The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-10
DEATH IN ST. LOUIS.
STARTLING REVELATIONS OF coRoNER's IN
vEsrIGArIoy.

vEsmGArIoy.
From the ST Louis Republican. June ~
Nobody be buried in any OF our cemeteries ex-
ccpt certificate be gives by the physician wao attended
aGfng the last Illness stating the of death In
case there ply ia attendance 1t becomes tho
duty Of the coroner as in eases Of violent death, to
make an investigation and issue certificate Unior.
tunatey, however, many physicians who may have
prescribed for patient and who may not that
patient again until he dies, willing TO issue ccrti
Gates basing them observations made at the time Of
making the prescription They cannot, OF course, do
this with any rtanty and the other hahd they do
not do II with any improper intention; but mistakes
might easily made and there is little doubt that this
axity has much to foster that terrible abomina
lion of child murder. This can be made most plainly
by illustration which afforded IN the de-
vcopments OF a coroner's investigator few years ago
here facts vi which made fully public.
II asceriaDed that there Old negro
woman here who. with several Accessories, made
business OF the destruction Of narts. An unfortunate
step OF young girl or widow sometimes makes re-
course To some such heed The only protection IRON
great disgrace, ana thus the old bag mentioned was
never without numerous pttrons In fact al the time
her business discovered she had white infants
~ her den, aiLof them being only few weeks old
Her mode Of accomplishing The death u the inr0ccnts
comprenendcd no violent means % Receiving child
ami lee she took apparently good care 81 tho iormer
but led 70 q mix unit tor }, aud iood which t was
possible for u TO digest rus suon produced the do
sired effect Of weakening tho victim, ru e.; but
a hardy itle constitution Deid out against
treatment, or weakened too slowly, slow poison
such as tartar cmetic. was introduced IN us ooc
from time 10 time. The result that diarrhua sci
ia, and this the nag gave child IN charge oil
another woman Of her own class This woman pro
cccdci to the Office OF some physician, stated the
chiid's symptoms nnl Received prescription fof
cholera inlautuu. The confederate, however, never
administered tho medicine prescribed, but Kept adj
minisiering some decocton furnished by bag No. l.
aud thus the little victims life reduced 10
little than breath Ii was then transferred
TO tnird confederate. In whose hands II died.
Confederate No then went 20 the physician who
made the prescription. stated that The child had del
and received rom hlm cemetery certificate. HUI
drcd> nj young lives SLOW crushed ou each year
those days ani tnercIs little 70 douot that
artsic system Oi accomplishing. The same par
pnse q stil IN Ia the wherein Tho invest
cation had the child deJ hovcl on tie corner
OF fnlrecn aud Morgan streets and The names o. shs
parties could be gwen u Il would serve purpose ans
not needtessiy create scandal
Wcgc every physician required % view corpse anc
inquire the OF aosth before lssuinf
certificate, such dabo,ical syStem would oe almost
impossible 40 law or ordinance exists Tor she pun
tsment ~ ,nyscians who arr tins nry'rstiuso care
and the charter commission should eAtond " Ne
matter.