The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-07
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Alleged Conspiracy 90 TAKE Li(e-Narrssive
Of How = Father sought % Compass tho
Death Of IIls InfAns Cbild.
Application wss made yesterday mogning q the e.
eex Market Police Court for warrant 70 issue agans
Dr.. Henry +. Topping and John Hartei, for an alegst
conspiracy 70 take life. The following andavts wsr,
subsnateed - eea # s. sM
Guy and Cbs~ty y Nsw Ysrk s.-sophSs Hs,ussl.
man. Of No. lib Eighth street, m aid city. being duly
Ssr i5c he wife Of John Hssssi Si:d Scy suSSssi1
leaving female infant named Katy Or Catherine Har.
.s who We thsn o. The ass g ssvsa aays for whom
qussssd dspossnt 70 as chsgs or snd care for sssSs
der 70 o have her Jdspossnp an : mothers
place towards her said child; that shortly after
dspeusns said john Hss he fssSsr e .,s caS
endeayored 70 bring about and compass the death OF
said infant and 70 that end and purpose sndeavored
much possible in order 70 cause its death by such
posture and neglect especially d about the LIST
ne air. sSs WSD
thas the weather was too severe, and that II would Be
dangerous . expose An infant Of such tender age Al
that It did not natter and that Il might ds that during
s NJ sna ' .o
procure . physician for The same, whssevpon he en-
gagged certain Dr. Topping, who called = examine said
prsscrptos which dsponsns go made - q the drug
store 81 the Of First avenue and Eghfh street. =
s "a @ s s s sac es sas for
ping did noi can again untl sDous mOslh thsreaissr
depones being suspiciouthat something was wrong in
regard 70 the medicine prescribed BY aid Topping and
s:1 s q Gs $ '.:a; s a
and has hsrsupon ssid infant recovered and hscame
wen again that when said HasseI came and found said
had deceived him, and dated 70 dsponent that e the
child sickly and could mot live long he desed that
sSud as = 500. = gossss s .,d ssnsssd and pro
naked and 70 have the windows opsu % that Il should
gel scs win The Group and also % administer whole
s,ss: s ! q A sss 8 I. ron g .s SS, e
Harte stating thai whole bottle wsrs adminisisrsd
the child would undoubtedly b thrown into . Tup0r
.s ns % S:a soo.l S' the e
n, !: . ..s . :o, s e nm even 3, @
70 her. and said that could not live anyhow on aocouss
Of The medicines which given lie mother before
mai nss d u ss ~ oS
Harte and had said child attended by her own family
physician yho Completely restored ne zane that on ,be
tbs VIII Of dsponsnt removed aid child from The Gus
toby Of depouent and conveyed the 70 some place
s'isd q Intends q kiil ne ssms By reason
az The attempts already made "a snJsfH uttered
aid Hartel. aLo stated that he had doctor
who would give certificate Of death TO him n said child
were Disposed Of And dcponent further says, that 70
order 70 tess said medicines which said Dr. Topping had
prescribed for said child she gave dose q ywc scops
u which he bad directed 70 BE- gsu 10 sad child 70
cat which died In nityhve nnhtee after The same had
been administered ftcm The effects thereof: and she
had aso an analysis made Of part Of said medicine and
That prussc scd was found 70 be contained therein
Wherefore. deponent charges that said Harte and said
Dr. Topping wilfully attempted 10 bring about compass
and cause the death Of said child Catnarine, By the
aforesaid and further that said Harte has not
already done 90 he intends yet 70 bring about lie death
and she prsys that said John Harel and ad Dr. Topping
be appsehended and dealt wiki according 70 law.
s. HrINzELMAN
Subscribed and sworn 70 before this sixth day Of
May, 1907. w. II. MANSFIELD, Police JustIce
Andrew Hsiuzelman and Mary Hens made aahdavits
corroborssug the above
warrant was accordingly issued BY Justice Mans
field against The Two DEFENDANTS named In the atndavt
who were shortly Afterwards arrested by Sergeant Pot
YER and on1cer Chandler OF the Court squad. Upoi
arraIgnmeus both denied Abe allegations made sgains
them and demanded an examination, which was 90
down for Friday ne 10th Inst Pending this, hail
nxed at $1,000 each, which was promptly furnishes
by the Doctor bat hin companion obliged 10 retr
70 the prison IN default sDoE In response 10 In
terroeatory put 70 him by Justice Mansfield, Harts
stated that the child was stilI alive and residing II
Twntysscond street, but dectnsd 70 give further lnfor
nation