Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-16
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| children to assume tne name anu nave
all the rights of children and heirs of
| the said J. Madison Vought. Mr..
Vought is grandfather of the children
adopted and he has had full care and
charge of them since their birth eleven
months ago
The court made an order directing
that venire be issued to the sheriff
aud jury commissioners commanding
them 10 empauel and the sheriff to
summon thirty-six persons as traverse
Jurors and twenty-four persons a.
grand jurors to serve at the regular
| term of court to be held during the
week commencing February Gath, 1908.
Wednesdays Proceedings.
After reconvening yesterday MORN
! ing court attached the case of Com
mouwealth VS.. Harry Hinshelwood.
| The twentv-four men called to the
| jury box were sworn as whole after
/ which each one was interrogated sepa-
ratelv as to whether he had been Inn
properly approached, had formed an
opinion in the case or was a patient
| of the defendant. On request, the
twelve men challenged, retired, which
left the following jurors in the box to
decide on the case
W. I. Madden. @. O. Meyer, Will
liam Messersmith, Jacob Holdren,
! Irt--... II Don, GanuaI uiInar ThOm-
as Woods, Joseph Wintersteen, William
Rogert, William l. Dyer, George Van
ordstran and Jacob Harman.
The charge in this case was procur-
ing an abortion, which resulted in
death.
William H. Treas, father of Salome
Jones, wife of Arthur Jones, the vic
tim of the alleged abortion was the
first witness. He merely testified as
to the marriage of his daughter, the
fact of her death and physical condi-
tion prior to it, which he said was
good.
Mrs. Mabel Pursel, sister of the al
legged victim, was called to the stand.
She testified as to her sisters condi-
ton, which had been delicate for ov-
er a month prior to her death.
DR.. Curry, who was called to attend
Mrs. Jones on the Sunday before her
death, was called to the stand. He
found the woman suffering with symp-
toms of peritonitis, which might have
resulted from an injury. He gathered
from what he had learned from the
husband what had occurred, state of
affairs, which frequently results in
peritonitis. On the afternoon of the
day following Mrs. Jones died. The
woman was taken i'll the Wednesday
prior to the Sunday that DR.. Curry
was called.
Mrs. Eliza Treas, mother of Mrs
Jones, was the next witness. She saw
her daughter on Wednesday. November
Goth, at the home of the latter She
was then suffering very much with
pains in the alb ominal region. On
that day she was obliged to take heI
bed, which she kept until death fol-
lowed.
On Friday afternoon Mrs. Jones,
the alleged victim, made statement
to her mother confessing what had oc.
cured and incrlmiDating the defend.
ant. The sick wom9 rs mind then wa
clear and she was perfectly rational.
She said she felt sure that she would
not get well, as she had been hurt in.
ternally
The details OF Mrs. Jones state.
ment as testified to by Mrs Treas
were not of sort that could appear
in the public prints. In effect the
statement set forth that on Tuesday
night, November 10, Mrs. Jones accom-,
panied by her husband went to the
residence of the defendant in this
city. She was taken into the house
where instruments were employed by
DR.. Hinshelwood. She endured great
pain during the operation. With the
process still in continuance she return.
ed to her home with her husband and
the next day became very i'll as above
explained. The defendant, the wit.
ness testified, called at the Jones resi-.
dence and made his way to the sick
chamber closing the7uoor on the wit.
ness.
Mrs. Jones, according to the testi-
mony, told her mother that she was
cautioned to keep the operation pro.
found seeret-that the defendant had
cautioned them that they must come
to his place after night, as he was
watched, and that even the mother OF
Mrs. Jones must not know what had
taken place. Mrs. Treas said that hel
daughter had informed her that heI
husband had paid the defendant five
dollars and had given her ten dollars
additional TO pay him. In cross ex.
animation the witness explained tina,
she did not inform DR.. Curry of the
import of her daughters statement
when he was called to see the latter
on Sunday morning.
The next witness was Mrs. J. W
Treas, sister-in-law of Mrs Jones,
who testified as to the mental condi.
tiop of tho allapad victim, On Er;day