The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-29
ALLEGED MsLPRACTicE CASE.

Another Supposed Victim OF the Private
Lying-in Asylum System-Rcsult of the
Medical ExnminntiOn-An Inquest TO BE
Held This Morning.
Another OF those sad cases Of seduction and subee
quent death arising from the desire OF the poor
unfortunate one to be rid Of the proof of her shame
and guilt was yesterday reported at Police Head
quarters. The victim In this case was young
woman named Susan Latton, twenty-one years Of
age, the youngest daughter OF aged and respectable
parents, residing on farm at q village called
Farmingdale, L. l., some thirty miles distant from
the city. The report Of her death came from the
private Lying-in Asylum, No. Amity place.
This institution Is presided over by DR..
Grindle and his wife. o partner in the concern
Mrs. Julia A. Grindle. physician and midwife"
The ladys profession and calling are displayed as
above plate on the door OF the house. These
worthless are at present absent from home,
visiting in the West and have been 80 absent as
stated at the house, when inquiries were made for
them for two weeks. The establishment, which
Is well known In the neighborhood Tor the
into apartments regularly numbered as in
hotel. The room where the deceased lay was
No. 7. The door was attended to during the day
students OF the establishment. Those students also
provided the Coroner and the medical gentlemen
with such conven.enccs for the operation as they
required. One Of these young men was attired
u
lowered robe de chan,bre, which he wore with
the air OF Cagliostro. Their statements TO the
effect that deceased came to the establishment on
Thursday, the 9th inst, about eight O'Clock In the
evening, unattended; that she gave birth to u male
child the following night, which child had since been
fever OF which she died at an early hour yesterday
morning. Deceased, they further stated gave as her
that could be extracted from the two students OF the
establishment. They could'n not tell in what part OF
the West Dr. Grindle and Mrs. Julia A. Grinde were
Qnln I'm hot No fnl hn ado tod fha
child or when 1t was taken from the house.
THE RESULT OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
The doctors engaged with Coroner Beach In eX-
aiming into the cause OF death were:-Drs. O. G.
Terry, J. G. Morton, Fennell, Downs and Done. On
the conclusion OF very close examination 1t was
the opinion OF the examiners that deceased came to
her death from Inflammation Of the womb with
typhoid caused by prurient absorption into the sys
deceased had not given birth to living child
Further investigation into the case will be resumed
by Coroner Rollins at the Fifteenth precinct station
STATEMENT OF TIE FATHER OF THE DECEASED.
The father an aged well dressed, respectable look
aged twenty-one deceased left home some time In
April last IN clandestlne manner, taking no extra
70 whom shc sas enasI y Ssa
they were not for time very uneasy about her. An
elder sister, however became sick tsnce deceased)
and the mother, anxious to give her whole time to
nursing the sick one sent message to Glen
Cove 10 recall home the deceased It vas only
not BEEN there. and they wen" we're isf IN ensre
ignorance OF her whereabouts or Der mode OF life
ae sSs S end Of May AZ,
ing her, induced her TO to the home of her brother
In Williamsburg. She remained there only long
enough to supply herself with some clothing, when
she again suddenly disappeared and was not again
heard Of till her parents received from the establish
ment In Amity place o letter. OF which the following
Is q correct copy. The young student with the Gag
liostro robe admitted that he wrote the letter. which
we give rerdtfrn ct iteratf,n, and which will give
some idea Of how much OF o student he Isl
NBv YoRK CRY,
No. SANITY PLACE, August "a, 1858
Mr. HINRY LArrN:-
DRAR sIR-Yom dauter In At No. . Amity place, very
sick with typhoid fever and do her 10 Ave
four hours She inquiries about her mother freqsen
wants hsr TO come Immediately. Yours truly e. DAMN.
PSTake the Fulton street ~ he ferry, and they
will take you 10 ths st. e. DAMN.
The Is In the hands OF the authorities, and 10
10 hoped that they will succeed In unraveng what
ever mystery envelopes the attending circumstances
and cause Of the death OF deceased.