, 1875-09-07
Tho House Found in Goad condltion-Dr.
Stewarl's Diploma.
IVhere tho Babes Como From-"'
Their F0utl.

treat cd at our house forf" aud Mrs. Etewalt
WITH "hse yon tho man wllo reported thai about
tho baby-taru1:ng md ten babies dying Mt my
| bo,,se?" For tho spaco OF mlnnt5
or two II vas impossible for tho reporter to slip
in a word of rcply 80 voluble wcso tho latlieB In
their Indignant. roasntment concerning whist had
neon stated in tho article In question. Finally ho
succeeded in 20 FAR paclfy3ng them both aB to get
nh opportunity to explain tiat by error In proof.
reading tho types matlo it thst afrs. Qnac1-
onluah stated that ton lnfautB Lad died at No.
183. who bal boen fod on cows milk, when 1t
should have been that two infants had died ~
| wns written In tho manuscript report.
Tho reporter finally a1so found opportunity to
explain that GU reading the article III question 1t
would be found tllofo was not stated that tho
reporter or my ono olse claimed to have Wit
Messed any crneltics rrac1cot npon the infants
| tai;cu to boarl at No. la3. What tho nclgtiborn
aaid about tho treatment OF bahics uas told,
that wns all.
SWELL" said Mrs. Quackonbusl,, .swly did
yon LET these drunken vornun ne1t toor stud
SON with all tllo,n licB for:"
| "ieA," added l{rs. Stewart with enargy. "tloao
| creatures aro mad because they cau't get any
! babies to boarI."
THEY ARE JEALOUS, T1IAr'H WHAT AtLs En-"
] "lts Just bccaliBe thoy saw me making little
money, sAat's what itla, intcEposod ilra. Quack
onbuah.
" ANU HC 70 Geen RatLinR now furniture, and
thcyrs jealous Of that )" cilsnlcd in Mira Stewart.
"We.l, NoIi nako ON swent for IT," spoke up
again Mis-. Quackenbltsl. "for we'yo got sc.
spectabc tricndu. Only thls morning thora waa
avyermhe.cs hiz sard (p,odIc.ng paato-
nurse. Tie said ho mover heard OF ma before,
but, since aeeiuR THE TntnuNE, he thought
| could tell him Of u wot-nutsc. 1lo called it 1
tlrtt-clnBH advertisement.
30 1t went for some minutes longer, tho ladies
vyfng with oach other in thu energy with whicA
they ''went for their nci1hbors
At last tic reporter, having armed himself
viii, pencil mud rapor took bis turn ut tho tutor
vlowing. and asked nhot,or tho remainder OF
tho artlc!o-taat which stated TINT four babies
lad dtol taeFe and had boon buried without per.
wit-Wns untrue.
"only two ot mino ded. the ott,cr s',Saa; ono Wns
hers" pointing to Mrs. Stewart.
"FoUn nAI1EH IN ALL"
dod at No. 1s9, dldu's thcse. this spring aud
summer I" auo,ied tic roporsor.
.sWol!. tho mother OF the first ono waa with
IT," raid Mrs. Slowatt, '"len 1t was sick. Htlo
boarded at my hunse when 1t was born. THAT Was
Dfrs. Cummings' baby.'
"Wlen did it dia?"
Mrs. Qsacken1eh and 111s. Rtewart compared
notes. aud agtcod that 1t was In t!lo latter part
OF May.
"Was certificate Of doath mado out In that
caso7"
Tho two ladies' asserted that certificate of
death was made out by Dr.. Htowar. WHO hul
giyon 1t to tho child'a mo,hor to mako returu
of. Whom 1follY'a baby, and Celia'B baby, and
starys baby lad d!ett, certificates .ot ioath
had bocn male out for each by Or. Stewart.
Tue AurnRmeB Of tho motho1B nctllor Of tue
adjos know, btlt they tli knor wl1ern tlo
mothers now lived, and gave their addresses.
THE AHEs
Rerorter-IIow old were these bahtcs
Mrs. Quackonb,,BlI-cc! child WAS two
weeks old whcn 1t Was brought there. Ii died
tour weeks aftcrwarl.-Dr. Stewart aoctored it,
!le said |! Ind Inflammation OF the lungs. Il
died about t!le 10th Of July.
aary8 ohild was fetchod tllors In July. It waB
about daya old whom she brought It, aud IL died
In tI,rco or four weeks. It wan n.ck wi1cn brought
tlero. 1tsnlonth aud stomach vote cankeryd SIM
sai1 to be sure to glvo it no ncJiciuo tho
priest had told Lor 1t would llio within month.
1}us Dr.. Stewart attended it, and Mrs. Stewart
Gavo littlo oil to carry oil Tile cankor fro,n It's
stomach. Tho mother told inc not to glvo it
q littlo brandy and aator.
Neporter-nidu't you women both know TINT
baby only nine days olsi wna amos. certain TO
| die II taken from iss mothor IN July and fed on
condensed milk, and didn't you kuou that tho
nnothor must ozpect ii 10 die, and d.dut you 1s
expect 1t to die -
Mrs. Quackcnbush-W slloy insisted on nv
taking It,. II no laal not taken it, it would laYo
eons to tic Fouudinga uomo aud layo diod
there.
Mrs. stewart-And hada's NO right to mako
tlo money "a we'll 81 a"ybods else?
,Nopoftor--hna y u on that ground that you
Mrs. 9. and s1rs. y; ia ohorua)-Yes.
cnhush and Mrs. Stewart stated that
MoLL1n .pAsr
was namod Walter Bcrry. IIo waa four tuonths
old whom he died. Dr.. stowart attsudad hin.
DR.. Cook from the Hospital had also seen hin.
Dr.. Btowart said he diod Of bronchitis. Tha cor
tiacato Of Ills death waa also made out By DR..
Stewart.
Whle all this was being elIcteti Mrs. 3uack.
enbash reltayed hor mind by dsnouuoInY tho
outrageous reports that SIN had
KILLED orr THE CHILDREN Dx ME-gRsArMExr.
"As il would want to kill them of w.lsn was
making money BY Keeping them alive" she ro.
l,eatod sovcral tltos, "gettiug $3or 34 weak for
each Of them" 1n this Mrs. q, IL undoubtedly
correct - md ,, It was ueyor iat!mated that aho
hurried the children out Of the world, Simply
that sllo was too old to cars for them we'll.
Reporter-Wharo did you get tAese babisa.
and who paid for thstr keoplng3
Mrs. Quackonbuah-Tbcy wese sont 10 me- by
ttie County Hospital. Tho iuotAers paid for
''i's SsposterWwhy asteios; weren't
THE CERTIFICATES or nEAra
satusnsd to tho lie.lih :0aiea. Is required By
law?
Both ladies' insisted that tha certificates had
boon returned to sha 1lsalth-0 0lloe. and 10 as-
reporter. visited tho Haatth-O!fco. Thore sho
records we're carefully searched, aud il vas
found that but one Of The four deaths that had
occurred y No. la3 had boon reported, namely,
Ia .v. 1t wsss. WstsS hHy sons ssoa mouths aud
recorded ~ occurring at No. l8l instosd Of Ne.
le3 Twenty arst street. Iho otber deaths Hete
not @ @s9pnr.od; o. ssceItatnng this tact, D.. usa
present, forthwith ordered aetion instituted In to
tia Police Court aBalust Dr.. Htevart for hts fail.
n.o to make report Of the dos.hs to Tho Health |
ot5ce. which va. .n lone. tho ponAlty demaudsd 10