The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-21
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Parents of Child VINO lieu Sn"er
Chris,ian scienc- Care. aa-r
Palmyra o. j. corr. New York sun.
The story of the death of little Madeline !
Huff was told to Coroner Horner and a !
Jury of nine men this afternoon. The In
quest was full of exciting incidents, and
as Its result the child's parents and men,
hers of the Christian Science association
of Philadelphia were held criminaily re-
spousble for her death. The investiga-
tion was held in a small rear room OF
Coroner II ,rner's residence. Attorney
Clarence S. Atkinson, acting as deputy,
conducted the investigation. Alien u.
Gangner appeared for the parents. gc1 . Il
The story began to unfold when Cnaries
L. Huff, a quiet, intelligent, ousiness-hke
man of 30 years. came to give his testi-
monv. In answer to Mr.. Atkinson's ques-
tons. Mr. HUFF said his child was sick 10
DAVIS. but he did not know what the mat
ter was. 80
"Wbat did the doctor tell you?" asked
, Mr.. Atkinson.
. The father hesitatingly said that DR..
, Sharp told him the little one had measles.
Then, slowly and by fits and starts,
, punctuated with Mr.. Gangner'ss oblec-
, tons, the father admitted that no doctor
, was sent for till an hour before the chlid's
, death. and when DR.. Sharp did reach the
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her any medicine at any time, but she
had the best of care according to their
understanding. t..a..
"Tben your understanding of the best
of care was to give her no medicine
asked the deputy coroner. ..s.au.
"rhat was my understanding. i-a5
$40 YOU believe in the use of drugs or
medicines for healing or curing the sick "
II refuse to answer the question:" re-
plied Mr. Huff. cycling his counsel, who
had interposed fresh objections.
"Were not ordinary methods used z"
Mr.. Huff declined to answer, and the
most persistent questioning failed tc
bring out any further information on the
subject.
Mrs. Huff was next called, but GER
tificate from DR.. Beltz to the effect tina
she was suffering from nervous prostra-
tion and was unable TO leave her room
was presented by the lawyer. !
DR.. L. L. Sharp, who reached the Hut
residence after the child was dead, sait
=, that he was asked to give a certificate o
10 death from measles, but declined to do so
and reported the matter to the coroner
His autopsy showed that the real cause O
e. death was catarrhal pneumonia, and tina
p the child's sufferings must have beef
- acute. The disease was certainly durable
IL il usually yields TO treatment, and tn
90 doctor was quite positive that 1t a phys
Lee clan had been in attendance the child
life could have been saved. He said Their
..I had been quite an epidemic OF measles II
-. the neighborhood, but no other deaths S
in. far as he knew.
:" Mrs. Rebecca Buchanan, matronl
gentlewoman of middle age, told OF vis
:. 20 the Huffs while Madeline lay seriousl
IN. Mrs. HUFF said she had no faith
eaf ~ rostl1uft her
uo 81 told her." said Mrs. Buchanan
=, quietly, ''that God could save her, but "
~ should use the remedies, for we are toll
- That faith without works are dead"
w Mrs. III. X. r ed, tall, fair womal
T. with mild, expressive eyes, came mex
E She had been with Madeline throug
n nearly all her illness, nursing aud CARR
,on for her, except during the last few hour
an, when it appears the parents were lie
H. alone. Mrs. Reed said that no physical
was in attendance and no remedies we
has employed. -.
cla "Wnlt was the treatment prescribed Il
HE 1.-The child-how was 10 to get well?" asks
,et Il can't say" replied Mrs. Reed, wi
the her mild eyes on the floor, her hans
we'd crossed in her lap.
ON ~What were you doing there 2"
"Simply nursing the child, giving
has nourishmeut aud seeing that all was
II DERBY and clearly. gave her no tres
han ment whatever, further than the nul
itus ing" atsr
the .You prayed over her?" p.
his at il my custom to pray every day."
the "weIl, now, wasn't that all that "
, in done?n
~ was there simply to nurse; it v
fast not for me to say. They were the chill
erve parents, who could do as they pleas
year No. never advised them not to hav'
min. physician or 10 nave ons' nao no r's
,hed to suggest"
,ouis 1t was useless for Mr.. Atkinson TO pu
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