New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
PROBE DOCTORS RECORD
HAD TROUBLE BEFORE.
Uoman to ASSIST Girl Who Shot
Head of SanQfOrTum.

After Sarah Koten the Russian girl who shot
and killed Dr. Martin ". Auspitz, had been neia
yesterday by Coroner hamburger 10 await the m
Quest on June is, Il became evident that the DIS
:rict Attorneys Office and the coroner's Office were
actively investigating certain attendant circunl-
stances or the girls story OF her alleged wrong as
well as of what she told regarding Dr. Anspiiz
.ana3orium at No. l57 East $50 street. where she
had worked a probationary nurse In recounting
her alleged wrongs at the hands of Dr. Auspitz the
girl had sobbed frequently but she seemed 10 thhh
that she justified because she faiiea 10 gel
legal redress when, May 20. the physician ac-
cused of assaulting her was diseharged IN spe-
cial Sessions. AT the trial his brother ana ms
rrother-in-law DIR Louis Rosenheim, had testihed
that her character not good.
Ii was less than hour after her commitment
10 the Tombs that Francis OConror. secretary TO
Coroner Hamburger. who is working on this case
rec-ollected that the name of DR.. Auspitz was Ia
riliar He searched through the records and found
that on December TO- 1907 Sophia kolbers had been
removed from DR.. Ausptz's ssnatorium TO the
lyins-In Hospital where she oied on December L.
After an autopsy the coroner held an inquest on
January : 1908. 4 receipt for 81 which the girl
had paid Dr. Auspitz December l was intro
duced. as was memorandum from the Lylns-ln
Hospital 10 the effect that she had said her child
had been born December 4.
AT the inquest DR.. Auspitzs brother-in-law. who
q few months later appear in the hoten
girls action help DR. Auspitz. appeared. and
eaid he and DIR. Auspitz had held a consultation
over the kolherg girl and had decided on certain
course. Therefore the coroner found that the op-
Grafton had been conducted in lawful manner
The shooting down of DR.. Auspitz by the stoclly
roundfaced Russian girl he entering the
house at Nc. 131 West 135th street Sunday night
climax to several exciting events IN MS
professional career. One of these in which he
was close TO death. was recalled yesterday when
Miss Hannah Jensen of No. 107 East seth street
said she would do all she could to assist the koten
girl. She had fellow feeling for the prisoner. be-
cause about a year Miss Jensen went 10 Aus
pitz's office and tried shoot him. but the reVol-
failed 10 go off. She and her hance were ar
rested but were discharged when they promised TO
keep away from the physician. Another example of
DR.. Auspitz's difficulties with women when. as
he testifyinG correspondent in divorce suit.
the defendant tried TO attack him the stand
The last Of these women, and the one who
achieved what she avoWed she wanted to do had
busy time yesterday. After being taken from the
West 115th street station to Headquarters. where
she photographed and measured. Sarah Koten
removed TO the Harlem police court and re-
Inanded by Magistrate Kernochan 10 Coroner Har-
burger. This meant another long trip downtown
10 the Criminal Courts Building. nut the girl al
though pale. wept only occasionally
In giving her pedigree she seemed calm, saying
that she in Russia twenty-five years ago
and 10 this country six years ago AT first
she worked a a sewing machine operator on wom-
ems waists. In answer to an advertisement ask
ing for g probationary nurse she obtained work at
DR.. Auspitz's sanatoriUm on November Is, 1917
She slept at the hospital. she said. She said thaS
DR. Auspitz had promised 10 give her a nurses
diploma year.
When did you make up your mind to shoot
him." asked the
When he was discharged in court said Che
young woman excitedly. u had He
the stand: he talking; the judge believed
him. Tie brought witnesses against No
body believed me. Next day like l crazy.
My truth lost in the court. My honor
Tya is he orlx mum rderpr
After the girl had been taken to the Tonlbs As
sistant District Attorney Du Niyier said he would
investigate the various stories the girl had told
regarding the sanatorium, and added that for the
last months he had taken up of
from four five such cases each week, usually
with little success in getting evidence. Coroner
Hamburger and his clerk not idle, and the
oTds in the Office downstairs being overhauled
yesterday.