New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-07
CHILDREN Of SHINE.

4 PRETENDED PHYSICIANS REAL BUSINESS
SUSPICIOUS MORTALITY Og INFANTS UNDER H.E
CHARGE-BEIIEF OF TIE POLICE THAT she nAe
BEEN GULLY or MALPRACTICE.
While looking over some certificates OF death
lew DAYS ago. Dr. Nagle. Register Of Vital StasJ.cs
noticed that an infant had died II! No. 10 Chares--
Remembering that he had noticed recently the death
other infants at TIE place, no mad" an examination
Of tie record and surprised to find that pot less thd
four infants had died at TINS house since Aug o. ana tha
most OF them had died within ten days alter BIRTH br
Nqe snepcons were at once aroused and ho conferred
with Sanitary Superintendent Day, "ho dc;aIf
Sanitary Inspector Dr. Bernard Hn&hcs I"
make on examination. Dr.. Hughes visited 'the
place DESIGNATED, and VIII make report toEe Sanitary
snperjnteudent tomorrow. lie said 30 reporter las
evening that when hc made lis visit Mrs. Worcester had
shown no hesitation saying thai sac kelt private
observation-disclosures for women who were about 10 he CON
fined and that she herself attended them and aerwa
cared for their children she produced two children Wiz"
were in tie house the time foI his eXani'd'n Tic
doctor expressed the opinion that me woman was an
aborouist and that she sold many of the children III
trusted to her care by the parents VINO had deserted
them.
reporter of TIE TRIBUNE called yesterday at NO l4o
,berle.st n plain twO-story brick dwelling dslIn
gushcd from its neighDCrs by the sign MIS- Worcester
Physician" It's mistress woman OF nlddle age SNORT
end tbclset with a square, resOute face ana crafty
gray eyes answered TO lng OF the dOoTpcll ana gave
ready and decided TO all questions She SAM
she had nothing to fear from Investigations she e'hed
uotoricty and would not he able TO obtain 1t III any
other way Her house, size stated, was lrtNuchlcn
nv women who were about 10 become mothers
and VINO did not wish their condition 20 be known Her
bnsne IS was 10 attend such women during htI eOnnt
mcnt and 10 care for their children unl thcy were re-
moved 10 suitable homes. Many married women hnI
come Ia her order 10 he in qGei house ald uut Hei
care hui the majority of her CUSTOMERS were iiIIii
women Who would die graccd IN society theli coudi
ton were known 10 Their fTlends. 80 ,-.-.-
Drs Evans and Hadden who had issued the four Ger
thcates DEATH visited By the reporter ana sa
ted that called only once 10 see tach or L
infants previous TO issuing the certificates. They had
noticed nothing suspicion that the infants hsi
been Intentionally neglected. though they thought II
strange that death had resulted 80 sooh aftI
their visit They both assured the reporter that II womb
take healthy child about 10 days 10 die from neglect.
that lack OF suitable food The administering 81
unwhOlcsOine food would produce tho diseases IRON
which the infants had died. Dr.. Hadden said that NC
had felt hesitation about granting certificate OF
death the last Ee called 10 attend and tha t
had Informed Mrs. Worcester that IL any infants
died house witnn ten days after birth she must
elsewhere for pbysicIn 10 Issue certificates O
death Nothing could be learned from The police last
night III regard the character OF Mrs Worcester
ccpt that had carried her business at No. liD
Charless ii IN quiet unODirLisye way, AMI
although she has been suspected OF being an aIOlonsl.
She mas ney or been arrested for that Ofcnsc