The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-30
THE CASES HELD.
Hearing Of Testimony on
the Sensational Story as
to Mamie Brennan.
BAIL AT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
Conflicting Testimony as to NAL
practice Charged The
Girls Version.

was continued today beTore Police JUS
tice Potts. in the presence of a large
number of curious people.
Mamie Brennan, the complaining wit
ness is pretty girl of nineteen, petite
in figure and vivaeious She sat within
the rail, beside her friend, Mrs. Nora
Matterson. Mrs. Case and her son were
not seated together, but both were close
to the witness stand. Lawyers Van
Horne, Melosh and Donelan, who have
been engaged by the Cases to defend
them,. were early ON hand and pug
nacious to a degree.
Police Justice Potts, after disposing of
a number of smaller cases, proceeded
with the examination in the malprac-
case, and directed Mamie Brennan to
take the witness chair. She did SO, and
told, in a pathetic way, the story OF
her ruin and shame. corroborating IN
detail the story published in "The Jer-
sey City News Saturday.
She said that at present she is living
at No. 221 Pavonia avenue. 1t was
May 10, 1894, when Mamie accepted
place as servant in Mrs. Cases house,
at No. 230 Ninth street. During the
following summer Thomas Case ruined
her, and the criminal intimacy lasted
until the following spring.
Mamie occupied rear room on the
top floor and Thomas had front room
on the same floor. Mrs. Case remarked
Mamie's condition and elected from
her the story of her betrayal by Young
Case.
VISITED DIR. SHANNON.
Continuing her story Mamie said she
asked Nora Matterson if she knew doc
tor she could go to and the woman told
her yes. Witness then described the
visit to DR.. Patrick Shannon Of New
Brunswick and his treatment of her.
Cross-examined by Counsellor Melosh,
Mamie said that she asked Mrs. Case
for SO. saying she desired to purchase
dress The money was given her. and
| that she told Mrs. Case that she intended
| to pay for a doctors services with the
money, and Mrs. Case said that was the
| best purpose she could put it to. Mrs.
| Case said she would let Nora Matterson,
who was then a servant in Mrs. Case's
house go to New Brunswick with her.
Did DR.. Shannon give you medicine?''
| asked the lawyer.
mo, SIR
''Did he use instruments in his treat.
ment?"
ST don't know"
| DR.. Edward Spence of No. 512 Bergen
avenue, the next witness, testified that
on Decoration Day when he returned to
his house he found a memorandum on
| his slate from Dr. Dickinson asking him
| to call at No. 300 Eighth street. The mem
orandum said DR.. Dickinson could not
attend the case for he was going out of
| the city.
ST went to No. 300 Eighth street, said
DR.. Spence, and found Mamie Brennan
| there. She was expecting to give birth
| to child. I went away and returned
later in the afternoon. The child was
| born dead.''
| did you find any evidence that in
clined you to believe an operation had
| been performed on Mamie Brennan?"
| NO TRACES OF THE OPERATION.
mo. found no evidence of such char
acter. If a criminal operation had been
performed, some evidence of it would
have been discovered. attended the
young woman eight or nine times and
| treated her the same as would any or
| dinary case of that character"
| Mrs. Nora Matterson testified that she
now lives at No. 17S Grand street In re-
| gard to Mamie Brennans trouble she
| said:-
1 Mrs. Case wanted me to take care of
Mamie until she got well. 1 was her SER
want then and she told me that she would
| nursing Mamie. She did not do SO, for
when Mamie got well. and I went back
to Mrs. Case. | found she had another
| servant and did not want me back
why did you recommend Mamie to
| go to Dr.. Shannon at New Brunswick?'
| witness was asked.
| Because he is noted for his practice"
| replied Mrs. Matterson.
| "How much did DrShannon want from
| Mamie for his services?''
HE said his fee was generally 500 in
| such cases, but that because Mamie had
| gone such a distance and was working
/ girl he would only charge her $25."
| when you returned to this city what
did you do?'' asked Justice Potts.
II Went to Mrs; Cases ana a. she 4. asked X q
What aa Was oesn Mae a9ee wbe o yaa 5er
| telling this to Mrs Case?" the Justice
Mamie was talking to Thomas Case
" coNTRADTcToRY TESTIMONY.
Cross -examined witness said that when
Mamie. before the trip to New Bruins
wick. she told Mrs Case that Mamie
said aid Thomas Case was the father Of the
This is the first I knew of it,
Witness also said that Thomas Case
had declared that Thomas Madden (new
"How came DR.. Dickinson to be sent
for?" asked the lawyer.
/ Mrs. Case told me to get DR.. DICK
inson when Mamie became SO i'll, and
lthat she would make it all right with
the doctor. DR.. Dickinson called at the
| house once and refused to attend Mamie.
II then got Walter Flocker to send a
/ telegram to DR.. Shannon at New Bruins
wick. He did not come. but two or three
days later I got dispatch from him.
ibid DR.. Spencer tell you what to do
| Eyes. he told me I could take it away
land sli dispose a sO Of It. It. Walter Flocker took
It with him and buried it. I did not see
the child buried
HAD MANY ALIASES.
4 lCross-examined by Lawyer Donelan.
witness said she was variously known
as Mrs. Matterson, Mrs. Willis and, Mrs.
williams She was married and her
married name was Matterson: She lived
three years with her husband. had him
arrested and never lived with him again.
ssWhy did you advise the girl to go to
DR.. Shannon" asked LAWYER Shannon.
"Beeause all nv folks know him. I
lived five miles from New Brunswick
IBID DR.. Shannon ever attend your
"Did he perform an operation upon
yon2"
Walter Flocker of No. " Sussex street
q o young man who stammers a great
deal, testified that he had lived at No
500 Eighth street. He gave up his room
IA Mrs. Matersor so that she could at.
tend Mamie during her sickness. :.
ssWfat do YOU know about the dis,
position of the chiId?" asked Justice
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