The sun., 1902-06-28
ACCUSES xOSIEplORE home
oS DissESTINs His sor's neDs
ufTH0tT LEtvT.
Father s~esis . Ls~,rs To the District
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The d~aih, ~ the Nontefiofe Homo on
June ~. 10 Nori's Ro-enf.ld. Who hv~si
al ms Third -,rs,. and the events follow
ing ". hav. l--n he csu-- ~ mtrh an
noyanc- Ia IA. authortic. ~ tho home
Ro-enfed wa- ~ year- old and had hen
an invalid from birth lie suffered from
ol--i'y to snch an extent 'hsi Il mad"
him blind Al h- death he weighed ,D
pounds.
Rcc-ntly wcchsler 4 R,rns.cin. ~ aoi
Broadway. counsel for the boys parents.
complained at the Ir-trIct Attorney
osic~ that the boy's body had tsen wrong
fully dis--c'ed by the physicians at the
Montehore Hone, without the consent
Of the ns,, ~ kin, and under circumstance
~hSh we're particularly distressing TO
IN. father. He - a clothing ire--cr. out
Of work
Rosenfelds story to the District Attorney
is that his son had been an inmate Of he
home. which IL altogether for charity
atients who are believed TO be incurahls.
His condition had improved and he had
been allowed to 90 home. In spite OF his
blindness and some obfu~cation Of mind
due to his obesity. he was abis TO ASSIST
the family income 10y working ~ q street
pedler
Neiical men, 80 the father said. always
showed a great interest in the boy as
patholos sical specimen and he had receivei
large offers from medical colleges Tor the
privilege 81 dissecting the boy II ho should
die. The boy became an inmate of tho
| Montefore Home again recently. The
father savs that on June he vi-itsf hun
and took him out for walk TN the iol-
| lowing "Wednesday he heard that his snh
Wa not ~ well and went to see him lie
| rat for "A time beside his sons bsirtead.
according TO his own story--which " fatly
| contradiCted by the hospital authorities
| until a nurre cam. IN and said that u
had been deemsi advisable to remove
| the patient TO a quieter rOom.
Roscnfeld said that after the re-
moval of tie boy from the ward Ia which
he lay he waited around for while ard
then asked To he allowed TO 800 his son
again lie says that when he asked where
| Moritz was the reply was made to him;
| -Your son IL dead.
| Ro--nfeld asserts that this was but Ave
| or ten minutes after he had -ecn the boy
alive and had talked with him. He askt-i
| TO be allowed to see the body and was told
TO come back at y O'Clock that night. A.
| that time. @o he sayr. an oner was maze
| 10 the eject that he allow tho body 20 be
| buri,~i ia the Montefore Home plot at the
expense Of the home. kosenfeld says
that he refused this and no didn't get 20
Then the father said that on the following
| morning he forced his way into the room
| where his son's body lay and removed The
| covering from the body in spite ~ the
| protests Of the uthorit ies ana found that
II had t.--n di=-..c,ed and that tho vital
| organs had h-en removed. He said that
| the authorities said that they could not
restore the missing organs and that they
| di-regarded his plea against burying the
| body while u was Incomplete.
| Counsel In the Cas~ consulted with Assist
| ant District Attorney Munro, who ISSUED
| suhpdnas for the hospital authorities
| From matters which came 20 his ears.
however. District Attorney Jerome here
| st.pped in and said he desired 20 take per-
| sonal charge ~ the matter. He Will do 20
on his return from his vacation.
| Al the hospital yesterday u vas said
| that Ro~enfeld's story that he had been ai
| the hospital hve minutes before his son disd
was quite untrue; that he came late that
| evening in re-ponse 10 a notification that
| Moritz was dead A. to the charge that
| the body was diSsecte ed without the parents
| consent this was said
| III we had chosen TO notify the coroner
| that the boy had died after thirty-si1
| hour affection q the throat. which was
| dip,her,ic in iis nature, we would have
| been aut thorized hv him TO make a- minute
| dissection 81 the body n we pleased. But
W. hav" found that To bring the Coroner
| into the home l. To inyit" great deal of
| unpeasant and unfortunate publicity. We
| do not hclicvc that any jury would convict
| a surgeon 20 misdemeanor for having dis
| sectsd a body under the circumstances.
Asked directly whether Ia" body had
been dis-.cted the authorities laid tha,
such quest ions would have 20 h" answered
by the homes counsel NJ Marley Plat1"k.
| The death certificate said 'ha, the hoy
had died of diph'h"ria. II was said AT the
| home that what was apparently NOM
lranous Group had turned out 10 IL diph-
theritic and that all IN" other patients
| in the wards had hsrn treated with anti
toxin after tho boys isolation
Tho proceedings - the counsel for Nr
| Rosenfeld are chararieriZnd bv the hospital
! manag gcment NJ an attemp' TO get eVi.
denc' In n criminal proceeding which viii
| bolster up a CASE for civil damages against
| "a charitable institution. No attempt, II
was emphaiically asserted. wns made Ia
keep Mr. Kp-enfcld from seeing or bury
| ing tho body. except such attempts az wer"
| prompted by the kindcst humanity and
| The desire TO spare very poor man an
! expense which he could ill AFFORD without
! assistance
The decision of District Attorney Jerome
| TO take personal charge of the case seemed
to tho hospital people TO indicate his in
| tention To prevent any misuse 81 his offic"
| In getting evidence for civil case against
| "A charitable institution.