The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-08-22
A PLUCKY BOY.
FRANK HOLLAND UNDERGOES An
OTHER OPERATION.
lie &c CoaSsd Away Prom the Poor Farm
and Again submits TO the will of Ply
sirians-The Case Investigated.

lie Is CoaNsd Away Prom the Poor Farm
and Again submits to the will of Ply
-irians The Case Investigated.
When Dr. q. W. Newman. the
county physician, visited his patient,
Frank Holland, at the county poor
farm last Sunday he discovered that
the boy was much worse and that he
had been tampared with 10y other
physicians. a few questions con-
WINGED the physician that all had
not gone well with the boy and az
cOrdingly lie refused further TO treat
him until an investigation was made
10y the county authorities.
II is necessary to outline a history
of the case Ia order that readers may
full Y understand its nature.
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
Frank Holland H. a lad Of H. years.
lie has n father living sOmew here
la the state OF Missouri MhOnI he
has not seen since lie was a child.
Frank came west and for quite q
while engaged tO work on several
different cattle ranches west Of Sa-
lima. About four weeks ago he
started east aud on reaching lIaVa-
ria engaged work with MIR. John
Whitman at whose house while in
company with some boys he was
accidentally shot, about three weeks
ago. The ball was out of I2-calibrp
pistol and entered near the right
temple. \ telegram was sent to the
county physician, but n the opera
tor here did not know who the ply
stefan was, the telegram was sent
to the Office Of Drs. WintPTbOtham a
Harvey. Dr. Harvey responded, go
ing To Bavaria. lie examined the
wound but stating that he needed
assistance aud learning that the boy
was destitute Of the means to pay
for treatment returned To Salina
without extracting the ball. The
boy was then transferred tO the poor
farm and DIR. q. W. Newman, the
county physician was sent for. DIR.
W. 4. Phillips was called tO assist
aud ID was decided that unless the
symptoms of the lad fOTbOded death,
that IL was not only unsafe but best
not to attempt the extraction Of the
ball as all attempts to locate ID had
failed. The boy was soon In n con-
vales''ent condition aud had the run
of the house. THE wound gradually
healed and all bleeding from the ear
had ceased aud the physicians enter
tanned hopes of final recovery.
BULLET AND ANTI-BULLET.
In the little town Of Bavaria ID
-ermS that two factions have been
growing, they were BULLET aud
The bullet faction
gained the asrendency aud cry
went up for the bullet that would
not down. Accordingly IL was
planned that the boy should he
brought back to Bavaria and that
physicians who had nerve" To
take" the bullet should be sent for,
il being understood that the citizens
If Bavaria should stand 10y the
Whiimans In whatever course was
taken.
THE Roy SECURED.
&. ID. FalcOner the keeper Of the
poor farm was met aud consented
that the hoy should visit Bavaria
for "A few days, thinking that a
rhange might do him good. Accord
ingly on "Wednesday Of last week
while Mr.. Falconer was away
Mr.. John Whitman came aud
took the boy home with him. Moth
ing was thought Of the visit until on
saturday when he was again taken
tn the farm and seeing that his con
ditiOn was worse, a little inquiry
the fact that an operation
for the extraction Of the ball had
been performed.
INVESTIGATING THE CASE.
Monday morning County Com |
missioner J. W. Burke came Ia Sa-
lima, summoned the county attorney,
aud calling In the services Of DIR. j.
u. Crawford Of A-saria at once pro- |
,'eeded To the poor farm where the |
was begun. Accom-
pauying Commissioner Burke were |
Deputy County Attorney Houston, |
DIR. q. W. Newman, DIR. J. X. Craw-
ford aud JOURNAL reporter. DIR. |
y. ID. Toby Of the H.Idli, and DIR. |
w. 4. Phillips. who has A. roun-
~ physician been treating the
10Y were al-n iu attendance.
DR.. Crawford dressed the wound |
and critically examined the fresh
IncisiOns made 10y the surgeons hut
withheld his opinion until an OIL
,ial statement OF the case u male
put. The hoy n q witness sub
stantisted the above particulars aud
stated that he should never have
rome on the visit had he known
What was tn take place, but that 81
Being told that he could not live un-
ess the ball was extracted he con
'eDted. The incisiOns made wrr.
about two and One-half inches one
way aud one and One-half the other,
crossing each other q little back Of
where the ball entered. There had
been considerable bleeding nj the
ar.
on To BAVARIA.
After the wound was dressed, the
laTty then drove to Bavaria where
Attorney Houston examined closely
! number Of citizens, among them
Theodore Terry and Mrs Sarah
whitman. Mr.. Terry had been led
q believe that the ball could he
'emOved within ten minutes and
renee encouraged the operation.
Hrs. Whitman said she felt an In
crest In the boy and believing that
he ball could be easily removed had
] talk with him, wrote . letter call
ng on Drs. Winterbotham a Hsr-
reg, and the boy carried IL the to
'fiice for the mails. Drs. Winter
'otham 4 Harvey arrived Friday
IfteFnOon and the boy was Mt once
'perated upon. The physicians
laimed the tall had been located
'ut u could not be removed without
aking out A lportioFF of the skutt i