New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-24
A RAID on DOCTORS OFFICES
SIXTEEN PHYSICIANS CHARGED WITH
CRIMINAL OPERATION.
ELEVEN OF THE PRISONERS WOMEN-GHASTLY
DISCOVERIES AT ONE o. THE HOUSES
OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE COLLECT
ED--GUPERINTENDENT BYRNEs
ED-sUPERINTENDENT BYRNEs
81 RPRISED.

SURPRISED.
A raid was made yesterday on the Offices of six
teen phys!cians-eleven women and five men-who
are alleged TO have made regular practice of per
forming criminal operations. The raid was made
by detectives from the Central Office. and the physi-
clans were arrested. The raids made stimuli
taneousy. and In that way none escaped. In the
Office Of physician. that of a woman. the bodies
Of two newh born babes were found. one of the lit
tie ones having been crowded into a small tin pail,
the pail being under sink.
The raid was the result of three weeks investiga-
ton by Superintendent Byrnes and his detectives
together with woman detective named Grace Fox
who is employed by the New York Society for the
Enforcement Of Criminal Law. 1t was the officers
of this society who first suggested 10 Superintendent
Byrnes that there were physicians in this city VINO
practised abortion. The Superintendent said last
night that the result of his investigation big
surprise to him. he had no idea such a heart
less class of people existed to srch a large extent
About three weeks ago. James Gillian. ex-United
States Treasurer president OF the Society for the
Enforcement of Criminal Law; the Rev. DR. Eng
lish, vioe-presdent: Frank NJ Brown of Henry
Clcws e. Co. treasurer. and b. c. Jane OF the
socetys detectives told Superintendent Byrnes that
in the newspapers they had noticed number of
advertisements which they had come to the
cusion were put there by physicians and alleged
physicians who were breaking the law
The Superintendent willingly detailed Detective
Frnck so with the socety's detectives. and work
was begun the next day.
HOW MISS FoX GOT EVIDENCE.
Miss Fox is an extremely pretty woman. about
twenty-five years old. She is OF medium height
and build, and has big gray eyes and dark brown
hair. She played the part of a woman who had
been betrayed by her lover and, according to Super
intendent Byrncs. it due to her efforts tina. the
arrests were made and evidence was collected that
will surely convict the prisoners. In every case
other detective, always stood by he- side, and the
woman would say that he was the man responsible
penses In no instance did the physician refuse TO
take r.. case In two cases when MISS FOX pre-
offered TO treat her for less money.
Day after day the men and women worked, and
conclusion that they had enough evidence to con
vict every person whom they suspected Early
yesterday morning they reported to Superintendent
Byrnes. Police Justice Koch promptly issued war
rants, and Superintendent Byrnes, IN order that
All started off together, and the arrests were made
In the house of Mrs. Eliza Schroeder No. 3ls East
| Fifty-sixth-st, an awful discovery was made De
He found the so-caled physician just dsmssing a
| woman who was evidently one OF her patients.
talk business with her. and she invited him into the
recepuon-room. As soon as they got inside. Heard
must 20 at once to Police Headquarters with him;
Doctor Schroeder turned deathly pale at this ana
sank into a chair "On what charge. she gaspe''
THE BODIES or TWO BABES FOUND.
The asked time to change her gown, bat
Heard would allow her 10 leave his sight, ana
she finally consented TO go in the dress she had
on. While going out the door the detective heard
a woman moan. He asked Mrs. Schroeder what II
meant. but could not get a satisfactory reply. At
| Headquarters the woman would make no statement.
| except admit her name and TO say that her
age was hfty-hve years , , NOV.
Detective Heard procured assistance and ,lor went nj
TO the rooms above while he remained IN 'hc
kitchen. Lying In coal scptie IN one CSrncr =,
was impossible to tell the age OF the babe. Heard
was horIor-strcken. but his second discover was
| sink he found the body of another infant Up
stairs thy found YOUNG women %no w., was , sun
| birth to child Up to a late hour the woman
had refused 70 make statement and 1t was SAID
! In the mean time; the other detectives had not
Gesn bringing With them the men and women whom
they had captured. Police Headquarters had not
| held such a we-dressed crowd in many a long day.
For the most part the prisoners were much fright
ened. but all positively refused to make state
ment saying they would have lawyers al the proper
| time.
WHO THE PRISONERS ARE.
The other women arrested are: Mrs. Caroline
Becker OF No 2S7 East Twenty -fourth-st.; Louise
| Scott Of No 24i East Thirty-ninth-st; Mrs Bertha
Schawb Of No. 215 East Srventy-seventh-st; Mrs
| Amelia Wilkenan Of No ga East Eighty-frst-st;
Mrs Ella H. f.aughlin. OF No 800 West Fifty-thrd-
ST. Mrs. Frederick Korch. Of No. Sos East SEVENTY.
Forty-ninth-st; Mrs C. Kothkraws. OF Nh. l69 East
| Eighty-fr and Mrs. VALLEY Fromberg or NO.
933 Second-ave These men were captureG: Pr Leo
Randall Of No. la Fast Thirtie:h-st.; Dr. William
| i Krausi OF No PIC East Seventeenth-st; Dr
Newton Whitehead. Of No. 2ls East Forty eighth
at DR. Selden w. Grove of No. III west FORTY
| ninth-st and DR. Benjamin Hawley. of No. loo
| West SiXteenth-st. . - ,,
been arrested for malpractice DR.. Selden CTowe'
Superintendent Byrnes says. was arrested By him
In 1893 for forgery.
| SUPERINTENDENT Byrnes says that three more war
rants are out for physicians who are alleged TO nave
practised crimnaliy. Late last night Police justices
| Grady Hogan and Civil Justice Goldfogle appeared
at Police Headquarters. accompanied by Emanuel
| Friend the lawyer. and the following persons were
! admitted 70 bail ir $500 Bertha Schawb. Dr. Ran
| dali Dr. Whitehead and DR.. W. j. krausi