St. Paul daily globe., 1891-08-28
A HEARTLEss WOMAN.
Mrs. Maynes, of Denver, Evidently
Fills the Bill.


DENVER, Col, Aug. 27.-To-day the
sheriff of this county arrested Albert B.
Maynes and his wife Minnie on ranch
about forty miles from this place and
tonight they were brought to Denver
and lodged in Jail. The charge
placed opposite their names is
murder. MayneS is a lumber mer-
chant of this city, and was married
to his wife Jan. l last. In March Mrs.
Maynes. being in delicate condition,
went to Nine. Astle, the abOrtiOnist
who is now under arrest, and was deliv-
cred Of twins, which were placed IN
stove and roasted before the husbands
eyes while they were still alive. The
police say that this so preyed upon the
mind of Maynes that he made full
confession 10 them of the awful crime.
Mrs. MayneS. who is very pretty
young woman, does not seem WOr-
ried about the matter, however, but
will not talk to reporters concerning
it. The police are after other
married people on the same charge and
say that arrests will follow thick and
fast, and, that before the matter is
through with, there will be such a stir
ring up of Denver society as was never
dreamed of. Nine. Astle says that, if
some one don't come to her aid and get
her out of this trouble. she will tell all
she knows, which, she says, is great
deal. Complaints have been made
against prominent officials in some OF
ColoradO's smaller citieS'and they will
probably be brought into the case.
Maynes in his confession says that he
paid $3.50 to have the operation perform
ed. The police are now securing cyl
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the names OF at least thirty, some of
them wealthy and prominent citizens,
who have patroniZed Madame AStle
during the past few months. One girl,
Clara Levy. who is now under arrest,
says that Madame AStle has performed
two abOrtlOns on her since last January.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 27.-Mrs. Frank
Austin, sister of Gertie Harris, the
CARL victim Of the Denver aDortionist,
was seen by reporter of the United
Press today and said that Gertie left
Lincoln about two months since for
Denver for the purpose of hiding her
shame. Mrs. Austin says that VIM.
Turner, an emplOye of the BurliDg-
ton land department, was responsible
tor Gertie's condition. When her
father discovered her situation he
vainly endeavored to induce Turner to
MAKE llST HIS WIG. lIIO ldUGCI uCCilucu
but promised to send her to Denver and
supply her financial needs while she
was being treated for an abortion. The
sister says that after Gertie
reached Denver Turner failed to keep
his promise and it is supposed that she
received some financial aid from young
man named Frankel, a former clothing
store clerk in this city, with whom she
was intimate, but who is now employed
in Denver shoe store. Gertie Harris
father now lives IN this city. He is poor,
but respectable, and when she
wrote him for money he was un-
able to send it. Her sister says that
she received a letter from Gertie
Wednesday in which the latter wrote
that she was out of her trouble and was
working in glove factory at $50
month; that she had paid woman s25
to procure an abortion and that the
woman was demading an additional S25,
She wrote that young woman with
whom she had become acquainted had
supplied her with the necessary funds.