New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-05
ON TRIAL FOR MALPRACTICE.
OPENING TUE CASE AGAINST DIR. BRApFoRp

OPENING TUE CASE AGAINST DIR. BRADFORD,
The trial Of DR.. Orlando L. Bradford for
causing the death OF s. Victoria Connors by malpractice
was begun yesterday before Judge Sutherland The
earlier indictment against him considered detective
and the Grand Jury yesterday brought in a indic
ment founded specially on the statute against causing
or procuring aborOns. Under that statute Bradford
convicted may DO sentenced TO twenty years in State
Prison. As soon rs the indictment came in, the trial
waSbegun The jury was obtained speedily. and As
Estant Dstuct-Attorney Bell stated the case for the
prosecution On June 2s Sarah Victoria Connors died IN
the tenement house. Of which she aud her mother had
occupied one room, at No. 3O7 East Twenty-sXth-st
About three weeks before her death the girl brought
the house IN carriage She carried upstairs IN
the Of of the men who brought her home aud
left the house alive Ten days before this she had
gone voluntarily TO Bradfords house IN Twelfth-st.
There the prosecution expected 10 prove she had suffered
criminal malpractice by Dr. Bradford The story OF her
intimacy with two young men was rehearsed and II
get rid Of the child. advised her instead to 80 to the
country, ard gave her sGme money for the
purpose. Other evidence that OF a doctor
who was called in by Bradford, and told that the
girls disease was consumption. TINS physician Dr.
that the girl died OF consumption On that certifclte
permit for the burial Of Victoria COnnOrs at Cyprus
Another crime called Inspector Murray's attention 10
the death OF Miss ConnOrs he followed up the clew
had her body disiDteTred, ana from the examination
then made, September 80 came to the conclusion that
This, with other circumstantal evidence, would
be relied on by the prosecution.
As Of tine witnesses. by Misunderstanding, had
been allowed leave. the further trial adjourned
10 this morning.
THE COUNT JOANNES CRUSHED IN COURT.
George, the Count JOannes, has brought an
action in the nature OF SANDER suit against T. A.
sothern the actor for presenting study Of the Count
on stage in the play OF "The Crushed Tragedian"
He claims that he thus held up to the public in
ludierous light The case was Judge Van Brunts
calendar yesterday In the usual abbreviated form, as
"GeOrEe etc against SOtheTn and in that form Judge
Van Brunt called it. At the first call the Count started
At the second he and Indignantly demanded that
Its full name and title be called He declared that he
had the right to his title that the Judge had 20 his
Judge Van Brunt quietly answered that be appeared
not TO understand the practice bis se must be stricken
from the calendar. Atterward Judge Van Brnut re-
marked that be held court for business and not for any
mAns circus" Cases must be tried before him, and Of
The mere making OF speeches he meant II he could, to
make speedy end.
HEAVY DAMAGES AGAINST NICHOLAS CAssINA.
= In the suit of Patrick Collins against
Nicholas Cassina for the seduction Of the plaintiffs
daughter Emma, the counsel for the defendant claimed
that there was no proof that the defendant had with
drawn the Rr from her father and that the damages
Bhouid DC nominal On the other hand, Mr.. Mccarthy
urged tat the case presented all the worst features Of
the rum OF girl, that real defence was inerpOsed
and that the damages should DO full and exemplary.
Judge Lerremote charged T. jury that II IL believed
we aeIendant had taken the girl from her home, it
should give exemplary damages The jury after hTief