Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-01
VICTIM OF MALPRACTICE.
Great Sensation in One Of New YOrk's
Famous suburban TOwns-Ssveral
Ifyes Ruiued.

lives Ruined.
Special TO the Gazette
NEW YORK Feb. %. Jessie Covert who
Is victim of malpractice. fingers be-
tween lite and death at the house OF her
parents at Jamaica to day. Her be-
trayer, John 81. Bassettr real estate
broker OF this city, is safely lodged in the
Jamaica town hall DR.. Woods says the
girl cannot survive the result of the Iniu-
ries she received. The girls father,
who Is of the firm OF Acker s.
Covert, warehousemen OF this
city, Is almost distracted over
the disgrace brought upon mis- family.
He is held in the highest estesm and has
many sympathizing friends at Jamaica,
whers he Is one OF the village trustees.
Coroner Ben j Everett Is conducting
strict investigation. He summoned a
jury and in the presence OF the iurymen
had the dying girl Identify 8assett as the
man who caused her ruin. A
scene followed in the bed-cham-
Der. Bassett attempted to whisper
to tbs dying girl. but Coroner
Everett was on the alert aud flung the
girl : betrayPr to one side. He was then
taken in charge by Constable Ashmtad
and shackled, after which he was re-
turned to Jail. He was completely
broken down and confessed to Coroner
Everett his guilt. A profound sensation
has been caused by the dying
girl 3 statement. in which she stated
to Coroner Everett that her mother had
full knowledge OF the malpractice aud
was partly participant. Church-going
people are shocked over the affair, as
the Coverts wers looked upon as prOni-
nent members OF the Methodist church.
Late this afternoon Coroner Everett, Rc-
companied by all officer, will search Bar
rett 8 Office in this city for further evil
dence. The dying girl Is a member OF
one OF the oldest and most well-to-do
Long Island families.
Special to the Gazette.
JAMAICA, L. l., Feb. 25.-The condi-
ton OF Miss Jessie Covert is reported TO
be unimproved this morning, and DR..
Woods, who is attending her, has little
hopes that she will recover. The girl 3
constitution, he says, has been hope
lessly Slapped by the terrible experiences
through which she has passed. Excite
ment in the village has not been allayed
by the arrest of John 81. Bassett, whose
Identification by the dying girl as the
cause of her ruin was reported yester-
day. He Is confined in a cell at the
town hall, and ohStinately refuses to
to make any statement regarding him
self, or his connection with the Covert
family. The dramatic features of the
situation are intensified by SEN
sati0nal rumors which have |
gained circulation. The coroner refuses |
TO make public the details of the girl 3 /
ante mortem statement OH the ground |
that they are too horrible for puhlira-
ton, aud il made known the end OF JUS !
tice might be defeated or materially |
Murdered. Reports OF more arrests to |
follow are rife and hints that |
persons near and dear to the |
victim OF malpractice are deeply !
involved lud ready rredence. Nothing |
definite can be obtained from the OFF,
Cials, but everybody Is on the qui vive |
for most startling developments. 1t Is
known that Bassett must have had as
sistancs in bis nefarioms treatment Of the /
unfortunate Miss Jessie The identity OF .
all persons Implicated was undoubtedly
stated by the girl to Coroner Everett
and there Is no chaucs that any guilty
person can escape. Meantime the peo-
Pile of the village are concentrating each
other that the chief instrument of the
young lady's downfall is behind the
bHrs.