Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-20
LOOKS LIKE A CRIME
Suong Evidence Adduced IN the
ALICE Wide inquest
TOWARDS PROVING ABORTION
Tr.sinao.y oS ta~s Father. shs rhysi-
csAa " ho Made The tusa Aoassea
And Nee Attending Physician.

Coroner bssdish persists in holding
insuests IA his little once on Canal
street instead II ia the eonamotsoos
cCruaers court ia the court house. ami
So tho mystery - Alice Wildss death
sss partly unrasel-d yesterday In the
same crowded little room that has heard
many a tale II zoe before. Peter Wilde.
The girls father. attended voluntarily
sa.i sas questioned by tho coroner and
Prosecutor W0icOtt GA the circum
Stances attending the girls coming ~
inc city
lie sad 10 last saws her i've weeks ago
when she came ~ hls hous. ia Grand
Haven saving she was going out %
Harrington ~ sislt sslI1e COUSINS. tie
Asked $ ~ she sas goang then. but she
replied very iadiferrnfiy She hal
hyrd he sad. With The Gillian and
Bryc. families al Grand Haven. soEkIa.:
Tor her noard and goiAg a. s.hOoi. lie
did ROT knoN II her having bc-n on
ESPECIALLY intimate terms with hi Gillian
or an other youu. msn. but d. had heard
SINCE she left Grand Haven that she hai
been Keeping company With Gillian. tie
dld cot even know that she Was here SOr
CERTAIN til hs hsd ldentIricd the body.
Dr Penxanien testified that he con
Quoted the post mor'en examination.
az body not having been identified al
thst time a closs examination Mas made
~ sts exterior. Upon opening the sh-
dominsl cavity he found extensive IN
hammarion - the interior and othc,T IN
dlcatiJas Il recent severe iuriamusitlon
If the bowels The other organs were
al m normal condition excspt The
uterus. the ti-st~s ~ which arr- IN "A
very bali state and tadly degbmposs-d
Hr sgoro positively that her death Was
due % the SAID inflammation. lie had
preserved certain parts IN alcohol which
could - shown and explained IL the
Igry Il desired.
Dr. F-nw arsl..n'- Opinion
Beng questioned bv the prosecutor he
saii that an his opinion the conditions
named were the results Of al abortion.
tic did not believe that any other cause
could have left the organs in such a con.
dition. tie was Il the opinion that an
abortion had been committed about two
weeks previous To- death.
br g. W Lyon Who had attended the
.,lrl swor- that be knew her only ty the
name ~ h.tie. Called there two weeks
tomorrow. lie Mas called ia 10y Mrs
" hlts IN So shat allied the giri. Could
not tell what time IL day. but IL YVES In
the afternoon. Believed she had chills
and fever aud prescribed accordingly.
Called again Saturday ard found her
better. asked about any chills by DIR
Fensarden sand she had one az txo
light chills Made an examination IL
her the following Monday. Found
nothing ont n the vay with the organs
and had no idea II pregnancy. Mrs.
v bite had toll HIM she saw no signs ~
anything suspicious. On Saturday Mrs
White said she was very much better
aud he Didn't see her On Sunday be
talked With her AMI she said she would
b. up in lay or two. In Monday last
b. found her IN very bad way and bur.
RED o. Dr. DE-. AMP - call him az conn
81. Dr. DeCamp vas subpenaed IN
court and meeting pr Bradish he called
hm Ia IT, diI not understand that
DR. Brsdish discovered anything wrong
with the organs az that time. After
further questions on technical points the
inquest xa- adjourned until Saturday
afternoon. Mr. Wilde took his daug alter :
budy a. Grand Haven last evening