Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-12
Observation-Disclosures
DID NOT SAVE CHILD
FROM DREAD DIPTHERIA
INTERESTING CASE OF CHRISTIAN
SCIENTISTS IN NEW YORK
STATE - FAMILY OF
BELIEVERS.

seven-y ear-old Esther Quimby, daugh-
| ter of railroad employe here, died OF
a malignant case of diphtheria, and
that her parents. who are Christian
/ Scientists, and John Carroll Lathrop,
the healer" they called in, knew of the
child's condition some time before her
death and yet took no measures to save
the child or themselves from the con-
tagion. thus rendering themselves liza
BILE to n charge of criminal neglect Of
minor. were brought out his after
noon at an inquest held by Coroner
| Banning.
The inquest was not concluded be-
cause the childs mother could not be
present Mrs. Quimby, who, as her
| husband testified today, is a healer
/ herself. was taken down with we'll
developed case of diphtheria today. as
were her 19-year-old son and daugh-
ter. This makes four cases in the ia
mily. The discovery of their condition
was made by DR.. Birch, the health Off
Ger. when he went to remove the quar-
antine notice today.
Coroner Banning announced at the
conclusion of today's inquest that he
would go to the house tomorrow and
take the mothers testimony. The in
quest will go on at o'clock today.
when John Carroll Lathrop will be
called to testify. Lathrop. who is one
+ OF the leading Christian Science prac-
! titioners and whose mother IS the lead
Ell of the First Church in this city, was
in the court room in response to Il
subpoena. This is the first time he has
been involved in any such proceedings.
Lathrop. who Is young. well dressed
and good looking, sat smilingly
through the proceedings.
Quimby, the childs father, was the
first witness. He is an assistant freight
agent. He spoke of his child's illness
as "a claim" The child had been at
tending school until the claim" was
discovered. which was on Thursday.
to the finite mind the claim" was ton
silitis. Previous to that his eldest
daughter. Bessie, 16 years old. had had
a claim" Bessie. he said, had been
attended by Lathrop and had gotten
rid of her ERROR"
Quimby said that he and his wife
had taken course in Christian
Science at the Second Church, which
consisted mainly in reading Science
and Health" and for which they paid
500. This he understood gave ttsm
the right to put &c. s." after their
names. Quimby said his wife had
healed children of the nelghbors of
many claims and admitted that she
had charged for her services. His wife
had treated Bessie and Esther for a
time and then. Quimby said, they had
decided to have "healer."
"a real healer-one high in the art,
supposc?" put in the Coroner.
Quimby said he so considered Lath-
rop.
Did he say to you that 1t was ton.
silitis?" asked the Coroner.
THAT was his thought" answered
the witness.
Coroner Banning asked Quimby what
fee Lathrop received.
is 1t necessary to tell that" asked
Quimby.
1T most decidedly is-very neces'
sary," the Coroner remarked. Quimby
then said he had paid Mr.. Lathrop 81
a visit and his carfare. In describing
his child's illness he said he noticed
she had bad breath on Saturday night
that Sunday night she became wors,
and finally Slept away" as he put it.
Quimby said with positveness tina
all his children were believers, evel
> Esther years old. When the Corone
n asked him II he thought 7-year-olt
v child competent to decide such thing
Quimby replied Esther had been cur
H ed of many claims. She couldn't he'll
but believe"
q Dr. Charles Birch. the health Office
v of the town, testified that when he wen
. to the Quimbys after Quimby telephon
y ed. the latter said that the Christian
Science healer had told him that tn
m child had diphtheria. When the docto
- told of his examination OF the Others
the Coroner asked him II he had eS
amined Lathrops throat.
II didn't go so far as that" said tn
doctor, and Lathrop smiled.
Drs. Wise and Newell, who perform
Y ed the autopsy, said the child had die
of blood poisoning secondary to dipf
. iberia, and that one of the tonsils wa
. gangrenous. That had caused the ba
," breath. They both said they consider
ed such a case absolutely durable b
anti-toXin and that anti-toxin woul
also have immunized the others. NJ
lone case in their experience had faile
\ THE consensus of medical opinlc
e today" said DR.. Wise, lis that
should always be used. 1t is the ma
treatment today"
DIR. Newell, of Mount Vernon, wi
made the ARCHAEOLOGICAL eXaminatio
brought the results of 1t In two tie
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