Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-04-24

case which should be looked INTO by
the authorities is that of +. j. Sullivan,
young railroad laborer, who was
brought here from Elko last night and
is nov lying critically i'll in the county
hospital.
From Sullivin's story it appears that
he was taken down with rheumatIs ~
while working at one nf the Erickson n
Pcters0n grading CAMPS u. Eiko county
The contractors. following their usual
practice. refused him ADMISSION to their
hospital. and he WAS sent I" the county
hospital at Elko. SulIivan SAYS ne was
discharged IN "a fcx ,laya and sturt.d to
bent his way west. lie was again taken
sick at CtrlIn and sent back To Elkn.
lie renamed III tlir hospital there tie
sec"ni time nearly month. having
been discharged last Sunday. Before he
could get ont of town he WAS taken
down again and admitted To- tie hospital
the third time
Evidently the Eiko authorities came
tG the conclusion :hat Baldwin's case
WAS io" expensive for them. Yesterday
the young man was carried aboard Il
train at ElkO, a ticket to Winuemucca
purchased for him. and he was shipped
to this place. Baldwin waa taken from
the train here last night and sent tn th,.
county hospital this morning. Ills con
ditInn Is su serious that recovery Is
doub,ful
BESIDES hcimg iuhumun, the action Of
the Elk0 authorities IN scudinr baldwin,
here wiis un imposition un Tin. county
which should not hr permitted tn pass
unnutirci. Legal steps should hr taken
to decide whether On" county hn- he
right Ia send indigeni+ t" another +" br
cared Tor.
Humboldt has enough Of its own indi.
gen, sick. without being made the
dumping ground for those who should
rightfnlly be cared Tor 10y other coun.
ties.
This. and the fac. that his action WIS
Illegal. should be forcihly brought to
the attention OF the wise. thrifty Elko
Commissioners who sent Baldwin here.
Humboldt STANDARD
The story told 10y Sullivan or Baldwin
il true wOuld prove DIR Hood and Com.
missioner Rigsby to he very hcartiess
crcaturcrs, indeed. but unfortunately for
him his story il composed principally OF
lies. In :hc first place he ia not labor.
ing man hut has the reputation Of be.
ing an np all around roundcr and dead
beat. He had been III the hospital
several times and when discharged was
advised to 10 to California to his pcu.
pie. Once he got IA far rs Palisade and
was shipped from there back to EIko
He was taken to the hospital again.
where he rrmniucd until discharged
In II few days ne wns back again and re-
manned until last Sunday when he was
again discharged. lie laid aronnd town
until Tuesday when ne again applied
for admission to the hospital. This time
he wils refused and ticket was pm.
chnsrd Ter him to Wiuncmucra to ns.
MIA. He wRs not carried ahuard tho
train, but went aboard himself. Sulli.
wan or Baldwin. whichever IL hi4 right
name. has no claim on this county for
support aud its authorities tid ri sht IN
getting him ont of town. lie belongs Ia
that Clnss that lives oil the public aud
gives nothing in return. The claim that
lIr worked un tho railroad at Ryn Ion IL
said to he false 10y those who know. IIe
VIVA tin horn gambler and roundcr
there. lie was rightly shipped from
here and the lHnEpENDEST hopes the
Humboldt county authorities will soon
get ri III him.
Since tho above was put in type we
lcarno thRt this man was nuisrn % IN
the hospital. While there he wns treat
Cd kindly mud had every nttcn ton Stew
nrd Able could give him. This kindness
hc repaid 10y splitting tobacco juice over
the wulls 10y his bed yearly running
them. iIHd this fact been known 10 The
authorities hc would not have been us.
slated tu WiuncmuCrn neither wonld hc
have been admitted to tho hospital
ngniu,