The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-07
Vt this point the board took short

AT tnlS point the pOard look q snort
recess.
After the reopening of the hearing
DIR. Fleischner announced that evil
dence would be taken from. those In ia
vor of granting the petition of Mrs.
Vaughan. The only person who re-
sponded to this announcement was Mr..
Goodhart. He said that Mrs. Vaughan
had lived in New Haven a number of
years and that she had conducted her
maternity hospital in an orderly and
capable manner; that she was capa-
BILE nurse. He held that it was impor-
tant that there should be a maternity
hospital in the city, as such hospital
would prevent the abortionists from
doing business. He said he thought
that the board should grant the license
without further question if it was sat
isfied with the conduct of the place
kept by Mrs. Vaughan. He said that
the supreme court had not yet decided
the question as to whether or not the
question of locality must enter in the
matter. He said that Mrs. Vaughan
had been diligent in endeavoring to
have the question passed upon, but
owing to the failure Of the court to
pass upon it at the last term the mat
ter has gone to the October term. He
drew a parallel with the contagious dis
ease hospital and said that If it was
proposed to locate that beneficient in
stitution near the homes of the remon-
strants present, they would probably
storm city hall and say that proper
place for such hospital was on East
street.
Judge Stoddard 1.-THE applicant
makes in the application certain allie
cations which are unsworn to and these
allegations should not be considered by
the board unless they are sworn to.
One allegation in particular which
refer to is this, L have purchased the
house and conducted the business in
manner open to the most searching in
vestigation.' Granting this license is
practically granting a license for a
clearing house for the abortionists of
this community. The course taken by
the counsel for the applicant is the
course that is taken by the counsel for
every criminal that is, I deny your
allegations, produce your proofs 1T
you gentlemen of the board don't adopt
the course I suggest J. think the time
will come when you will use it. l ask
that this applicant shall submit to the
investigation Which she courts and that
then we be given reasonable time to
reply 1 ask that statements of fact
unsworn to and allegations of the coun-
sci unsworn to be not admitted. If the
board don't adopt that course, we will
move as far and as fast as possible"
Dr.. Fleischner: "The board reserves
to itself the right to call witnesses in
this case"
Llewelan Cunningham of Boston,
who during the year 1894 was an agent
Of the Law and Order league in this
state, was called as witness by the
professors. He was asked if he saw
Mrs. Vaughan on Tuesday, November
6, 1894. He replied that he did. At this
point Mr.. Goodhart objected to admit
ting as evidence testimony concerning
Mrs. Vaughan prior to August, 1896,
w a. the license for the Stevens street
place was granted to her. The objec-
ton was overruled and Mr.. Cunning
hams testimony will be admitted Be-
fore he testified further yesterday af-
ternoon the board adjourned until
o'clock Saturday afternoon.