The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-02-04
MALPRACTICE
CHARGED
Dir. s. E. Bondy, W. c. Bowen
and Mrs. Peters Held
Responsible for An
ME Van Dorsn's
Death.
HELD FOR MANSLAUCHTER
HELD FOR MANSLAUCHTER
Alleged Operation Performed
at Mrs. Pet rs's Roadhouse
on Garf1gld Avenues
Prisoners Statements.

Prisoners Statements.
About two weeks ago Or. Spence, Of
Bergen avenue. near Mercer street,
called upon Chief Of Police Murphy and
informed him that case Of malpractice
involving Annie Van Doren, a pretty
young woman of eighteen Years. who
rived at No. u Schuyler Place, Baypnne,
had been discovered and that he
had reason to believe that the op-
Grafton had been performed BY DR..
Sigmuud Boudy. of No. 16s Dam
forth avenue, at the roadhouse kept by
Mrs. Petels at Garfield avenue and
Miles street He said that the girls
condition was precarious. The Chief
decided to watch the case and when he
( was informed By telephone by Or. Spence
at five o'clock this morning that the girl's
condition was such that she could proba-
bly, nor live more than an hour he sent
Inspector Archibald to the Oakland ave
nue. station, where he met Captain Nu-
gent ana Detactive-sergeant Frank Ben
nett. They went 10 the house Of Dr.
! Bondy and placed him under arrest.
Then they went to the road house Kept
by Mrs. Peters with Instructions to place
her and other attaches Of the place under
arrest. The road house kept by Mrs.
Peters has been under suspicion BY the
:pfeaieea fss some 5ssle assls Nss Peters,
the propietress. was placed under arr
rest. She and DR.. Bondy were locked
/ up
Or. Spence told the Chief that the
family and relatives Of the young woman
had tried to induce him to say nothing Of
The affair. but as 4 reputable citizen he
fonnd it his duty to notify the police.
The young man responsible for the
young woman's condition is well-lnown
/ and it was announced tllat he would be
arrested.
The young woman died in Christ Hos
pital at seven o'clock this morning.
The young man responsible for the
condition which resulted in an operation
is William c. Bowen. Of Ne. u Schuyler
Court, the same address as that Of the
young woman. He is an insurance clerk
employed with firm in the Commercial
Trust Company's building. He was ar
rested in Christ Hospital this morning
He knew of the preearious condition OF
Miss Van Doren aud was at the Hos
pital when Chief Murphy called up the
Hospital He happened 70 answer the
call and thought he was talking to Doc
i tor Spence. The Chief said
All right, III be up there in o little
/ while He sent Detective-Sergeant
/ Clark up to the Hospital and Clark ar
rested the man and brought him down to
Police Headquarters. Bowen. DIR. Bondy
and Mrs. Peters were all closely ques-
toned by the Chief Bowen admitted
he knew Miss Van Doren. but refused
to acknowledge that he knew Dr. Bondy
to whom he had introduced himself as
Mr. Van Cott. He said he knew DIR.
| Spence He refused to answer other
questions until he had consulted counsel.
1 The Chief had early in the morning
4 called up Detectiye-Sergeant Griffin Of
Bayonne ana asked him TO locate Bowen
When he received reply that Bowen had
loft home the Chief sulmisea thar he had
gone to Christ Hospital
Dr. Bondy safsI his name was Sig
mund e. Ronds. that he was forty-six
years old and lived at LIS Danforfh
avenue. II said he had been i prac-
tising physician for seventeen years. He
declared he did not know Miss Van
Doren and thai. lie reccnizca Bowen as
the ..Mr Van Colt. He acknowledged
that he had attended five or six patients
at the hotel kept IS Mrs Peters, but de-
MED that be had pfaeticed abortion.
Mrs. Peters recognized pr. E5naT, but
denied tdlaf he or Mr.. Bowen had
brought any lady 10 her house. She
omitted having il husband, who goes bg
the name Of Ransom NJ Botford. from
whom She il separated, She admitted
seeing Pr. Bondy Mr. Bowen and AIss
Van Beren in consultation IN her house
and said tho young wo1nan was tllerc for
tiYe Or six days. 3Ir. l:owen, slle said,
took the Young woman away in a coach.
Al three are charged with lnanslaugIl-
fer.
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