The New York herald., 1877-09-11
ALLEGED MALPRACTICE.


ARREST or AN UPTOWN PHYsIcI,N-oSE GIRL
REMOVED FROM HIS HOUSE IN DYING STATE
AND ANOTHER LYING THERE ILL-THEIR
sEDUcER SAID TO MOVE IN HIGH SOCIETY.
An air oil deep mystery pcrvaded the Tombs Police
Court yesterday and affected all its attaches The de-
tcctives winked Knowingly the lawyers shook their
heads and hurried away IRON reporters and the magis
tratc donned an arinor Of mpeneirabe secrecy. Tho
OF this unusual condition affairs was tho pres
Judge Flammer's private oftwo M Mysterious
prisoners, man and woman, who had been bro ught
there by Detectives Field and o'connor OF the Dis-
tric Attorneys Office. Soon 1t leaked out that the
DR.. Leo Theodore Meyer an uptown ply
sician ana the woman his wife. The report further
spread that they were charged with malpractice on
tho person OF young and beautiful lady OF Norihport,
]. l., who was lying In q dying condition IRON tho
elect OF their treatment. After somo thirty minutes
Of private examination the Justice ordered the doors
opened and the members OF the press admitted Stand
ing In tho middle OF the room conversng with their
counsel, William +. Howe. were the prisoners. Tho
DOCTOR a tall, slim man. Of about iorty years
OF age, with dark bearo, appeared much agitated.
His wife was more composed. Near by stood DR..
Charles X Phelps. through whose instrunenta,ty
port had 1t tEat the crime brought TO light He
had been called in tho day previous, 1t was saId 10
see the patient and, learning her condition. he not-
hcd the District Attorney, who at once took steps to
have tho guilty parties arrested. Seated on the sofa
was young Irish gir, who had also played prom'-
nent part in aiding justice Her name Is Annie Aasin
MIS- The following fndavit signed by her, was tho
only oifcla document before the Court
THE AFFIDAVIT
side. With her az SS ms sns ss
ent No 34s second partially occupied by Dr.
evening on
last girls TO the house the Doctor absent
turned tho following day between aud eleven
snd lodged there 'ns day. oas 81 pd the &
other girl Who s, renamed "a. tho doesos residences
Tho following day Saturday the doctor and his wife and
evening defendant handed some to Mrs Meyer
ANNIE MsGINNIs
1t Will be noticed that the affidavit only hints
vaguely al malpractice, but the magistrate and decc
seemed to understand each other Tho detective
said .sWe cannot give the names OF the young ladies
referred IN the aiiidavt or any OF tho particulars
but tho case Is very serious one" The counsel To-
tho prisoner shook his head. ~ cannot speak on th
subject, he said. Subsequently the reporter was
formed that the names OF tho young ladies' MIG
Fish and MISS Reed. but which OF them was the vic
tim the informant could not tell Both are said 10 b
highly connected.
INVESTIGATING MATTER.
A reporter of tho HERALD despatched to obtain
II possible, the facts IN the Case, aud, although ma
Investigations did not result IN definitely liking tho
identity OF the unfortunate young girls or that OF
their seducer they did establish the TACT that the
names given above are hctitious
The reporter first called at DR.. Myers house. No.
3%S Second avenue pull ut the bell OF the front
door was answered by person who informed the re-
porter that..hc house was occupied in part by DR..
Lewhus and Dr. Meyers that tho lattcr's Office was IN
the basement, where all hrs business was transacted.
In response TO tho query 10 whether thcrc wcrc
any sick people in the house. the oman at tho door
first replied that "sbe ddn't know, but suddenly
added mat she suro there were not
In response to q null at the basement bell tho door
was opened by gentleman about forty nvo years oi
age. The reporter politely asked HIM ~ furnish what
over information concerning the alleged malpracuce
and It's tDat he felt az liberty TO dvuisc, but
the gentleman firmly refused 70 say word IN the
matter other than that one OF the young ladies' had
been taken away tho did not and would not say where
whiic tho other was still lying sick III the
house very low, but would probably recover
In the Of the conversation that cnsucd
tho gentleman became greatly excited, aud in the
girls ole thinks he 10 all right, no excltedy cx.
claimed, ''because he occupies high position, hut
after to morrow he won't dare TO walk the streets
The VILLAIN has ruined other women, Also some Of
them ranking the highest CIRCLES oil society; but
ho'll get his just deserts yet
The gentleman stated that he was relative OF ono
| OF the young ladies. Ho also stated that both tho
| girls had been seduced by tho same man but no
this was except to say that he was member OF
the best society IN tho city. .l,
Dr. Phelps, tho physician who was called lato on
Sunday night TO attcnd victim OF the abortion,
stated that lnte OIL Sunday night relative OF this
GIRL who also friend OF himself, had called
| upon him and asked HIM TO attend her. as she waa
supposed TO be the verge OF the grave II went IA
the house,, the doctor said and found her seriously
III; but she is now very likely TO recover"
In her affidavit Annie McGiuhess, Dr. Meyers
servant stated tnat she resided at No IS avenue q,
with her mother. Inquiry there, however, Jailed 10
csrroboratc this statement, but tho contrary,
proved that she had not been her mothers house
during the last four months Her mother was COM
pletey ignorant OF whero shc was employed.