The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-02-10
WAS III ABORTION !
Oty Cardwell Dies Under MyS
teriOus Circumstances i'm
SedaIia.
Post MOrtem Examination
COrOner'S Inquest Now Be-
ing Held at Ramsey's
Undertaking Rooms.

common in crest was developed in til
city last night. 1t is nothing less thar
a tragedy wherein there is a strong
likelihood that mans per6dy anu
woman's fr;alty have played part
Last Friday Miss Sciota Csrdwell came
from Green Ridge, Pettis county, tt
Sedalia, osteuslbly for the purpose o.
securing work also of seeing a young
lady friend named Annie Nichels
She applied for employment at the
home of a Mrs. Andrews on East
Broadway. Soon after her srriva
there she was taken sick
and confined to her bed. she rapidly
grew worse, not outstanding the al
tendance and skillful treatment o.
several Sedaiia physicians. Monday
evening she diei.
TIE circumstances of her death
were decidedly suspicious and there
was much whispering about in certain
quarters that her fatal sickness was due
an abortion committed not long ago
by a person not yet known.
The girl had also left her home at
Green Ridge under rather peculiar
circumstances. Her father who had
but recently removed from Benton
county to that place, was a PLAIN,
humble farmer and renter. Upon
leaving home Miss Scioto, whose
nickname was Oty, stated to some of
her friends that she was going to Har-
risonville, Mo-, and to others that she
intended visiting some acquaintance
In Illinois.
This afternoon the body of the dead
girl was brought down to Ramsey's
undertaking rooms and post norton
held by Coroner Muehl. The body
body was dissected and the womb
thoroughly examined. DR.. Muehl
was assisted in the post mortem
by Drs. Dressed end Longan.
At 2 o'clock the inquest was be.
gun. There were quite number of
witnesses, whose testimony is now in
progress.
Constable Robert Ramsey sum-
moned the following jury, E. E.
johnson, F. j. Mcclure, w. III.
Owens, Pat Longan, j. b. Elliott and
John Wine.
A BAzoo representative met the
father of the dead girl this afternoon.
He and some other members of the
family arrived in Sedalia this
morning. They had just few min
utes before leaving Green Ridge
heard by telegram of the girls death.
'She was always straightfor ward
good girl" said the old man, the tears
flowing freely from his eyes. "For
four or five years she had
been living with a family named
Scruggs in Jacksonville. She had
been living in Green Ridge for the
past several months. L never sus-
pected anything wrong with her; if
she went asIray [ believe it
must have happened while
she was away from my home"
Drs. Oveistreet and Yancey testi-
fed that they were called to attend
the girl last Monday. She was re-
ported to have had peritonitis. DIR.
Yancey said he did not know any
direct cause for the suppos-
ed peritonitis. Doctor Dressed
testified that be was called to attend
the girl last Friday. Found her
pulse accelerated, tongue coated. She
was in great pain, with symptoms of
pentonitis. She told me she had
been sick month or two; thought she
had the grip. made an examination.
Found mouth of womb closed. Did
not know just what at first was the
matter with her, but found symptoms
of peritonitis.
Mrs. Maraget Andrews-502 East |
Broadway, testified Girl came !
Thursday eve, asked if kept board |
iug-house. Asked if wanted help. !
Said she would like to stay q week or
more, / told her all right, and she
stayed. On Sunday she kinder acted |
strange, went out Sstur-
day. paid little atten-
ton to her actions. When she !
was sick Sunday l had a little suspic-
ion. She told me on Monday that
something was wrong and asked me
in the name of God not to reveal any
thing about what she had said. She
intimated that she had intercourse with
some gentlemen and was afraid she
was pregnant. She told me she had
come from Windsor. Did not state
when this criminal intercourse took |
place.
she wouldn't let me know anything
about her people. On Sunday, be-
fore DIR. Fesler came, she complained |
of having terrible pains in her ioins.
Che had hIeedinp at the nose The