The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-03-11
THE OTHER SIDE.
Joe Allison Tells His Side Of the
Quarantine Trouble.

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| Quarantine Trouble.
| MI. EdltOr-ln your paper OF the
9Th inst. there appeared an account Of
a desperate struggle between officers
and Allison" which in part is true,
but mostly composed of falsenood,
highly cOlored, with the intention OF
placing me in the wrong light with the
public.
| In the first place l have not at any
time objected to the quarantine being
placed upon my place of business and
do not now complain of having my
house closed until such time has elaps
ed in which new cases should develop
What objected to was to having those
two men (Ehrlich and Snyder, who
had never been under the quarantine),
brought here and thrown into my
house and especially into the part Of
the building occupied by my wife and
children, as living apartments, there
by further exposing them to the dis
1
from the first that those two men,
having been thoroughly exposed, by
occupying the same room and bed with
the smallpox patient, should be held
in detention by the officers in build
ing provided by the county for that
purpose. The facts are that on the
morning of the Sd inst. Frank Grimes,
a waiter who has been in my employ
for about two months did not report
for work, stating that he did not feel
we'll enough. About 10 O'Clock T
went to his room and found him and
Snyder in the same bed. l asked
him if he thought he could look after
the dining-room for couple of hours
in the afternoon and give my wife a
chance to do her chamberwork. He said
he was afraid he could not; that he
had taken very bad cold and had the
grip.
i suggested at the time that it might
be something more serious and that
had better send the doctor up, but
; he protested, saying that he had had
similar attacks in the past and was
at that time taking bromo-quininc,
and would be all right in a day Or two.
Monday he was still unable to work
and that evening against his protest
sent DR.. Duncan to his room to find
out the nature of the complaint The
; doctor reported to me in a few min
utes that Grimes had symptoms OF
smallpox; that he had few pimples
on his face. but if it was smallpox il
was not far enough developed TO de
termine positively. He suggested
that he would hunt up DR.. Macdonald
and bring him in, as Macdonald, beirs
the authority in such cases, could de
eide This was about o'clock ii
the evening. urged the doctor tC
loose no time in finding Macdonald
saying that if it was smallpox l want
ed to know it as soon as possible. thai
no one should be further exposed. DR.
Duncan reported at my restaurant
twice that night, the last time Al
1890 each time stating that he was
unable to find Macdonald. Tuesda.
v morning about 8 o'clock, DR.. Duncan
G called and said there was but littl,
G doubt in his mind but what it wa
smallpox and would get DR.. Macdon
aid as quickly. as possible. Shortl
!. after that. Macdonald called and pre-
J. nounced it smallpox. l immediatel
+ closed the doors and allowed no on
to enter who had not been expose
and guarded people away, for fully al
>. hour before the deputy sheriff cam
" and placed the quarantine. At tina
!, time l told the officer that Snyder an
the two Ehrlich brothers had occupie
the same room and bed with Crime
s and in my opinion should be kept i
r detention, and that two of them wer
y not in the building at that time IN
|. had not been for some time. l furl
ished him with all the information
Ii could to aid him in getting those who1
IT knew to have been exposed and i
SO doing showed my good intention.
u AS to the desperate struggle wit
the officers" O'Neil was either S
much excited that he did not kno'
u what he said and done or he willfull
. misrepresents. l did not stick II
4 volver in his face. neither did I ca
. him vile name and say that l woul
kill him. had no intention of shoe
ing Jack O'Neil, or any one else. Ma
l, God knows I had ample opportunit
to have done it, besides l would ne
- have told him about it.
- The facts are that on Friday evel
ing O'Neil and Howard came to til