Year: 1864

THE LELAND ABORTION CASE.


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Hanford's Reiation.hip % tho LeIands-


Interesting Testimony OF the Leland


Famfly-Curious Letters, Sc, Sc.


The investigation into the OF the death Of Miss
Henre',a Leland at Bridgeport proceeded on wedues-
day and Thursday t.~Mtsf


John Leland, the brother Of deceased was the first
witness who deposed that the 10Th of March his
yer gave him message TO telegraph TO Hanford IN the
folio"inR Words Billy, cannot GO To Bridgeport this
week but will go next" Signed sEtta"


Miss Eva Leland aaed nfteen the younger sister Of de-
ceased, testified that Wyatt c. Marsh a policeman Of
bridgeport called AT their house Proklyn the I'd OF
May and asked II they wanted anything done to clear up
the mystery She gave Marsh the names OF two yonug
ladies' the Misses Banks who had visited the deceased
during her sickness at Bridgeport and oil about the
case Marsh called again at the house, and saw Mr.


tNors This Marsh Is implicated In the complaint q
ne suspected OF having had something 10 do with the


Mrs Louisa Atheron married sister or the dcceased
was examincd:-Became acquainted with Hanford about
tho last Of August. lS6 Etsa introduced him TO at
our housa he used TO to the house often have
koown him 70 be there twice day. he visited the house
as friend, and seemed TO thinka good deal OF Eta
be was very kind 70 father and mother and seemed
to take great deal Of interest In the family; during
the time he visited Eta she did receive tho atten
tou Of any other gentleman ne used 10 take her 20 the
theatre quite Often have been 10 the theatre with them
severailmes when Eta came to Bridgeport last winter
In the skating season i was bv Hanfords invitations
heard them speaking about IL he' they came: Billy
(Hanford) said he going saess and would like
TO have Eta to keep him company and go skating she
the next that visit and the last the only
OF her making to Bridgeport heard her speak OF
any acqnantance that she or family had in that town
Hanford continued hts visits ater that; previous
Ettas last visit TO Bridgeport she had about nifty dollars
In Kreenbaoks, which Hanord gave her; Hanford
April %, when he came TO house after Eta left
did not 90 into the room right awy spoke to him.
ana he seemed lust the he told my mother
that she Bridgeport ard he had received word
q fherns ed
him II he didn't get letter from Eta In answer 10
his last one he said he did not he said be didn't know
anything about her going to Bridgeport until he heard
from her at Boston. that she Al Bridgeport and
wsnted him to come aud her. he tod mother
did not think Eta would home; mother asked him
why, and he said he didn't know; he said she sick
mother asked him what Eta said II she very sick
ana sne SAID she was going TO die he said she did
Bridgeport: he said he didn't know; be said was not
well this trouble had thrown him sick bed he said
that when be got my mothers letter he took to his
lawyer and asked him what he should do about said
he told the lawyer that he didn't know anything
about her going to Bridgeport he, his lawyer said
u; he said he came quick be could; he said
taat Eta had deceived him. and she had de-
you he said that he had been to Bridgeport Mr.. Otts
the son Of his employer think, with him at this
said he was at Bridgeport Sunday; while was pre-
sent he seemed to represent that very sick but
TO know that she was SICK and did not homs
also, why he did not let know IT, he sad Eta didn
want us 10 Know IT, and she made him promise that he
would NOT let US know it, he said that by coming there
and letting US know II he had broken his oath her. he
said the only thing he to blame for, was for not
letting us know it after he had found that she
Sick that was the only thing he would have regret
week after Eta had gone to Bridgeport, I. exa-
mined her wardrobe, at mothers request aud found
that she had taken great many more than
would be needed for three days and about two dozen
NAPKINS she took her watch and chain, which given
ner by anord she also had bracelets and very besui
fu seee earrings. the last also present from Hanord:
she had the wardrobe usual girl In her position she
wore fashionable shawl. with stripes bright colors
white straw bat trimmed with wine coored ribbon and
velvet, fur cape and nu her jewelry was ali marked
present from her mother the bracelet had "Etta
L. Leland a. 8. 70 II. II" on the inside and "FttaN on


ne outside she also bad silver fruit knife and pocket
knife with pearl handle; none Of these have been
turned except veil, which identified Ettas, and
hoop SKIRT three old napkins an old comb the last
We could not Identity as Ettas, though they might have


