The evening times., 1899-05-08
FALSE MEDICAL PRACTICE.
Incantations and Hand Massage Fai
to Have Eject.


New York. May S.-Lizzie krany. twelve
years old. the stepdaughter OF Bernard
Schneider. a machinist living at 1o6 North
Eighth Street, Williamsburg, is lying in
the Eastern District Hospital. Brooklyn,
in what is thought to be dying condition
She became i'll six weeks ago and was
attended by several physicians. who dis
covered that gangrene had set in at the
toes of the left foot and was spreading 10
the leg DIR. Fowler, DIR. Blaidseil. of the
Eastern District Hospital. and DR.. Erman
traut, OF st. GATHERINGS Hospital. who
were called In consultation, advised that
the foot be amputated to save the life of
the girl. Mrs. Schneider objected TO the
operation. and after calling in several
other physicians, all of whom advised the
amputation. she received a visit from Mrs.
Maria Miller, of 312 East Tewlfth Street.
Manhattan. who had been sent to see the
child by an aunt living in this borough.
Mrs. Miller. after examining the child.
said ampntation was unnecessary. and that
she could cure the girl without going to
that extreme. Mrs. Shneider listened to
her and finally permitted her to treat Liz
Zie.
This the woman did. Mrs Schneider
says. by applying several simple remedies
and by the laying on of hands and also by
mysterious incantations. She visited the
house every day for two weeks. but the
child grew steadily worse. and when DR..
Blaisdell was again appealed to on Friday
the gangrene had extended to the child's
knee. DIR. Blaisdell said that to save the
childs life 1t would be necessary to per-
form the operation at once and amputate
the leg just above the knee. The child
was removed to the Eastern District Hos
pital on Friday night. and on Saturday
the operation was performed. Her condi-
tion is very low and little hope is felt for
her recovery.
Physicians attached to the Eastern Dis
trict Hospital have determined to make a
careful investigation as to the standing of
Mrs. Miller. and declare that IL she is not
a regular physician they will bring the
matter before the authorities.
Mrs Schneider said last evening that
Mrs Miller had charged her $3.50 a visit
and that she had paid her in all S5l for
her attendance on Lizzie.
She gave the child some herb tea" she
said, "and also some salve to rub on her
leg. and each time she called she would
rub her leg lightly with her hands and
mutter some peculiar words over her.
What she said do not know. but the child
grew steadily worse instead of better. and
We are satisfied now that it would have
been better to have had the operation per
formed in the beginning.
Il do not know anything about Mrs Mil
Ter except that she was sent to me by an
aunt of Lizzie's and We supposed that she
was all right on that account Lizzie was
i'll for several weeks with inflammation
before the gangrene set in. but We did not
think il was anything serious. We have
had several doctors. but none OF them
could save the child's foot and now she
has lost her leg. 1t would have been bet
ter If the amputation had been made in
the first place
President Murphy. of the Board of
Health. today ordered the arrest of Mrs.
Maria Miller. the faith cure doctor. who
attended Lizzie Kranz, the little girl who
is dying of gangrene poisoning at the
eastern district hospital. Brooklyn.