Daily Republican., 1882-09-08
More shame than Ever.

There was cigar box floating into
the slip at West Twenty-third street,
New York city, yesterday. Garrett
May saw it, and from the Ccney Island
iron steamboat, on which he is q deck
hand, he slipped down to the water and
picked it up. Inside, wrapped in paper,
were the remains Of child of prema-
ture birth, and with it were match
box and zap dish. The head had been
crushed, but the rest Of the little body
was perfect. 1t was taken to the Cen
tral Office, New Y0rK, and Inspector
Byrnes sent cut couple of detectives
to learn in what hotels such a match
box and soap dish were used, and
he dried the wrapping paper. Upon II
were deciphered, written in pencil, the
name and address, George l.. David
son, room 121, Fifth Avenue Hotel. y
Thither went the inspector and Detec-
tive Heidelberg, and through person
whom they sent to room 12l he learned
that the Matchbox and soap.dish be-
longing there were missing, The room
vas occupied by sick lady and her
husband, Mr.. George L. Davidson.
That was proof enough, and the gentle
man, on being decoyed from the inva'
lids presence, was taken into custody.
At the Central Office he was shown the
box and its contents and he admitted
that it was he who had set the CHASTITY
waif afloat. He was married but six
weeks, and had just returned to New
York from his wedding trip in Canada
and the northern part Of New York,
when his wife was prostrated. She is
the daughter of ex.Judge Bald win, OF
Paterson, New Jersey. In a paroxism
of fear and apprehension she told her
husband that she could not live to let
her family know what had occurred.
Something must be done to relieve her
from maternity which would bring
shame upon both. Moved by her en-
treaties Mr.. Davidson sent tor DR..
Theodore Young Kenny, of 70 Fair ST.,
Newark, N. j., who had been the lady'n
family physician, and after unfolding
the state of affairs induced him, for a
consideration OF $4,000, to perform an
operation.
At one O'Clock yesterday morning
Mrs. Davidson was delivered, and by
UD5 uOCbOl o uIOSuAOh hOA ANoD0AN
wrapped the remains in paper which
unknown to him, bore his address, and
put it in the cigar box. To make SURE
that the latter would sink hO placed il
1t the match box and soap dish. Ther
he took Twenty. third street ferry boat
and when il midstTeam in the Hudson
he dropped his charge overheard. Bu
the water was treacherous. The tid'
carried the box into the slip and ther'
the deck hand discovered it. When In
spector Byrnes had secured this intorma
tion he next took measures to entrap thu
physician.
To this end he sent for Coroner Brady
who took Mr.. Davidson's confession
and issned warrant for DR.. Kenney'
arrest. Detectives Adams and Con
naught we're sent with it to Newark
while a telegraph was sent to the ply
sician, calling him to the Fifth Avenu
Hotel on important business. A tral
was thus laid for him on either side
He came to New York, vert to the ho
tel and there was arrested by Detective
Heidelberg and Rogers. Then Corone
Brady and Police Surgeon Dorm repair
ed to the room where the afflicted lad.
Law, and she corroborated in full tn
confession of her husband. Both Mr.
Davidson and DR.. Kenny were lcCket
up in the Central Police Station las
night.