The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-23
ner's Jury.


Charles IT. Newell of Throop; Mrs.
Clara S. Boyd, of 1922 Penn avenue,
and Mrs. Louis Eilhardt, of 140 JEFF
ferson avenue, were yesterday held
in $500 ba each by Alderman Kasson
on the charge of being responsible for
the death of Mrs. Lydia f. Newell
of Throop.
AS will be remembered, Mrs. Newell
was a follower of John Alexander
Dowie, the exponent of a new faith,
which does away with assistance of
physicians in time of sickness, and ad-
vises prayer as the medicine which
heals all complaints. In March, Mrs.
Newell gave birth to a child. There
was no physician in attendance and
shortly afterwards she died.
Coroner ]. j. Roberts swore out the
warrants for the arrest of the defen-
dants, but Abraham Hanawalt, of
Monticello. Ind, the father of Mrs.
Newell acting through his attorney,
d. B. Replogle, is back of the prose-
cution. The information lodged yes
terday reads as follows:
THAT Clara S. Boyd, of Scranton;
Charles r. Newell of Throop, and Mrs.
did by carelessness and negligence
cause the death of Lydia +. Newell.
Your deponent further saith that the
said Charles F. Newell Clara S. Boyd
and Mrs. Louis Eilhardt, by careless
ness and negligence. unlawfully killed
and Stayed Lydia f. Newell, contrary
to the act of assembly, approved the
2Sth day of April, 1871"
ROyds arrest, charging her with en-
tering into the practice of medicine
and surgery without complying with
the act of assembly, and exhibiting
| to the prothonotary of Lackawanna
county a physicians license, duly
| granted her.
HELD ON TWO CHARGES.
She waived a hearing and was held
in $500 hail additional on this charge.
She thereupon telegraphed for funds
to Chicago. where the Dowieites have
| Dowie started recently for the Holy
Chicago from whom Mrs. Boyd ex-
poets the money today.
Charles Newell waived hearing, al
and Mrs. Eilhardt followed suit.
Coroner Roberts held an inquest in
the case during the early part of May
at which Mr.. Newell, Mrs. Eilhardt
and Mrs. Boyd all testified. The jury
brought in the following verdict:
"We, the undersigned jurors en-
| paneled to inquire into the death OF
Mrs. Lydia f. Newell, find that said
h.
tbs and was the direct result of neg.
lect on the part of Mrs. Clara S. Boyd
Mrs. Eilhardt and Rev. C. f. Newell
| We further find that the two former
We're more culpably negligent Mr.
| Newells willingness to provide assist
ance generating him to a certain ex'
tent. We also deprecate the practice OF
faith curists."
Mrs. Boyd took her arrest in a very
calm, matter-of- fact way, and re.
fused to make any statement of hel
side of the case, simply saying that
she had acted according to the die.
tates of her conscience and done what
she thought was right
Mrs. Eilhardt claims that she is not
a Dowieite, but is a member of an.
other church, entirely disassociatet
with any faith curing principles. She
was in attendance on Mrs. Newell
during her illness, and on being asked
by the alderman why she did not SEE
to it that some physician was sum
moned declared, "Oh, that would have
been very wrong. 1t would have beer
very sinful to call in any doctor.
place all my faith in the Lord, anC
rely upon Him. He will carry u
through everything in safety"
FAITH AND FAITH.
He didn't in that instance" brok
in one of the spectators present a
this juncture, and Mrs. Eilhard
turned her eyes piously up to the cell
ing and murmured. "He will stanC
by us in the hour of need. Praised b
His Name"
Attorney Replogle remarked to
Tribune man, regarding the case
Mrs. Newell's father, Abraham
Hanawalt, of Monticello, Ind, is tn
moving spirit in this case, and is bacl
of the entire prosecution. Ever sine
the death Of his daughter he has beel
eager to have punishment inhicte
on those whom he believes to be tn
cause Of her death. He communi
Gated with me, for some time previous
and today we had the warrants issued
Coroner Roberts acting as the prose
cutor."
Mrs. Boyd is open to a $500 fine 70
the Illegal practice of medicine. Sh
does not seem to worry to any ex
tent about the securing of funds, how
ever and showed Alderman Kasson
telegram she received last May iron
Dowic, in which she was given cart
blance in all money matters to he'll
her out of her difficulty.