New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-24
THE RECENT MALPRACTICE CASE.

At the Coroners Office in the City Hall, Cor
oner Rollins Commenced an investigation yesterday into
tine circumstances attending the death of Mrs Magdaena
Pbpp who is alleged to have died from the effect OF an
abortion produced by Gabriel j. Wolff the particulars OF
which have already been given In The TRIBUNE George
Phiipp husband the deceased woman living In Sixty
thrds SecOndave testified that his wife attended
TO her household duties and attended bar in his saloon
In secondave between SiXtysecond and sixtyhirdsts
on Thursday, March on that day she said she was
going doctor In the evening she complained OF
feeling very unwel. and went TO her residence; soon
after midnight witness returned home and found his VIE
In bed she complained OF pains IN the abd0men she iet
better in the morning she subsequently said that she
had taken Some medicine TO relieve herself sue Deng III
the amy.way sue added that DR.. Wolf said that she
not strong enough TO have another child and that
he had given her medicine 10 enable her 10 rd her
self Of IT, that she would feel badly for three or four
hours and then recover; the tmo had passed. and feel
ing no better she was now AFRAID Of long sickness wiz
ness wanted to procure another DOCTOR put 10 TINS s
wife objected; at o'clock p. Dr. Won came 10 the
saloon OF witness aud asked how the woman ielsi tney
visited her together witness said his wife was very Sick
and he would like TO have another doctor DR. Won SAID
there need Of IT, as the patient would soon be bet
ter; he examined her. and then left; he told witness
privately not to be alarmed, that she would soon DE al
right she continued to grow worse that night nut on te
following day said she felt little better On Satnrday,
March 49, as deceased bleeding, witness called upon
Dr. Wolff at his Office in East Tenthst, near f1rstaye
and informed him of her condition. the doctor pre-
scribed lemon water, and sad that ne would be
up in the afternoons witness st seemed anxious III
Wolff directed him to call on Mrs ArtelO IN Ihlrd-aVe
near Sixtiest she would tell him all about such cases.
ne called and the woman told him not to be alarmed
that had been in that condition here she aerWau
visited the deceased and said she could not tell why she
was sick SO long; Dr. Wolf called Saturday evening"
and again prescribed for the deceased; she was very
much during the night vomiting greensn mat
ter; on Sunday morning Dr. Wolff again called ana per
formed operation; he wrote prescription Tor some
powders be given every hour he then LETT, with the
understanding that he would call In the afternOOn
the deceased felt badly that Witness later IN
the day sent for Dr. Wolff and he came and prescribed
MIXTURE witness again suggested that another
be called; he objected, and said he would remain all
night witness obtained the medicine prescribed, but
none " IL would remain her sOmach leeches were
applied TO the wOmans abdomen; Dr. M0n again called
during the day, accompanied BY Dr. Ptelner the latter
examined the deceased and the two physicians 5hen con-
sued privately together; DR.. Wolff wrote prescription
told procure IT, but not TO leave the paper
with the druggist this medicine she threw up III PIell
said the deceased very sick on Monday tine loth
inst witness called IN DE- DehenDach VINO gave pre-
scrpton and ordered mustard plaster to be applied
Dir Wolf came IN while he there's she retained the
powders but continued to grow worse on sunday ana
MONDAY she asserted several occasions that Ut WON
had killed her; Monday night Dr. Dlehenbach again
called and prescribed other medicine, when she
retained hut short me during the night the deceased
again declared that when she got better sue wOud 20
down and settle" with DIR. Wo, or 10 reYenged upon
him. Tuesday morning she died. Dr. NOlH, AT the
he performed the operation said tnat ne mao al va
rous times operated and that she was out
or bed on each occasion III two days.
Sophia Aref testified that she had been acquainted
with the deceased about one year and nan u was AT
her recommendation the deceased visited Dr Won she
visited the deceased during her sickness but professed
nothing OF the Of the deceaseds sickness
she had told the deceased that she was suffering
from cold knew nothing OF her death until she saw II
mentioned In the papers DR.. Moln dld not tell witness
the nature OF her sickness.
The case was then adjourned until today bail in the
meantime being refused for DR. Woh, who was COM
United to the Tombs.