The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-04
THE AMITY PLACE MALPRACTICE CASE.
Continuation Of the Inquest--Further DeveI.
opments of the Hidden Ways Of Metropolis.
I'M,


who died In the private yingin establishment OF Dr.
Grinde, No. o Amity place, was continued yesterday
before Coroner Rollins.
George A. Lockwood, the first witness examined,
testified that he lived at No. Amty place since
January last, studying under Dr. Grindle; ne was
also student of the New York University; knew Dr.
Grinde as graduate Of the University; the charac-
ter OF his business he believed to be obstetrics and
family practice generally; women can be attended 10
at his house, and since January probably twenty
female cases have been treated by him; the women
represent themselves as married in most cases, but
could not say what representations some Of them
make; these women have all been delivered Of living
children; they are adopted out to whomsoever hap
pens to call for them no fee is paid by the person
VINO adopts child, and no record Is kept OF the
people who apply for children but there regular
certificate sent to the Board Of Health for every
birth that takes place In the house; DR.. Grindle
generally attends the women who are confined
unless they require the madam; the Doctor does
not profess to produce any miscarriages; the de-
ceased, Susannah Lattir came to the house Thurs
day, August 9; she appeared encette but otherwise
well; she was delivered Friday night, August Z;
another woman was delivered the same night Mrs.
Grindle attended in both instances; he believed it
was Mr.. Powell brought the deceased 10 the house;
her child was adopted Monday or Tuesday; an
advertisement in reference to 1t was previously put
In the HERALD by himself; he was told by Mrs.
Grinde that the child had been taken away but did
not hi mself know by whom; after confinement
he deceased seemed very comfortable but after the
DOCTOR went away she had an attack OF diarrhGa;
Dr. Dorm was consulted and prescribed for her; the
medicine was administered but she grew worse
ana on saturday DIR. Dorm came In person, visited
her twice and sometimes three times day; the
diarrhGa attacked her four or five times day; DR..
dorm pronounced her disease typhoid fever; the
symptoms continued the same till Wednesday, when
she appeared TO grow worse; witness went to the
her case: he learned on his return that gentle
man named Powell had been to see her; he found
on coming back that Miss Latin was perfectly
rational; had no conversation with her except to
ask how she felt; Wednesday, the 26th of August
she became much worse than she had been; DR..
Fnnel was then called in and he said there would
be decided change one way or the other In twenty
four hours from the time he saw her; she died
Ihursday night the 27tn OF August at eight O'Clock
titled that about the middle of last July man and
| woman hired apartments over his store, bought
range furniture and cooking utensils from him and
| gave their names as Mr.. and Mrs Smith. They APP
peared to live together as man and wife and SO
him on Friday, the 2Sth OF August to sell the goods
back saying that Mrs. Smith had died the previous
| evening; he did not say where or how. Recognized
Powell (whO was present In the room Us the man
who gave the name OF Smith.
| [PoweIl Is man about thirty-ive years Of age,
with large whskers, mustache and beard, wears q
| dark alpaca coat and light gray pantaloons with
vest OF the same color He is rather stout and
| might weigh between $50 and 200 pOunds.l
John Meagher deposed that he flved at $50 Myrtle
avenue, Brooklyn; about the beginning OF July
man and woman came to live there by the name OF
Smith; missed them between the 26th OF July and LIST
| of August; recognize Powell as the man who gave
| his name Smith,
George POWELL living at the corner OF Marcy and
WillOughby avenues, Brooklyn. testified that his
brother married Susannah Lattin's sister, was we'll
| acquainted with her family and had known Susannah
for a long time; well as he could remember she
came to him at Fulton Market about the middle Of
she had MOI one else to apply to; he said he would,
and hired room for her In the Franklin House, but
after week she became dissatishe and wanted to
keep house; the 18th Of July he hired room for
her under the name OF Miss Smith, not Mrs. Smith;
she then said she wanted to go to Dr. Grndles to be
| arrangements herself and he furnished the money
she told him she got into that condition by a mar
call 1t which you like; from the sd to tn
18th OF July she was at DR.. HarrisOn's; when sh
came back on the IN he told her that II no one els
find her place to stop; he could not tell how sh'
came to go to DR.. Harrison, nor what arranRemen
| Doctor had procured boarding place, but she
would have to pay her own board they did not pass
under the name Of Mr. and Mrs. Smith; she asked
for money TO go to Dr. Grinde's for confinement he
gave her the money and told her she could go there
or stay Where se was Just as sue liked; on Ine St
witness saw Grlnde on that day; he wanted more
money than witness wanted to give him; he wanted
$3.50, and witness went away ut once. q. Was this
TO connue her, or to get rid of the childf A. For
confinement; we left together; gave her 800 next
her for that she might go there; she then there
herself; on Sunday | called to see her; 1 found
her smart; she s,, mad been delivered; she said
In six days after her confinement she did not seem
quite so SMART she said she was troubled with
diarrhGa; that was the main difficulty as far she
knew; Dr. Dorm was called In and attended her up to
| her death
| sworn. He Saddle now resided at Philadelphia;
went there on the 5th Of August, to remain perma-
Latin since the latter part OF December, 1867; she
came into the store where he was employed and
bought pair of shoes there was another lady with
her at the time; they both quite talkatve; when
going out Miss Latin said she was always going to
buy her shoes there, and buy them OF him; she also
| asked what his name was; Miss Latin said she
wished him to call and her. at the same time CIV
ing him her address on piece Of paper; he went on
Sunday to see her, and upon arrival rang the bell;
OF the people Of the house TO the door: he
asked for Miss Latin, was shown into the parlOr,
and she came in alone; after while he asked her
where her company was; she replied that they had
all disappointed her and she did not suppose
they would be there; he remained short
time and went home; he did not her
again till the following week. when she
again called and said she wished him TO call again
before she would go home; the next that he OF
her was in April; she came to the store, and after
talking moment said that she was In trouble and
wished him to help herr suppose she meant by that
that she was In the family way asked her what was
the matter; she did not tell at FIRST but afterwards
said she encefte that her parents had sent her
away from home: that she had not friend in the
world and no place to go to; he then asked her why
she didn't 60 TO the author Of her trouble instead Of
coming to him as she knew very well he had nothing
not but the person who is the Of 1t cannot help
mel, he asked her Why; she said she did not wish TO
tell him then, but n he would assist her she would
tell him. after her plcadings, &C., he asked her how
much money she wanted; she said she had few
thought she could get herself all right; he
then gave her $40 and she left the store. say
ing she was going to see doctor IN New YORK;
when he saw her again she came to the store and
said she had derived no benefit from the medicine;
she said she had again the doctor and ne told
her that II she would come there and stay short
time he would TX her all right she wished his adj
told him that the cause of her trouble was young
man in large dry goods store In one OF the streets
leading out OF the Bowery she told MN aso That be-
| fore coming to him In Brooklyn In the spring she
had been there to see him and they told her he was
dead after she went to Blocker street she prevailed
| on Wltness 10 come and herr he called there the
| next SUNDAY afternoon and saw both her and Doctor
Harrison: saw the doctor ct the once and saw her
| at house in washington place which he understood
Harrison had procured for her. she assured him that II