Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-05
THREE INQHESTS.
THE CORONER DOES A LAND OFFICE
BUSINESS YESTERDAY.
The Case of Tennie Gottsch - Death
Caused by Criminal Operation
"A Sad Affair.

The RECORD UNION yesterday contained
the announcement of the sudden death at
the American Eagle Hotel, in this city, of
Miss Tennie Gottsch of Diamond Springs
FL Dorado county. The cause of her
death was not known, however, until yes
terday, when Dr. White held an autopsy
on the body, which showed that death was
caused by criminal operation performed
for the purposes of abortion. Consequently,
Coroner Clark and District Attorney Bruner
concluded that it was necessary to hold
an inquest, which was done last evening.
The first witness called was John Smith, a
resident of Diamond Springs, and the half
brother Of the deceased, who testified that
he saw his sister last alive at their home
last Thursday night. She left home about
5 o'clock in the morning to come to Sacra-
mento with George w. Callahan, a neigh
Dor. He did not see her leave. He was
not aware that she was in a delicate con-
dition. She was born at Diamond Springs,
and was about 10 years of age.
George w. Newbert, proprietor of the
deceased and Mr.. Callahan came to his
hotel on the afternoon of the 29th. She
went down Town on Saturday and Sunday
On Sunday night she complained of being
i'll. On Tuesday morning his wife in
formed him that Miss Gottsch was very i'll,
and asked him to call on her. With his
wife he did. The deceased said she had
chill. When she was here during the fair
she said she had her first chill and when
she came here this time she had another
chill. Witness examined her tongue and
said to her that she did not seem to have
any fever, and that something else was
troubling her. He suggested that she had
better have physician that Dr. Dixon
was expected every minute, and that he
would have him call on her She said that
Mr.. Callahan had gone for physician, and
she was expecting him. In the afternoon,
about o'clock, his wife called to him that
Miss Gottsch was groaning in her room.
He was busy then, and told his wife to go
to see her. She came back and said she
could not get in, and that she thought Mr..
Callahan was in the room. She was evil
IDENTIFY mistaken about Callahan being in
the room, for he saw him directly after
wards. In few minutes Callahan called
to him and said: My God the girl is
dead"
Witness went into the room and found
that she was apparently dead. He told
Callahan to go for doctor, and inform the
Coroner. Witness remained in the room
until DR.. Hughson arrived, and when he
informed the physician the girl was dead,
he appeared surprised.
Witness said he bad a conversation with
Callahan regarding Miss Gottsch sickness,
and expressed his opinion. Callahan said
he was innocent as child unborn. He
had never stopped in the house before. In
her room he found her night-clothes and
bed-sheets spotted with blood.
DR.. Hughson testified that Mr.. Callahan
asked him on Tuesday morning, about $50
o'clock, to call on Miss Gottsch; that she
had chill and was vomiting. About IL
O'Clock, when he arrived at the hotel, he
met Callahan, who said that the girl was
very sick and vomiting terribly. Callahan
held his horses while he went to the room.
He found Miss Gottsch vomiting fearfully.
She said she had eaten nothing out of the
way. She said she had pain just below
the ribs, on the right side. She had ter
rible chill an hour previous. This was all
the conversation the physician said he had
with her. He had come to the conclusion
that she had chill, and prescribed for it
and left, and did not see her again until
she was dead. She did not exhibit any
signs of pregnancy when he visited her.
Witness was thunderstruck when he irst
heard of her death, which was at his home,
Mr.. Callahan having SO informed Mrs.
Hughson.
G. W. Callahan was the next witness.
He testified that deceased had asked him
to allow her to come to Sacramento with
him, as she desired to do some shopping
before visiting friends at Henrys Diggings.
off ir,b hi oh olo
about $50 o'clock in the morning. and
arrived at the hotel in the evening at FIVE.
He was ready to return home on Sunday
morning, but was detained on account of
the rain. On her arrival here she COM
planned of being cold and having chill.
On Sunday afternoon she said she was
going to see friend, and he walked few
blocks with her He didn't have an idea
that she was so sick. This was about the
substance of his testimony.
The jury rendered verdict that death
resulted from the effects of criminal
abortion, brought about by the use of some
instrument, the abortion being performed
by persons unknown to the jury.
GEORGE HACKS DEATH.
An inquest was also held on the body of
George Hack, who was found dead in bed
in the Western Hotel on Monday night.
He had been stopping at the hotel about
two weeks. and had but little to say. The
jury found that deceased was about 35 or
40 years of age, and that his death resulted
from disease of the heart.
NATURAL CAUSES.
In the case of the death of A. q. Hape-
man, the ex Chief Engineer of the Volun-
teer Fire Department who was found
dead by one of his sons on Tuesday even
ing, the verdict Of the jury was that de-
ceased died from natural causes.
TEMPORARILY PURIFIED.
Three K-Street Dives Relieved of Their
Low-lived Crowds.