ty years ago. Her
establishment at that time was in C--- street, and for some time she was
but little known. About four years after she had begun business an event
occurred which rendered her one of the most notorious women of the city.
A young woman died who had been under her treatment, and Madam --- was
arrested. She was tried before one of the courts, and her trial became a
sensation for many days. The papers were filled with the testimony in
the case, and the arguments of the leading counsel were given in full.
All sorts of accounts, too, were furnished as to the history of the
accused, the evil of abortion, and the necessity of adopting stricter
laws in regard to it. There was ample testimony offered on which Madam
--- could be convicted, but justice at that time, as at the present, was
open to pecuniary inducements. Madam --- had already made considerable
money from her improper trade, and it was rumored at the time that she
purchased a verdict of 'Not Guilty' for one hundred thousand dollars. It
was a big price to pay, but she regained her liberty, and, what was more,
made money by the large investment. Her trial proved to be an immense
advertisement for her, and shortly afterward she removed from C---
street, purchasing a large mansion on Fifth avenue, not far from the
Central Park. In that house she has lived from that time to the present,
and says she intends to remain there until her death. The building is of
brown stone, and is one of the finest on the avenue. It is a corner
house, five stories high, the windows of which command from below a fine
view of the Fifth avenue, and the Central Park from above. Shades of a
most gaudy, though very vulgar, pattern, are at the windows. No other
house in Fifth avenue or in New York possesses such shades, or, indeed,
would any one else in the city want to.

"Madam --- purchased this house, it is stated, through an agent in real
estate. She could not have procured it otherwise, as the owner would
have refused to sell it to her on account of her business. Property in
the neighborhood in which she lives cannot be sold for any reasonable
figure. The vacant lots on the side of her mansion have been offered for
several years at reduced prices, but no one will take them. Efforts have
been made to buy her out, but without success; she has been offered many
thousand dollars in advance of the price she paid for her mansion, but
she refuses to sell, saying that sh