The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-09
FATE OF A BETRAYED GIRL.
She Dies Mt the Brooklyn Homeopathic
Lying-In Asylum Under Alleged Pecu-
liar Circumst stances.

She Dies Mt the Brooklyn Homeopathic
Lying-In Asylum Under Alleged Pecu-
liar Circumsta noes.
Between seven and eight O'Clock on the morning
o. December % young girl who was leaning
heavily against tree on Washington street and
grooming loudly attracted the attention Of police
officer. On approaching her she told him that she
was in great pain and was in labor. The policeman
escorted her to the First precinct station house,
and from there she was taken to the Brooklyn Ho-
meopathic Lying-in Asylum. She screamed loudly
and the matrOn was awakened by the noise and
fastened to admit the poor woman. The girl stated
that her name was Anna Dunworth, ana that she
was fifteen years of age. She was received by the
resident physician DR.. Verona, and was attended
by him, the Matron, Mrs. Cropsey, and the nurse OF
the institution. She was suffering from extraordi-
nary pains. She continued in this condition all day
Saturday, all that night and until Sunday morning
at halfpast ten O'Clock, when she gave birth to q
child in very weakly condition. Her pain con-
tinued after the birth and until she became deliri
GUS. which was at late hour on Sunday night.
The physician In charge Of the asylum, DR.. r. G.
Mofflt, was called in to see the girl Sunday even
ing and learned the facts above set FORTH He also
learned that the delivery was natural one, though
tedious and slow, and instruments were not used
in the case. When DR.. MONT arrived he states that
the that her @ was dy sna
and her teeth were sordes, her condition was as
might be expected in ordinary cases Of confine-
ment. These latter symptoms were, however, de-
cidedly characteristic OF typhoid lever. She sub
sequently grew worse, and died at six O'Clock
Monday morning, having been attended by a COM
petent physician and having received all the at
tention possible in the case. Death occurred
nineteen hours after delivery. "A certificate OF the
cause Of death was then filed at the Health
ONCE. giving detailed account OF the
case and setting forth that the cause OF
death was typhoid fever. The local evening papers
alleged that 1t was case OF malpractice, and threw
an air Of mystery about the narrative which the
medical gentlemen interested in the asylum scout
at absurd. DR.. Mont and Mrs. Mofiit 1.-THE latter
is enc Of the lady drectresses Of the instituton)
expressed the opinion to your reporter that the
story was fabrication gotten up by some enemy
OF the asylum for the purpose of damaging it's
fair fame. The unfortunate girl who was victim
OF the wiles OF an individual for whom the Coroner
Is now looking, was an inmate OF the Fatbush
County Hospital for q month prior to Christmas
Day. she obtained permission to absent herself to
visit her mother, who lives on Hudson avenue She
was found while, 1t Is supposed she was returning
to Flatbush In the opinion OF the doctors she died
OF typhoid fever contracted before entering the Ho
mGopathic Asylum. The latter institution was or
.ganized two years ago. and this Is the first death
out OF 100 cases treated there. lU