The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-30
ANOTHER ABORTION ATROClTY.
Jersey Girl Dying at the Brooklyn City Hos
pital-The Victim Of Blocker Street
Abortionist-Her Anterior
TEN Deposition.

rather remarkable case OF wrongs and outrage
upon an unfortunate young lady from New Jersey
was made known last night at the Brooklyn City
Hospital. The young lady In question was said by
the surgeon In charge 10 be IN dying condition,
and Coroner Jones was notified to take her ante
mortem deposition. She was taken to the hospital
at two O'Clock yesterday morning by the police OF
the First precinct station having been left In the
charge OF Sergeant Eason by Mrs. Vanbuskrk and
Doctor Perry, who keep house in Blocker
street. just out Of Broadway, and who brought her
to Brooklyn IN coach. Sergeant Eason suspected
that the girl had been the victim of malpractice for
she appeared then TO be
IN A CRITICAL CONDITION.
He therefore, detained Mrs. Vanbuskrk and DR..
Perry at the station house while he sent Officer
Chambers to the City Hospital with the
woman. with directions to inquire as to
whether she had not had an abortion pro-
cured on her. The officer brought back word
that she had not and he thereupon allowed the
Doctor and woman to leave. On entering the
pital the girl gave her name as Mary Jones, and
then appeared very retcent IN regard TO making
any further statements. In the meantime she gradu-
ally grew worse, and Yesterday noon consultation
was held by the physicians in regard to performing
an operation on her. They concluded they had
better take the child away by instruments, as that
might save her life.
THE OPERATION WAS PERFORMED,
and the child, a girl which mad gone Its full time,
was found to have been dead and had already begun
to decompose. From the appearance OF the infant
1t had been dead from twelve twenty -four hours.
Instead Of improving after the delivery she grew so
much worse that the surgeon sent to Coroner Jones'
The Coroner repaired TO the hospital last evening
and had great diniculty IN eclIing the lew facts
concerning her condition and who she was IN con-
sequence OF her being so extremely low.
THE GIRLS STATEMENT.
She said that her name was Emily A. Post; she
was thirty years Of age, and that she came from
SOmervie, n. j.; that she had been seduced by u
man who resided in Plalnhed. She became preg-
nant, and was then taken 10 house in Blocker
street. just out OF Broadway. This house was kept
by Mrs. Vanbusklrk and "a Dr. Perry was in attend-
ance. She was there about q week, during which
time she took medicine prescribed by the Doctor
entire week. Mrs. vanbuskirk then told
the following day they both made an
examination, and did something, she did not know
what AT night they tod her she must get up and
clear out OF that. she replied that she was unable
TO do it, whereupon they procured a carriage and
actually
DRAGGED HER FROM THE HOUSE
ana put her into II. Ihey then drove her around
several places ana finally brought her to Brooklyn,
where they drove her ABOUT the streets for several
hours. They then left her al the First precinct a.
ton house. and from there she taken to the
hospital where she now lies. she subsequently
learned that the man who seduced her was married.