New-York tribune., 1878-05-11
through the canvas, struck boy playing outside kill
ing him instantly.
DENIALS By MRS. CHASE.

| SHE DECLARES Mr.. CoMsrocK's CHARGES FALSE.
AND ASKS SUSPENSION OF OPINION.
To the Edtt0r OF The Tribune.
SIR: Will you permit an innocent woman,
whose character has been assaied In the columns Of
your paper TO say word in her vindcatoni IL is
easy for few strokes Of the pen through the
medium of paper mighty as TIE TRIBUNE In an
hour TO blast fair reputation which has been worthny
and honorably gained through Of earnest honest
toll in good works and it should be remembered that
with woman, all she has have in the world worth
possessing is her reputation.
The heading Of an article in this mornings TRIBUNE
-" Rival OF Madame Restel at once places roe be-
fore the public who is engaged In the business OF
abortion, in which her reputation said to
have been established This is the farthest
possible from the truth am a regularly grad
uated physician ana have been for years engaged In
Legitimate medical practice and in no sense can tho
reputation OF abOrtonst be placed to my charge MY
public utterances my private lfe my published writings
all attest the fasiy Of this charge The writer OF the
article referred to says found in drawer
a manuscript essay on 'Feticide-why IL should be
done " This is unqualifedly false. The manuscript
is entitled Feticide"; the rest il fabrication
by the author. That essay or lecture Is OPP
posed abortion from every standpoint I have
delivered that lecture In Christian churches and in the
of the pastors and they have said TO me- 80
long as you preach like this you may have
our puIpts free" II any one wishes
to know the exact position / occupy upon
this subject would refer them to an article from my
pen on Criminal Abortion" in the May num-
HomdS reaS o s Rese The nsEsT terrible which
arraigncd for selling is simply an ordinary female
syringe, manufactured for the purpose, oi clean
and is also sold by reputable druggists all
it not designed for improper purpose what
But never, 10 my knowledge, sofa one except 70
or for married after nquring as 10 That iact
Ipap "A ~
tail in the outrageous statement Mr.. COmstoc has seen
dit send to the world through your columns can
only say they are false or so distorted as 10 eye an en
OF any woman being ruined by my Lectures, or injured
| by a syringe | have sold. never heard OF before,
and have 10 doubt Is false, for the lectures would
nave had contrary effect, and the syringe cOuld
have injured My position as physician ana
refOrmer, / know, lays me open TO aniinadVersl0n
from those prciudced interested III SUppresslng tne
reforms advocate, could never have believed tnat
THE TRIBUNE wOud have published such series oil false
hoods without some effort TO discover ne tuih oeIoL
the injury was done. would never have cOmialned OK
auy truthful statement OF the arrest what took place
publicly in regard 1t, but not prepared to hnd
that Mr. Comstoeks stories c0ua one me PieeI Your r
| staff and without the slightest inquiry as 10
their truth. L ask for the suspension OF any
adverse opinion until trial fuller statement can DC
made and assure my friends and the public that al
morally and legally innocent, az the result will prove
SARA b. CHASE, N. D.. Editor of The ihgst0toq.SG
No SO West Hirty-thiTdSt, NeT-f York. May 10, 1878.
| I'VE incline to think Mr. COinstock sometimes
more enthusiastic and less prudent than he should
be- and do not consider it at all impossible that he
NAV have stretched his authority, framed his ac-
cusations on insufficient data. But from the stories
which our reporters bring us, we are led to think
that the evidence against Mrs. Chase isqulte strong
| and very much III conflict with the above letter.
| Ed