The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-05-11

Last Friday at meeting Of the
Board Of Health they determined to
enforce vaccination which had been
made compulsory in order to prevent
the further spread Of tho disease.
Accordingly DR.. ]. G. Going was
elected as the Board OF Health ply
sician, with power to employ two as
sistants and as many guards as nee
essary to keep the town properly
quarantined. He began with the
town, and finishing up the vaccina-
ton on the different streets upon
which the physicians had been vac
cinating for the week previous, he
began on, factory hill, aud there the
trouble began. We have endeavored
to gather the particulars from parties
concerned and it seems that the
| physicians who had been vacc-
mating on factory hill had vacciDated
those who consented to allow it and
when any one refused they left them.
DR.. Going having no list Of those who
had refused to be vaccinated began
canvassing house to house for those
not vaccinatcd, and his statement is
as follows as to his method Of pro-
cedure and the opposition he met
with:
DR.. Going asked us 10 withhold
his statement for the present after
the above was in type.-Ed.
Policeman II, A. May being one OF
the parties present when the arrest
of the lady and her son was made
which brought to climax the
trouble that had been brewing, we
have seen him and the following is
what he says:
"a young man at Mrs Arrorwood's
house, suppose it was her sor, said
| he would not be vaccinated, and Dr.
| Going instructed his conStublrs to
arrest him, which they did, where
upon the constables were attacked
by Mrs. Arrorwood and several by
|
in the fracas Mrs. a. ierked one Of
the officers sticks from his hand and
began to fog them with it. The
police were sent for to bring warrant
and arrest Mrs. A and others. They
came and finding the house securely
locked, some saying she was inside
others that she was not, they tried
doors and windows, and being unable
to effect an entrance Chief Police
Culp picked up brick and smashed
Il window and went in, but found
that Mrs. Arrorwood was not in the
house. the police found her
at neighboring house and
arrested her with her pulling back
and resisting, and brought her to
Jail. She was not put in jail but was
soon released on bond. She was vac
cinated the next day by Dr.. Pool" /"
Mr.. May says the police regretted
very much to make the arrest. The
boy who had been taken away from
The officers has not been arrested
they did not find him. "A lady in
the crowd while Mrs. A. was being
put in the buggy exclaimed, men,
here nre enough Of you to take her
away from them why don't you do it. ,
Mr.. May says at that moment he ex-
nected serious affair but that no
one made any move to carry out the
advice"
In regard to the arrest of Mr..
Wood, the outcome OF which was the
arrest, last Monday, Of Chief Culp,
DIR. Going and III. A. May. Mr.. May
said
zone man named George Wood
bad made threats that he was not
going to allow them to vaccinate him,
and said that he had his gun loaded
with buck shot and would kill any
one who attempted to come into his
house for that purpose. The police
were called and when they arrived
they found Wood away, but soon
saw him coming from towards Mr..
Skeletons store. When lie came up
the police arrested him under in
structions OF DR.. Goings. Wood then
said he would consent to be yacci-
mated but that DR.. Pool had to do il.
DR.. Going said he had no objection
To DIR. Pool doing it, that he did not
wish to vaccinate him himself If he
did not wish it, but that it was his
business and duty to sec that it was
done. DR.. Pool was in another room
he was sent for and came and yaoci-
mated Mr.. Wood"
DOCTOR AND POLICE ARRESTED,
About 4 30 O'Clock Monday war
rant was served by the Deputy
Sheriff upon DR.. J. G.. Going, Chief
Police Culp and Ii. A. May The
warrant was taken out by Mr.. Geo.