The New York herald., 1873-08-25
A CURIOUS CASE.
Suspected Maipractfce-Detent or a
Reputable Physician-His Honorable
% fscharCe-N0 Crime Committed.

Suspected Maipractfce-Detenti OF a
Reputable Physician-His Honorable
Dfscharge-Ne Crime Committed.
Sergeant Ryan, OF the Thirteenth precinct, yes
terday morning sent information to the COrUner's
Office Of the death OF Mrs. Georgana Water man,
at her residence, 23s Eighth avenue (sixteenth
precinct. The Sergeant, his note stated that he
was .in.ormed by .Dr. Bergold, of l5s Delaney
street. that he was called to see deceased on
the list inst, at which time she was very
sick. The doctor snid he was called agan
on Saturdsyfor death certificate, which hc re.
fused, on the ground that there was something
wrong, he having been told during that visit by
Florence Decosta.- a span .sh gtrl, who had asked
for the cert cate, and who lives the same house.
tnat Mrs. Waterman had been attended by doc.
tor VINO 10 the use u Instruments for the
purpose o. producing = miscarriage. . g ff'ttFA
r 1t subsequently appeared tnat deceased was the
wlie oil Dr. iioses Waterman, whose iatner, very
respectable gentle man, was formerly police sur
geon, ana now IiVes IN the upper part OF the city.
Alter tAe death Of Mrs. Wattrman, whose reputa-
-Ettgar, waited npon the elder Dr. Waterman and
asked ior means bury the body, which he re-
the deai daughte rlu-iaw SAID ne would turn
the case over 10 the Coroner, as 1t was one wntcn
neeasS nsanf & Srenes be
o Dr. Bergod, that sne would either change her
name or go away before mornine. AS she was su
important witness the doctor reported the nutter
to Cor0npr Keenan,, and, late on Saturday nigRt,
sergeant Slater ana detectives Jarboe and SaaI.
vcy, of the Seyentn precinct, arrested DR.. Wade,
VINO nau ATTENDED deceased, and against whom
there VAS some slight suspicion, anu the girl De-
costila, both OF whom were detained ~ the SIX.
teenth precinct station house. l,nss1ss iniN ~
For some weeks past the husband OF deceased
has been absent In MeIford, Minn where, it IS said
he is practising medicine. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Coroner Kessier, with his deputy, DR.. Leo, cadcd
at the house where MRS. Waterman died, and IN
presence Of several physicians, Mr.. John v. Rcy-
holds, member the Bar, and three or four gen.
tlemen OF the press, Dr. Leo made an au.
topsy on the body, winch showed beyond
doubt that death resulted nomr periton-
tits, bat In what manner the peritoHitis
was caused the doctor could nut determine. From
tue MEDICAL examination, however.,lt was clear
that no instruments dad been used on deceased,
aud hence the case IN o criminal sense amounted
to nothing. "A jury was ilan,esiiately empancled
tfrnony OF the spanish girl, Decostilo, alias
florence Edgar, and one or two other witnesses,
inciGdlng Dr. Leo, the jury rendered verdict IN
accordaacc with the medical evidence. Tie sus.
pected physician none other than Charles Ii.
wade, NJ. D. living az No. 33S West Nineteenth
street one OF the present police surgeons, ana a
len teman whose character, Goth morally and pro-
iessonally is said TO be above reproach. 1t Is
necessary to add that Dr.. Wade was honoraby
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