DR. Reilly Jefferson Alcorn Gave an abortion to Cora A Burke in Kootenai, Idaho in 1900. He was sentenced to 7 Years in the Idaho State Prison.
Dr. Alcorn was born 10 Sep 1866 in Goodwater, MO to Harmon Nelson Alcorn and Elvira E Smith. He was called Argie.
Below are the prison documents I found.
Inmate #739 Idaho State Prison
Crime: Manslaughter
Rec: 19 Jan 1900
Age: 32
Parole: 2 Dec 1902
Discharged: 18 Oct 1904
DR. Alcorn married Dr. Cora Elnora Hilton born 11 Jun 1871 in Green Bay, WI to James Hilton and Mary Randall.
Dr. Alcorn was born 10 Sep 1866 in Goodwater, MO to Harmon Nelson Alcorn and Elvira E Smith. He was called Argie.
Below are the prison documents I found.
Inmate #739 Idaho State Prison
Crime: Manslaughter
Rec: 19 Jan 1900
Age: 32
Parole: 2 Dec 1902
Discharged: 18 Oct 1904
DR. Alcorn married Dr. Cora Elnora Hilton born 11 Jun 1871 in Green Bay, WI to James Hilton and Mary Randall.
They had These children
Argie Frenoy Alcorn
1897–1943
Wilma Mae Alcorn
1906–1965
Infant Son Alcorn
1910–1910
DR. Reilly Alcorn died 21 Feb 1937 in Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Cora Hilton-Alcorn 29 Nov 1940 Spokane, WA
How sad that Cora died, sad she chose an abortion. I should think the method would have been extremely primitive.
ReplyDeleteI agree....I am wondering if it wasn't his wife who performed the abortion, she too was a doctor, maybe Reilly took the fall for it to protect her...Either way a life was lost...
DeleteCora died of sepsis that developed from the hairpin cover left in her uterus after SHE attempted an abortion. Had she gone to my grandfather from the beginning, she would have lived.
DeleteThank you for that information
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