The New York herald., 1868-08-30
THE CASE OF ALLEGED MiLrRaGTrE.
iraaest the Body-Prnctice of the Priyats
Il, II. eH Lyins-in EstabIisimest. FNffie0a

Irquest on the Body-Prnctice OF the Privats
3 f.e.n Lyfns-in Establishmest. Fofie0a
An Inquest held yesterday before Coroner
Rollins on the body OF SusanRah fattin OF Farming
dale, l.. l., who died at Or. Grndles lying in estab
lishment No. Amity place, under, a. is alleged,
improper treatment while in childbirth Deceased
e nome clandestiney last April and lived for seX-
erai months 1t IS supposed with a young man With
Whom she had been previously keeping company
ming June, and the next occasion through per-
son named Damn an assistant in Dr. Grindle's estab-
nsnment who wrote to her father to say that hrs
daughter was dying ut No. Amity place.
MI MI LaitlI father OF the deceased, being sworn,
oaugnter saw her alive last IN the middle OF the
month OF April; when she left his house she intend
co. as se SAID going to his sons place at Glen Cove,
when MS son informed him that she had been AZ his
house house oou,, but had Ss LEFT, and on inquiry no
his sons wife called about the 9Th OF June and said
she had heard that Susannah was in New York and
she was in debt for two weeks lodging and the land
lady threatened TO turn her out he also learned sha
she Was put that but hsa
1t was done by young man In a Brooklyn
shoe store who no. was r, kaeeping aslpag her err company;
OF the letter from young Damn, Of No. Aty place.
he witness, and his wife came to town yesterday
morning and went to No. Amity places was told
dsaster asIs lad bsen deyeea @ s' & day | SO
sae with nm Before she left but was
always wen treated and her condition rendered
fSrabls when first informed Of IN nus s daugnse6S - con-
come home, but she declined TO do so on account OF
George Latin, sworn, testified that deceased was
his slster he had heard that she left home but did
not know to what place she had gone; In company
failed to find her; about the sth Of June he received
Q letter from her dated New York, In which She
her company left her and went away to Maryiand;
that she was In destitute condition and that the
landlady threatened to turn her out; she also men
| was; witness sent his br0ther-in-law to bring
| her away, and when she came home she stated
| that young man with whom she had been keeping
company put her In that condition; his name ne
| thought was George Hotten. clerk in Warehouses;
| whole story Of her acquaintance with the young
man; how he had sent her packages Of medicine To
| produce miscarriage, and when she wrote to say
she found the medicine OF no avail he returned an
swer, telling her to come down al once to Brooklyn,
as something else should be DONE she also informed
witness that two doctors had had consultation in
her in reference to producing an abortion, but
| no operation was performed. ,,
that lie was a student OF the New York University,
studying under Dr. Grinde last April; the doc
tor had other students who attended the same uni
versty; could not say what the Doctors particular
| business was believed it was specd diseases; he
attended also to cases o. ~ h 1a .ooH SneSe
there might have heen fifteen or twenty cases OF con-
dnement there since last April; as far as he knew all
these cases were delivered Of living children 4
| Coroner-What becomes OF all these chidrens
Witness-They are adopted out.
AZ COrOner--DOes one person adopt them allr %
| Witness-No, sir; different persons come and take
them away.
1COronerEIs any record kept Of where these chill
| dren gOY aI0Nd1 IG tUoIll i.1j N rf 3
Witness-No, sir. ,.l....ss. l.u.lsoi3l
Coroner-who attends to this business of adopting
out the chdrenS '
| Witness--Dr and Mrs. Grindle. lot
Witness went on to testify that he was unaware
| cases were brought in to practise abortion on.
Coroner-Do these women that apply for admtS-
sion give in their names as married or singles .
Wtness-They always represent themselves aS
married women. The deceased came to the house
about three weeks since for the purpose OF being
confined. .-ysf lGa3gI eai fG .itilol tN
CorOner-Who told you soS , r,..fu s.f al
witness-Dr. Grindle; she was confined the next
night; Mrs Grindle attended to her case; living
stairs to be washed and dressed. -s..nl f8 .igF
COroner-What ID done with the children after
| wards2 NnH eHl aff 'fal1 i9hlNtyli A3't J"i
| Witness--They are put IN cradle and brought mp
on bottle; those ladies that bring their Infants
there to be adopted out treated In the same way
the child OF the deceased was taken away several
days after its birth; could not say who II was took
the child away several ladies called for the purpose
OF procuring children to adopt; Dr. Grindle attended
deceased after her confinement, and when he was
leaving the city pronounced the condition OF the pa
tent quite satisfactory he left Instructions with the
student in charge OF the establishment to call In
Dr. Dorne, OF Bleecker street. II advice was needed;
| there were five lady patients in the house at
the time; Or. D0rne called and said deceased had
fever and darrh9a; understood him afterwards To
that she had typhoid fever she grew gradually
worse, and another physician, Dr. Finnell, West HOs
ton street. was called In; when she was grown very
weak she told witness 70 tell her parents to come and
see her, and gave him the address OF a man named
Powell, in Fulton Market, who could tell him the way
to her home; recognized Powell as the same person
who called upon deceased three or four times during
The mother OF deceased was the next witness. Her
| evidence was similar TO that Of Mr. Latin. .,,r
The Investigation was then adjourned unit! the Sd
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