The New York herald., 1871-09-04
THE OLD STORY.

Another vicsio Of Lass In ehe House ef
Madame Van Buskirk-A Girl Fifteen Years
Of Age in the "Experr's'' Hand-Sunoca-
tiOn Of the Child, and q story Of Disg gusting
Desrrtion BY a Father.
Yesterday morning Coroner Herman was noti-
fed Of the death Of female child IN the house Of
Madame Van Buskirk, ataNo. AZ st. Marks place.
On arriving az the house Dr. Beach was informed
that the deceased was the OFFSPRING OF Mary
Turtlot. who belongs to the town Of Thurman,
Warren county, N. Y. 1t appears that Mary
Turtlot is an unmarried girl, Of nteen years
Of age, and about the end Of April last she was in
the employ OF John Gallop's family, farmer living
at Thurman. where she had been previously for a
considerable time Unfortunately for herself she had
been beguied by Truman Galop, Jr., and the result
was that at the time stated she told him she was
cene, and requested him to md suitable place for
her during her Illness This the young man prom.
ised to do. On the lst Of May last she arrived at
Saratoga with young Gallop, anu from there she
came to New York, accompanied by cousin OF
Gaop, by the name Of Reynolds. When she
ARRIVED AT MADAME VAN BUsKIRK's HOUSE,
on the % of May, Reynolds told her she would only
have to stay there month, and that, she stated,
was all she expected to do. She was examined by
the "Iadyn and some time after the madame told
her she was too late and should have arrived at
least two months earlier if she expected any good
from her. The poor girl now saw she was to be
victim to the additional insults OF this woman, but
knowing that she could do nothing but submit, she
agreed to become domestic in madame's house
until after the birth Of her child. Truman Galop,
the gentleman to whom she is indebted for her help
less condition, merely paid her expenses TO the
house In ST. Marks place and then brutally LEFT
to fate, trusting. probably, to the yillany of the
woman into whose house he had consigned her
TO DESTROY ALL TRACES
Of his dastardly conduct On the 2eth OF August
Mary was delivered OF q full termed child, which
was pronounced to be in a healthy condition and
showed unmstakable signs OF longevity. Every
placed the child TO the breast and fell asleep On
awakening she found the child lying perfectly Still
on her breast and at hrst thought 1t was sleeping
s0undy, Dut on lifting Its mead she discovered that
THE CHILD WAS DEAD.
There being no one in the house at the time but
| the two sons OF Madame Van Busklrk, she sent at
| once and notified the authorities; the foregoing
| being her testimony taken under oath. A lew days
ago she received a letter from GailOp, Sr., who
appears to be more caous than his heartless son,
and this gentleman informed the unfortunate Young
mother that II she would return to Thurman ne
would conslgn her to the Poor HOuse-a brilliant in.
man who should be made to marry his victim
Madame previously to her being arrested and
taken TO Brooklyn, informed Mary that under the
circumstances she would have to adopt her child.
which, after what has recently occurred in refer.
10 the affairs in tnat house. seems to De highly
Improbable arrangement. The child has gone, how
THE POOR, DESERTED GIRL
left IN house that lew respectable people would
now care 10 visit, with the two sons OF the madame
to do the best she until her mistress u shah pe
free to again direct the affairs OF her household.
DR.. john Beach made pOst-mortem examination
OF the body OF the deceased child, and discovered
that II was fully matured, seven days Old and that
death had been caused by suiiOcatOn. The inquest
was postponed for the prodnctlon OF further evi-
dence, but before Ii has been closed there will likely
be some peculiar disclosures as to the interior
workings OF the house.