The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-30

| in his cell and was rolling over his soft plank
| In very confused way, when the sergeant
entered the cell and informed him that he did no!
| shut the water Off "he would put head on niln"
| The prisoner subsidized and dOzed or.
| doctor" said the HERALD reporter to Rosen-
ness9''
"vat bald blshness9 don't know what You talk
aboud. l see someding on the baper. OATS all
know" and his eyes cleaned like torch in q dark
night
| Second avenue, don't you know what mean ?"
~ know n0dIng about dis. You makes what
sdhory you like. rebordher he aiwize makes his
"Are you German, Rosenzweig
"Mhe grandfather ne come from Berlin. am
Is tina Preussen Poandf"
"Nein, dat is Reussen Poland-frOm near Cracow
| "D1d woman OF twenty-eigh nine years OF
age die In your house on the 7th OF June The I'M
that he buried woman of twenty nine years OF age
from your house, under the name OF Mary Carroll,
on me TN OF June 1871, who was attended by you
eyes yes. Knows" said Rosenzweig, excitedy
and thrown , of ms guard for moment there
attend that bahpy. L don't know nodlng but what
| see In the bapers,"
"Well you can bet that Thomas Casey, The under
| taker, Is an honest man, and he's got you down
| fHe," said Warden Brennan.
| "Now" sad Warden Brennan, suppose we 60
| up stars ana see Jane Johnson"
| We walked up stairs and entered the small room
| in which at the moment Captain Cameron was con-
| versing with the servant OF ROsenzweIg. This girl
has been described as buxom, fredericksburg
woman; on the contrary she is rather spare OF
| figure and has not at all the look or bad
woman. She mas dark, mountaineering eyes and
aprepossessing face. She was attired In a common
| against small table in a large armchair clutching
nervousy at the folds OF ner dress with her fingers.
ana intimidated; she had counsel, no friend and
was virtually alone IN the world For twenty-four
by newspaper reporters, policemen and curiosity
seekers Consequently she was afraid to say word,
and 1t was only when informed that no narm could
come TO ner II she told The truth that she ventureu
to . sSpeak. lane " soo Warden Brennan che good
girl ana tell the HERALD reporter what you know.
| Don't look upon yourself as an accomplice; look
hpon yourself as a witness, and what you viii tell
| will be
TIE MEANS OF furnishing
III was on my oath,n said Jane, 'before my
! God, don't know anything about this poor girl
! ssYou mean to sayn asked the HERALD reporter,
| 'that you did not know that there women
coming TO Rosenzweg's house to be relieved of the
| results of their f0lyg'
'Now, tell the TRUTH" said Warden Brennan; ''be
~ don't Know, she answered.; "they never let
| me know anything in chat hOtse.n
ramilya'
81 knew Mrs. Rosenzweig four years ago; went
there to get some work; was TO do general house
work, and got $40 month; it was the duty OF the
! daugnter Rose to answer the door bell; | am
twenty-nlne years OF age; my husband died OF
the cholera, and had three children by HIM; his
name was Lee; my maiden name was McCloud;
was born IN Prince Edwards Island; nave but one
child awe five years OF age; his name is Willie
J. -; can't tell his other name. because don't
want my child to be dlsgraced; won't tell his name
until this thing is over; he Is adopted, so that can't
bring him back" here the poor woman broke
down and shed tears pentltully.
"What time did yUu enter the service OF this doc.
torYn
ION the 29th OF last May'
"YOu say you know nothing about the death OF
TINS woman whose body is now at the Morgue. DO
you know of the death OF any other person In that
hnu Via tlEn I1ra lnUc
woman buried from that house ON the It'll OF June
last"
when came there
THERE WAS WOMAN IN THE HOUSE,
on the second floor back room, sick; Mrs. Rosen-
zwelg had been confined, and slept on the same
floor; she was sick Ill bed and splitting blood; the
SICK woman had the dropsy she seemed to be a
woman in lair circumstances; her hair was not very
light and not very dark she was of medium height
and pretty and good natured.
"Did any man come to see her ?"
eyes; man about her own age-she was about
twenty eight years OF age. He was well dressed
seemed TO be very fond or her. she always called
him "hushand' but she never gave ms name IN
my hearing. He had light hair and mustache, and
| whskers round his chin. ] would know MIN again.
! 'What was this wCmans namer'
Here Jane paused TO recoect for moment or
two, and finally burst out and sald:-"Mrs. Hughes;
Mr. Hughes; that was her name; he always called
"But this woman was buried under the name Of
| Mary Carroll. was she notS''
that he always called her Mrs Hughes
"When was Mrs. Hughes con1neds"
"a few days before she died."
''That was the 7th OF June, was 1t notpn
II suppose So generally went to bed at ten
O'Clock, and she was confined before got up in the
morning."
Ibid You ever bring Mrs. Hughes any foodgv
"No; the Doctor never allowed me to go near any
| of his patients, but
BROUGHT HER DRINK OF WATER
the morning before she died. heard from some
body in the house that she was confined during the
night. went 10 the door IN the morning
and ,,1 heard doh. the wod baby crying Il had
and was pretty little girl. ! afterwards took the
Guild myself to the Sisters of Charity In the after
went out TO take drink, and / went
| into her ROOM she said, ii wish 1t was
dark saw her eyes ban sner and ss
| moved round IN the bed uneasy. She perspired
with cold sweat and her limbs became cramped;
her knees doubled up In the bed. she cucued
her. She says, ."oh, where Is my husbandT'
doctor had not come back from the liquor store.
| wiped her forehead and she said, send for the
priest l saw 1t was too late l knew she
| would die In a lew inmates. Rosey came
| to the door and Said, Mrs Hughes Is
who replied, % nonsensep and fastened down her
| eyes and took my pocket handkerchief and tied up
her head In an hour after her husband came and
| went almost crazy around the room, haOoing and
| screaming. He got hearse from the undertaken
and took her away. don't know where she Was
buried.
When the reporter asked Jane about the clothing
/ which found In the cellar at Rosenzweigs
house, she stated that she knew nothing about who
put them there, but intimated that they might have
belonged to Miss Rose the daughter or DR.. Rosen-
Zweig.
The AbOrtiOnisfs AIarmcd-Whnt the Doctors
say Of Each Oiher-FlGht Of the Female
Physicinns.
Yesterday afternoon HERALD reporter called on
a doctor, who, as the reporter had learned was on
terms OF business confidence with Ascher, and who
keeps an office on Blocker street. near Sullivan
knowledge of the history and practices of
the abortionlsts OF New York, and Is
generally supposed to be zone OF them.r
Though l cannot claim the honor" said this
respectable medical man, "of a personal acquaint-
ance with this Doctor Ascher, or Rosenzweig, |
have known him for long time past"
REPoRrER-Does he have anything to do gene.