The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-04
MANHATTANvILLE DOCTORS BY
THE EARS.

Who Killed Anna Br0dy s-One Ply
stefan Charges q Brother Pm ctitiOncr
with Criminal Neglect and Malprac-
tice.
Coroner Young yesterday inquired into the
cause of the death OF Anna Brody, OF 156th street
and Ninth avenue who was recently confined anA
died, it is alleged by DR.. Bronson owing to the
criminal neglect Of physician previously in al
tendance-Dr. rockingham. The former Doctor,
in giving certificate Of burial, charged criminal
neglect upon Doctor rockingham, and the Board
OF Health requested an investigation to NIX the
responsibility.
The husband Of deceased, Peter Br0dy, testified
that he employed midwife TO attend deceased at
first; he subsequently called in DR.. rockingham,
because deceased had chill and pain IN the side;
this was December II; the Doctor said she had
childbcd fever; he told me next day she would die
and declined to attend, as the disease was infec-
tious and he was afraid ne would carry the disease
to other women he was attending; got pr. Bron-
had said, and he attended her till her death; l
cannot say that DR.. rockingham neglected my
iected her; frothingham had always been prompt 1
III attending the family during long period; my
wife died on the 21st of December; when Frothing-
ham abandoned the case he told me 1t was necessary
to get another doctor, and declared her to be in
dangerous condition; he said II he attended my
wife he would have to give up another case ami
Dr. William rockingham testified that he did
no m M
hin. after zen A. M. on the 18th OF December; the
girl sometimes negects to give him the ''call";
Mr.. TalcOtt that he could not neglect, and this
counted for his delay In reaching Brody's house;
after examining deceased he found she had been
confined by midwife two days before. and was in
q dangerous condition with the symptoms OF
which - highly wit
sure that he told him he should not attend her on
account Of his other patients; IT was sometimes the
practice Of doctors to decline to take O case after
midwife had been in attendance; on the morn
ing OF the 18th he informed the husband she was
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carried the disease TO other patients; Brody came
to his once at night and asked him to come; he
said to Br0dy that he could not attend, as he had
which would be worth 800 to him he would nave
to loose II he attended deceased.
DIR. John Bronson testified, 10 BRIEF that about
ten O'Clock P. M, the 18th ut, he found deceased
death, pulse 40, respiration twenty-five; that he
had been informed that her confinement occurred
Sunday, and the nrst symptoms appeared on Mon.
tended her Tuesday and Wednesday, and told him
to get another doctor, but to cali none Of those
ham was very rcmiss In not attending her more
than once per DAY, and 10 giving her duInine he
to vs ner
malpractice he acted unprofessionally In giving up
the case when it was SO critical; any man who
would leave patient as he did acted most unprO-
fessionaly; had he Cvltness) been called in in
time he thinks he could have saved her life; have
no friendly feelings for DR.. rockingham, who, he
believed had been guilty of most unwarrantable
neglect; this was not o contagious case OF puer-
the woman died OF childbed fever; "If found,
while attending one patient with this disease q
call for another case OF accouchement should re-
fuse to CO." said the doctor, "because consider it
very contagious"
This closed the evidence, and the the jury, after
being out short time rendered verdict that
deceased came to her death from puerperal fever.
and that DR.. rockingham is not guilty Of the
neglect charged.