The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-22
INSPECTOR WAS Fooled
Couldn't Keep the Halter in
Quarantine.
WAS ALMOST SUFFOCATED
The Inspector Locked Him Up in the
Fumigating Room and Then For
got Him for IN Hour-Gasp-
ing for Breath.

In attempting to enforce the quaran-
tine regulations and prevent the spread
Of scarlet fever. Sanitary Inspectors To-
bin and MCKINLEY had quite a time with
william Taylor of Az South Arizona
street yesterday, and Taylor had some-
thing of a time himself. as he came
near being asphyxiated while being dis
infected at the city hall. Taylor. how
ever. succeeded in defeating the purpose
of the sanitary Officers by getting him
self released on bonds after he had
been arrested, disinfected and jailed for
violating the health ordinance by leav-
ing his house after IL a been quaran-
tined.
Taylor came to Butte from Salt Lake
only a short time ago to get work at
his trade OF halter. Soon after his ar
rival scarlet fever broke out in his
family and the health department being
notified. Sanitary Policeman Mckinley
quarantined the residence and warned
the family that none of them must
leave the house while the quarantine
was on. Taylor told the officer that II
he was not allowed to leave the house
TO work his family would suffer for
want of something to eat. Officer Nc
Ginley replied he need not worry. as he
would see they were provided for. and
went to the county commissioners n
got an order to supply the family with
provisions while Its head was forced TO
remain idle. The provisions were sup
piled and the matter regarded as dis
posed OF till the quarantine could be
raised.
Yesterday Officers Tobin and NcGin-
ley were greatly surprised at meeting
Taylor on the street, and at once placed
him under arrest. officer mckinley
took him to the headquarters of the
health department to disinfect him be-
fore putting him I'm the Jail with the
! other prisoners. officer McGinley
turned on the gas used in disinfecting.
and, locking Taylor In. went out on the
street. Something engaged his attcn-
ton. some say a pretty girl. which he
| denies. but at all vents he forgot all
| about the prisoner who was being fumi-
| gated for something like an hour or
more. When at length he recalled
where HI had left Taylor. he made a
rush up the stairs and found his man
gasping for breath, but most e~ffectually
disinfected.
When Taylor had recovered from the
effects OF the gas he was taken down
10 the Jail and locked up. 1t was no
part of his intention. however. 10 stay
there very long. and. sending for a
friend. had himself bailed out. Inspec-
tor Tobin, knowing nothing of the lat
ter fact, went TO Taylor's house last
evening about 6 o'clock to inform Mrs.
Taylor her husband would not he home
and why. and was once more consider
ably surprised to find Taylor sitting at
the table quietly devouring a fried
chicken. When the officer appeared
Taylor looked up n coolly remarked
that he would appear in police cour
this morning. Inspector lob was con-
siderably put out at having all his ef-
forts TO prevent Taylor from carrying
scarlet fever abroad foiled. and de-
clared IL he persisted in violating the
regulations re would give him enough
| of being fumigated.