UPPER newspaper: Bedrock Democrat; page: 03; date: Wednesday, 12 Nov 1873; published: Baker City, Baker, Oregon. Provided by the University of Oregon Library, Eugene, Lane, Oregon.
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LOWER newspaper: The States Rights Democrat; page: 02; date: Friday, 07 Nov 1873; published: Albany, Linn, Oregon. Provided by the University of Oregon Library, Eugene, Lane, Oregon.
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TO READ COURT ROOM TESTIMONY OF THIS CASE READ --- newspaper: The States Rights Democrat; page 03; date: 07 Nov 1873; published: Albany, Linn, Oregon. Provided by the University of Oregon Library, Eugene, Lane, Oregon.
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The Hardman family had lived about nine miles east of Albany, Oregon on their farm since they pioneered in 1850. Their daughter, Mary, was born in Linn County, on 28 June 1854 and died in Portland, Oregon on 25 Oct 1873.

Charles Mealey was convicted of contributing to the crime that led to Mary's death and was sentenced to five years in the Oregon State Penitentiary. He believed his sentence was unfair and sought to have his conviction overturned. He was a married man at the time; and on the Albany City Council. He befriended Mary. That led to her becoming pregnant. For about six months Mary carried the child. He took her to Portland on the 5th. of October. They lied about why they went to Portland. Mealey was terribly afraid and went days ahead to Portland to find a doctor willing to do the abortion. Dr. Glass butchered her in his office where she later died. He had managed to remove Mary's child and most of her placenta. In so doing he had torn her uterus causing her to bleed to death. Dr. Glass, then ordered a casket and asked the man to come and remove her body and place it in the casket. Mr. Mealey then contacted her family by letter and gave a false story as to her death. Two of her brothers traveled to Portland to bring back their sister"s body. Her whole family became very concerned about the circumstances surrounding her death and called upon three doctors from Albany to examine Mary's remains. Where upon they determined the true nature of events and had Dr. Glass and Mr. Charles Mealey arrested for her murder.

Several members of her family gave evidence in court including Mary's two brothers that had traveled to Portland to bring back her body [Benjamin and Vincent Hardman].