New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-25
THE BUSINESS or INFANT MURDER.
MADAME PARsELLE's BOARDING-HoUsE-INQU
BY CORONER KEENAN,.

MADAME PARsELLE'S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BY CORONER KEENAN,.
Coroner Keenan, held an inquest ut No. 147
West Seyenteentht the body OF Joshua Moore an
infant two months old From the facts eetedt appears
that Catherine Connolly, washerwoman. bad called at
the office of the Board of Health I'd procure bua per
NIT for an infant named Joshua Moore, aged two months
and had presented a certificate Of the cause OF death
from DR. James W. Ranuey Tho malady which re
suited I'm death was alleged to be aphthC, and the resi-
depce 10 IA West seyenteenthst The woman wished to
bury the child in Pottors Field, and as she hao'
on several occasions. asked for Similar per
mits Register Harris questioned hcr ana she
confessed that she but the agent OF Madame "rhec
OF No IA West sevoneenth-st and That the dead infant
forwhom the burial permit wanted came from there
and not from 40 H. as represented in the certificate
given by the physician. Coroner Keenan, visited no 4i
West seyentccnthst yesterday and held an inquest over
the body Of the dead child Dr. Elisha Warren OF the
Bureau Of vital Statistics, testified that postmortem Tern
examination made ON the body had established Ule ict
that tho child died of neglect ana silr'aiUVl'
the result 81 being deprived OF lts mothers 1 m,h.
Cahariuc smith. employed by Mrs futnah thauanp
par~eel for the prst for years testified that they had
on an average. seven 20 nine babies per month ell III
their by parents ana Diners Ohy luIco
now under their care and only three women are await
Ing confinement The dead child was taken mere Dy q
about three weeks ago. ana she agr'eu 10 ~ o
for it, until T. could be adopted out or SHOULD .e
The child nwell and would e4t but htt'3 III. Ian
Lcy, having been called lles,iI pl IT. !, t W., 49,,
sion, the day before 10 died. Lat wees IVY III
fgute. TWINS Glrd there; tucy were "lA'Wit" ~
Or Rauncy. Another child died the week before
Iesf. that was attended by Drs Ranney aud
Vo,burch These all that have ded thtre lhls
month Catherine smith said she afraytd inc cole 10 "
earned Ia No l,ond-st. washed the body, placed cleah
,othin9 ON IT, aud gave ~ 10 the washer woman 10 take
,tcr. An. Putnam was sick IN bed at the time Cathe
rue Connolly Of No 3l6 West Scvcnccnth-st, Ieslneu
that she was employed q washct-womah by Mr, IuI
nam better known as Madame Farselc on Ihitshay'
Mira Putnam gave her box told nor u contained an ~
FAINT aud diving hcr the burial ccrhcae' tou heI 20 ho
n 10 No Boud.st. she bad taken four or hve dead III
fauts from that house dhcy were an wrapped ~ INC
Same manner: she had known Mrs. Putnam about hEe
years. Mrs Putnam formerly lived at NO III "rcchWcn
n she takcs women who are expecting 10 ne couHHu
and IL is required the children are adopted out she
usually has from five 90 women on her lst. awaiting
confinement Mr.. Putnam adNcfuscs Tor children 10 p'
adoIscl out her Nertisr name being Madame
/ Or James " Rauucy Of 40. al1 West lWcl'Niih'H-t
testified that De had attended NJ that mouse seven
l,si Fall and had given the same number since was
called uton % attcnd.the child now dead ahOht Two
weeks gto and found n suffering from couFul'ouo ttsc
continued u increase until me lour or deaths Iol uatn
before % died Dee observed partial paralysis 81 one huo
al Inc body: after is death hc gave burial ceicte
tho child was properly cared FOR; but taking chhIfh
from the mothers breast aud feeding them Win spoon
tends To shorten their lives Anna smith. one OF the
nj som, length. but knew nothing concerning
tho dead child The having been submitted 10 lhe
iurv they rendered "A verdict THAT the infant JosnS
Nolre came 90 bis death by gastric IRRITATION IouoWihk
auhthp: they md that death hasieued hy want ol
,rtrrr ,,fr o Tie part 10 CatAarluc u. Putnam aas
kiud kent Dos Der the means az causing great inIiAc
mortality. and tlud 90 Increase immuraiy ana crime
they recommend that proper steps De taken ~ hca up
this and siu tr Institutions The jury te-Ie ~ i,l
ucy flr giving fictitious place ui death 10 h. cert h'l
also pr Noshurg for giving similar false certluche iH
another case occurring ON tlc same premises