The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-18
MAY HE BE ABSOLVED.
Doctor Steals Coal and Wood to Build o
Fire for u Poor Sick Woman.

IVC ~ TOOI StSA NOIuuus
At yesterdays poor board meeting
charitable lady living on Washburn
street reported the case of j. A. Brashs
family which she found in q sad plight.
One night recently Mrs. Brash was
taken suddenly i'll and a doctor was
summoned. Upon arriving at the house
the doctor found the place bare of food
and furniture with the exception of
bottOmless chair, a bed and a stove
without any fire in 1t. The first thing
the man Of medicine did was to break
rail off a fence and steal a pail Of
coal from a neighbours shed with which
to build a fire. Then he administered
to the sick woman and woke up some
neighbors to secure nourishment for
her.
In this way the case was brought to
the. attention of the neighbors who have
been caring for her since. Now Mrs.
Brash wants to be sent back with her
two children to her parents in New
Orleans. Her husband. who Is book
agent. was described by Director Will
Jams as a dude. He dresses in the
latest style and goes out every day Os
tensibly to work but he never seems to
earn anything The board. decided to
admit Mrs. Brash and her children TO
the Hillside Home until such time as her
relatives in New Orleans can be COM
municated with.
Mrs. Pffcfers Case.
Mrs. Ferdinand Pffefer, mother-in
law of Rev. Mr.. Wisswasser, was found
to be in destitute circumstances and
was granted $6 a month.
James p. Dickson. president of the
directors of Lackawanna hospital, ap-
peared before the board to ask the dis
trict to take care of Charles Castura.
an incurable patient, in order to help
relieve the crowded condition of the
hospital. Mr. Dickson stated that It
would be a great accommodation to the
hospital II such matters could receive
immediate attention as there Is always
a lack Of room at the hospital. Chair
man Langstaff informed Mr.. Dickson
that 1t Is not necessary to wait until
the board meets to bring these cases
up; any director can take charge of
these cases and make disposition of
them without consulting the board.
A bill of s36 for a nurse for Mrs. Will
sey. of the West Side, submitted by the
Board of Associated Charities was Or
dered paid. This is the bill that Mrs.
Swan objected to at a previous meeting
because Mrs. Duggan, of the Associat-
ed charities had engaged the nurse
without securing an order from one of
the directors.
Artificial Leg for Mullen.
A very gracious act on the part Of the
board was the giving of an artificial leg
to Peter Mullen, one of the inmates Of
the poor farm, who assists In the bak-
cry.
The bonds Of the newly elected off,
GERS were submitted by Solicitor John
+. Scragg and ordered filed Superin-
tendent George w. Beemers bond was
for $1,000 and had o. w. Mason and b.
F.. Ackerly as sureties. Treasurer G.
j. Gillespie furnished $40. 900 judgment
bond, with NJ. p. Osterhout, F.. B. Ward,
c. H. Won Storch and Armit Thomas as
sureties. Collector Wade M. Finn fur
nished similar bond, with r. F. Pen
man, r. G. Brooks and Marshal Pres
ton as sAreties. Both these latter
bonds were approved by Judge Arch
bald. Secretary r. J. Lynett's bond
was for $1,000. and has as sureties F.
p Ryan and r. II. Jones.