New-York tribune., 1899-08-12
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PATIENT DIES
DOCTOR SAYS HE WAS CALLED IN. BUT
THAT HIS MEDICINES WERE
NOT J-SED

NOT USED.
DR. L. Sylvester Sohel, OF No. i4H lexington
ave called UP the Coroners office by telephone
Yesterday morning and told Chief Clerk Edward
Reynolds that he had been called 10 visit man
named Campbell on the top floor Of the fathouse
No IFS East Ninety-second-st. He found the man
in a comatose condition from apoplexy. He pre-
scribed two powders When he called In the morn
ing 10 see how his patient was getting along ne
found that the patient had not improved He
learned that the prescription he had given the
night before had not been put up. He prescribed
some more medicine and was then told that his
services were not needed Campbell was a
Christian Scientist Chief Clerk Reynolds told the
doctor 10 advise the Health Board.
DR. Sobel was seen at his home yesterday. He
said 'I was called by some one in the house at
No lis East Ninety-second-st. at II o'clock last
night ! found a man named J. L. Campbell In
extremis from apopexy. He was in a comatose
condition / prescribed for the man. There was
military looking man, with gray hair. present
departed and called again this morning 10 see how
the man was getting along. There were present the
same military looking man and a young girl whom
took for the patients daughter. I inquired and
found that the patient had not improved. l ascer-
tained that the prescriptions had not been filled
prescribed two others. Then was told that my
services were not needed any longer. The military
looking man said that the girl graduate Of a
homeopathic college. and that Campbell was a
Christian Scientist and the girl was his pupil.
treated with the utmost courtesy.
II telephoned 10 the Coroner's Office for self-pro-
lection. told the people should telephone 10 the
Coroner. and they said that they were satisfied TO
do they doing. l told by the Coroner
TO communicate with the Health Board. was told
10 report TO the Board. and In Of the death Of
the man some action would be taken. IT is my
impression that was called in to have the law
compiled with"
In response TO a knock at the door Of the apart
ments on the top floor Of No. 1ls East Ninety sec
ond-st tall. gray haired man opened it,. He was
asked concerning the case, and said with great
have called IN regular ngG W
We are complying with the law. and are response
bic for what we are doing"
This was all he would say.
Later in the afternoon il was said at the house
that Campbell had passed away" The matter
President Murphy Of the Board OF Health, when
seen % last st, evening at his home M said d. - % Health
at this time would be- perhaps to put the guilty
months these people have been defying the public,
the press and the law in practising medicine and
licensed physicians, which is as everybody knows,
against the laws Of the State OF New-York For
Ing 70 nail down some specinc case The board Of
Health has set It's machinery in motion and men
the exact facts in the case the Board will proceed
The Board" continued President Murphy. will
certainly prosecute this case 70 the bitter end and
Will be assisted by the best legal skill obtainable.
We Will try to put q stop TO this practice"
Coroner Fitzpatrick who has charge Of the case
called al the dead mans apartments last night
and after investigating the circumstances. said
that he did not believe that there anything in
the case for the Coroner to investigate. Coroner
Fitzpatrick said that he had a man named
James Griffin. friend of the dead man, who lives
in Montclair. n. J. Griffin told the Coroner that
when he arrived al the apartments of Campbell
he found him III. He went out and found DR. Sobel
The doctor prescribed some tablets, and directed
Grimm TO put chopped ice 10 the sick mans head
Griffin said he willing TO make an affidavit tina
he gave the tablets as directed by Dr SobeL Yes
terday morning as there no change I'm Camp
bells condition DR.. SObe was dismissed from at
tendance on Campbell Or Gore. woman Ply
and prescribed some medicine. The man, however
a certificate stating that Campbell had died from
cardiac paralysis. -.- -.
Coroner Fitzpatrick says that the law says That
physician must attend a patient twenty -four hour
before certificate OF death can be issued py san
pbvsician fixing the cause Of death He SAID ina
Or Donlin, his deputy, would view the body I'M