The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-29
KISSING DR.. M'GONEGAL.
WOMEN F,iHN ON HIM N THE
QUEENS COUNTY COURT

Effort. to Get the Old Doctor and TIT. Ac-
comp,,cs Released on Writ. or unbsn.
torrus-Funerni OF Mrs. Webb.
unbcns corpus proceedings were begun yes
&srday by Lawyer William r. Brdsall OF $50
broadway, with n view OF securing the relense
=, Dr. Henry q. Mc6onegal and Dr. Marian A.
Dole. who are imprisoned in the Queens
county Jail accused OF causing the
dsoth OF Mrs. Louisa Webb OF Ravenswood,
Coroner Menors had ordered that no ono be
allowed to SEQ them In tho Jail without his
consent These instructions were faithfully
observed by tho iaer, npd 1t was not until tho
two physicians wcro brought before County
Judge Garretson yesterday afternoon that
thor friends had nm opportunity to talk to
them.
The hearing was set for 3 o'clock. but when
the prisoners wcrc brought into tho court at
that hour neither District Attorney Fleming
nor Coroner Mcincrs had put in an appearance.
As the prisoners entered the court room they
were greeted by n mum Dor Of their friends who
had accompanied the lawyer Among them
was woman who was said to be DR.. McGone-
Rul's WIFE They all shook hands with the
prisoners while the women in the party kissed
Dr. McGonegal. DIR. Dale's brother. James Il.
Dale OF Mott Haven was ready to furnish bail.
Dr. McGoregal seemed to hnvc recovered
from MS unlpCtlOn vi InC uity INt l'r.
Dae's first night in Jail was n hard one. She
was almost overcome by extreme nervousness.
and the mntron Of the Jail spent the greater
part OF tho night with her.
Before the proceedings werc orcncd Il was
learned TINT the District Attorneys absence
Was due to an error in serving tho papers on
hin. and tho case was POSTPONED until to-mor-
row morning ut 10 o'clock. Shortly before
leaving tn, , court room lawyer Birhsull in.
tenHsstca lint the Court give him lsrnssi SION
to scD tho prisoners whenever Ee called.
Judge Gnrretson 40 orda: cd.
The iuncral q Mrs, W"G6 took place yestcr.
dSy a . Snd from ting n.T W%"H
DIST Thomas's Episcopal Church "hcntcl.
A large mum. er of tn" dead wonan's friends
md acuunintanccs followed the body to un.ou
1tarrcars TINT tho officials nre relying on
husband. He is said to have made u iuIl con-
fes.i1n. In the aile:eI confess ion Ii" says
TINT MS W. wife re Went t2 New York more than
He asnin. but sl" refused to listen 10 him.
the yard. ami tho doctor did not know OF tho
occurrence until he WAS sent for on the fol
Mrs. WEhh is said to have informed one OF
her neighbHrs shortly Eeiore her illness that
two unsuccessful attempts had been made to
Eriorm m operation Yn doctor in New York.
She told the woman she was going to try it
again. Mrs. Wehb never informed any q. her
family about the operation.
Agoroners Jury was ,mrnnciled comrris-
ne aenrse Tnrn"r T. Il Van As;s stem
and Henry Texter. They viewed the hndy
and thenqucst was aIiourne'i until Tuesday;
with DR.. McGonAsal. is u Scotch woman. ai".ut
~ years old. VITA red hair and ttn,rcr'to
Sic began i nrti-ing IL Sorkvil = in an on co
II Hihrty-s'Nem'h street. nttr i,N nGt
uvGn a r.~ , Yer" sn, ,in"y t" lar.
lai tist Church in H.. ilith ,st.-,t for nrm-
lsrI y e.! T nu, = ,vw m1nth, Ak. shs wrnt
avrnu. and l2tah street. shr is an especially
!evout mem Der OF the church. Shn has IL
Ef h.r rcnts i" se deawn ~ F.ys
Since McGoncGal 3 release pending trial on
On her professional tour. Mr. Da",~ fri'nas
insr'. And h,s ""t nrs"ii,"a al "ii Zinc. his 8
conviction Of causing Annie Gooawn's death;
s.r named ' Who n"n Ri at
iis. Eighth avenue. was IL patient .t Dr..
bales. He died and she certified that the
caas. o. death was shock from testing Tor tho
t"vysne to, to tts tel;wirgs 4, swit.hcs
boy Leaf ned lots Of the Doctors secrets. and
W WEht readily se unon re- Ms
donegal treated his son. although Mrs. Dale
granted the burial ccrtilicatc.
Il learned" says Mr.. Ieo. that they were
neSt heard that he WIS dead. The sad it
was Caused by his test ny Aires. bot that is
ohsenee. went to the nolic". aud the police
ted me h" could d" ncFLing without evidence.
Then went to DR.. !. \. CARPENTER. dlugSist.
at Eighth avenue and l2:id street. VIII,
tod mo, my sons mills wonIn lie black
Ny sons nails were black. and, L.esid"s. he
often told mo that he was afraid McGonrI:ul
would kill him. because tho Doctor had Oft N
given him bundles to bum in the furnace. and
found an infants CORPSE in it,"
frederick Yeo. q brother OF the dead man
who worked In his th"r. but nov, works fol
aud that white powders McGoncgal gave
Arthur caused him to sl.en. One, Arthur told
him he feared the Doctor was killing him.
Dale's house since ihc atters arrsst. sha i
a nurse. with dinlomn from the New YORK.
Medical College and Hospital for Womei Sh1
said that here was nothin. In the suspicious
F2m h Eaa BY hi
for some. time. and his brother Frederick as
enuited him and struck him several times
rested. and n week afterward my, husband
died. hut had no money. and Frederick has
npyer been punished.
iiis father hated Arthur for startine nm op.
position shop. He IL iinsing up this story tC
eh'eld Frederick and In urr me-. ! knew al
thnt my husband did about Mcti"nngaI. but he
never told me anything ~ out burning babies
.r being afraid Of the d ,rt n, Or, Dale trrnt,'
assault down as one Of tho cnuseS OF death
~, was not sure, and being very conscen