Witness crossexamtned- Il read Etas correspondence


sbs sne n na e ~ j. The last letter from Han
Gay there WAS nothing said in It about her going to


Pc drect-when my mother aud were at the depot Al
Boston to come home after the funeral Hanford said he
would meet there and did he could not come on
ant he s. ans rs 70
family had thing do with piece came out In
Brooklyn EdskLand he asked US would sign paper
70 that did she said she had nothing 10 do
with putting the piece In the sewsnaper he had
said that We did no believe he had anythisg do with
Etta's going TO Bridgeport. and cleared him from the



sign it, think il was 10 the handwriting q lawyer


(NorA-Hanford called at this Office and asked to
tract the statements pubshed IN the Esoe in reference
to this case and which are now fully borne out BY the
testimony, threatenipg . libel suit. &cI


Counsel for Hanford handed paper 10 Witness asking
her II that the paper Hanford wished them to sign
Witness looked IT, and read II carefully and said she
didnot think the other paper think was
on both sides differently from this; think the other
paper said that Hapford did not know any thing about
Etta's coming TO Bridgeport did take much poticc
Of the paper because had made up my mind to sign
hSn4 hafa 40


Miss Lydia Woods Of Brooklyn described a very at
tractive young lady the Witness She had
Bridgeport about her not going when she expected Eta
said she could 10 because her mother s,ck Han.
ford was present At the time and said he would be there
again soon and then she could 20.


Mrs. Carssa lockwood who occupied part Of the house
with Mrs Wakeiy, was then examined. knew d young
lady coming to the house: Mrs wakely told me she
sick, and thought she had been taking tanzy did
not know the girl had left the house till her father
up here was over wcek after that when heard OF
her death before that. after the piece out in the
paper about the girl she then said the had gone home


then asked her she wss sure the girl p home she
said "Yee' asked her how she knew 1t; she said the
doctor had had letter from her father saying that she
had arrived SAFE home asked her bo~ the girl
come there at all and she tsId her daughter got
quantad with the girl the ice in the winter she then
said the girl not good girl she said the girl
IN the family way about three months or had SO stated to


Henry Leland. father Of deceased was the next wit
ness Much OF bis testimony in corrobraton OF pre-
vios evidence The visite of Hanord he said
m,stsd suitor Eta Mrs Leland commenced to be
troubled about Etas absence after Saturday when shs
was expected 10 return from her last viso Bridgeport
had cow ersalon with Hanford at Boston. when at
tending my daushters funeral; went TO his place OF
business, took him aside, asd told him supposed he
knew what had 10 him for he appeared very
agated told MIN he had been the OF the death
OF my daughter he denied knowing anything about her
coming 70 Bridgeport he and then started to the depot


together We talksg all the and hs said did
attend the funeral because he had TO be town
but he sent Neancthon Hsnford In bis place; told him
the most blamed him for, knowing family
- well 40 he did, that he did not let Us know
that sbe was sick he said, II my mistake IL s
too ate;r told him didn't wish to have any trouble
about IL; that bad got her body and buried IL:
that would rather II should rest 10 peace 40
than 10 have ~ trouble about told MIN he knew he
the means OF IL, and all would ask Of him would
be paying the expenses he had put he told TO
60 home and reckon what had cost me, and he
write TO him the sext day and that he would do any
thing said said he, "lf had the money would pay
IL TO you now" next Mr.. Hanford in New York he
has said anything about paving up, aud