A taxi driver testified that he had taken Eva to Eickenberg's house three times in the week prior to her death. The driver said that Eva was accompanied by James Tivey, a sailor, on those trips to the midwife.
Tivey testified that he had paid Eickenberg $50 for the abortion.
Eickenberg was convicted of murder by abortion and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Eva hailed from South Langhorne, Pennsylvania. I have been unable to determine why she was in Chicago.
Watch Body Found in Midwife's Attic on YouTube.
Sources:
- "Vote to Indict Woman Named in Abortion Death," Chicago Tribune, August 13, 1942
- "Nurse Convicted of Murder by Abortion," Decatur Herald, December 5, 1942
- "14-Year Term In Fatal Operation," Evening Sun, December 10, 1942
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