The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-12

SHE Il ACCUSED OF MALPRACTICE AND COM
MrIED TO AWAIT THE RAsULr or THE VIC.
TINS INJuRIEs

SHE Il ACCUSED OF MALPRACTICE AND CON-
MIr1Ep TO AWAIT THE RAsuLr or THE VIC
TINS INJURIES
Several times In the past tho vol OF privacy In
which IL shrouded ifted from the lie OF
Rosetta Worcester. aud the light OF invsstiga.
ton has shan oace boon snod upon tho
socrels of her abode ~ No. lao Charles street.
That tLere carried within tho modest
but roomy house practccs revolving that notorcty
itself could hardly touch upon them doubled
bv officials charged Win sitting such Matters but
carefully did tho proDristress Sonducs nsrsol AMI SO
sedulousiy dad sns guard the secrets OF her house,
that intrusive curiosity was baiied. and
MIRA Worcester remained . character upon
whom the gravest suspicious rested but
whom thors absolute facu 70 con-
Wet Her establishment vas NJ simcs put under sur
VIGILANCE and srlive inquiries made after tho
cloaked and yelled ladies who seen to enter H.
bu, failed 20 appear again tor weeks suca exhibi-
tons OF vigilance, however. never resulted In BRING
ing tho woman 10 justice or any offence.
About a year ago. however, mrs. Worcester came
before tho pubic again Ia connection with q case
winch seemed 10 have parallels only tbs works OF
dclioD. Children ssId 20 have como into The
world In her apartments who never were allowed To
see tho light Of day; others wore hurturcd Tor
titno, aud thcn, II possessed oil peculiar personal
attractions were made the objects OF most heiarous
traffic TINS last charge received co,or from the
allegations Of a DiawIic. who stated mat various
babes had been obtained Tor aaoption IN Charles
street upon ths pay ment OF certain sun Ias mlu-
vile claimed " nave been called IN by "a young
woman WHO Was deiivercd OF n enid, ani
who asked her 10 let - bleed To dcath. SLc
refused 20 40 10, aud later on sho learned
tnat the infant had been sent 10 Mira worc.stsr's
establishment IN Charles street, where IN time vas
reported 10 havo died These arcadiul allegations
made pubic In the coiumns o. the iKgALD az
time aud excited coDsiaefsuIe comment Since tten
Mrs. Worcester had not been hsars oi pubic untii
been victim OF her arts, exposed and
arrangement ON cnafge Vi malpractice
ASrKNoRrKA srArknksr OF VICTIM.
Bridget McLsus him yoaDs w,aow, aDou. twenty
three ysars oi axe, whose husband a.d about Ivur
months ago she lived IN basement, NJ No. lS3
West Twenty fourth street. with hcf
children, ~ncre sho supported them and herscli
by d,scharslng the functions OF saicsiady IN
I29 East Twenty.eg nth street, vas called in
~ attend her sunday last. aud found
that she was suffering IRON p.rltons,is lie noslaed
the police Of ths rwen,y-u,n,u precinct 10 have her
removed " The bospita. Captain Williams vent 10
the house aud summoned IA ambulance. In u
III. sck woman was conyeysI TO the
New York Hozplai IN Fifteenth street, where
she iansushed In great pam during INC
that was deemed prudent 70 send for Ibs Coroner
to take hcr ante norton statement From her pnysi-
Clans she could not conceal The nature OF her si IT.
but she nrst Claimed tnat she had only noa
cnss, and u was AZ tho iast nomeht only aud when
that she admitted having submitted
operation A. the nands oil u woinan Tho patient cas-
not acquainted VITA tho name of the doctrc~s sue
said from the description which she furnished
Captain Wilnams had no douUt that the offender VAS
proprstress OF the Charles street ssaDiishmenI
Thither no anu Detective schtIittDcrser wen.
WHAT A SEARCH RKvEALKD.
Tho house wac entered anu q search begun. Apart
monis IA u were found scomingly prepared tor pa
uc1ts OF the decoucheue ana various parts the
promises evidences found vi the pearious prac-
tices which said TO have been carried on In IL
Surgical Instruments were discovered Mira Wor-
cesters private room, whe Walls OF medicines, pl n,
powders ths IKE we're taken IRON closets, aud
among them vas found a bottle labelled, "ror Mrs
Bridget Mclaughlin" In an oscsitoire package OF
letters were tvund continuing correspondence IRON
people all over tns country, Who have munIcstcd
with Mis- Worcester relative TO her methods OF
msnt. and proposing Tor her scrvioee.
lhs owner VI the establishment herself WIS found
by Captain Williams IN her rooms and put unier ar.
rest She betrayed no surprise or embarrassment,
but rcs0uely refused 10 be questioned, and AZ home
well as IN the fhrtietn street police station,
whtner sho was conducted, sho declined 10
takcn 20 the Jefferson Market Ponce Court
10 Do romandod and IN the afternoon she was again
produced Tor commitment In court she renamed
as sbo had pcen all along cooi and self possessed
The questions put hcr BY Judge Duly she replied to
when they consisted only OF formal Qucries rela.
tive 10 age aud birthplace but further than that she
We silent ~ the grave.
Rosetta Worcester 10 sixty-swo years OF age Sho 10
q woman oil low stature anu OF slender build. A keen,
pale taco, bluo eyes aud clustering rnglets 'front.'
gray hair arc peculiar characteristics Her husband
dieu twenty niue years ago. she SAID aud she added
that she had Two children OF her on aud two moro
she bad adopted. Judge Duny committed her with.
out bail 70 await tho result Of MRS. Mcaughn's In
yures.