The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-06

ernity Home, North Marshall street;
Mrs. Mary hyan, No. 1908 Green
street; Mrs. Morris. No. 1880 Daughin
street; Mrs Blaney, known as DR..
Yanna, No. 674 North Eleventh
street; Willis Robinson, No. 1904
Haverford street; Mrs. Susie Dutz,
No. 739 North Seventy-fourth street;
Catharine Gerhart, No. $50 North
Sixth street: Annie Brandt, No. 6O4
North Sixth street; Madeline Hughes,
No. SOB North Sixth street, and Eliza
beth Osbourner, No. 2447 North Tenth
street.
Some of the women admitted they
adopted babies for $50, and hired
them out. In some Of the places
there have been alarming death rates
among the children. The Coroner
said be had ordered several Of them
not to adopt any more infants, but
they had done so Notwithstanding.
DR.. earns, the chief medical inspec-
tor Of the Board of Health, was pres
ent at the invitation Of the Coroner to
hear the testimony.
Elizabeth Osbourner said she was a
registered midwife.
do you take children to board?"
"Yes. Iget some infants from a
horae on Westminster avenue"
'Do you take children from other
baby farms?"
'Only one."
"Did you take a child known as
Marion Smith?"
Yes"
The witness admitted that child
which had died at her place had been
taken to Dover, Del, for burial. The
deaJn certificate mad been obtained
from the regular physician.
Henrietta Moons, of 1886 Daupbin
street, admitted taking children for
adoption.
"Sometimes I get s35, sometimes
$40; once I got $50 for adopting chill
dren," she said.
''How do you fix the value?"
1T depends on circumstances"
How often was Marion Smith
taken away from your house?"
Only once. I got s35 for adopting
her and gave Mrs. Osbourner $40 to
take her away"
The witness admitted that she had
secured a child for Dr.. Xanne, who
was acting as the agent of people
who needed one."
Don't you know that DR.. Yanne
is in serious trouble in the West?"
asked the Coroner.
The witness produced a record as to
babies now at her house. Those III
cluded Elizabeth Camden, Walter
Camden, Peter Camden, Paul Camden
and Boy Manayunk. 1t was develop
ed that these last names indicated the
locality from which the children were
secured rather than the parents. The
of the latter was lost.
! In the case of Elizabeth Camden
the baby had been turned over to Mrs.
Norris in a Camden railroad depot and
the parent subsequently vanished.
BOY" Manayunk's father and
mother had hidden their responsible
ty for his future in false name and
address.
>>"Are not infants taken from you
for purposes Of deception?" asked the
Coroner.
No"
"Hcw do you do; what became Of
"Boy" Manayunk?"
'1'hc people gave me q false name
and address,
Mrs. Clara Blaney admitted that
six deaths had occurred in her estab
lishment. She said Mrs. Yanne owned
it, and she paid the rent.
Catherin Kerhart, Of No. S39 North
Sixth street, admitted the adoption of
uaDies, anu IL also developed JnaG she
was a source of supply for the show
business. She had furnished some #
the living exhibits for the baby incub-
atorS for use in the Pan-American
Exhibition and at Coney Island.
Dr. Mozier was committed to
prison Friday on an additional charge
of having performed an illegal opera
tion upon Mrs. Nellie Boyd, causing
her death, ,and George Clark was held
aS an accessory.
Grace Ashmead, daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth AShmead, and Jennie Her'I
shaw, were held in $500 bail each as
witnesses in the Ashmead- McVickar
case.
Efforts to secure bail for Mrs.
Ashmead and her son, Rowland
Asi,.ueaG, WIN ale accused vi Illegal
practice, and who were held after a
coruner's inquest Friday, have been
in vain.