The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08
Nursegirls' Confession Shows
How Children Are Often Sup
piled in New York.
LETTERS IN STRANGE CASE,
Husband Questions Baby's Birth
and Begins Investigation Which
Results in Disclosure of In
fant's Identity.
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Q Through the confession OF Lydia q
. Mueller 1 shall be able to prove that q
Q babies are being substituted by the q
wholesale In New York My investf- q
Q cation leads me to believe that Mrs. q
. Martin acted thus to win back the .
. love of her husband.-Assistant Dis q
. trict Attorney Studin. .
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New York. March Mrs. Elizabeth
Shareholder Martin. in an effort to win
back the love of her husband. Doctor John
Mcleod Martin of Boston. procured a
brewn-eyed baby girl, which she attempted
to.foist on him as their own.
.sk.subpoena was served upon Mrs Stack,
No. 223 Lexington avenue. from whom the
Martin" infant was obtained. summonipg
her to tell what she knows of this deception
and tine manner Of procuring babies upon
order"
1t is expected that Doctor Oscar Spier of
No. l79 East One Hundred and Eighth
Mas to assnq ME- Ksc Mrt No tns
East Forty-fifth street. after the baby was
born" but who refused to treat her. and
Doctor James NJ. West. No. Il West Forty
ninth street. who examined Mrs. Martin
also testify. as VIII Miss Lydia Mueller,
ant District Attorney stadin has completed
the chain Of evidence which Doctor Martin
has been seeking.
Mrs. Ellen Bately OF No. 81 Smith street,
Jamaica. L. l.. with whom Mrs. Martin
boarded the infant she bought. will also ap-
pear.
Mrs Reickert. who. 1t is alleged. procured
two babies for Mrs. Martin and afterward
filed bogus birth certificate with the
Board Of Health for the second. was arrest
ed for subornation Of perjury and is being
guarded at her home.
While the Grand Jury listens to the de-
tails OF the scheme planned by Mrs Martin
10 deceive her husband. Detective Sergeant
McNaught, armed with a warrant for per-
jury. Is chasing the fleeing woman through
Louis H. REYNOLDS an attorney represent
Assistant District Attorney studin to pro-
he could make arransem a fox ba hours
Both Mrs. Martin and her husband are
well known here and in Europe. the former
and subjects interesting to women and the
latter as a graduate OF the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons in London, and
Doctor and Mrs. Martin separated last
April by mutual consent. It is said but she
resolved to win her husband back to her.
and thought IL she could present him with
child the result would be accomplished
She visited Mrs. Reickert's establishment
n East Forty-fifth street, where It was
Daoy Tor her. according to the statement OF
the nurse. Lydia Mueller.
TIM The b baby Was to Dostof Mar
began proceedings before Commissioner
Lederls to have the birth certificate an
ANXIOUS TO HELP BABY.
In the meantime the little stranger was
given into the hands Of Mrs. Ellen Bately.
to MIRA Bately regarding the child were
given out by the District Attorney:
,,. NY Dear Mr: Pately: Fur the sake Of estab-
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sssina both the child and me, Doctor Martin
A IN e S.. ;ei s.n: ai so
ssa sS. .s ser e as
the care q other children. and At price that
Of them and to release you 5Tg ~. sas E.sssSs
hs on ash :e you 50 d eFt not
is.s hOxeysf mating nsh. tos he. n ri.h s
onS 70 X. epS w az e produce her
morrow-as did not wish to appear strsnr, TO 70
her before the Committee OF Inquiry. / suggest
LII have finally goi e permanent Job Saturday
sSn 80 5's On ns Se Se.s and nss
depend. 0e on her being hsi. 0eSy boctor ; M
tin has been TO the Board OF Health. where he
has declared that have such child And 90
\ ASK you to stand by my welfare in this am
hoping that after the inquiry IL over my lawyer
may. by summons or some other method, eet
SOME money from the doctor for her Sincerely
yours. ELIZA s. MARTINI
A BABY TRUST
The existence Of baby trust among
midwives Is the latest development OF the
investigation into the Martin case and the
methods employed by nidwtveS In procur.
Ing and furnishing babies.
II they don't happen to have the kind of
q baby you want It seens to be the custom
to run around the corner to another mid
wife and borrow one that will answer the
forney Studin. ..The confession of this
Young German girl seems to have cleared
up this case pretty thoroughly. believe
she has told me all she knows, and was
forced to do what she did by the woman
who employed her"
:. Mrs. Stack. from whom the bogus Mar
tin baby was secured, admitted that she
had procured the infant for Mrs. RIckert
but said abe did not know who the mother
q the babe was. as she secured 1t from an
She said that she was sure the mother Of
the child was from out Of town. She re.
fused to give the nam3 Of the institution.
CAPTAIN COFFIN WILL