Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-05
FAITH CURE.
1t Failed to operate I'm MRS.
ThrOODs0 CaSo,

1t Failed to operate I'm MRS.
ThrOOp,s Case.
Coroner Meredith returned from Pasa-
dens yesterday, with the papers relating
to the inquest upon the body of Mrs.
Alice H. Throop, mention of which was
made in the columns of yesterdays
HERALD. The testimony of J. D. Throop,
the husband of the deceased woman, was
in effect as follows: He was plasterer
by occupation, and resided at North Pas
adena. The deceased, Alice II. Throop,
was his wife. For two days past she had
been sick from her confinement. Her
pains came on about IL O'Clock on the
last night of December, and lasted all
night. Next morning, however, she felt
very much better, and walked about for
short time. At 9 9oclock she WAS again
taken i'll and went to bed, but no physi-
clan was summoned until about O'Clock
in the afternoon. He did not send for one
sooner because his wife requested him not
to do 30, as she had been shamefully
mistreated by drunken physician in
Los Angeles about four years ago, and
her health was ruined. She would have
died at that time except for the prayer of
faith to God.
Mrs.. Mary Jane Peck, professional
nurse who was in attendance, testified as
to her having been called in on New
Years Day. She attended her during
childbirth. The other people there did
not know what to do. After the child
was born she told Mr.. Throop he ought to
get physician. He told her that it was
against their religion, and that he be-
lieved in the Lord healing. He read a
doctor book and said she could lay six
hours. About 6 O'Clock the nurse said
Mrs. Throop must have a physician.
Throop would come out all right. She
4hen went to the head of the deceased
and said she was dying.
Mr.. Throop said the Lord would not let
her die and that she must have faith.
He said that nothing but the devil could
kill her and he did not propose to have
the devil there Witness told Mr..
Throop he was delaying sending for a
, physician too long. He said he thought
, not. About 7 O'Clock doctor was sent
, for. The pain Mrs. Throop suffered aftel
: the birth Of the child until death wa:
; terrible.
. Mrs. G. 81. Snelfohn, a neighbor, cor
roborated the nurses testimony, ant
added that she told Mrs. Throop that 9
; physician ought to be called in, but thai
: the sick woman's mother-in-law told hel
that they were trying to scare her by
talking like that.
a DR.. N. A. Dalrymple stated that be wat
! called in at O'Clock on the evening oi
a January 1st to attend to Mrs. Throop
/ He found her very weak. After about
. ali hours work his patient seemed
. quieter and slept from sheer exhaustion
She was in semi-unconscious condition
+, while he was operating upon her. He
left at o'clock, and his patient died or
! Friday morning from loss of blood. In
his opinion, as a medical expert, the
patient would have been in no danger
! mad .he received proper medical atten
tim earlier.
n On hearing the facts as stated above
the Coroner's jury returned the follow.
ing verdict: Thst the deceased came to
her death from hemorrhage caused in
child birth, and we. the jury, believe that
j. D. Tnroop, the husband of the de-
ceased, was guilty of gross and wilful
neglect in not providing medical attend
ance at the proper time.