The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-18
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'iur names having been banded about
by port on II the community. in the las
~ days, IN manner and accom- a MED by
such structures AZ We think utterly unde-
served, We i"el compelled, In Justice to QUO
selves a. we'll as To nm Outraged commu
n'y." 10 give u plain. unvarnished and
uathial statement Of the facts ~ the case
with which we wef connected.
When the young man in our employ was
taken SICK the doctor thought il u bilious
| attack. 80 soon as the nature oi the dis +.
| csse was known, we rque ted aud urged
| toe physician to find a place immediately
to which the paiIen, could be removed
H. endeasored g. do 30, an saw judy
Cook with tue object ot getting the patient
'R'o the County House. hut could not sue
| C'ed We then personally nade every en-
drasar 10 find place i9r hun. but in vain.
| w d,scpsered, By inquiry, there @al no
provision snatevrr made by the city authn
forte - IL CT his removal iru,ll.s-, what
could w. io' The young man was IN our
tmpips sex On auf hams, and away from
home and relation w, auld not IA duty
| % dscsnet - hum suller iat wat u 81
sfhtiptt ~ tufa MN out ~ sipar-, a, We
| night hafe done. had w. looked onl, 20
eur business inierests ~ has enen charged
upon Us Mr. could IS. take him into our
families We did III. be-. y. could do un
der the elteumst anees. W. placed him ia
"a roum in the fourth story Of our building.
paftitionad III from the real al the door
which Wa uaeeeupted. Here he war A.
entirely separated tom nil connection with
eiaers NJ h. we'll could be anywhere IN the
ely. u i moi true that his room was IN
immediate connection with Mf. Hamber
ger choois unless eeliing aud floor,
aud ~ communication between the Two.
Except bt Crossing an ettrs ascending a
stairway. aud passing through an open
room some tntrty feet long. and entering
this identical roam IN another story m lcnt
b. called nm immediate connection.
The niltar Young man Who took the ,ii-.
ease. sald u TIL beginning that no was
n I AFRAID ~ take care ~ the fret. as he
had himself had the disease He did take
care Of the other. aud unfortunately con.
ttaettd the disease. A few days after the,
Nj. Hsmhefget called aud mentioned 10 %. |
TIE report prevailing IN The ely, and asked |
u = ~tre true. We ,old hin Il was Tbs
vas IN the afternoon after hs had dismissed |
hls seseol. lie called uaee or twice dur
iug the evening, and expressed hin,self a
Mt hsing affaia Of il. Tht ntAt morning |
he came ap and dismissed the school Du |
ring tue ioreoon be came ana wanted W a. |
take the school room nif rs hands, or ta |
tase II foe Three months anu hall, statini |
4 We would d. ~ he would say nothing |
ahea, If. We promised hlm an answer AZ. |
- dlansf Al that tinae ae It'd him our
expenses we're 10 heavy. that under the cir.
cnmstanesn W. dtd lot i.el that we co,lJ
aeesds & his request H., sud n. wa.,d
make n- feel Il, and he probably iahcrcd ID
carry out hi. threat in the attack Of Satur.
day mornings Democrat.
Having now gwen n truth snl acroup, ~,
his unfortunate case tn full We feel w,Il.
'ug 10 trust ourselves and our inter, ats
"nh discriminating pubic. asking them
. weigh we'll the matter, and then iudpe
low much better Ne could have done an.
ler the circumstances We may have
erred l. no, applying personally to th.
1ny Council. but hops aud believe our f.l
las citizens will aequ,t us OF any m.rc..
AIRY motives. II We have erred. the error
MAS o. the head not OF the heart.
Very respectfully,
June II, l57 BRooks A. DAv,s