The evening world., 1904-03-31
"Dr: Adams" Testifies at In
quest to Horrible Crimes A.
legged to Have Been Com
Knitted by Mrs. Ashmead.
W0MAN'S SON AND DOCTOR
HELD AS ACCESSORIES.
Dr.. Joseph H. King, Reputable
Physician, Causes Sensation
by His Testimony-Woman
Had Crematory in House.

PHILADELPHIA. March 51.-As a re-
suit OF the sensational testimony given
by DR.. Joseph II. King, a reputable
physician OF No. 2clO North Tenth street.
and David ]. Moster. alias "Dr. Adams"
Mrs. Elizabeth Ashmead. her son How
land Ashmead and Dr.. Matthew Nc
Vlekar have been held for the action OF
the Grand Jury on n charge of being
accessories after the fact TO the death
OF Mary B. Sloan and Sarah Hughes.
two young women who died about a
year ago.
During the Inquest charges were made
that babies had been thrown into n
red hot furnace by Mrs. Ashmead at
her home and hospital at No. ESQ
South Twelfth street.
The most sensational testimony was
given by Mosier, who said that he rad
seen the bodies OF babies cremated ny
Mrs. Ashmead and that some OF them
had been alive when they were thrown
into the furnace. as he had heard them
cry while being carried to it in Mrs.
Ashmead's apron.
Unmoved by Awful Charges.
Mrs. Ashmead. a hard-faced woman
OF sixty years, sat unmoved while the
nwful charges were being made against
her. Beside her was her daughter
Grace. a pretty girl of eighteen; her
three sons. INT DR.. Matthew McvickarI
q registered physician. OF No. 1906
Wharton street.
1t was not until the Coroner, at the
A1.,AN " N.- TNI-tlA
Kendrick, committed Mrs. Ashmead,
her son Rowland and DR.. Mcvickar to
await the action OF the Grand Jury that |
the woman showed any trace OF emo.
ton.
According to the testimony. Mrs. Ash
mead maintained at her Twelfth street
house, where IL was testified she treated
young women. a crematory Of the crud-
est kind. where the bodies of newly
born infants were burned.
The testimony was brought out at the |
inquest over the bodies Of Mary d.
Sloan. twenty-three years old. OF Rox-
borough. and Sarah Hughes, twenty.
nve years old. OF Atlantic City, both
OF whom died about n year ago as the I
result of illegal operations.
1T was the testimony OF Or. King and
that OF Mosier that proved TO DO the
sensational events of the inquest. DR..
King Is a reputable physician of about
sixty years. His hair and mustache
are gray and his appearance refined.
! Woman's Son Implicated.
The testimony not only seriously i'm
plicated Mrs. Ashmead n her son,
Rowland. t~hirty-two years old, In tho
case OF the Hughes girl, but also impli-
Gated nf MNVidhnN " hAtl "a
was shown by the testimony OF Coro-
ner's Physician wadsworth that the
causes OF death in both cases as set
forth by DR.. McVickar in the death
certificates were false and that DR.. Nc
Viekar refused to allow another ply
slcian to be called In when the sloan
SRI was dying.
He testified that he met Mrs. Ash
mead In January. That he was passing
her house n saw a sign In the window
to the effect that she had a room to
rent suitable for a physicians Office.
Says h Made 5000 = Week.
He called and made Inquiries and
tented the room. He said he intended
to carry on the business OF a specialist
there. He noticed that Mrs. Ashmead
had a great many visitors and that her
female practice was very large. After
ne had refused TO perform-an operation
on q ~oung girl who had been sent In
20 him by Mrs. Ashmead. he said. he
held a conversation with the woman
and that she had suggested that he 90
Into the business. She declared. he said
that she made from $500 to 5000 q wsek
out OF II: He asked her what she ala
with The babies. Accordinv 20 ~. u,a
mony. she replied: "' 'esu-
oh, l wrap them In a ewsnanu
I'll they are dead, n Their IN
them into the heater" throw
z DR.. king was followed on IN.
by gMosier. The latter IN also s'und
as D Adnms." and ACCORDING - ' o
oner Dugan has been called e,ho Sor
sof the mapractitioners." Ha ~ Ahe
under arrest on the charge OF nov
the death Of q child belonging N q Sh
lie Boyd upon whom q criminal opera
Saw Live babes Burned, He g.
m Mos ass , ,sSt be be knew Mr-; Ashmeas
He said he had seen the Soa,..
babies rsmated In her house on South
IN what were they cremated7" asked
Mrs. Ashmead. She carried n tSe.mer by
were lnOso DaDleS you speak OF daad
or alive9r asked the Coroner. ueau
Some were e I'M some must bav.
been ahve, as I heard them cry."
After the Coroner had nnishSd with
the witnesses Assistant District~Attor
ney kendrtck requested him to hold the
three, Mrs. Ashmead, her son liowland
and DE- McVickar for the action OF the
Grand jury. They were Committed to
prison ont thu charge of being accessor.
i.s inter b fact to the death OF both
u women. De Witt Ashmead. an
eother SON. wal discharged from custody
technical, and will undoubtedly he
5changed to more serious charges when
the sase q been taken before the
After being. taken. to the Central po-
lice Station Mrs. Ashmead WAS seen and
asked regarding the truth OF the state
ments made by Mosier and DR.. King
she denied them all, and said there was
mo truth in the statement that che haad
eremated the bodies of infants. :"
4 Grace Anhnnead, daughter OF Mrs
elisabeth Ashmead. and Jennie Her,
shaw were held In 500 bail each az wit
nssses IN the Ashmead-Movickar case.
The aeaJths OF six infants were reported
20 the Coroner to-day, and only one
Ras been Identified. An investigation IL