The New York herald., 1877-03-18
THE BUTLER-NEwcoMB CASE.
now a LAWYER AND PHYSICIAN GOT INTO
rIouDLE-A DETECTIVES STORY


TRouBLE-A DETECTIVES STORY.
The Buter-Ncwcomb case, IN which the physician
aud tho lawyer are accused of a very serious crime,
has not yet reached its fullest course OF developments
great deal OF public :ntcrcs. excited IN the case
principally on account OF tho high standing, in his
profession. OF tho physician The case came up In
the Washington Place Police Court yesterday but owing
the absence OF Jnstice Murray was postponed un
I'll Monday. There three parties before tho Court
the ply ysician the lawyer and the midwife Detective
Boand wont up the Coroncr's oilce yesterday but
nothing was done, owing TO the Iact that Coroner
Flanagan has jurisdiction uniil tho oody oI the
child is produced. Now, this body, wrapped up IN
rags so It is sad was inferred in Calvary Cemetery.
In the pcor ground, three weeks ago. The chances
arc nine out OF ten that decomposition will prevent
tho Coroner from asccanins the exact cause Of tho
death of the child Yet the Coroner is convinced that
y will turn out a serious case.
DErEcrivE MONEYS STATEMENT.
Detective Mooney, OF tho iirm oi Mooney & l,oand,
made statement about the case last evening lie
said that Mr. Butler, the lawyer, had made assertions
which II was necessary for HIM TO answer. The facts
Of the connection Of the detective firm with tho case
were iollows:-ln tho course OF business, the
firm received Information from an acquaintance
OF Alice Gilmore aged seventeen that malpractice
had been committed her mother. The medicine,
Butler, a lawyer, and he the father cf the
enid. A doctor called IN and performed
the Illegal operation The detective firm investigated
stii further and Mr.. Boand interviewed tho coiored
midwife, Sally Carey, who attended the mother OF
Alice Gilmore during her confinement In order 10
obtain information Mr.. Mooney pretended that he
wanted to get young lady friend out OF trouble and
tried TO find out all about the Gilmore case IRON the
midwife. He sent woman as a decoy 10 the Devon
shire House Thursday evening and there he met
the midwife. She told him that she was experienced
IN the malpractice business. aud that tho last case was
that OF Mrs. Gilmore, No. 4S7 Seventh avenue.
WHAT TOLD THE DETECTIVE.
Sally Carey told Mr. Boland that she had attended
Mrs. Gilmore; that lawyer Butler had gwen the pa
liept medicine; that the lawyer brought Dr. Newcomb
10 the house. and that the child alive when born.
She heard the mother say "Dont let It cry, aud she
saw the Doctor place his hand over It's mouth. The
body OF the child given to her wrapped up in
rags, and she thought that on the left side OF tho
chId's face tnorc were black and blue finger marks.
possession OF tho body OF the child. Alter hearing
other particulars, Mr.. B0iand went to tho District
Attorneys Office. Mr. Lyons, who was there, notified
Captain Williams and Police Surgeon Sattery, aud De-
cctve Schmttberger had instructions TO find out all
about the case and II the charges were rue TO arrest
The parties implicated Tho lawyer was arrested at
tho bedside OF the sick woman and the physician in his
house. The lawyer endeavored TO Tx matters with
The detective but in vain. Mrs Gilmore the colored
mother, at first denied TO the police surgeon that she
had had chd but aftcrward admitted the Tact and said
that Butler was the father
Mr. Mooney was very emphatic last night IN his de-
nunciaton OF the lawyer. He spoke of former scandal
in regard coored women IN which the
lawyer implicated, and ho criticised severely the
certificate OF the Doctor. The tins certificate,
he said, were Mary Gilman mother; George Gilman,
father No. 245 Sevcnth avenue, miscarriage, SIX
months. The facts are, according TO Mr. Mooney,
that the woman's was Gilmore, that she was
married aud that the doctor, nurse aud mother ac-
knewledged that 10 was an eight months child. Then
Nr. Mooney said that his firm was engaged In case
against the lawyer at the time when the information
reached them. There Is evidently great deal OF mys-
Iery about the and abundant vindictlvcness on
some side. Meanwhile nothing can be doGe by the
Coroner until the body oi the child Is d!snterrcd.