The Washington times., 1895-04-21
Emily Hall Sent Across the Ocean
to Shield Her SeduSer.
MAS A REFINED ENGLISH GIRL
Died In Detroit Institution In Consequence
of Criminal 0psration-Her Body Kept
Six Weeks By an Undertaken Who Experi-
mented On It With an Embalming Fluid
Several Arrests Have Been Made.

sion made TO prosecuting Attorney Frazier
to-day, was unearthed one of the most
wicked of plots imaginable for disposing
of an erring girl and her babe, in order to
cover the tracks of her betrayer. The lat
ter, from testimony which has come into
the possession of the public prosecutor, is
believed to be clergyman of the Church
of England, who sent the girl to this coun-
try to cover up his own shame.
Some ten weeks ago girl called Myrtle
Cook died at lyiDg-in hospital on Lincoln
avenue, this city, kept by Herman B. and
Alice D. Lane. She had previously given
birth to a child, and had been attended by
DR.. j. B. Seaman, who was suspected OF
having attempted an abortion upon the
girl.
When the facts became public the story
created great sensation locally, one of the
peculiar acts in connection with the mystery
being that OF the undertaken who kept the
body for over six weeks before buryipg
It, for the purpose of experimenting upon
1T with an embalming fluid.
TRUE STORY COMES TO LIGHT.
After an investigation, the coroners jury
decided that the unknown girl met her
death from anunknown seand nospecific
charge was made against Dr. Seaman or the
Lanes.
To-day a woman whose name is not yet
| divulged gave to the prosecuting attorney
what Were believed to be true facts and
brought evidence TO prove her story. The
dead girls body was dsiDterTed, and the
witness positively identified it.
! Her story is that the girls real name was
! Emily Hail; that She was well-born and
! refined English girl, and that her betrayer
was man OF such high standing that he
found 1t necessary TO send her over 5000
miles, that he might be rid OF her shame
without damage to his reputation
He accordingly arranged TO send her TO
| the Detroit establishment where she died.
! The witness w@o gives the above story was
| formerly an inmate OF Mrs. Lanes house
and to her the dead girl told her story
| and gave some OF its. evidences, including
| damaging conversations between Mrs. Lane
| and DR.. Seaman
This afternoon the Lanes and Dr. Sea-
man were arrested, CHARGED SIth murder
ing the girl. They will be held in Jail
until their examination. 49,,
HER sEDUCER A CLERG YAiAN.
! Prosecuting Attorney Frazer, from the
evidence at hand, gave the following to the
| Associated Press tonight:
The dead girl said that she was seduced
by one Ball, a .clergymanfof the Church
| of England. She was sent by1him via
| steamer Majestic of the sMhite Star Line
| from Queenstown. ,abost January 10.
| She shipped as Miss Emma Hall" and
| came direct to Detroit, but having pre-
| viously arranged with Mrs. Lane TO at
tend to the matter quietly flor $50.
| Two letters TO the girl are here post
marked "Oi, Drury' ana .BTrning ham
| F1Oictt.rad Taffar- To RI
arrived three days after. leTadeath. The
letters are signed "John, "sand are headed,
| respect lively, ''P rinlroBess F11la, Station
| road, Blackheath, via Dudley and ''Prim-
| rose villa, Blackheath, Dudley, England" "
In another envelope discovered was an
address card marked Miss Lizzie Brew
| ster, care Mrs. Stevenson, 3 Lofthouse-
Terrace, Cation Hill, Leeds" The letter
reached here month after the girls death.
LETTERS FOUND ON DIR. SEAMAN.
An attempt will be made to. extrasiite
the Englishman, ffound.
1t is learned tonight that the letters to
the dead girl in the possession OF the prose
cutting attorney were found on the person
If DR.. Seaman after his arrest. The doctor
and Mrs. Lane are being kept closely con-
fined.
Mr. Lane, IN an Interview with the Of
| ficers has acknowledged that the girl
was Emily Hall, as above stated. He de-
MES, however, that any abortion was
performed He was taken to bis house
to nnearth some evidence relating to the
dark affair, and was then returned to Jail.
Two married women are known to have
been inmates of the lying-in hospital while
Miss Hall was there, and one of these is
undoubtingly the prosecuting attorney s
informant.