The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-08
DocToRED TO DEATH.
HOW CHILDREN ARE DosED Br AroTHE-

HOW CHILDREN ARE DosED BIZ APoTHE-
cARIEs-A CASE FOR THE GRAND JURY.
An inquest was held yesterday at the Coroner's
once in the case OF Eliza Jane Thomas. VINO died
the goth u April az the residence OF ner par.
ents, No. 553 Vest Forty-fourtn street. Tnis, Il
viii be remembered. is the case In which On
auothecary named Doetschmann, who keeps
shop at No. SIS Ninth avenue Is charged with mail
practice, In that he prescribed for the caild
and caused, according TO the mothers statement
its death. When the case was first reported "a
Coroner Kessler by DR.. Alexander Hugart ths
Coroner informed the reporters that the AFFAIR was
snrouded In great mystery, and be said many
things not OF a very complimentary nature In re-
gard 70 DR.. Hugart. subsequently, he denied nav
ing SAID anything derogasory OF the doctor,
and asserted that the report OF tue
as It appeared in last Mondays
papers was without sanction or authority. Bus
Yesterday ne was forced TO admit that the facts
published In the HERALD were obtained from him,
and explained that he has heard statements
dercGatory TO DR.. Hugart.
From the examination made yesterday IL SEEING
that DR.. Hugart is deserving or great praise and
commentator Tor his prompt action IN reporting
the death OF the child at the Coroners ONCE,
thereby anordlng an opportunity for the law 10
step In aud put stop TO SUCH practices as the
apothecary Doetschman has been guilty OF.
Eliza Jane Thomas, the subject OF the inquest in
question, was but twenty-three months old at the
time Of her deatn. She was taken sick on the 24th
OF April, and the next day the father took ner 10
Doetscnmanns drug store and asked for some
medicine. Doetschmann lett the caild's pulse.
looked into It's eyes, peered down It's throat aud
pulled IL about. He then put up some medicine.
consisting OF syrup OF rhuparb, anseed and
elixir OF calisaga. This medicine IL seems had
a very injurious effect upon tue little one VINO
rxNnr an RI n
to Doelsrhmann and told MIN he must nave given
the wrong medicine. Doegschmann wanted tns
child brought TO hun again, so the rather took IL
around rms time the apothecary iumoed over
II as before and then put up the following pre-
scrlptlon, according TO his own testimony
six grains caomeL
Two grains , bowers pcSwid aeis,,.
One drachm ofsugared aniseed.
Two ounces OF water
This decoction had as might have been ex-
pected a worse effect than tue first and when
the child was just at the point OF death the
Iitte one too nearly dead TO admit OF his as
slsting her in the least. lie could not make
proper diagnosis OF the case, put from Wnat tns
conclusion that dlphtherla was the dis.
ease. Tne throat was greatly swollen and tns
beef tea and brandy and water. and lett only "a
find on his return the following morning that tht
enid was dead. Doctor Hu2art reported The cast
to the Coroner and urged q speedy Investigation
at the same time asserting tnat Doetschmann hao
for years been in the habit OF doctOrlng people iol
any and all diseases.
When Doetschmann was placed on the witness
stand yesterday he said he made an examination
oil the cnild, and, although he did not III -h~'
alled IT, thought one ought TO present.
did He said ne had never studied
and knew nothing OF diseases. When as
the pulse OF a healthy child at the ap
years should be he promptly answered
He further said that he usually prescribe
three 10 ten patients each day.
DIS. LimDerJ ana Teller were examined
character and nabit Of Duetscnmann,
both testified that lie was IN every wi
petent 90 prescribe for any one, but tina
nevertheless, constantly in the habit OF
ing for any aud all VINO 90 TO him.
DR.. Leo testified thar he mace . pos
examination of the deceased enid,
pneumonia to nave been the cause OF DE
La cnarelng the jury, Coroner kessler
DR.. nugart was In no way blamaole,
contrary was deserving OF commendaue
course he mad pursued.
The Jury rendered the following
ave tho that the said cnlld came TO
from pneumonia and we further censt
Doetscnmann VINO keeps an apothecar
No. SIS NIrtn avenue for prescribing ant
a child dangerously III, ana who was not
to practice medicine. possessing no diI
who Is IN the habit as we understand o
himself on as a ply siclan, and assuming
tlce Of came without any license or war;
Doetscnmann was required 70 give
for his appearance before the Grand Jury