The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-15
THE LEPERS UNDER GUARD.
norm ono NOR Tor AND IBAN0
DING At THEIR HOMES

| Lepers 20 be Kept for the Present n . Pa
siiion North Brother Island-Oues
There was Leper Nurse IN bellevus.
one Moy Toy. the Chinese leper who was
sent up TO the Charity HOSPITAL last Monday
With Tsang Ding. another lerer. concluded
| yesterday that he would b. moro comfortable
~ his own rooms, and no told the physicians
that he WAS going homo. Tsnng Ding had loft
the hospital tho day before. and OnR Moy
Toy had discovered that tho physicians had
no right to detain him. Notwithstanding the
fact that no was. undoubtedly afflicted with
eprosy In an advanced stage. Toy IL q gam
bier AMI an all-around Chinese sport. Whom
he dsclai cd his intention OF going home the
physicians notified the Heath Board There
seems TO be some doubt as to whether DR.
Edison hns any legal right to isolate
lerers. II leprosy Is not contagious
disease ke has no authority over tho pa
tient. Some OF the physicians OF the
Board OF Health have already testified that In
their opinion leprosy was not CONTAGIOUS 10
this city. DR.. Edison. however. thinks that in
a degree 1t 10 contagious hero under some cir
cu,nstanccs. although. he says, We have no
reason TO fear that the disease will spread in
this city, When pr. Edson learned tiat roth
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s@sy MsEs III. a. HOE HOE
rital should be isolated on Moth brother ~.
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:nsi hss onf aoy MAIDS 10y h ia:ad u 3:
sIisht provoeniion. he is Il. very mu.eular
mer0us.iantan fights. Isan9 Ling 10 . much
ssaS .n = Mo- ss ss d:ns Dns
influential friends In Mott street Who. were In.
si.t arrest and the POLICE wore IRE pared to fight
IL na nfns dSes n GY IL Boar. Dr. xs
Tsn ni h coss% 81 Mott ef%
~ oo bs FSss%; M SsI PUSHED
his bloaied face sitting here. He was smok-
Ing a pipe anu made no Resistance. In fact
he seemed to take bis arrest 10 matter OF
It was decided not To- lake ons NOV Toy away
man ian was detai I to watch him. -
Then an, effort WIS made to arrest Tsang
Rinr. He hns cen living In tenement a 81
Russian and Polish Jews. He is u man Of con
sidr.shtIe rorerty nnd the other !eopIe n the
10 O'clock yesterday morning. Some one
undou btedly informed him thas tho pol CO
were looking for him and the Off. ers found
his room Tucked. At his groceries tho China
men IN charge said he had gone into the ooun-
s 81 81 Mott Hod
truce Of him.
The other persons who live at 81 Mott street
have very little fear on uccouut Of his leprosy.
tie"s to Arrest him Il i he resurne u 'A'
now guarded BY Saniisrv Officer Null.
He ie being look ed nj or BY his cousin. Hong
Wnh Hing Kee who keeps a grocery at Is Mott
a. loon As he can dispune OF his interests hefe.
He says he went to DR.. G. Dottini di Noise nc
University place In the morning for consult
to- ion. and Il @ doctor advised him t. GO home
and put himself In the hands Of the health
:, Nearly all Of tho memb ers Of the Board Of
DR.. Edison are in doubt as to the best course to
pursue In regard to tlesa !eners. Dr. Bryant.
one of The Health Commissioners. says that
enys that while he was In inferno at Bellevue
Hospital one OF the nurses there was. a lsper.
and was recoenized ~ such by the hospital
physici ans. So slight lie tho chance OF
tH"ks / wotth tho srsaS publ : and .xpense ' q
iaolnte Them: On the other hnnd. Charity Hos
Eital physicians and tho Commissioners OF
CHARITIES and Correction say they don't want
any lepera on Blackwell's Island; Temporary
for Tho reception OF tho leners now under the
They wifi DO kept thoi until some permanent
arrangements for hospital can be made.
viii be imi ossible for the lepers to ercape. as
the only communication with tho shore Is By
the Health Departments boats.