The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-05
THE LATEST SOCIAL CRIME.
The Doctor" from the Chatham Street Dem
at the Tombs-His Appearance and Ideas
What He Knows About Farming
and Authorship-His Peculiar
Real Estate Notions.


Real Estate Notions
HERALD reporter called yesterday at the Tombs
Tor the purpose or holding an interview with the
celebrated Malthusan, '.Dr. Evans alias Lookup
alias "Powers.r alias "Dr. Ward, alias "Kcu.
nedy." Warden stacom. escorted the reporter
through the stone passages OF the gloomy prison.
The Warden was IN what might be termed
stew" having just received a writ from
United States Judge 10 produce before the Court
the BODY OF the erring yet noble ''Theo."
Allen. In the Murderers' Row, on the ground hoor
corridor OF the Tombs "Doctorr Evans was placed
for safe keeping In whitewashed cell, with help
less looking hummer, who answered, when called
to, to the name Of Patrick. ON being called, the
"Doctor" appeared ana cheokered his face against
the Iron crossbars
THE FACE WAS A PECULIAR ONE.
OF an olive hue; the eyes Of brown color. When
speaking the "Doctors' lips twltchcd and
moved nervously and his eyes nlckered ike
the name OF a suffering candle. His at
tire was habit OF rags. and there
was not any clean linen to be found In his vicinity.
He had the look Of preaching fanatic with "a mis-
sonh more than anything else. The reporter stated
his purpose In calling on the 'Doctor,r and the
latter In reply admitted that the girl Geary died 1t
his place In Chatham street, but that her death
was not the result OF malpractice, hav-
ting, az he says, resulted from puerperal
commissions. He stated that she was at the
fui period OF maternity, ana that there was q con-
traction Of the muscles resembling that which
would occur from tetanus or hydrophobia or apo.
plexy in the lower parts OF the body. She had
called, he stated month before she came to stay
and had been refused Ambulance because her SISTER
had died OF commissions.
REPORTgR-"Is this trues'
"Doctor'' EvANS--"Yes, Sir. She paid no money.
Her father or sister keeps Junk shopin Elm street,
and she was twentyeight or Twenty-Five years OF
s. me Th
by the doctor about the dead girl without move
ment Of his facial muscles lie added, "She
went to my cousin's--Mrs. Collins, In Stan.
ton street, No. 10l-and remained there one
night but told my cousin to turn her out. During
the night she raved and raved In the fever OF de-
lriuni; sne came 70 my place IN Clinton street
whle was absent. and the poor old soul Mrs. DICK
told Mrs. Dickinson she would 20 to the hospital
ana not walt to be confined there she gave
birth to living child at eleven o'clock on Monday
TO nave anything to do with It, The child was wrap
LADY VINO HAD IT BESPOKE
by Mrs. Dickinson. Mrs. Loring asked the woman 10
Leave a the house. but she dia not. The girl died
been an acconcheur, but without any diploma, for
twenty-five years past Women VINO visited my
place were charged ten dollars TO twenty dollars for
our trouble. am native OF Edinpurg Scotland,
and staunch Presbyterian but | am not certain a.
to tine doctrine OF predestinatton.
REPORTER They say you have written several
books and dramas
DoCroE-Ihave. One OF them is called Exposures
Modern Babylon by the Triumphant Kingdom OF
Heaven" and "The Road Made Plain to Fortune for
the Million; or Ihe Popular Pioneer to Universal
Grlndstone," Excelsior; or, An Interesting Young
Man and His Friends ''rhe Soldier OF the People;
s'The Granddaughter or the Cesars or, The iia9 or
the Earth and Syren or the Watcrs.n
REroETER.For what use did you keep that oanfnl
DooroR--It was full Of sops ana made an excel
/ was a great hand at farming. / do not think
Horace Greeley to be much OF farmer. lie is not
bun mo IN
the division OF property do not believe III paylDi
rent TO Landlords ! have written . drama calle'
| Trouble.n
On the reporter leaving the Tolnbs the .Doctor
begged to have "a show given him In the HER AIN
| The reporter then called upon
| THE SISTER OF MISS GEARY,
| who was blltchercd In Chatham street. The name
OF this woman Is Mrs. shaunossy, and her husband
| Keeps a junk shop at Al Elm street. She appears
great grief about the death OF her unfortunate
sister, The father OF the girl, an old man, named
married daughter aud the mother OF the gri, who
Is little unsettled In her mind, has been crazy
since the death Of her poor child. MISS Geary was
not twenty-eight years OF age ~ Evans alias Look
up states but was only seventeen, years or age and
quite large for her age.
Miss Geary worked up to last Saturday night az Il
fancy hat feather factory, at NO. Greene street.
and was baptized at st. Andrew church, In Duane
street; and those who wish to examine the bapts.
mai records Of the church WIN there and the correct
age OF the deceased girl-whch was only seventeen
years me garl a asS always been good dutil
Chatham street.
MRS. sHAuNossY CRIED BITTERLY
while relating the particulars 60 the reporter and
seemed much troubled about the disgrace 30 her
| family.
THE CDoCroR's', ESTATE
The doctor owns considerable property com
prlsing about 500 acres OF valuable land at jamaica
and a house In Thirtyeighth street. and the house
veyea to his "consn.' lie states That he
! did not rent the place in Chatham street,
| where Mary Gcary died, but that Mrs. Dickinson
| rented II from the "cr0ckery store man, on the
inson The doctor is said to be worth 5000 900, the
greater portion OF which he has amassed IN his
| moraltzing business, and his money IS ~ dear TO
HIM rs his life, he bearing universally the character
OF a mfser among those who know him. The fol-
lowing circular. out Of number OF similar ones,
show the extremely liberal ideas ri the doctor III
real estate matters:--
If you know Of land Or wood land in quaint
y S ss q. " p
you dollars twenty dollars whichever you ay FOR he
concluded.
MRS. DICKINSON CoMmITTEp.
Yesterday morning Mary Dickinson the miserable
looking old woman. arrested by Captain Kennedy,
party 70 the death Of Mary Geary who died
In the doctors" den, was yesterday morning
brought to the Coroncrs ONCE and committed TO tho
Tombs by Coroner Flynn to await the result Of the
investigation named for Monday next. While at the
City Hall the woman den ed doing anything what
ever to hasten the death OF the unfortunate girl ard
claims that II she was improperly ana criminally
treated, Lookup alias Evans Is the guilty party.
The latter on the other hand says that Mrs. Dickin.
is tho who performed the fatal operation, II
Il was done al oil In his place.