The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-23
DEAD, 2 SICK X.SCIENCE.
MRS. DUMMY AND TWO (HIL-
DREN III or DIPHTHERIA
Got II From Esther. VINO Died while Being
Attended by IHihrop, Christian science
ENpcrt-Bactcria Exhibited at In.


seven year-old Esther Quimby. daughter
Of railroad employee here. died Of a malig-
Liant case of diphtheria, ana that her parents.
who are Christian Scientists, and John
Carroll Lathrcp, the healer" they called
in, knew 81 the child's condition some time
before her death and yet took no measures
TO save the child or themselves from ihc
! contag on. thus rendering themselves
| liable TO charge Of criminal neglect of a
minor. were brought ont this afternoon
a an inquest held by Coroner Banning.
The inquest vas not ConClgd.d because
the chld's mother could not he present.
| Mrs Quimby, who. as her husband testif' Il
| to-day, j. a healer herself. was takor
down with n wcll-dcvrloped Gaze Of diph-
iberia to-day. a. were her nineteen year
| old son and daughter. This makes four
cases n the family. Tn" disco cory Of
| their condition. Wa made 10y Or. Birch,
| the health officer, when he went 70 remove
! the quarantine" notice to-day.
Coroner Banning announced Al the con
| Clusion of tO-day's hearing thar he would
! 60 10 the hotise Tomorrow and take the
| mothers testimony The inquest will go
| on at 3 O'Clock to-day, when John Carroll
! Iathrop will be- called a. a witness. lathrop,
| who i one Of the leading Christ an Science
I practitioners and whose mother is the
leader OF the First Church in this city, was
! in the court room in response to a -upprIIa.
| This is the first tim. he has been involved
| in any such proceedings. lathrOp. who is
! young. well dressed and good looking, sat
| sIuilingly through tie proceedings
| Quimby. the Chld's father. was the first
witness lie il an assistant freight agent.
| lie spoke Of lis child'- Illness ~ "a claim.
! The child had been attending school until
| the claim was discovered, which was on
| Thursday, Quimby admitted To the Core
ner that TO the finite mind the claim" was
| tonsllii'is Previous TO that his eldest
| daughter, Bessie, 10 years old. had had a
| claim" Bessie he said had been attended
! 10y Isthrop and had gotten rid of her
error"
Quimby said that he and his wife had
! taken course i'll Christian Scieuc" az the
/ Second Church. which consisted mainly
/ in reading Science and Health" and for
which they had paid 500. This he un-
/ dnrs,ood gave them the right 20 put &c. :"
! after their names. Quimby said his wife
| had healed children Of the ncighbors of
many claims and admitted thai she had
! charged for her services. His wife had
treated Bessie and Esther for a time and
| then, Quimhy said, they had decided TO
! have a healer"
a real healer one high in tho art,
suprose?" put in the Coroner.
Quimby said he SO considered IathTop.
Did he say 10 YOU that it was tonsilltis?"
I asked the Coroner.
/ That was his thought answered the
witness.
! Coroner Banning asked Quimby wha,
| fee Iathrop had received.
Is 1t necessary 10 tell that" asked
| Qumby.
1t most decidedly Is very Necessary"
! tho Coroner remarked. Quimby then
eaid lac had paid Mr. Iathrop 81 visi,
and his carfare. In describing his chiid's
illness he said 10 noticed she had bad
breath on Saturday night, that Sunday
night -he became worse and finally slept
away a. he put II.
| DUMMY said with positiveness that
all his children were believers. even Esther
years old When the Coroner asked
| him If he thought "A seven year-old child
! competent 10 decide such a thing, Quimby
! replied: Esther had been cured of many
claims. Sh" couldn't help but believe
| DR.. Charles Birch, tn" health officer
Of the town. testified that when he went
10 the Quimbys after DUMMY tccphoncd.
the latter said that the Christian Science
| healer had told him the child had dphtheria
When the doctor told of his examination
of tho others, III" Coroner asked him if
he had examined Lathrop's throat
Il didn't go as far "a that, said the doc
| tor, and Iathrup smiled
DrS. Wise and Newell, who performed
| the AUTOPSY said N" child had died Of
! blood poisoning secondary to dirhthnria
| ,,,I , bnt N ~ hn uas
! That had caused the had breath. They
| both said they considered such case abso-
! mtcv durable hv auli-toNiu and that anti
toxin would also have irnmuni2ed he OF hers
Not one case IN their experience had
| failed
-Th" conscnsus of medical opinion to-
| day." said Or Wi-e is that il should al
ways j." used II Is IN" main treatment
to-day
the meteorological examination, brought
the results 81 II in two test tubes, which
| ha showed Tn" bacteria could he easily
sonr Tn" Coroner asked him if here were
enough 81 thom 20 do much harm,
There are enough to destroy com
| muuity I think" was tho doctors rcDlv
70 keep them. he said, il was Necessary 10
feed them with fresh blood every seventy
| two hours
Then guess you'll hav" TO do it =" said
the Coroner We will need Thorn later"
". N'N'H : '"~' 'll'h'N were th'h lnafh'i
| for Identification EVERYBODY, except per
hnps, I.athrop. seemed glad whom the
doctor PIT them back i'm his pocket
Or. Banning said after tn" hearing hat
! be- could not indlcat" VIVA, proceedings
would he taken until Lathrop had testified
| He j. our star performer, said the Coroner
| drylv. Iahrop said he would mako his
. statement ON the stand and that he was
! very glad to have the chance 4 LAWYER
| representing the County Medical society
| Of New York attended rhe iuuIlc,i There
were also . n'lmhcr of Christ ian Scicu' is, =
present, Coroner Banning said irr had had
| offers from "N-ChriSt ian ~c,rutis's obesity
! and that som" Of them might take the sand
| T. is said 10 be- thn inton,in Of the Curo-
| nor TO hold Iathrlp for the Grand jury
! IT, penalty for certain Casr. O' uegl"c'
of minors /, manslaugEtcr in IA" second
| dcgir".
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