Year: 1871

ABORIlONlSIS DENOtNCED lh'M llii


BENCH.


.u,DGE BEpFORD's CHARGE TO THT GRAND jury


HE RECOMMENDS THAT ABORTION ~


PUNISHED BY DEATH.


The Grand Jurors for the September tom
OF the Court Of General Sessions sworn m ycF"'
day morning. The westheld cases and tue uisc ~
Rosenzweig, the abortionls will make this term most
important one. Judge Bedford charged the Grand jury
as follows


In charging you to-day deem y my duty to mention inc
fact that Of late crime in this city has been greatly o, on
bold and daring In their operaons ISe daily pres se
knife and pistol and the terrible consequences ensuing


The september term of this Court commences to-day,
and with it we assume its labors, its duties and re-
sponsibilities. The calendar will be heavy one The
interest and importance feel confident that You WIN,
ALL cheerfuy discharge the several dutlos about
the vet at the same e het ends Sear be
ing mind that at all hazards be the consequences
1eg %f ~ ao


ties the dark current Of crime which has OF late
citizens Let them not look in vain. The awess under
an impartial, honest and fearless administration Of the
law must succumb It is always mere question Of time
which Of the two shall ultimately triumph, the law or


Gentlemen fully investigate and anayze each and
every strict accordance with your oah without
his able assistants will do all in their power to aid you
and when indictments shall be found the prisoners will
every legitimate conyction he people u this city may
rest assured that the Court will promptly do its duty its
whole duty and nothing but It's duty by melting out
punishment full and equal to The oensc and that too,
irrespective either of threats or conscGnences for IN
law at once an ags for the people and terror to


But day or two ago the lawabiding citizens of this
city were appalled, by The intelligence OF a murder most
e m IN IT'S e a M the or eas
viii be T With d d a s or #
will require thorough and searching analysis as It Ia
matter which must be iinys,tsaed and pro6ed to It's
very heartsripgs OF society have reference, gentle
men to that mysterious .n trunk @ which, but fey days
body OF young and once happy but fear most unior-
who, unfortunately for her own happiness believed
too much Full Of anguish for the past and in the vain
eondton in in @o@ent ton Of utter M hopee.sness and "c
despair she herself and was robbed OF her exist
here gentlemen are we not sistby prompted in the
true spirit Of philanthropy to ask ourselves crime


Christian community, embracing within IT. Jurisdiction
than OF SEa o ana %heTs s r0
the startling painful fact too true II this great city
SELF can boast with conscious pride Of her churches
numerous charities the virtue and intelligence OF her
too to drop tear the vices and wicktduess OF
many of her children But will not detan you. Suffice
an atmosphere Of abortion In word the very air IT,
indeed heavy with the dark deeds OF these heartess aud
Warning Word this day 20 forth and may it be scattered
broadcast throughout the land, that from this hour the
authorities, snd ALL SHALL put forth every effort and
tionsts these trackers in human life shall be exterm
mated and driven from existence and the majesty OF the
law be fully vindcated In all cases Of this fendsh char
acter.


And now gentlemen, in conclusion, let me express the
hope shared IN, ss feel confident Will be, by
you and all other rght-mnded czens that the Legisla
ture at its next session will amend the statute which
provides that any person who shall administer to any
woman with chilo or prescribe for any such woman
advise procure her to take any medicine drug sub
stance or thing whatever, or shall use or cmlo! any
the shall have been necessary preserve her fe
shall in the death Of such child or OF such woman
be thereby produced deemed guilty OF manslaugher
in the second degree' and will enact instead that this
ofense commonly known rs the crime OF abortion. shall
be declared TO be murder in the first degree, and punish
able such with DEATH instead Of, as now, hut
slaughter in the second degree punishable by mpriso
Inent not exceeding seven years.