl-st., and the man went
back in that direction when he left her.
Maggie Stcmbaucr was called 10 the
stand 10y the defense. She stated that
she went TO DR.. Hoyt's Office on Satur-
/ day, between and O'Clock, and
/ stayed about twenty minutes. The
doctor put on his coat and told her that
| his Office hours were over and that hC
! was going ont 10 attend to business.
On redirect examination 10y Mr..
| Knappcn. she said that she went 10 Or
HOyts old office on FOuntaIn-st. this
| morning with Mr.. Gates for the pur
pose of telling whether or not sine could
identify the place. She found II and
pointed it ont To Detective Gates.
The prosecution stated that this wa.
| all OF their testimony for the present
and on motion of Mr. Egglcston the
case was adjourned for one week.