The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-09-08
ACCUSED OF MALPRACTICE,
a Case which Will Create scan"h

Tho New York papers state that hpou' noor
wednesday, iast Carrot May, MI cmployo OF
tho Iron steamboat Company, saw Cigar ooN
floating In slip adjoining the company y pler
at the foot of West Twenty-third street, no
opened tho box and found parcel covereu
with Brown wrapping paper, when on pclnB
removed disclosed tho body OF n child OF hVe
months' developmont. May at once took tho
box and It's contents to an ofiicer OF the speclai
service, who carried the whole to Police Head
quarters An examination OF tho contents OF
the box there showed that tho child had been
born prematurely,as the result OF malpractice.
Tho body was uninIurcd, but the top ana
front OF the head was crushed In. There were
in the box u long, heavy stone.china soapdish
and n matchsafc Of the same material, both
OF a peculiar pattern. Inspector Byrnos made
n minute and careful examination OF the con.
tents OF the box, scrutinizing particularly tho
brown wrapping-paper I'm which tho child's
body was wrapped and the chinaware. On the
paper was written the name OF "Gcorge l..
Davidson" with tho address, "Room l2l,
Fifth.ayenue Hotel" The Inspector at once
went TO tho hotel with detective, where II was
learned that the eoapdish and maichsatS wore r,
lady was Ill In tho room. Hor
companion, who proved 70 20 Mr.
Davidson, was then h arrestSa S rha aha 'angh nor
fsssion, acknowledging that ho had taken tho
child's body TO the river and thrown III INTO tho
water. He said that no had been married SIX
weeks and that both Of them belonged owcll-
known and wealthy families. HIS wife's
maiden namo was Mary Baldwin, ana was the
daughter Of exsJudge Baldwin, r o. PaIerson' Ior,
Mr.. Davidson said that his wiie had Deon IN
most distressed state OF mind over her condi'
ton; that she had brooded over the ruin Which
she saw impending over her name, IN conse-
quencc, and that she had begged MIN 10 llnu
means Of relieving her from the worst conse.
duences, They had been married In Paterson,
mil house. md
cling In Canada and Northern New York since
then, and during this time his wife's fears and
anxiety constantly increased. She had re.
peatcdly said she could not and would not
five II tho child were born. She therefore
begged him to call In doctor TO her aid. Mr..
Davidson at length sent for DR.. Theodore
Young Kenny, homeopathic physician, OF
No. 10 Fair street, Patterson, Nd. DR.. Kenny
had known Mrs. Davidson from childhood.
DR.. Kenny came to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on Friday last. After
he e had fully informed himself upon tho case,
Mr. Davidson proposed to Dr.. Kenny that If he
would pay him $4,000. DR.. Kenny agrocd to
the terms and at once began active treatment
day, Sunday and Monday tho treatment was
pursued actively. on Tuesday the patient COM
planned OF intense pain and she evidently suf-
fered greatly. DR.. Kenny remained with Mrs.
Davidson all night on Tuesday. great por.
tion of the night he sat upon the bed and en-
couraged her. Often he took her hand and
said: Manic, your NC Ill TlBnb III u very
short time" Early Wednesday morning Mrs.
Davidson was relieved. She was In very
exhausted state, but suffered pain no longer.
Tho Doctor prescribed an anodyne, and soon
afterward she dropped into a refreshing slum-
ber.
on the advice OF DR.. Kenny, Mr.. Davidson
procured the cigar box, to sink which he put
in the soap dish and match safe, and, with
fatal carelessness, wrapped the body In the
paper which bore his name. Shortly before
noon he went TO the West Twenty third.stroet
ferry and took a boat to Jersey City. When In
mid.stream he threw the box overheard. It
fIoated 10 where II was found. The inspector
Induced Mr.. Davidson to send the following
dispatch to DR.. Kenny, who had gone back to
Paterson:
'Como to hotel Immediately. Very import
ant"
The doctor obeyed the summons late Wednos-
day evening, and was arrested as he was about
10 enter his patients room and taken TO the
police central office, where, with Mr.. David
son, ho was locked up for the night.
Davidson and DR.. Kenny were arraigned Mt
the corsner's office yesterday afternoon. David
sons statement made by him Wednesday
night was read, although strong objections
were made to Its being read by counsel for
the defendants. After some discussion be.
tween counsel and the coroner as to the lat
ter's power to hold the prisoners, the coroner
put Davidson under $1,000 bail and Kenny
under $4,000 bafl to answer. Counsel for the
prisoners made n strong protest against this
action.