Year: 1862

THE EIGHTH AVENUE ABORTION CASE.


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Continuation OF the Invessigasisa before
Coroner Ranney-Interesting Develop
ments-The Name Of the seducer Made
Public-Aiiss Anderson's Father ON the
Witness Stand-His Statement or the
Whole AGair-A Clear and Interesting
NarrRtive-His Interview with the Sc,
ducer, and Efforts to Recover the Mis-
sing Girl, &C., &c.


The investigation into the circumstances attending the
death of Miss Clementna Anderson resuTed at the
Ninth Precinct station house yesterday afternoon by
Corsoer Ranney. number Of witnesses examined.
including the father Of deceased whose narrative Of the
sad affair peculiarly clear and interesting. In the
couKe Of the investigation the Of the alleged Sc
ducer ;ranspred but up TO last evening the police
unable TO eiLc, his The following is report OF
the proceedings they transpred before the Coroner


THE wAsHERwoMAN's EVIDENCE.


Jane Shaw, being duly sworn dept sed as follows:-I
live at 33l West Fifteenth street, in the rear and have
been in the habit Of doing washing for Dr. Brown for
seven years, and when he had boarders have ssme
times washed fer them, but not many OF them; have
been in Dr. Browns house during this time every Tues
Browns the clothes for the last weeks have been
soiled with kind Of darrh9a and spit; during the week
previous there was blood both upon the sheets and
chemses. three weeks past Tuesday is the first time
got the clothes Of this patient and the blood stains the
sheets chemises were twice large my two
hands the chemise was both front and back soed with
blood about twice the size Of my tive hands: the stains
rot large on the night dress the chemse
the clothes now shown me are the ones have washed for
! identify rs being soiled with blood, No. two, an
under night shirt, and No. three, pair Of drawers
which did not have the FIRST week, but when got
thcnl-the secondthey were soed by the darrhGa No.
five is a night dress.


THE HhcrxAN's STATEMENT.


Edward Donobue, being duly sworn, deposed fol-
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stables the 10th instant al the stables about
halfpast seven O'Clock when stranger TO and
asked how much would charge him 10 take him to the
of Fourteenth street and Eighth avenue told him
81 he then said that he wanted TO take lady two
three blocks from there. said would not charge him
for that: took him to the Doctors, Of
Fourteenth street and Eighth when he out of
the carriage and rang the bell; he was about fifteen
minutes trying 10 get in when he be had hold
OF lady by the right arm and woman supported her
on the lett; saw man in the store whom took to be
the doctor the lady put into the coach and the
mar got with her; the stranger then handed me a
dollar, and asked me To drive the lady to NJ. $40
Beecker street; boy I had with me got into
the Carriage at my suggestion, for fear any
Of tho windows should be broken the stranger
told me TO drive slowly, and tha, it was asked any
foot of Jay street he also said, when he leaving
that he would probably me at the Iafarge House in
the morning drove down 70 the of Perry and
Bleecker streets: when arrived at No $40 Beecker
street the woman who wss in company with deceased
said she did not want TO enter told her that she would
have TO do So as wonld not 90 in rang the door bell
and carried in the sick lady in my arms deceased did
speak say word during all this time made the
woman enter the house ahead Of me- asked what was
the matter with deceased when the strange said
she had been taking some brandy after entered the
house laid deceased on sofa and placed pillow under
her head. the old gentleman no there asked me
the number of my coach, when / told him No. % he
also asked me where got deceased, and said on the
boat ut the foot OF Jay street. deceased moaning


little when took her out Of the coach but did speak
then got the box ~ my carriage and drove on the
who hired me tall with light whiskers around
his face: he black clothes and tall hat could not
who opened the Doctors door for the stranger wher
the strange man paid me the dollar he seemed aGated
and trcmbed whsn the number Of my carriage it
the wrong number; the reason gave the wrong
number because gave q false statement regarding
the place where got the lady from the no gave
the dollar very respectable locking man: when
he le me he went towards Fifteenth stree, very fast
ihe young man who was with me put into the
me- he said the boy would help TO hold up
the lady thought i would be well to put
the boy in 10 take o the glass did take the boy
along At the suggestion OF the stranger.


MISS sIMhs' EVIDENCE.


Nary f. smms, being duly sworn testified that
she lived al No. 100 West Tenth street; have three
have not my eldest brother, w J. Smms,
since Monday. from what ! have read in the
newspapers kshould say Augustus l. simms was the
person referred TO- him onlTuesday evening ;he
left the house and said he going out Of town. he said
he would be home the next day he did not appear to be
astated: IL between eight and nine O'Clock in the
evening when he eit don't know where he has gone;
be has relatives IN The neghborhood do not know
any one who does knew where be s he s intimate with



was in Coles company Saturday night; my brother
in the habit of lodging home; during tine past few
weeks he las absent several nights he all
saturday night painting not acquainted with deceas
ed but met her two years 1t ball in company with
my brother Augustus never heard my brother speak OF
any intimacy existing between him and deceased never
heard him say that he had deceased away from home
when my brother went ont on Tuesday night he wore
black clothes; he has dark hair and whiskers he
diam size and about twentysix years old heard
that Mr.. Anderson had requested my brother marry
deceased


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David Coles being sworn depoeed as follows IL reside
at No :2l West Fifteenth street am asgn painter have
been acquainted with Augustus Smms for sboutten years
we have worked together quite frequently have been
intimate with him. and made csnidants each other
knew deceased BY sight saw Augustus Simms Sa-
turday Sunday and Monday evenings: Saturday was
with him all night making banner: finished II
about eight O'Clock on Sunday morning we had
no conversation about deceased that night: never
heard the voung lsdy,s nernr mill eau
in the newspapers: Ls told anything about
Ms intimacy with Miss Anderson never heard that be
had sent her TO Dr. Browpes be told Saturday that
lie gong out Of town for short while; hs did
where he going 70. and did NOT ask him. he often
went oat OF town before. he has bsen down Long
Island and once at Hobcken on business; when met him
Monday night he said that he gong out Of town
and si.led TO finish some work Tor hi. Tueeday
oyeniEg he left word that be Was gong away
qresed 20 attend to his business that ;he last
saw 81 him do not know where he is now; knew
nothing vi the cause Of his leaving town. ! never
had any conversation with him on the subec, of
Miss Anderson Except what might be sadi,
about any lady. he spoke highly Of the lady



Simms acquainted with Mr. Brophy and Mr Van 1as-
scli have heard Dr. Browne spoken Of insulting
man: never heard that his place the resort for
ladies hut suspected that such the from the
appearance Of the establishment


anna l.. fountain deposed as foows--I live at No l39
West Tenth street do not know where Augustus Srnms
is he 10 my bro,bef last him Tuesday night: be
said he going out Of the cty aud II called for
him say that he world be back Wednesday morning
have idea where he is not acquainted with de.
ceased and saw her never knew OF any intimacy
between my brother and Hiss Anderson.


THE FATHERS STORY.


James Anderson, being duly sworn depoeed ollows-
reside al No. $40 Beecker street my occupation j.
that Of a tailor. am si.o sexton Of the Central
Methodist church am The father OF deceased have
been partially Iuansd With Auy"sius -imns tor the
last eighteen months he the habit OF ealing a,
thehouse for several months after months I've let
OF calling for what reasos do not know have
him In the house Tor the pas twelve mouths bat have
heard that he there the man who works told
that he there during my absence. he apyssIed
10 watch when went n church. aud would then ~
IN and my daughter these secret ipterv,sws have
been going for ie last four months visits con
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