Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-26

The case Of Mrs. l., II. Kimball, the
christian Scientist lady charged with
,eglectIng to report to the board of
hoolth case Of scarlet fever which
cha was alleged to have attended came
nm before Judge Diehl this morning.
Asst city Atty. schulder prosecuted
while Mrs. Klmball was represented BY
Attys. Stephens, Jones and Snow
large crowd Of interested specta-
,ors was In the court room ana was
composed principally of prominent
christian Scientist ladies. Mrs. KIM
ball sat near her counsel, and was APP
rarently most interested listener to
the proceedings
The first witness was William Farms
worth. father Of the child, which was
eleged to have been III Of scarlet fever.
He testified that between Feb. q and
"A, the child was sick and that Mrs.
Kimball attended the little one. The
question put by counsel for the city as
to what Mrs. Kimbalrs treatment Of
Inc child was, was objected to vgor-
oilsy by the defendants attorneys. The
affection was sustained.
< moment later Atty. Schulder asked
n Mrs. Klmuall ordered the child re-
moved 10 another room. This was also
objected to and the objection sustained,
dDid Mrs. kimball advise you to re-
main at homer Objected to but the
court permitted the question TO 80 IN
and the answer was!
SHE told me | had better remain
home for the present
Witness was not cross-eXamined
Clerk Smith Of the Board Of Health
testified that he had conversation
with Mrs Klmball over the telephone,
and that In that conversation Mrs.
KlmhaIl said she knew the child had
dIphtheria on Monday morning, and she
called In Dr. Beer to make his own d.
agnosIs Of the case.
on cross.eXamlnatlon witness said his
conversation with Mrs, Klmball oc-
Cured on Tuesday. and that Or Beer
reported to the board that the patient
had scarlet fever.
How did Or. Beer report? asked
Attorney Jones, II was objected to bur
the question was allowed, and the Wit
ness said that the information came by
telephone on Monday, and that DR..
Beer said me child had dlphtheria In
conjunction with scarlet fever.
pr Beer testified that he called at
the FamsWorth home on Feb. "a, and
that at that time the child was suffer
Ing from scarlet fever, and In his opln-
ion II had been suffering from the dis
ease for four or FIVE days,
Answering Mr.. Jones. Or. Beer stated
that he had been practlcing medicine
In Salt Lake for the past ten years,
and that his experience with scarlet
fever diphtherIa and similar diseases
was on par with any other physician
In the city
The doctor admitted that scarlatlna
and scarlet rash are synonyms for scar
let fever. lie was then examined at
great length as to the various stages OF
scarlet fever rashes and eruptlons.
rs Il not impossible to discriminate
IN various cases, In the lncipient stages
Of scarlet fever, scarlatina, sore throat
and rash, and tell the difference be-
tween those dseases?"
The doctor said the question was am
biguous, but finally said a physician
could not always tell before rash APP
peared, He said in answer to ques-
ton that a physician did not report !
case Of scarlet fever until he was salts |
fed in his own mind that the case was
scarlet fever,
The physician was then questioned |
carefully as to the time II required to
develop scarlet fever. He said it re-
luired three or four days. He testi-
fed that he was called into the case by |