The New York herald., 1878-02-21
MALPRACTICE.
SAD PLIGHT OF MISS LoTTIE TEMPLE, Oh
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.-ARREsr OF The

SAD PLIGHT OF MISS LoTTIE TEMPLE, OF
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.-ARREsr OF THE
DOCTOR.
Lottie Temple, a comely and intelligent young
woman, camo to this city about two months ago, and
Is lying at the point OF death from criminal NAL
practice at the Home for Young Women, at No. o.
Stanton street. Yesterday morning Coroner Croker
received a note from lady DOCTOR named
Smith, at Thirty-seventh street ard Lexing-
ton avenue, informing him that at No. "a
Stanton street he would find girl suffering from
criminal malpractice. Tho Coroner Visited tho num-
ber given and shown by MISS Teal, the superin-
tendeut Of tho hous, to the bedside Of Lottc Temple
The poor girl was very weak, but she retained
sciousness enough understand the questions put
her aud answer them integently. Indeed, she spoke
with unusual clearness and her we'll chosen words
showed her 10 be person OF more than ordinary
education and intelligence. She told the Coroner
that sue had becn unfortunate ana enceinte.
ment directing attention DR.. Whitehead IN Grand
street. Thithcr sue went on Friday last and told DR..
Whitehead her trouble and her desire to be relieved.
He agreed to perform an operation Tor FLO II she came
the following Tuesday. On Tuesday according gly
went tna Doctors Office and was treated Alter.
ward she felt very badly, aud yesterday she said
she worse. Sne described DR.. Whitehead
midde-aged man and thought she could identiiy
him II she him. These facts were embodied in
a ante-mortem statement by the Coroner aud Miss
Temple made oath to their truth.
DOCTOR ARRESTED
Coroner Croker now proceeded TO the Central Office
and secured the services OF Detective King, VINO
detailed oy Chicf Detective Kealy to work up tho
ana arrest the guilty. party. The detective found
that Dr. WhiteDead lived at No. 2l5 East Forty
hhh street, ana had ''ofice' No. 266 Graud
street. He was not at home, aud Office was
visited IL was small extension room In the of
a ewelry store, No. 266, aud absolutely without
the most common artcle OF furniture. A pack OF
cards on window sill, pile OF old rubbish in n
and small lruit basket the only contents or
the room. Stepping into tue King found the
Doctor standing the WINDOW, and told him he
under arrest. This Is put up job me-" he
SAID 'and - reaching Tor the pack cards, IL may
well take these win mo TO KIN In the Iombs."
The Doctor taken to tho Central Office and locked
up the Coroner's warrant Before being ockeu up,
however, he was taken before the girl aud she fully
iuept titled the who had. performed tho op-
GRAFTON upon her. She also said that there were
nve six more girls waiting TO be treated BY tho
Doctor.
Lotus Temple 10 about twenty years of age and was
boin IN Jacksonville Fla oi Is supposed. parents
OF most excellent standing socially. About months
ago this city escape the notoricty thsL
would necessarily attend her condition at home, and
obtained employment. She was recommended to Miss
Teal is sad, ny the Young women's CnrIstan A-so-
cialion OF Fifteenth street, ana after staying few
weeks at the home obtained . situation 10
lazy AT No. 234 East Eighteenth street. Alter her
vist to DR.. Whitehead she returned TO the Home and
the superintendent sent for DR. Smith, who, after in-
vcstgang the case, sept the particulars 10 tho Cor
oaor