Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-05-15

were usnereO In Dy Omcer6 ana seated
on the bench of the accused. The
male prisoners looked deeply defect
ed, and some of the women were
heard to sob convulsively.
THE PRISONERS.
The prosecuting attorney then call
ed the roll of prisoners: Anthony
Ward, alias DR.. st. Mari; John Will
liams, alias DR.. Van Dusen Jeremiah
Preston, alias DIR. Vallean; Emile
Kraushaar, Charles Stein, Martin
Miltenbach, Louis Won De-tiling, Fitz
Paur, Charles Fitzbach, Nicholas Won
Senfft, Ludovic Bermbach, Augustus
Krefel, Johann Raster, and Nine.
Adele Sauer, Nine. Durivage, Mile.
Louise Won Stegemann, the Baroness
Marie Stauffenburg, Mile. Anna Won
Korste, Mile. Josephine Leonard and
Mile. Wanda Geloczevski, answered
to their names.
STARTLING ACCUSATION.
The prosecuting attorney then read
the following startling acte d'accusa-
ton:
"In April, 1875, the four prisoners,
Ward, Williams, Preston and the fu-
gitive from justice, Charles Maltz-
berg, alias DIR. Sampson, arrived at
the Hotel de Rome in this city, regis
tering under their aliases. They had
but little baggage and their pecunia-
ry means were evidently limited
They rented small house on Louise
street, and applied to the medical au-
thorities for permission to open what
they called sAn American Lying-In
Asylum All of them professed to
be experienced obstetricians, and they
exhibited medical and surgical diplo-
mas from various American colleges,
apparently made out in proper form.
The superintendent of the medical
city department examined the diplo-
mas with gross carelessness, and he
unhesitatingly granted the application
of the four so-called American doc
tors. They caused large sign to be
placed above the front door Of the
building which they occupied. This
sign stated, among other things, that
women without means would be con-
fined there gratuitouslv. As business
manager the four doctors engaged
the prisoner, kraushaar, a native of
this city, but long a resident of the
United States. At first the
AMERICAN LYING-IN-AsYLUM
did but very limited business. In
fact, they became SO embarrassed that
they were unable to meet their cur
rent expenses; but soon their affairs
became more prosperous. Numer-
Gus carriages, with aristocratic coats
of-arms on their doors, stopped in
front oftheir asylum, and expensively
dressed ladies in large numbers were
seen to enter it. They were invaria-
bly, received by Kraushaar, who is a
very smooth-tongued fellow, and
who rendered it easy for the ladies
who called there to tell him what
they come to the asylum for. When
he found out that woman wished to
await her natural confinement st the
asylum, he told her the house was
full just then, but he would furnish
her q box of pills which he said
would render parturition perfectly
painless. These pills, it may be OBJ
served here, contained some noxious
substance which made tho person who
took them deadly sick. They would
return to the asylum and ask DR..
kraushaar what was the matter with
them. He would take them into q
back room where Ward, Williams,
Preston and Maltzberg were general
ly in attendance. They demanded in
variably a fee of $25 for examining a
patient. The fee was either paid in
money or jewelry was deposited as
security. After brief examination,
the male prisoners declared that the
patient was afflicted with an ovari-
an tumor, and that she would die in
case she waited. For the sum of 500
they offered to remove the "incum-
brance" in perfectly painless man
ner. The apprehensions of the
frightened victim, almost invariably
caused the latter to comply with their
demands. When they had the mon-
ey truly
REVOLVING SCENE WAS ENACTED.
Ward would operate on the unfortu.
nate, woman with very imperfect in
struments, while Williams and Maltz.
berg held her. The terrible pain
would cause her to burst into pierc-
ing cries. To drown the noise, Pres
ton would blow fortissimo ona bugle.
1t is unnecessary to add that the Op-
GRAFTON utterly broke down the pa.
tents health. KraushaRr has con-
fessed that in 1876, l02 woven were
operated upon, either by Ward OF
Maltzberg. But a still larger ellen.
tele Of the American Lying-In Asy.
lum, consisted of desperate and un.
scrupulous women who were deter.
mined to get rid of the effects of their
indiscretion by violent means. They
were operated upon generally by one
of the four doctors They awaited
the premature birth of their doomed
offspring at the asylum, after paving
q fee of 800 dollars. Kraushsar hal
confessed that the four doctors per-
formed upward of
THREE HUNDRED SUCH OPERATIONS
up to tho 18th Of March, 1878, whe,
the criminals were arrested. 1t is sac
to remark that the women who ap
piled for such operations invariably
belonged to the higher classes of so
ciety. Among them were man,
school girls, whom their confidini
parents had sent to aristocratic semi
naries in this city. But where AMI
how did these four doctors obtail
this extensive clientelep In the frs
place by system of lavish advertis
ing. They made liberal contract
with seven large advertising agencie
in various cities of the Empire
Their cautiously worded advertise
ments appeared in nearly every prom
inent daily and weekly pape
in the country. But they pushe,
their business in various other wayl
Maltzberg would visit at intervals tn
various private lying-in asylums il
! Germany, where the proprietor
treated him, as colleague, with kind
ness and consideration. He repai,
T their hospitality by slipping into th
, hands of wealthy female patients in
sidiously worded circulars, in whic]
} the dangers of their condition wer
) described in horrifying colors, an,
, in which they were advised to try tn
, American Lying-In Asylum Il
, Berlin. These circulars, in man
instances, produced the desire
!, effect. The four doctors ais
employed number of res