Trial of Kimball and Goodrich in Clarke abortion case
The celebrated Jennie Clarke abortion trial in the superior court began with Dr Daniel F Kimball and Mme Caroline C Goodrich pleading not guilty. Fifty witnesses testified as the case showed Jennie Clarke’s death from abortion and the trunk discovery in Saugus river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel F. Kimball
Mme
Caroline C. Goodrich
Jennie P.clarke
Aldrich
Kimball
Goodrich
Stevens
Jennie P. Clarke
Mme. Goodrich
Lagrange Street
Jennie
Mrs. Forsaith
Somerville
Defence Opens as Witnesses Testify in Boston Case
Defence counsel Gale opens the case detailing arrests in Braintree and confinement in City Hall without charges. The defence says government witnesses are guarded or imprisoned, and promises the defendants will testify. Mrs Goodrich testifies of years in Boston and Stoneham with medical practice and family details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Gale
Braintree
Boston
Stoneham
Atou
Lagrange Strest
Watrep
Closing Arguments in Abortion Case at Suffolk County
The defense counsel urged careful juror consideration of the Indictment, challenging the government’s reliance on Forsaith’s confession and alleging. that Mary Jones and Julia Murphy lied to bolster the case. He attacked Kimball’s carriage testimony as circumstantial and questioned the absence of key witnesses including Mrs Forsaith, Mary Jones, and Dr. James Macdonald, arguing the evidence was corrupted and improperly corroborated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jones
Mrs.Goodrich
Dr. Simonds
Dr. Kimball
Mrs. Goodrich
Kimball
Gale
Tueauny
John B. Hale
Bradshaw
Somerville
A. Collina
Lynn
Joan G. Barker
Pine Grove
Arke
Stone
Boston
Hale's
Lagrange Street
Hale’s
Braintree
Goddard
Ned
Chelsea
Stevens
Jennie Clarke
Boston Highlands
Washington
Auerlood
Jennie
Goodrich
Saugus River
Suffolk
Middlesex
Jeanie P. Clarke
Agare
Macdonald
Aldrich
Dudes Aldrich
Ibis
Kidball
Julia Murphy
Jury Charged on Abortion Indictment and Accessories
Judge Aldrich instructs the jury on Goodrich and Kimball in a Suffolk county abortion case. He explains counts, accessory before and after the fact, corroboration rules, and where acts occurred, urging careful discrimination and separate verdicts for each defendant.
Jury Unable to Reach Verdict in Superior Court Case
After an all night session the jury could not agree on Goodrich and Kimball. They were discharged and remanded to Charles street jail with retrial set for October. Eleven jurors favored conviction and one favored acquittal. Allen N Adams remains under indictment for being an accessory before and after the fact and is at large on bail.
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City Hall
Boston
Stevens
Hill
Harding
John Gould
Lynn
Newhball’s
Olive J. Clarke
Jennie
Captain White
Station 10
GLOBE
Jennnie
Ceck
Gale
Milton
Mass
Highlands
Iyyde Park
Jeanie
Josephine Adams
Allen N. Adams
Witpees
Aldrich
Cushing
Hoar
Commonwealth
Tuey
Goodrich
Kimball
Charles Street
Superior Court
Boston Hyblands
Adams
Presence of Mind in Notable Narrow Escapes and Tragedy
A Dubuque man saved himself from a collapsing shaft by taking cover under his axe after striking the earth heavy load. In New Haven Mill a foreman dodged a blast, aiding three workers near a crowded stair exit. A Minnesota woman defied an axe-wielding son to escape danger. A San Francisco factory accident killed a young woman who cut her hair to reach safety. An advertisement promotes Simmons Liver Regulator for digestive relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Sydney Smith
Anon
Europe
Bolshhin-Grodni
Jula
Fatinitza
Dubuque
Henry Kubo
Lowa
John Carep
New Haven
Julia Clarke
San Francisco
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Janie Potter Clarke
William Stone
Pinkham
Beyer
Eearles
Station 9
Marshall Stowe
Copeland
Lyon
Jennie’s
Mr. Gale
William M. Clarke
City
William M. Gill
State District Police
George Blake
Wakefield
Carrie Blake
Clara J. Cooper
Dudley Street
Kneeland Street
J. G. Pinkham
Mr. Gaile
Fitus
Mary
New York
Kimbail
Kiwball
Bostow
Cambridge
Columbia Street
Sawyer Street
Psia
James McDonald
Stamford Street
Dr. Sholes
Dr. McDooald
Dr. McDonald
Lim
Chis Point
Worcester
Guile
Thad
Gerraughhiy
William Boyle
Haie
Boylston Square
Lobin
Fred C. Gilman
James W. Hale
Boylstop Square
Oak and
Hammond Streets
Forsaith
Mrr. Smith
Simonds
Mrs. Forsakh
Whowl
Mr. Gerraughty
Dr. Macdonald
Brody
Jenule
Mra. Forsaith
Bouy
Her
Mra. Gooarich
Jenure P. Clarke
Virginia Cave
Pennington’s Gap
Virginia
Harvard University
Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky
Pensington
Pennessee
North Carolina
Carolinas
Germany
Tennessee
Kelly
Squire Kelly
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