, 1883-03-10
sarIrya TEE MATTER DOWN.
The snan-Pox Investigation Careful
synopsts Of the Testimony ootained-A
Screw Loose SszsewEers-Tne Mans
Identity Established

pox investigation, a SYNOPSIS % which docu-
ments We give below. The ,esait Of this IN
quiry hiss Substantially aidaeei The follow
f! ing facts, VIZ: That the name OF the man
f, who died Wa T. ". Hsie: that ne had the
small PIX when ~ the Morton House IN
Por;isn5, AID AZ the time ne Was examined
by tie Portland do>,0r and ChI,f II Police
lsppens; that said Chief Is accouutah.s tur
\ his coming here. fEo;R the tsct that he
claimed TO be thoroughly post d 3 to tie
disease. Ii Is miracle TO Is .lat the Iniec-
ton WAS not spr, al Jhruuyh th's eas;e'n up
per eoa.,fy. as the deceived rSvele,l ga rfe
s.eamer and ears dGring the worst >t'ges OF
the case. F,ilosing is tie
AFFIDAVIT OF sR. I. " SLOAN.
| Am Health 0dieer Of W.la WaiiA: fast
saw L. I. Th"mDsou en- the lisa e: jana
I sry; he was affected with smlii-poN: heard
| Dr. Marion ask him why he saii his name
was T. W Hale: sAii he didn't know " hat
ne was saying; male mistake: told me-
( his name Was Thompson thar he arrived IN
WalIa Walla on the 18Th OF January from
\ Portland said he came from Missouri rI
| San Francisco tn Portland h. vas dose to
feet IN height: weight aa0ut it0 or 10 !;
said as was y Years old; m'as.Irhc medium
length; beard about 10 DAYS CHI hair and
moustache dark sandy: ,ompleNi0a light !;
had on dark WOODEN shirt; bp:toned Cp
close; eruption extended AL over boiy and
limbs; evidence that eruption Was three days
old uas removed from DR.. MIriOns oticr
to pest house d;ed next aay, Jan 18th: :
uuIs- gave me letters iouud among h:s ;hngs
addressed u f. ". iiale (; were iIon Mo.he
McCorhle, Decatur: one ..oD his SISTER:
addressed letter TO W ii Smith. Ssret-
water, Tn and received answer that =. : a.
certainly T. ". Hale; aiso stating TIM; rec
concentrations signed by ". II. Smith were
forged a lsttsr from Miss Mary liai,, ttise-
vile, Ten, s:atei that T. ". Hale ie.t Eo'..'
on the 18th Gf December, lSSa his faith. 7,
John e. Hale, wrote Ine that he had IOt
heard from hi, son sine- Pc. Il. lsS2
AFFIDAVIT or {. ". CuLDY
Am clerk IN Stils, House in ih.s city Oh.
Jan. 18Th a man arrived nn tam iiOm Port
land dressed III plain clothing; wanted
room said he was sick /; wanted 10 20 TO
IL
finally signed L. 7. Thompson gave him
room 81 4: next saw hiT a; Dr. Msricns
Office; DR.. Marioa said man no gave
namr Of Hale was n his O,hce sie, wiih
smallpox who said he came from room -
IN Stine House identified hirn a. the man
who sigUed as L. p. Thompson tod linn
he had not registered as Hale at hot said
he knew 1t said he didn't whuw what he
was dong or words to that effect: the tram
he came ON arrived here about \. VI.
AFFIDAVIT oF EZRA q. MaESHAiL.
This gentle.nan's stiiiavit Is a lengthy
document the subs'auce OF which Is as fol-
| lows: That h. .S 4 farmer ard lately from
The east ,ha' n.aa namei Thompson, who
wa, very SICK haakeI near hIm On the
steamer from san Francisco; he went from
the steamer 10 the Norton House IN Port
land in hack with said TnOmps0n Cap.
| Corn al krtl this LOtei next day ThouI
son came near nie IN the lar 'ooan OF said
/ house and ! saw there Was al eruption On
! his face; told hun thought ae lad the
measles had doctors examine him dcct"Is
said he had bad ease Capt. t,prmaa 90: a
/ doctor who pronounced it rash Thompson
! cane with me to ears and we came TO " ala
/ Walla together; We went IL SINE House
staii over night: next day went to Weston:
( Thomp-oa wai.t af"nni Portland: / vas
I with him som thohcht he Eai tine mas
I les; Thompson was slri. z the MY from
| Portland 10 Haia Walia We I-f5 him six
at Siins House; r. II. >e5rinL, wno vas
With Us, took small p'x AID i:'d: was
, also taken down with sane disease Sb-
rings wife and three chilir~a ale n"w III
. the Weston Jest hoGse ~ith small p"x (;
I Srbriug WAS bind f.r tive dass before he
/ died also unable - 50 -sS don't believe he
! ever had Conversation ai.E In + f. Smith
/ as detaii,vd iy that eeut!' man.
AFFIDAVIT of pg. NaEi"N.
! An resident physician of WIilL Villa /:
ON tine l4th OF January last 1 uIsn cs'ce 10
/ my Office ior treatment knew Il: SIGHT lie
/ hai small poS told him 50 he was n"t sur
pri-, ii !; asked hira lis lame; SAID his name
Was H,le: came from room 3 Slime House !;
wen. for Dr. Sioau couldn't hni hin told
clerk at Stine House tke man from room p
! ha sua Il .pox fonnd h. lad registered as
! Thompson clerk went 10 my ciiire 10 iden-
| tify man man said he was crazy 90 register
by that name: lie finally confessed that ne
! had thus reg g,stered for pirate rea'cns; !;
Health Offieer seat HIM tc pest House: he
died mex, day: indications OF sn'a l-pox W re
pl.inly visible when | first SAM the man !;
.hould Judge they had been so three or i"ur
days said Thompson or Hale Was about ,
feet d inchfs; weight 10 p uHds-
AFFIDAVIT or WILLIAM i. GI>s.
Wm. J. King dep,ses and SAYS that ne Is
, farmer and lives near Weston; that he
nursed F. NJ SebFing, who did OF smallpox
on Feb. 5til that he and his bro'her burned
! S.br,ng; he also knows Dr. I. + smith,
who ,res..d Sebring Tor small p's; haze
repeatedly heard Dr. Smih say that
! Thompson olirs Hale, AZ WalIa Nai.. iIh
not have the smallpox; hat THOMPSON Lad
| told S-bring AID S=bIin. had It'd !'r- smith
that Lappeus, Chi.f Of Po'iee IN Portland,
had examined Thompson and told him he
did not 6avs the sn-aii-psx that synp;"sns
vas caused by cod md esp --are ~ s'a !;
that he ThOmp-anJ would soCn ts w. Il, ami
then .arnel Taomp-Dn lose % 20 where he
pleased Dr. Smith sid he vas =cg7s'nted
with Lappsrs: tha. Lap,rus lad had the
I smallpox he hal fECrs experience NTH Il
/ than n1s. doctors - w"a!i n0t mik= a
mistake ami let Thompson 90 II h= had tie
small -p5x whea d.. Sai..h exsnI eel NJ
briag he pr5.oa1eei !. snail i,,E All .r'Atri !
/ IL a. such till ne died
! Jacob VI. Kees deposei a1j c0rrsbora.ed
/ sf;iia ut af Wm. KIM. and -aii l. naa