Tragedy at the Sinnott House
A waiter at a variety theater is arrested and charged with manslaughter following the death of a domestic worker.
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Meyer Schwartz, a waiter in a variety theater, had a preliminary examination in Justice court today on a charge of manslaughter. It is alleged that he performed a criminal operation on Mamie M. Idrose, a domestic, in a room of the Sinnott House, which caused her death a short time after at the Good Samaritan Hospital. The examination was continued until next week.
“It is alleged that he performed a criminal operation on Mamie M. Idrose, a domestic, in a room of the Sinnott House, which caused her death.”
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