The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-15

ituated within Selma, by placing guards
,rmed with guns. pistols or rifles arounG
ne house, with instructions 10 keep him
herein and not permit him TO escape
until the honr OF 10 p. IN. on the follow
nr day: we'll knowing that within the
ao,ise was q person having Il malignant
.n>g. Of smallpox, and thar the Plaintiffs
Dnfnenent in the house WAS dangerous
q his health, comfort and life; keeping
him IN great dread, AMI in mental and
.,hys;cai suffering and anxiety.
,ishat about the hours OF 3 or 1 y. m.
N February LIST. tue pl9intiff being very
frightened n find himself thus confined
md fearing and divaGing that he Wou0
AXE the lnathsonic disease. wrote Il note
n the said mayor and ex-ofiicio chair
nan Of the board of commissioners OF
said town and member Of the count,
board Of health demanding and be-
seecbing that some other place 10 I'M
nediately provided for his detention.
hat the mayor received the note with.
in a short time after j; WAS sent. and
ueciigelptly and carelcssly made no re-.
oily thereto, though he, the town com
nisSioIltrs, the member Of the county
board Of health, and thc county superin
tINstftt tDcIpt|l, 'tlSt LIZ NDdhts NoahbtSo1
.ioners well knew that proper place for
he plaintiffs detention could readily
have been temporarily provided within
an hour al any time, cXceEt for the;
.areles~ness and negligence. before and
drring the unlawful confinement: and
that said confinement ami the nnlawTu
and improper manner thereof, was we'll
Known to the county and town officials,
that the plaintiff repeatedly informed the
guards and other representatives vi tn,
own and county that he would pay the
expenses OF the necessary. proper an.
lawful place of confinement and deter
rion, and that rhc town and county
would be put TO no expense il they woulG
provide the proper prison or place of de
tention and confinement.
That though confined and imprisoned.
and rot permitted 10 20 beyond certa+n
prison bounds established by the order
Of the town and county, The plaintiff
was wilfully. carelessly and neghgently
abandoned by the authorities without
their making any arrangements or pro
visions for his having: food. clothing or
eur his health and comfort. That the
only manner in which hc could procure
anything TO eat was by inducing the
guard 10 employ chance passerS-by TO
m ard purchase it from the stores in
Selma with the plaintiffs money and at
mis- Own expense and bring it Ia 4 place
ilist within the prison bounds, from
which he conId carry it to the house OF
confinement.
That at or about The hour OF 10
o'clock Of February Ind, the town con-
nassioIel's informed the plaintiff that
he was NJ liberty to go anywhere ne
pleased excepting the town Of Selma
md acting accordingly. bur so as no;
10 spread any contagious disease. he
vert during the night Of February nth.
1900, through the country 10 Raleigh
where Il suitable hospital, prison or place
Of detention had been built and where
he re- ciyed proper attention and ts'
inclined for a few days until properly
discharged by the proTpr officials of Raj
cich. That he could not leave his place
u confinement in Selma before he did
rave. fo;. he knew Rot what would he
come of him if ne succumbed to the
'oathsrmn disfase without any place To
lay his bead and without help OK nedi-
IA attention. al owing Il the negiepna
"areiess and unlawful failure Of the de-
rensiants 20 provide.
Or the above showing o. facts the
plaintiff asks $4,000 damages.