The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-14
Third EDITION.


THE CASE or MALPRACTICE.
"A csroner's Jury Investigating the
5tAnncr aud Cause of the Death OF
Mrs. Fannie Iiaitcr--A Clear Case
osatnst Mrs. Miles.
s. Ihsmaiorityof cases of malpractice, |
Hl,u Rroies OF Them are committed in |
a<iiis city every month, are shroudcd ip |
{fSstery. but that such is not tho case
aYlth all WAS plainly shown before the
=;erchef's jury last evening, which ill.,
Scstignted tho cause and manner OF tho
death OF Mrs. Fannie Baker young
nsnfrird woman, who died under sus-
rlclotis circumstances ut tile house of
Mrs. Sarah Niles, Taylor and Poplar
ztfcets. As Il general rule the victims
Nho SURVIVE tho operation are lOath to
appear before jury OR in u court room
4 ~ Tell what they know, and again, as II
majority oil these women are married
they endenvOr to conceal the fncts
from their husbands and family physi-
Iciaue.
last evening however proved an OK
ccption to the rtIlo, and women were
found who for the furtlierance oil JUS
Nce. went ON the witness stand and
told all they know, even to admitting
1liu fact that they hatlupdergone opera
Z lions themselves at the hands of tho
s ACCUSED woman. Ii Is hoped that this
NAae Will prove u warning not only to
1lf,se who have for n few paltry
dollars been following this disrepu-
siAblc busiaess, but also to those
asofsien who rather than be troubled
with families, will risk their lives in
tho effort to prevent il. This case
owing Go the del tn OF tho victim could
not tc kept quiet, and the coroner
Elnmoned tho following jury TO in
xfsiignte the matter; john Il. Marc,
{ofeniun; William Ii. Walker, ,Il., see
1ptafy; James Parker, Edward Mel
choir, George w. Hitchcock, Steven
Ninrhester Robert W. Binie. Herbert
1ntes and George l.. Ferguson. After
rifwing the botly and being sworn the
Jury adjourned to the ity Hail, where
tho inquest was held.
The first witness WIS Mrs. Fannie
Eittenbach, who testified that she lives
UHJ ustison street below Second. Last
fhrfsflly morning Mrs. Baker came in
her house while the witness was iron
ing, and implanted of feeling sick.
Siie told tie witness that she had taken
<hdollars worth of some kind ofdrugs
20 rid herself of trouble but that IL
had not done her amy good. The wit
mess told her she would go on until
Hbs killed herself Mrs Baker went o
her own house, and shortly afterward
tbs witness started to go down To Mrs
Niles TO seeiI she was going to move.
Y When on Market street between See
oirl and Third. she met Mrs. Baker
and as she said she was also going
down town they went together. Upon
rracling tho house Mt Taylor and Pop
lar stress they bo il catered.
Ia sars. Mics and Mrs, Baker were no,
N&uainted, and the witness did not in
tiOdlicc them. Mrs. Baker took seat
ia a rocking chair, but did not have
n anything To say, and iii about five min
ttns fell over ON the iloOr. The witness
helped to place her onu lounge, and u
Ciil was sent for doctor hut wien lie
eame she was dead and that's all !
know about it -" snii the Witness in a
defiant tone. SOme Of the jurors
however, thought different, and piled
her with questions, in answering which
she positively denied taking the de
ceased to the house Tor the purpu-c ~
having an operation performed, or lit;'
anything was done to Mrs. Baker attti
Els0 arrived there. But stiil The Jury
wege not satisfied, as it was cTidcn'
from tho woinun's nanncrthut she llat
considerably which shy wished to con
coni flOm them.
Qnestion followed question until
finally she lost her temper ind gave hel
suitihg manner. She was evidently IL
Mt nase while ON the rack and NOR,
than QUE OF tho Jurors determined thai
before He inquest adjourned she wotilt
receive n surplige, and what that sur
prise was, the sequel will show.
Mrs Mary Ryan, II daughter Of I'll,
nceNsed, was the next witness. She il
short delicate looking littit
woman anu after being swori
testified that size and her husband al,
boafiing with her mutlInr at Iuyln
anil Poplar streets. She WAS at hom
on Thursday when Mrs Rittcnharl
oallet. G was cOmpanied 10y
ss.ini;Ii whom the witness did IT.
know, but Inns since learned was Mry
laker. The woman sat down, Mrs
Enker Occupying a rocking chair bll
they had not been in the house moa
than live minutes When tlr latter fel
ffOin the chair to the ilour
The witness helped to pick her nj
and slle WIS placed on the lounge
where she died before DR.. Smith vii
was summoned, arrived. Notwitl
GtAntInig the fact thnt the witness wa
orDss-eNaniurd at length by tn
junlra she adhered to hrr Testimony
and protested that there had not bee
an operation Ol any Kind performe
and she WAS allowed To leave til
stand
Mrs. Annie Cook testified that sl
was in the basement of Mrs. Mile
house on Thursday evening and hear
@ftA on the llonr. Mrs Miles ealfe
her and when she went up, asked Ii,
TO go for doctor She saw woma
lying on tho lounge, but did not att
to hook al her aud went for Dr. Smit
ut Seventh and Poplar streets. /
was not in and the witness watt
about II minutes until he came. II
witness does not live with Mrs. Mil.
but was only staying there for fe
days
She had 10 acquaintance with MI
Miles, but knows her daughter, al
WAS at the house by her inyitati,
until she could secure q situation
Philadelphia. When she returned, MI
Miles and her daughter We're bathir
Che woman's hands with hurtshorn.
Fanny RitleIIiaVllwas recalled, al
again testified that she met Mrs. Bak
on Market street and accompanied Ii
20 Mrs. Miles house. The witness we
to SEQ II Mrs. Miles Intended to mo-
but did not know what Mrs Bake
business was
They were only In the house abe
five minutes when Mrs. Baker threw
her hands and fell over.
DIR. Fahey testified that he saw n
1tittenbach Oh Thursday evening, a
heard her say that she went to NJ
Miles with Mrs. Baker for the purpt
of having an operation performed a