Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-02
At Packersburg' W. Va, Geo.
RaSsett Was Cordoned OH
And Kept Outdoors.
HE HAD NO BED OF ANY SORT.
Forbidden Ia Gross New Jcrscy, But
New York VIII Not Bar
Him.

Parkersbufg W. Va. Aug. ,. George
Rosset, tho Syrian leper, who has been
an uniuyited guest iu this city since
Tuesday uooa. was last night
struggled away In a special train on
che Baltimore & Ohio with Two con-
stables 90 ElNns. his former abode.
Eossetts deportation was arranged in
secrecy and was no, generally known.
Rossetts removal was by order Of Gov.
Dawson. on grassy plot at the rear
of the Baltimore a Ohio station with
ropes stretched about to keep back
the people. kossett spent his time while
here sleeping and talking with those
who yentured near. lie did not seem to
mind the circumstances In connection
with his trip TO this city and claimed
tn Parkersburg people gave him bet
ter treatment than he received else
where. The district attorneys Office
sent telegram 10 Leslie NJ. SHAW, sec
Rotary OF the treasury, asking that the
state take charge Of Rossett and have
him sent over to North Brothers island.
ny, but no answer was received. 4 box
car was sidetracked Tuesday night near
where the leper took up his quarters
and he refused 60 take 90. preferring
the open air. From then until he lett
the city he camped on the unsheltered
suund without bed of any eort.
b. ~ o. officials say Rossett ate
heartily ana despite the fact that he
had been stunned and neglected had
an abundance OF food. The trial Of
the officials and the Maryland officials
who are charged with bringing Ros-
set here has not yet been held II Is
Set for tonight and all three will ap-
pear having given bonds The all
road company contends that II was
not responsible Tor Rossett's visit here.
NEW YORK NOT AFRAID.
New York, Aug. New York mas
no bars against the pariah OF West
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
the leper who has been driven out. side.
tracked, forbidden 10 cross New Jersey
and Kept a prisoner In "a freight car
with no regular supply OF food or va.
ter
Dr. Doty quarantine officer. after a
meeting yesterday Of the New York
board Of health, said:
AS the TWO medical members Of the
Loard, Dr. Darlington and ]. agreed
that Ia New York leprosy Is not a fac
Tor M state sanitation. we don't con-
slider II at all further than 10 hold that
~ this country II Is not a menace 20
the public. No. there IL no prohibition
against the poor outcast coming TO New
York
u think IL most inhuman the way
this man was treated declared Dr.
Ioty.
I'm what ! say | speak also Tor Com
missioner Darlington. What this leper
wanted 10 do probably was TO Get 10
New York where there is large col
ony OF Syrians. hoping that his
countfymen would help him 10 be-
transported 10 his home. There is
something wrong about his wanting 10
reach North Brothers island. No lepers
are there.
In New York leprosy " no factor
Leprosy is one " those disorders medi.
cal science knows very little about.
Dealing with facts, as we do, and not
Win theories, we have learned that I
though leprosy occurs In parts OF the
United states, there are no reported f.
instances 81 one case having caused /.
Others. There is a popular fear OF ID. /
But the facts as they have been OBJ. I
served do not warrant the fear.
tuberculosis Is more communica. /
tive. Yet We have no sentiment be- /
hind a movement TO segregate con- /
sumptives'
a man who had been nurse I'm the /
hospital I'm the department Of Min /
danao Philippines. offered yesterday /
his services as attendant upon Ros- /
sett. The nurse Is W. II. Trantham OF /
~, West Eighteenth street. Il have .
worked IN hospitals where there we're
hundreds OF lepers, he said. and Il
IL my belief that tho chances Of con-
tagion by an American are very re-
mote"