New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23

a nurse employed by DR.. Blinn. arrested on the
same charge
The raid had been contemplated for several
months and Assistant District Attorneys Lord and
Corrigan who planned it. declare that Biinn has
no loophole of escape. The raid made by
Assistant District Attorneys Lord and Corrigan,
Detectives Friedman and Burton, Of Deputy Com
missioner Piper's staff Policemen Rappold and
OFarrell attached TO the District Attorneys ofce
Mr. Andrews, OF the law firm of Sturecke &
Andrews. counsel for the County Medical Society,"
and Edwin Watkins student at the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons.
According to Assistant District Attorney Lord
Health Commissioner Ledere and the Children's
Society made complaints to the County Medical
Society about the sanatorium. Mr. Andrews of
counsel for the medical society, took the complaints
to the District Attorneys office and asked Mr.
Jerome TO assist him in getting evidence against
DR.. Blinn.
..Dr Blinn had been arrested before in
where patients have died IN his sanatorium, said
Mr. Lord, but in such cases the evidence had
been destroyed and the coroner had been unable to
hold the for any crime"
Mr. Lord explained that the services of Watkins.
the medical student, and young woman were
obtained. Watkins TO BayOnne, y. j., where
he hired private letter box and opened up cor
respondence with DR.. Blinn under the name OF j.
Sterling LOOMS, NJ. ID. According 10 Mr. Lord
have been received from Dr. Bllnn viii be put IN
telling him that he mad patient VINO desired 10
have criminal operation performed II Is anesed
".
ton $500 and OF that sum would give Dr.
LOOMS 500 commission.
" lille the negotiations under way, ii is said
DR.. Blnn went abroad He returned Few Gays
With "ir Looms and urged bring the
woman to his sanatorium- ,., ,,
Those who were 10 take part in the raid, inciud-
ing the woman. met yesterday in the District At
torneys office. DR.. LOOMS, was TO De present
request that Detective Friedman be present also
tbe C2rcIe At Eiftvnnthst There Watkins Fritch
and the young woman got into cab and were
Watkins and Friedman say that they were met
at the door by Mrs Miller who escorted them ,o{ 70
the party that everything was in readiness for the
Watkins says that he handed Ave one hundred
dollar bills, that had been marked. to Or: Blnn
and that the latter was about to give MIN BACK
one OF the bills when FTtGhm4n entered the room
Friedman declares that Dr. Blnn TOOK a number
o. instruments from a and laid them on d
Prepared a cone with a sponge soaked in ether and
about to apply 1t TO the patient when Ffltfh-
Rfn Sr e@sd nus sa TfV0i'e' anu is's'S
You are under arrest doctor"
Fritchman and Watkins say that DR.. Blinn turned
quickly 20 a rolltop desk and toucned spring
the detective saw a revolver. DR., Blnn made a
motion get the weapon 6pt FEitchman prevented mt
window and blew police whistle as signal ior
to the window and tried to jump out. Watkins and
Friedman threw him BACK INTO a cnar. IN M d
minute TIE other officers had entered and held Dr.
The popce say that while they were in the house
p Young woman drove away cab. and that as
they about to enter woman walked out Of
the basement door and entered u well appointed
brougham.
Two who were employed in the
house as nurses taken directly to the District
Attorneys office They were not placed under ar
rest Mr. Lord says they have agreed to tell every
thing they know about DR. Blinn and the sana-
torium. and that they will be valuable witnesses
against him When BliIrl was arraigned in the
station and searched. the police say, he had the
marked bills. They viii be used as evidence
Friedman says that when Dr. Blinn realized
what had happened he cried out:
MY God. hope you won't hang met
Mr. Lord sold that the Sauatorium could not have
been fitted up of less than $1,000 or 10000
DR. Blina was tailed out early in the evening by
James Hand. junk dealer of No. 5SS West Fiji
tieth-st.