The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-11
KATE LAWRENCE'S ARREST.
ACCUSED or PERFORMING GRIM
IN.fL OPERATION.

Bio Says She II 10 lIousckoeper. but tn
Sign at Her Fiat Rend. Dr.. Chnic,
Irppa"-Sac Is Snid 10 Have Been
Friend OF tho Sotoriou. Dr. Kate Chase
A handsome gray haired woman Of thirty
nine who described herself ms Kate lawrence
housekooper. Of 2Bl West Thirty ninth street
was charged in the Yorkyille Police Court yes.
terday with performing n criminal operation
on Gertie Carney. n .sevcpte en- year old girl
who lives with her mother at u Columbus
avenue.
Oscar Berger. who has boarded with the Car
neys fer tho lnst year. was nrrigned Mt the
same titoo on n charge Of procuring tho OPERA
tion. 10 is q slight. insignificant looking
young man. who Is employed ms u furrer's stock
clerk at - Lafayette place. Mrs. Lawrence
10 woman of distinguished appearance and
refined manner. Her features are good and
her omplexion clear. In court she was quiet
ly but neatly dressed IN black silk blouse
with black cloth skirt and a small bonnet OF
black jot.
Last Thursday Berger took the girl to the
! apartments OF Mrs. Lawrence. and on Satur-
day sho became so i'll that he went after DIR.
James L. Newcomb Of 13l West Sixty-frst
street. He told the doctor he wanted him to
see a girl who was delirous. and he added
that he thought she was suffering from a
criminal operation.
DR.. Newcomb warned him that IL this were
@ the case he would have to notify tho police
Bergen started away. but returned aud asked
the Doctor to como with him. Mrs. Carney had
in the mean time become alarmed. too. and
she sent for her family physician. DR. Charles
H. Lewis OF IL West Sixty-ilrst street. The
tphvscians met at the bedside.
The girl was historical. but not dellrous.
!. and they were unable 10 decide upon tho OK
act nature OF her ailment On Sunday morn
ing they attended her aga IN with n like result,
and failed to notify the police q the Ease
Churchill Of tho West Sixty. eighth street sta
tion Of IT, and by D:3O o'clock on sunday night
Berger on SUSPICION Both were taken to tile
bedside OF dertie Carney, who promptly iden-
In the station house Berger broke down and
was engaged to the girl, and that he took her
10 Dr. hWrence whose ADVERTISEMENT he had
ned his story ~ aegnr hat he took 0 his
eweethcart to Mrs. Lawrence only for exam
Snd @ he out of T
Berger also said that before going to Mrs. |
Lawrence he mad gone to- DR. Lewis, who re-
niles this ''"''' W.
Gertie Carney. who was much better yester-
tion. She said that she had gone to Mrs. Law
EE ence for trentmcnt for n ordinary complaint.
much yhiskoy had been given her.
Mrs. Lawrence. who talks very blandly. said |
ehar sS a hS ps %N % M
she went on. Il thought that some ignorant |
young doctor was trying to gain notoriety hut |
"a , coon as as .t saw Or, NewnomS knew | had
10 TO become public do not care for my selt for
1 know can prove my innocence but IL
young east side plysic ian, who is trying to
room in my fiat y few hours each day, and |
year this thing will inJuro J. i'm. 1t wi drive
him away. too. and I'll lose the rent he pays
AT 261 West Thirty ninth street Mrs. Law
renee Is known M Dr. Chuice Ieppa She
occupies the first-tloor fat to the right OF the
Is o PHYSICIANS sign which reads. "Chaice
Leppa. NJ. d. Office Hours from II to L. 1t
was to account for this sign she told Of the
struggling east side physician.
There was no other physician in the house. |
Ihe Ianitress said Mrs. Lawrence or Leppa
lad lived in the fiat for the last three years.
When she came she said she was u widow
most respectable lodger OF til. house
Those who came to rent apartments were
her recommendation. She was SO quiet, 40
ladyliEe and yet 30 mnsterful. that every one
dnstinctively bowed to her will.
prise Of every one. that she was a physician.
and she hung out her sign. Neighbors say that
she was friend of the notorious DR.. Sarah 3.
death Of Maggie Manzone by a criminal opera.
ton. She and DR.. Chase are said to have lived
for while In the same fiat at 2lB West Thir-
fy.ninth street After DIR. Chase moved to 257
visitor at Dr. !.eppa's.
that he believed the girl would recover. and
$4,000, Mrs. Christina Ehimminio Of 2Gi
West Th'rty-ninth street became surety for
Mira Lawrence. Bail will probably lie furnish
cd Tor ;orGer Tomorrow.