The times., 1899-05-09
The Court of Honor.
FALSE MEDICAL PRACTICE.
Iucantntions and Hand Nnssage Fail
TO Hnye Effect

New York, May S.-Lizzie Krany, twelve
years old, the stepdaughter of Bernard
Schneider, 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 foct and was spreading TO
the leg. DIR. Fowler, DR.. BlaidsslI. of the
Eastern District Hospital, and DR.. Erman-
traut, of ST. Catherine's Hospital, who
were called in consultation, advised that
the foot be amputated 10 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 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 chic
said amputation 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 DIR.
Blaisdell was again appealed to on Friday
the gangrene had extended to the child s
knee. DIR. Blaisdell said that to save the
child's life il 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-
ton 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 If she is not
regular physician they win 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 S51 for
her attendance on Lizzie
she gaze the child some herb tea she
said. and also some saive 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 ! 90 not know, but the child
grew steadily worse instead of better, ant
| we are satisfied now that it would have
been better 10 have had the operation per-
formed in the beginning.
II do not know anything about Mrs. Mil
! Ter except that she was sent to me by ar
aunt OF LizZie's and We supposed that shs
was all right On that account. Lizzie was
| i'll for several weeks with inflammation
| before the Eangrene set in, but we did no
! think it was anything serious. We have
had several doctors, but none of then
| could save the childs foot. and now sh,
has lost her leg. 1t would have been bet
ter il the amputation had been made ii
the first place"
President Murphy. of the Board o
Health. today ordered the arrest of Mrs
Maria Miller. the faith cure doctor, VIII
| attended Lizzie KranZ, the little girl VIII
/ IS dying of gangrene poisoning at tn
eastern district hospital. Brooklyn.