New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-09
ACCUSED OF MALPRACTICE.
TWO WOMEN DOCTORS SAID TO BE GUILTY.

MISS MANZONI THE VICTIM, EXPECTED TO DIE
THE POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR FLORENCE
F. DONOVAN, THE ALLEGED CAUSE
OF HER TROUBLE.
The latest In the series OF malpractice cases Is
that Of Margaret A. Manzoni, who lies In the house,
No. 2jl West Thirty ninthst.. dying from the effects
OF criminal operation. In her complaint three per
sons are named Dr. sarah NJ Chase. In whose mouse
Miss Manzoni now Is, and Dr.. Fredcrique Dem'r' Oh
No. 220 West Fort -eighth-st.. now locked up In
the Jefferson Market Prison. having been committed
without BAIL The third person in the case Is Florence
+. Donovan, who was untl recently a member OF the
State Board OF Arbitration, and has long been prom
ncnt In political circles In this city, lie Seaich
for him yesterday frultlcss.
According 10 the story OF the girl. told early
yesterday morning to Coroner Schultzc. Captain PRICE,
Of the Twentieth Precinct and Detective Patrick Curry
she Is twenty three years Old and lived at NO. 2o'
Myre-ave. Brooklyn. Florence +. Donovan Is
She SAYS the father Of her child. The girl had been
employed In store Sixth-ave and had hved At
h me with her mother. Her father. spanlard died
fifteen years ag) and her mother married James
Hicrlrt a United states Marshal. The girl wa
pretty aud attracted the attention OF Donovan. lie
did not his visits 10 the young woman, ~ seems
until last week wien she suddenly left her home.
Miss Manzoni then called upon Mrs Diemer, who'
she SAYS performed three operations her, charging
her 10 the house Of Dr. Chase. The visit there cost
her 300 1t was on Thursday that she went TO Dr.
Chase's honsc. From Thursday until Sunday she
was attended by Dr.. Chase and Dr. Joseph A. HahdeiS
Of No pol West Forty-second st. Then on sunday
she ins sending for DR.. W. j. CruikShanI her
family physician, who lives at No. - seventh ave.
Brooklyn.
II was at II o'clock on Sunday night that Dr.
Cruilshanh received the summons and hurried To
The girls bedside To him she said that she had III
fammn,ory rheumatism. Mrs. Chase confirmed her
story, bit DR.. Crsikshank was not To he deceived
lie decided to made examination. and did so III
spite Of the objections OF the women. Then he called
Coroner Scmitze into the case. Acting on the
phy,can's advice the Coroner waited until Yesterday
morning before visiting the gill AT Mrs. Clas"' house
Previously Dr. OIIara had called on DR.. Sanders who
refused TO say a word about the affair. Mrs. Chase
became frightened and went 10 Captain Price 10 ten
her own story OF the trans actlJn. She was promptly
detained and Coroner sohultze who In the meantime
had taken the girls statement, ordered Detective
Curry to arrest Mrs. Dlener Curry found her at her
home in West Forty eighth ST., and took her to MIs.
Chase, house where Miss Mnnzoni identified her Then
she was removed TO the Thirty sevcnthst. station
md was there locked mp. Captain Price, after de
falling men TO the city for Florence Donovan,
followed his prisoners Ia the Jefferson Market Police
Court At his request. and on tho assurance that the
rrl would die. Justice Koch remaDded them until to-
day. In court DR.. Diemer denied that she had per
formed any operation the ManZon woman.
Florence +. Donovan received his appointment on
the state Board OF Arbitration when that body was
established by the Legislature. He could not he
found IN Brooklyn yesterday. His house. mt No. 1913
Nlnetccnth.st was closed. 1t said that he
started for Albany sunday night lie Is man
Of about forty years old. and was newspaper com.
p,sitor before he WAS appointed "A Commissioner OF
Mediation and Arbitration. Edward Feeley was
recently appointed 10 succeed him in That once pnt
Is not yet confriIed. Mr.. Donovan lost "A daughter
who WINS ia a Canadian convent about year ago,
and afterward his wife died. lie has three children.
one OF them, boy eighteen years old, works III New
York and the Others are ut school In Canada.