Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-03-02
WAGES OF SIN.
A sad story OF. Shame and Suicide.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, 10th.

From the Cincinuah Gaxettc, 10TH
On the morning of January 25th, at
about four o'clock, young German
girl, twenty years of age, presented
herself at the Cincinnati hospital, and
desired admission, saying she would
like private room. She was furnish
ed with the accommodation she asked.
She gave her name as Mary Rathburn.
Almost Immediately after her admis-
sion she gave birth to healthy male
child. During the forenoon of the
same day, Joseph Korn, grocer, 1913
Pleasant street, in whose employ she
had been for four years, visited the
hospital and made some provisions for
her comfort The mother anil child
were attended by DIR. w. H. Taylor,
and both seemed to be doing we'll She
begged, howeve, most earnestly that
the birth of the child might be kept
secret. She appeared to suffer great
mental anguish, ana at length, at her
earnest request, the child was given
away to a respectable family who wish
ed to adopt an infant; and it Is now, it
is said, in good hands After the child
was gone she seemed to experience
some relief
A few days after the event the father
of the girl, who lived in Indiana, nc
companied by two or three female re-
latives, presented themselves at the
hospital and inquired for Gertrude
Roth. Col Jones, from whom this
statement is chiefly obtained, at first
replied that no such patient was in the
hospital. Further inquiry, howeva,
revealed the fact that Mary Rathburh
was an alias, and the visitors were ad-
mitted to the sick room. While there
Dr. Sawyer, one of the attendant ply
! sicians, who was aware of the birth of
the child, but had not been advised of
! it's removal, in passing the room saw
the strangers there. Knowing the dan
| ger of excitement to woman in Miss
Roth's condition, he inquired of them
their business there. They explained
their relationship to the patient, and
asked him what was the matter with
| her The good doctor, ignorant of the
circumstances, blurted out that she had
been delivered of child. The wo-
men were inexpressibly shocked at this
revelation, and seemed ut first incredu-
lous. But the doctor to substantiate
his statement, went to the bed and
threw back the blankets, saying, "Here
il is ~ but to his establishment it was
not there.
After this episode, however, the fact
could not longer be concealed. Miss Roth
remained at the hospital until yester-
day, though she several times express
ed desire to leave, but vas dissuaded
by her attending physician, who told
! her that she was not yet sufficiently re-
covered to take the risk of removal. ,--
Last Wednesday afternoon woman
presented herself at the pospital, who
claimed to be the mother of Miss Roth,
and ask to see her Col. Jones inform
cd her that if she would bring Mr.. Korn
| to identify her she would be admitted
to the presence of her daughter. She
went away, and abont eight o'clock in
the evening returned with another wo-
man, saving that Mr.. Korn was busy
and could not come. Col. Jones, fear-
| ing the effect upon the patient of an in
! tervlew with her mother, told her that
| ii was then too late, but if she would
return IN the morning she should see
! her
The next morning before the mother
! appeared Col. Jones told Gertrude that
her mother had been there, and would
be back in the morning, and asked if
she would see her as soon as she came.
Gertrude replied with much earnest
ness: Oh no / would rather 60
home and see her there" The super
intendent passed down to his Office,
where one of the trustees of the hos
pital was waiting for him, and they en-
gagged in conversation. In about halt
an hour, or about nine o'clock, Ger.
! trude appeared. dressed for the street,