The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-10
CHILD MAY DIE FROM
PARENTS NEGLECT
). I" HENDERSON REFUSES TO GIVE HIS SICK DAUGHTER
mEolclNr-rs a FOLLOWER or oowlE

Are the parents OF Ruth ueudar
SON. the 3#yvurauid child who lies
az The point OF death ut her home
ia latuua, 60 administer the medI
'lne prescribed hy a phtAeiuu. ar
VIII they once more secretly die
card the drugsR II the medicine is
stfeu. viii IL Doe too late To save the
child from death from typhoid
fHFeIa Is another pretty baby O.
De- made "a victim of DnWioIam and
the sa=vulied mlth eurrf
THESE are a few nf the uueatioua
that arc being an1ioualy asked
throughout the length aud breadth
of latoua aud brooklyn today. be
cause ot the. publication In ycater
day issue Of The Star OF the facts
surrounding the apparently newt
able death % little Ruth Henderson.
the pretty daughter of ] K Hen
drraon. a carpenter. living al 1909
East Forty third street Although
the child has hecu stricken for two
weeks. the parent have been relying
upon prayer aud faith Ia effect "A
cure. The helpless victim for the
past twu DAYS has been moaning
with pain. Hor temperature Is now
80 higb that IL can hardly be aHerrz
tanned. II she escapes sad fate
10 viii be "a miracle.
nr Ludlow city health officer.
called az the home yesterday after
noon after che ease hid been re-
ported a. him. and tried 10 prevail
child q physicians care Tho par
euts finally consented Ia call ur
William Chapman. although they
admitted that they had no faith la
"a hat he might prescribe. They also
admitted that they had thrown
away the aeanitr and other drugs
the same physician had prescribed
the afternoon before. relying upon "A
diet OF matted milk faith and prayer
To save their daughter from death
Tho manner In which the loving
but fanatIeal mother has watched
and prayed over her daughter while
she has refused touerept medical adj
vice or assistance. rs pItiablg Tho
uciEhhora realize that both the
mother and her husband are honest
IN their convictions. bat the thought
that IN all probability a helpless
child will Boz sacrificed TO what they
believe 20 De a aillY fauatigiHm has
made them frantic N8Hy % The
Euad women lu the vicinity. Who
have heard % the sad ease. have
called az thc home Ira the hope ~
reasoning With tho parents bat they
have been Obliged 30 yield 90 the
ahHtluaey 81 the couple
EFcu Mrs. Sarah speaf.uE The
mother Of Mra. Henderson. has sp-
peaIsd 20 her daughter To- sali med
teal assistance. but Dr. has been II
no use The Heuderauua brand the
old woman as being subject 20 mem
tai arrangement. particularly. they
say. az this time ~ year while Mfa.
spearinE declares that her daughter
and aou.lu Law are mentally unhal-
ancsd
DR. Ludlow does not believe that
he has any authority 10 interfere In
the ease.
when he len the home yestsr-
day aftrruuou. Mr.. Henderson said
he vas willing To give the child
rational treatment and @ call In
ur. Chapman again. The physician
had been summoned the day before,
MrR Henderson admitted. only 60
satisfy the demand % tho nriEhhar-
hood. Il Vas also necessary tu have
a physician on hand ~ least once
40 that he could sign the death GER
tlficatc required for burial
last evening Dr Chapman called
again. lie argued with the distress
cd mother for an hour. even quoting
from the Bible To show that It vas
not contrary To Christianity 20 use
drugs 10 cure sickness Mrs. Hen
derHan would not be convinced
She said ahe had raised six chill
dreu. that 81 one time. by III" meth
cd she la now using she had uurHHd
two children 80 recovery from Is
phoid fever. while they we're living
In Duluth. Min. while another per
son IN the same house also stricken
with the disease. who had received
the care Of a physician. had sue
cum bed
FINALLY. however. Mr Henderson
promised 10 administer the pre-
aeriptIou that Dr Chapman gave.
the physician 10 doubtful
that his instructions Will be fol.
low Cd
The whole Henderson family for
merlY belonged 20 the local branch
~ the Zionist church the fanatieal
cult founded bY noWie Since that