The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-19

Yesterday NOOn-Warrants Issued Tm-
 mediateIy After-Charge That Gladys
 Northrop Died from Criminal Neglect
 Treatment by the Christian s scientist.
 There were startling developments in the West Haven Christian Science case yesterday. Clarence Northrop and his wife, Alice Northrop. the parents of lit tie Gladys Adele Northrop, who died last Tuesday, were arrested on the charge of manslaughter. Hubert R. Allen, of this city, went bail for them last night to the extent of $2,00O, the amount being set by Prosecuting At torney Charles K. Bush, who issued the warrants.
 The report of Deputy Coroner Pond, who conducted the inquest in the case, was filed with MT. Bush just before noon yesterday and the warrants for the arrest of Mir and Mrs. Northrop were issued immediately afterward and delivered in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Herbert P. Wheeler, of West Haven, who made the arrests about o'clock. Mir. and Mrs Northrop were taken to the town hall, where they awaited bondsman.
 The report of Deputy Coroner Pond is an interesting one. He states that he has found full facts in the case, one of the most remarkable that has ever hap pened in West Haven. Those examined at the inquest in the deputy coroner's office were Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, the Christian Scientist who was called by the Northrops to heal their daughter; Clarence Northrop and Alice Northrop, the parents of the dead child and Dr. John F. Barnett, the medical examiner of the town of Orange, who was called by the Northrops soon after their daughter died. His report was submit ted to the coroner.
 MT. Pond finds that little Gladys Northrop was always a healthy and vigorous little girl, and that she was free from sickness until Wednesday, July 9, when her former happy disposi- ton was clouded and the parents mo- ticed slight diarrhoea. This condition continued the following day. and on Friday the child became very i'll, vom- iting considerably. No remedies of any kind were given the child in her sick | ness, but instead Mrs. Elizabeth Allen the Christian Scientist healer. was call ed, but was unable to see the child on Friday. What is known as the absent treatment was administered to the Northrop girl, and on Saturday the pa l rents noticed that their daughter was worse and again sent for the healer. On that night she came to treat the child. The child continued to have fre- quent discharges from the bowels, and. notwithstanding this. her parents fed her in the same manner as when in health. A portion of her food she re- l tained, but she vomited a larger DOT 1 ton. The child gradually grew worse until about o'clock Tuesday afternoon, when she died.
 The coroner finds that she had receiv- ed no treatment of any kind excepting that administered by the healer on Sat urday Sunday and Monday evenings and Monday night. No remedies of any kind were administered to the child by the healer or the parents. and no medi- cal attendance was called by the pa rents and no medical aid was given the child during that period of sickness.
 The treatment of the healer. the coro- ner finds. consisted of singing hymn, reciting a statement of belief and offer ing an inaudible prayer known as the prayer of understanding. MT Pond also finds that no effort was made on the part of the parents to obtain medi- cal attendance, and that the parents in- tentionally failed to take steps which
 the experience of mankind shows to b: generally necessary" these last words
 being quoted from common law.
 In conclusion Deputy Coroner Pond says: 'I find that the death of Gladys Adele Northrop was aided, accelerated and caused by the said omission anc
 criminal neglect of the said Clarence
 Northrop and Alice Northrop.'
 MT. Pond. in speaking of the case yes.
 terday afternoon, said that under the
 acts of 1901 the rights of the wife are
 equal to those of the husband, and fol
 that reason he thought it no more thar
 right to lay the blame for the death al
 the door of Mrs. Northrop as we'll as
 her husband. as he believed they were
 both responsible.
 The NorthrOps were very much sur. prised when arrested yesterday after
 noon by Deputy Sheriff Wheeler, bu
 they made no resistance and went t
 the jail in the town hall. There they asked for a bondsman. There will be : hearing in the case this morning before Judge Bryant in the town court and a: the interest in the case is great th' court room will doubtless be crowded
 with friends of MT and Mrs Northrop