The sun., 1902-10-24
FAITH HEALERS ARRESTED.
= !iHROP t\D THE QtIMBlS
UgID IOR ESTHERS DEtTH.
,rargr u Mansiaughtrr. Second Degree
Mothcr's Testimony as to How the
'lIld Died Lsthrop Tells of Mortal
Urlicfs" amt Realizing Prayers"


la,hrop. tho Young Christian Science
healer who prayed over Esther Quimby
tofore rh" died Of diphtheria, told about
Ills methods al the Coroner's inquest to-
!ay When he lad finished his estimony
Zoe and John and Georgiana Quimby. the
sri's parents, were held for the Grand Jury,
.nargcs Of manslaughter in the second
esicc. under section 1893 OF the Penal Code.
which has to do with the culpable neglect
40 failing to provide proper care and at
ention TO a child The penalty may be as
much a. fifteen years imprisonment or
900 fine or both. Mrs. Quimby's arrest
wa- only technical, a. she and two Of her
children are sick at home with diphtheria
,aught from the child who died Bail.
which was fixed at 5000 in each case,
Was accepted by County Judge Plat
1t is the intention of the county authori-
tics 10 bring the case up at once before the
Grand Jury. which is in session. and try
20 get indictments. Their Zeal is partly
inspired by the fact that Lathrop is re-
garded as one of the leading exponents
ofthe cu. and one Of the chief practitioners.
lie and his mother. Mrs. Laura Lathrop.
we're instrumental in the organization Of
the second Church in New York.
The holding of Lathrop and the chid's
parents for manslaughter il a new pro-
cedure in such cases. as in previous cases
II has been on the charge Of illegal practice
Of medicine that indictments have been
sought, such an offence being only a mis-
deneanor.
The discrimination of the authorities
80 press the case vigorously has been
-'rengthened by tho danger which, It has
shown tho whnla ia in from
ack Of early quarantine measures Al
ready one case outside of the Qulmby fam
ilv has been reported. It is that Of Fred
erick Williams. who attended the same
school al the Quimby children.
I.sthrop was the only witness on the
stand at to-day's session Of the inquest.
He came up from New York In company with
lis mother. Mrs. Lathrop sat In a corner
%; the court room. Most Of the time while
hor son was testifying her eyes were closed,
o. though she was In prayer. Occasionally
when he seemed In doubt as 20 an answer
.he would fix her eyes intently on his face
and he would look AZ her.
Before calling Lathrop, Coroner Banning
.ad he stenographer read aloud testimony
taken 10y him earlier In the afternoon at the
Quimby house from the mother and daugh-
80 her husbands to n great extent. Sho
said she had been with Esther when the
hid died and had tried the life thought
This, she explained. was an effort 10 restore
irsterisI life. IL did not succeed, she said
oroner Banning asked Mrs. Qumby if
sno thought Mrs Eddy could do such
hing Mrs Quimby said she thought Mrs.
'ddv could
Do YOU believe Mrs Eddy will never die?"
-ked fho Coroner.
Well answered Mrs Quimby. Mr.
'a'nrop. who studied under her. SAYS that
.No has only few gray hairs" A smile
.rrcqd over the faces Of all buy the Christian
lrl'!-ts They were very grave.
3"s-io Quimby, Esther's sister. who il
.N'oon testified that she had had diphthe-
"a and had recovered She had been
.."ited by hor mother and by Lathrop.
What did they do? 4 don't know
ra' 'nc' dld
10 DO Nou believe in Christian SCience7
.,ur". cause it'- helped me
- n,i Nou want a doctor. \. Not on your
o. 10 Won believe in death \. No.
'. lo Won expect to dicf A. | guess so.
,..rIrv
,"or tho zenographar had finished
"It.llA p''N~l' = Illll'nlN, lif 'bToUfT PN-
aired that sh" had not taken a course in
'c,n' 900.
-~lo therefore isn'' vorsod in tho lingo"
I'd 'hn Coroner.
'd'hron. who was then called, was very
,rp,s 4 and n smil" played around his
rn"'h during great deal of his searching
examination. He said he was a Christian
N~irrc" practitioner, that his mother was
Is, or" a'd that for long time she had
uan 'is' reader of ia" Second Church.
- 'har the same aS pastor?" asked the
.'ou"r
no. replied IAthrop, quickly. "Our
ias'or i, an lWp"rsonal one-God and the
ouk, Science and Health"
Iathrop said h" had ceased To bc second
adar 'hr"r months after filing two terms.
ii std he had been educated al
Massachusetts Metaphysical College,
.i that h. had received instruction under
Mrs Eddy herself
'Iid YOU meet her face to face?" asked
.f" Coroner.
Many times. said Lathrop.
Nlou the Coroner asked him IA 10 the
urui'ou m Which ho had found Esther
}pmhv when h" was first called to attend
'r NO weeks ago Lathrop paused cast
-"arohiug look al his mother, and then
s1li. Pleasantly.
shall ! answer that from Christian
~ Wow"
he Coroner told him 10 give il from
lrIstiau Science point Of view. The
'iDIoguo then went on in this wise;
\ From Christian Science point of view
sIou.d have told any one that she was under
'." claim Of tonsilifis We use such terms
'" "Nyr"ss condition of thought
o. ' asked YOU to describe her condition
NJ We cannot in Christian Science rocog.
no disease hs an entity or reality | could
."t nav" l"nled her had | recognized her
outward nhrsical condition
q But there was ono' A. To the material
T. Did vou look NJ tho child's thront'
= 40 Tier parents told mo II was tOnsiliti-
. lehiing such cas-" we must hear from
te childs parents what II appears to the
Material senses
christian Science treat mcnt. Lathrop
'N"u explained was "a realizing PRAYER, an
heightened faith, a spiritual Understand
,ng with God" Tonsilitis he said, was
mortal belief in the human mind" Cancer
vas "A belief Of the human mind made
manifest in the human body" So was
hruk"n leg and consumption
vi, treatment in Es,hor's case he said.
,'d boon realizing PRAYER reflected from
w." practitioner reaching the patient and
''1oucating error" MrS Lathrop from