New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-18
MISS BROWNS IlARDSHIPS.
NOW SHE WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
veR SLIT AGAINST TIE DOCTORS WHO SAID SHE
HAD SMALLPOX.

uqp slit AGAINST TIE DOCTORS WHO SAID ShL
HAD SMALLPOX.
Miss Angelina NJ. Brown, in tears and black
Anoed he dice repeated, before Justice lngraham ana
iprv in the Superior Court yesterday the story OF
AR removal TO The smallpox hospital in 1873. She
.na Drs Alfred s. Purdy, and Alfred T. NJ Fnruy'
A;s son. demanding $4,000 damages, on the aiega-
tA,n that they sent her TO the smallpox hospital "hon
she was not i'll Of that disease ana that she su'cIeu
treat annoyance, modification, bodily harm anu
nocmiorv loss The dcferce was that she suffer
ING with variolod and required by law, the case
vas reported to the Board of Health by whose order
.be was sent TO the hospital Ira Shaer and William
! Marin conducted the examination Tor the plantin'
and Francis L. Stctson and Richard W Stevenson
sppcarcd for the defendants.
Miss Brown testified that she was a florist. DONG
business at No. 800 Sixth-ave and had known tne
Purty family for many years On November -
1879 Dr. A. +. VI. Purdy pronounced disease wa"
which she was suffering smallpox. she hau P,a''"
eompound of hops and aceuc acid on her heau 10 IT,
Icyc the pain before calling the doctor''ahu aS 'iui
ton appeared on her face neck and hanus "neio ''
aeetic acid had touched them. MY lace "u'ne' anu
itched terribly" she said. aud scratched IL repeat
edlv 1t was dig dig, dig This made IL worse ~
Lockwood " as by the Board OF Health 10 examine
HOY and he said she must go TO the hospital. She re-
fused and Dr. IOcAWO Ou rdlu IV NVui" "''
should not go willingly. Joseph Marrn' irien" .,
hers told her that she had better be reasonable ana
90 She was taken first to the reception hospital IN
sivteenth--t The next day. in pouring ram, shT
was taken in ambulance to the hospital ood. AMI
WAS wet through. On arriving at Blackweils isan'
she was COMPLETELY exhausted. " suffered so, she
soid that / shook the bed on which lay On
1houe ht 1 was dead almost" Some whSGey was gwen
her and she felt better On the sec1nd day AFTER her
admission she asked DR.. Bowen, Have l got the
smallpox p and he answered. " No. nor contagious
disease of any kind. The moment | lad my eye On
Won | knew it." Dr. Janeway, OF the Health Dcp"II,,
inent after examining her, said " That's eczema ne
said she never should have been brought tIere ohc
was vaccnated twice by Dr. Bowen, and the waco ma
tion in each case took" She remained III Inc nos
ritl until December . Then her brother took her
away She had beer doing business. a. hoilst, oil
from SS 900 to $4,000 year, making proht 81
from 50 900 to $1,000. This busness was completely
DESTROYED by her being sent to the hospital.
Cross-examined she said that she had regarded the
purdv family as her friends up to the time whch she
was sent TO the hospital She had given the reporters
an account of her after leaving the hospital ana
story was published which was some~ hat Inherent
from what she had told them. 1t was DR. Carter who
said that she must 90 the hospital orce WOULD he
used She could have left the hospital after beng
there two DAYS restraint on the part Oi
those in charge was concerned. The witness was
nervous and her prOliX to questions amused
The spectators and compelled the judge TO tell her sew
eral times to give direct answers Joseph d. Marin
corroborated the testimony of the planh Ill regard 10
Dr. Iockwoods action in ordering her TO the hospital
The hearing will be continued to-day.