Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-01
FAMILY is CENSURED
coroner's Jury Charges Neglect
in Report on Earl Lein-
baugh's Death.
AoK OF MEDICAL ATTENTION
Father of Boy Says Bible Gives
Authority for the Course
Followed.
AoK OF MEDICAL ATTENTION

1--WE, the jury impanelled to in
quire into the death of Earl Lem
baugh, do find that the same was due
to typhoid fever superinduced by
neglect and lack of medical aid. We,
the jury, censure the family for not
procuring medical aid at the proper
time.'
This is the verdict of the jury i'm
panelled by Coroner sE,khart yester-
day. afternoon and composed of H. NJ
Schriver, foreman; A. ID Cox, G. w.
Henry F. Warren, Herman Tom and
Peter Schlemmer. The testimony of
mem bers of the family was taken at the
Lienbaugh home, after which an ad-
journment was taken to Undertaken
Knox's rooms, where Drs. Z. Al. Sala
and G. L. Foster testified.
The facts brought out at the in
quest were substantially as stated in
yesterdays ARGTs. Members of the
family admitted that the boy had
been sick for upwards of two week.
when a physician was summoned, but
they declared he was not very sick,
having sat up in bed short time each
day up till Saturday.
Physician Finally Called In.
DR.. Sala was called Monday night
and the father said. in his judgment,
the services of a physician had not
been necessary up to that time. He
further declared that the patient re-
sisted the. taking of medicine and the
family had concluded he received
more harm from the struggles than
good from the medicine. Mr.. Lem
baugh said no mem Der of his family
was a Christian Scientist, but he
held the bible gave authority for the
course they had taken.
Mrs. Leinbaugh was in a state ap-
preaching nervous collapse when
placed on the stand Her testimony
gave evidence of her radical belief in
the efficacy of invoking divine aid in
conquering disease.
She appeared to think that the great
mistake had been made in calling a
physician at all, and intimated that
she would not do so again under SINH
lar circumstances.
Aid Comes Too Late,
DR.. Sala said the patient was de-.
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evening, and in his opinion there was
very little chance of saving the boys
life at that time. His pulse was $50,
his fever was high and there was
evidence that he had been having
hemorrhages. While the patient re-
sisted taking medicine, he said, he
also resisted taking milk with equal
violence, The doctor made four calls
and on going for fifth Wednes-
day he was met at the door by the
who said her son was better
and that there was no further use for
a physician, as she was going to treat
the case herself. Accordingly, when
early yesterday morning
he refused 10 go on the ground that
the mother had dismissed him. He
believed that the efforts of the boy to
sit up prior to Saturday. and the con-
sequent exposure to which he was
had much to do in hasten
ing his death.
Dr.. Foster testified to having heard
of neighbors as early as
last Friday and said that Monday
he had communicated with the police. |
He knew nothing further of the
matter till he was called yesterday
and found the boy dead.
Death Certificate Refused.
He refused to issue death certifi- |
cate on the ground that he had not
the death and he had known |
1othing of the case previously. DIR. |
Foster concurred with DR.. Sala in the |
opinion that the life of the boy would |
have been saved with proper |
further stating that the |
of deaths from typhoid fe-
Ter numbered one out of from so to |
90 cases.
ASKED PRAYERS OF DOWIE.