The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-30

toiiA WseS AiAehoodSCNl bO iiAiiA eeo A'AoS Sommers. After the confinement was over he asked the girl what she was going to name the baby. He said that she told him she would name it New man Smyth Sommers; that Mrs. Vaughan was not there then.
 He then returned the certificate to the registrar of vital statistics with that name. He said that he also attended Kate Winters in confinement, and when he made his last call he asked her what she had named the child and she said Newman Smyth Winters. He said that the girl told him that Mrs. Vaughan was not there then, but was in New York. Dr. Lamb also said: 'I have certificates in my pocket from the mothers of these two children showing that had nothing to do with naming these babies" Further on in his tes- timony pr. Lamb said that he thought that Mrs Vaughan's house on Prospect place was very good place for ma- ternity hospital, as it contained good operating table, good baths and hot and cold water apparatus.
 In the cross examination Judge Stod- dard asked: twill you produce these papers you say you have from the mothers of these two children in refer ence to the naming of the children?"
 Dr. Lamb--.I will produce one. The mother who gave the other to me re- quested that I should not produce it." Dr. Lamb then showed to the board and to the counsel the certificate relating to Newman Smyth Sommers.
 Judge Stoddard-"Will you hand the other certificate to the board?"
 "No, sir; I didn't get these certifi- cates for this investigation. It was for another investigation"
 twill you state the address of Kate Winters?"
 NO, sir. I attended that girl in the birth of an illegitinlate child, and 1t is no ones business who she is."
 Twill you give us any facts that will enable us to find her?"
 T will not.''
 What is the address of the other girl that you attended?"
 "Thompsonville, Conn.," Was her child legitimate or illegiti- mate?"
 "Illegitimate, I suppose. I don't want it to go on record that this is the right name; it's the one she gave me" When Mary Somners told you that she wanted the child named Newman Smyth Sommers did you make any sug- gestions?"
 "No, sir.'
 Didn't it strike you as peculiar that these girls should make that request?"
 "Yes, I didn't think so much of the first one, but the second struck me as peculiar, but then I thought, pshaw, these certificates will go to city hall and be buried there and no one would know it, but the papers got hold of it and made big thing of 1t. If I had known that I was to be persecuted as I have been I shouldn't have put any name there"
 Dr. F. l.. R. Thomson was next call ed. He stated that he had attended cases at Mrs. Vaughan's house, but not recently. He said that he had never seen any improper or indecent conduct on the part of Mrs. Vaughan or occu- pants of her house. Judge Stoddard-"Did you ever at- | tend cases at Mrs. Vaughan's house | where abortions had been performed? ?" That is something which don't con- cern you and I will not answer" Have you continually attended such cases during the last three or four years?"
 No, sir; I have attended no cases at Mrs. Vaughan's house since the begin ming of the investigation when she was | on Stevens street" Did you report in 1890 that you at tended confinement cases there, on Mo- | vember 15, 1S96 and on December 6, | 1S96?"
 If you have the record of it, prob ably did"
 | The witness then made some personal remarks which angered Judge Stod- dard and wordy warfare waged, for few moments, finally stopped by President Fleischner. Continuing, Judge Stoddard said: Did you tell John W. filling that you had attended abortion cases at Mrs. Vaughans?" | Whatever I told John w. Alling, I told him in confidence, relying on his honor as a gentleman that he would not tell of It."
 MT. Alling-"When I 50 promised, Dr.. Thomson, I didn't think that you l WUulU COlllt HeIc duu pSIJuIG yOufSGll. | Judge Stoddard--"Have you not said that the bulk of Mrs. Vaughan's busi- ness was abortion cases?"
 q don't think SOL
 Didn't you say so to John w. Al ling?"
 l "I didn't.''
 Didn't you say to him that you had demonstrated with Mrs. Vaughan about doing such business, telling her that she would get into trouble?"
 "I may have.' l Didn't you state the reason which Mrs. Vaughan gave you for continuing that business? Didn't you say that she said it paid herr"
 T don't think so. John w. filling has a fertile imagination" l MT. Goodhart-"Doctor, then you had a conversation with John w. Alling?'
 ''Yes, in my office."
 Were you requested by MT. filling outside of this commission, to go and make statements to any other persona
 "Yes; to some members of the board He wanted me to go to certain mem bers and say something to them-to Dr. Townsend and Dr. Maher."
 You were to go to these gentlemen privately and not at the hearing?'
 "Yes."
 Judge Stoddard-"What did MT. Al ling ask you to inform the members o1 ! the board about?"
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