The New York herald., 1878-09-21
hav. lived there for about two years

II do. sir and have lived there for abou. two years
..Do you reside at or near 1oitenvineS"
'Oh, no; live at Garretson's sation between that
aud Clifton occupy what is called Pickles. place
AIS that located near rottcnvillef"
II really can't tell you that. as don't know where
Toten nvile ana have never been to the place in my
life"
"You arc a midwife and keep placs on Staten
Island for treating women during their eonhns-
.Ycs sir. am a midwife. a7d also a doctress. But
l would ike you to understand that never have any
one IN my house but ladies OF good character, who
are recommen u ded by doctors In this c.ty,
some OF whom have known me ior long time"
'rhen you do not receive any woman ior treat
mont unless the case has been recommended oy q
"somet,mes do. but very seldom, and then only
when know II isa perfectly sao case 'or mo 70 un-
"Are you graduate In medicines"
al am l got my regular diploma in Germany,
where studied medicine for two years. have been
practising my profession In this city for twenty-five
years, and say that ever did wrong act"
INSTRUMENTS.
"Do you have occasion TO use Instruments IN the
practice of your proiessionf"
such treatment as that always call docsor. think
in such c.se as that 1t nota wSpan's business 70
arrived at t "a mans place, and not woman's, to
treat the case"
islandP'
told me when I cams here last Monday that
It was In the papers. You know I only
my office hero three days 10
the week. when my daughter told me what
in the paper surprised and shocked that tho
poor creature should have been killed in that way
That not doctoring; It was butchering. And
then since In the papers that some mon
came to my house to match a piece OF carpet, ana
/ believe OF the newspapers bad II that
l was arrested" Here Mrs. Meyer burst into tcars.
and while sobbng with intensity which shook her
whole frame. continued --"It Is all over now. Ny
business In New York Is ruined and nv business IN
Staten Island Is ruined / am an honest
woman, and have brought up family
ot Twelve children myself Many doctors and
othor reputable people In New York know mo, and
have had TO work hard for some years back and NO
young ladies' have been my house In Staten Island
since last June Ny husband has been sick with con-
sumption tor long time aud II vas to take him out
where he could be In tho country that j, on. the
advice OF DOCTOR rented tne place Staten Island.
why have to work hard At one time We owned
little property here In the CITY, but we've lost it ALL
THAT "wHirE BEARDED OLD MAN."
lis there among your acquantances on Stateu
IL ana old man with white beard, who oan spsan
only German2" rf
II don't know OF any such a man there 10 no one
down thero Of that description thatI ever SOW"
''fo say tbsro Is NO truth In the story that some
brought piece OF carpet to your house tor the
purpose OF socng whether tho pattern corresponded
with any OF the carpets on your floors f''
s'No str; such a thing never happened any more
than that police officers came there 10 arrest me.
"Knewing tho circumstances Of the finding OF tho
body. published IN the newspapers, have yo1 any
idca to who the young woman wasr'
''I have not" Al this point the woman's tears
broke out airosh, ana olevatng her caspcd handa
she continued: :-"I swear before God that know
nothing whatever about II. Take me, gentlemen, u
you have come Tor that purpose Take mo away and
lock mo up II you like. am ready to 60"