New-York tribune., 1872-05-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TILE CRME OF THE PERIOD.
THEE CAsEs OF MALPRACTICE UNDER
VFSTIG ALTON.

THEE CAsES OF MALPRACTICE UNDER IN
YESTIGATION.
Notwithstanding the nOtoriety gwen 10 tho
trunk murder year ago. and the subsequent conNi1u
of Dr Rosenzweig the abortionist recent events .
cafe that the crime which was so terrloy h 49,
m that case is still very common a.' 80
N majority OF eases it is perpctrated Withou'
=, e,socverv Several cases have Of late come ""o'
tho coguzonce Of the Coroners In several ins.'"Oe
while the authorities have been conVlheeu ti' W,
Tins have died from the effect Of aooruonS' no
Of the fact has not been sufficient 10 wa. ."''
that eject. In three cases, however, w, , ,
tho crime of abortion has been committed Is ee"r anu
convincing. .,..., -, so+,raov nv
c,,oucr schirmcr The victim was Mrs Marsarc.
Von,,el,san the wife Of German mechanic hVlhs al
NJ 1,c Fssexst. and the mother W several ohiluIcn'
1eo medical examination showed conclusNey uldV
datb was the result of abortion produced by lhSru
mepts. Voluminous testimony was taken but was Ut
,o-l, b,rrcu OF result. The Only fact OF I'M
portance brought ont on the Investigation was
the statement of the midwife, Catharine slhohSoI WIZ
attended the deceased lin her last Illness ana VINO was
arrested on SUSPICION OF causing her dealh 10 'he eLoo'
that the deceased had said just before her ueau '' M
husband had kicked hcg in the abdomen Ihls was ueueu
b. Kunzcmau. The jury rendered verdict that dea'h
,c1ltod from metropertonts, produced by an abortion
f,on unknown causes. on this verdict the woman
sirrn-on was DISCHARGED from custody Another case
T. nat oS Mr. Nary Ann I0wden. widow, age 49, VINO
~. foulid dead m her at NO. Z2o IhOlhpsOhSl
- INN am hour after her attendant physician, DE-
SoSrcc r. Gyles Of No. ll2 Nnth-ave, had gone.
Iu This instance there the most conclusive
cy leuce that an abortion had been pIdc..
fircd. The post-m1rtem examination pIoNcu .LI't
death had resulted from hemorrhage, consequent OH on
surgical operation. The victim was Qute NetI4 ,iii
connected. and member OF church Dr. GylCs u S'll
detained IN CUSTODY II is known that ne Was 5u ~
nearly two hours on tnc udl oi III Ne,'
Her clothing and the bed ON when Sne 9 eyi
rated with blood. In spite OF the ONelWHeim,hs W
deuce AGAINST him DR.. Gyles persists IN MS ueCli OIi
That ne s innocent OF the cInie' ana th"t nc WI ~ @ I
to tie 40 the proper tlinc Ndlt' i tucS'
WHO is Cuya.ed I'm working up the case, processes 10 pe
lrlc that "a wealthy livery staDle Keeper, MIo nas
a wife and children living in an ADJOINING
r,tvtis the seduccr Mrs LOvdeD, and that ne was
pr.vy 10 the abortion pracced on her. Apparently the
only person who testify against hun IS Dr. Gy les,
ana 20 this would be 90 convict himself OF the grcteI
on saturday, Dr. GNlcs was taken OelOre usCe
learned of tlie supreme Court writ OF habeas
corpns ~ request of the Assistant District Attorney
Tie hearing m the case was ADJOURNED uhlH uis
morning. a., 80. A..
lo ~ No. 20 BOud-s She from Lodi, y. j., and was
visiting "a friend. 10 is claimed 10y the inmates,
Ilat the girl found dead in bed, ana tnaU
thcy knew nothing Of any operation having been per
formed upon her; nevertheless, post mOrten eNanna
show ed that this, IN The other cases, Oet was
directly caused by surgical Operat on Capt Byrnes
hs been engaged on this case over a week. OuO so
able uncarth sufficient evidence TO warrant his max
I'm nearly an Of these cases there only two actors,
the abOr0uist and his vCtm and ~ Is rare indeed hat
thcre are any witnesses beside these Only on crcun-
etauial evidence can conviction be obthned' ana III
there ls link missing IN the chaln OF
of evidence, and tins H. made the most OF Py inc INC
lawyer the defense Hence this crime IS rapidly IN
10 ana those VINO prdctlCt Az
d0 not hesitate TO advertise their calling Win 50 te
amti guilty as 20 deceive no one.