Wonderful trial of Caroline Lohman, alias Restell : with speeches of counsel, charge of court, and verdict of jury : reported in full for the National police gazette.

  • Madame Restell
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[1847]
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Credit: Wonderful trial of Caroline Lohman, alias Restell : with speeches of counsel, charge of court, and verdict of jury : reported in full for the National police gazette. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2nit, Dr. Millspaugh came. Q. What was the ifficulty she labored under; A. White Evans attended her I did not hear exactly, but when Millspaugh came, I heard something about the Teal difficulty of the cause. Q. Did you hear ■what Dr. Thomas Millspaugh said to your sister on his first visit, in relation to her pregnancy and'abortion ? Mr. Brady.—We object. Recorder.—The truth must come out, and I wan't the witness to answer this question ; they have a right to introduce this, and the Court is in favor of putting this question. The question was again repeated by Mr. Me- Keon, and objected to as illegal and inadmissi- ble in evidence, as assuming a fact not proven. Recorder.—Answer that. A. I did. Q. What was it he said? A. He told her she had had an abortion produced on her, and she must tell him all about il, or he would do nothing for her. Q. Did he give any directions as to what manner she should be at- tended to 1 Defence objected and excepted. A. He ordered me to make yeast poultices to apply to her bowels, and I did so lor a week. Wiliiess.—I never sent for Mrs Hatch to dress my sister's wounds, or to help to dress them— never; It was about the first week in Septem- ber Maria came to my house ; she did no wash- ing, could do no work, and was unable to do anything: I have had seven children; Mrs. Hatch at no time assisted to dress my sister's back; nor did Mrs. Tiers, nor Mrs. Dowling; 1 never threatened a prosecution against any of these females: and Maria my sister never did, to my knowledge; I have seen my sister here three times in New York. Abel Millspaugh was called, but he did not answer. Dr. Evans was called again and appeared. Mr.Brady objected to the re-examination, as he had been most thoroughly sifted already ; he had been perfectly exhausted (to use a legal phrase) of his knowledge on this subject. By McKeon.—Q. Do you know Thos. Mills- paw? A. Yes sir. Q. What do you know that people say of him—is his character good or bad? A. His general reputation-—his ; moral character is not very good, it is bad. Q. Would you believe him under oath from all you have known and heard of him. [The witness hesitat. ed along time.] Q. Would you believe him un- der oath, sir? A. I think not. Cornelius Nerrfie wa9 called and examined by prosecution.—1 live in Waldcii. Orange County ; S years I have resided there; I have been a Justice of Peace; I know Dr. Thomas Mills-, paugh ; his general moral character is not good ; I would not believe him on oath where interest or professional prejudice was concerned; I would in these cases take his oath with very great cau- tion ; I know Maria Bodine. Q. What its her character? A. For virtue it is net good ; as regards other things I never heard any thing against her, and Tshould have no reason, to dh=- believe her on oath. CroM*exavair,er ..—I was elected Justice of Peace in lytO and re-elected; 1 have been out of office some years; as my acquaint- ance with Dr. Thomas 'Millspaugh increased, say opinion of him his got wor«o and worse; I have no unfriendly feeling towards him; I have had BO altercation or difficulty with him; no bandying of words or difference; he is a very troublesome, meddling man throughout the neighborhood; he has latterly not had a very good character for chastity, for one thing -, I know he makes improper statements—that is, lies, untruths; I could mention a good many persons who have said the same, as well as my- self, beginning with my nearest neighbors ; Mr. George Tiers, Mr. Abel Millspaugh, and others whom I cannot name. By a Juror.—Be so good as to tell us some untruth he has told you, that proves him to be a common liar. A. I have heard many: the thing is quite general in public ; and Justice S. Covell knows as well as myself that his general character is that he is a troublesome fellow ; in his pecuniary transactions he is not to be relied on ; he has shaken a roll of bills under his cre- ditors nose, and said, damn you, get it if yoM can ; it was $18 he owed for harness. I should not believe Maria Bodine as quick as I would another person, whose character for chastity was not impeached. The Court here adjourned. Thirteenth Day. Abel Millspaugh was called by prosecution.— Lives in Montgomery, Orange County ; have been Superiniendant of the Poor ; knows Thos. Millspaugh. Q. Have you any knowledge that Millspaugh had any knowledge that Cook had promised money to any one, in referenue to Maria Bodine's affairs, or abortion? Defence objected to the question. An argument here ensued between Counsel, relative to a letter alleged by prosecution to be in the hands of the defence, written by Mr. Cook to Dr. T. Millspaugh. The defence denied the possession of any such letter. Q. Did you ever see a letter from Cook to Thomas Millspaugh ? A. Never, sir. Jacob T. Decker, an elderly gentleman, was called by prosecution.—Lives near Walden ; has lived thirty years there ; have known Maria Bodine from a child up; have always considered her character good, and would believe her on oath. Cross-examined by Brady.—I have heard more about her character since 1 came to New York than I ever heard in Walden; my wife is sister to Maria Bodine's father. Wm. P. Decker, called by prosecution.—Re- sides in Montgomery, and has so lived there 16 years; 1 know Maria Bodine. Q. What is her general character. A. I never beard any- thing against her virtuous character, till wilhitt a year or two back, and I have no reason to dis- believe her under oath. By Defence.—\ am brother to last witness.— Maria worked occasionally at my house ; she. is no relation of mine ; I have Jiot seen much of her lately; I have heard little against her, ex- cept what I have heard in this city. _Sylvan.ua Clyman, called by prosecution.— Lives about a mile from Walden; knows Maria Bodine ; during the last three or four years her character for virtue has been rather bad: but I would believe her on oath. Cross-examined by defence.—I have known Dr. Ihomas Millspaugh from a by; he was rather wild in his youthful days, but I have
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