The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-22
DR.. GARv|N WILL
NOT Be CANDIDATE
IN CUMBERLAND

ed that he would like the nomination this
year he also stated that II his candidacy
II. He believed that the people OF this
town at least, the Democrats would favor
placing his name on the ticket. But IL
was learned very soon after the state
ment was made that there was not one
OF the three gentlemen who served last
year be willing to step aside for the ex-
governor.
"At that time there was heard nothing
about any contests for nomination on
the ticket, and with the doctor out IL
seemed the same men who represented
the town last year would be named with
out opposition. But since then the name
of Councilman Taylor has been heard In
connection with the senatorial nominal
tion. although Mr.. Taylor has stated that
IL Senator McKenna wants 10 go Dack ne
Will not oppose him.
Ii was stated yesterday that there
would be at least one contest lhno.ny
Keefe, a former member OF the toWh
council from the Ashton district Is SAID
10 be a candidate for the place held last
year by Representative Shea: Mr.. shea,
II is said. would like another term In
the lower house. and II there Is a con-
test between these two gentlemen, IL is
likely 10 be warm one for both are pop
ular and have a host OF friends.
CoRONBR's REPORT.
Coroner Joseph V. Broderick yesterday
filed in the superior court, Provldence.
his report OF the inquest on the death OF
Lottie May Thomson, daughter OF Mary
Thomson and James DeGraft. a child
that died at Is Sanford avenue, Nalley
Falls. on Aug 70 and on whose oooy AN an
certaining II there were evidence or GRIM,
inal starvation The death OF the chlld
occasioned considerable talk in that nelgh-
borhood. and the medical authorities,
rather than allow the case 70 go without
investigation decided to hold an inquest
In order 10 settle for all time the rumors
which were being circulated 10 the enect
tG NJ child
ried had purposely starved the chlio 10
death.
The coroners report is very lengthy.
and in part is as follows; ,r,,,
ION May Is, 1906, Miss Mary Thomson
aged about is years, gave birth TO
daughter, the father of whom was James
DeGraft, of Pawtucket The child was
rugged and gave excellent promise OF
thriving its weight at its birth being Civ
en- as being more than nine pounds; pof
a few months after its birth the child con-
tinued TO thrive, and then was seized win
an illness. DeGraft, the father OF the
child and Miss Thomson, gave evidence
that they loved the child, ana endeaVoreu
to bring II TO good health by the care they
gave II. -, 4.
"At first simple remedies were given TO
the child in order TO stave of the SICK
ness which was troubling II. These RENE
dies failed TO bring the child from lts
sickness and II failed so that me parents
called in DR.. stephen A. Kenney on Aug.
NJ.
clan diagnosed the case as one OF cholera
infantum and prescribed the remedies
usual in such cases.
THAT the parents purchased all the
medicines ordered by the doctor and had
all the prescriptions filled are attested
to by Druggist Thomas S. Dwan, whose
testimony accompanied this report, ana
that the parents gave the medicine TO the
sick child in accordance with the pre-
scripton and doctors directions. Is
proven by the testimony OF the neigh
bors, some of whom were among the
complaints I'm declaring that the child
was criminally starved 10 death.
Twenty witnesses were examined by
the coroner during the inquest. In all five
physicians were examined during the In
quest and all of them had the question
put 10 them: Gould the condition of this
child have been caused by cholera In
fantum? In every instance the answer
was 1t could They were also asked IT
the condition OF the child could have
been caused by starvation and the an
swer was the same. They were also asked
IL non-assimilation OF food. or mal-nutri-
ton, which, according to the testimony OF
the several physicians, means nothing
more or less than the inability of the
child to extract the nourishing qualities
from the food that is given 70 IT for sus-
tenance, and In each case the physicians
declared that IT could.
THE Coroner also asked the physicians
II the child was criminally starved TO
death and three declared they were un-
I able to say that II had been and added
| that the condition existing in the child
could have been brought about by dis
| ease mal-nutrition and non assimilation
! of food, while two of the physicians were
very emphatic in declaring that the child
| was not starved to death. but that II
hoI Tod ~
| the disease OF cholera infantum, from
| which IL had suffered
| The coroner is particularly impressed
| with the testimony Of Or. Charles II.
| French, medical examiner OF Pawtucket.
| DR. French makes no conditional state
| ments i'm regard to the case. He says that
| ali the physicians present at the autopsy
were of the opinion that the child had
died through no neglect Of the parents.
| He is most emphatic I'm this statement
| and adds that IL was only within the past
| few days that he had seen case exact
| ly similarin which the mother of the child
| had borne children before and knew how
! TO care for them, so that even I'm the case
! Of experienced mothers. as well as in the
case OF this unfortunate inexperienced
! mother, children may come to their
| death in a manner that would lead TO the
| belief that they had been starved to
death through the negligence Of the par
ents.
The complaint through which this in
| quest was ordered was lodged with the
| Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty 70
| Children by DIR. George j. Howe Of Cen
tral Falls. who happened to be in the
vicinity and heard the talk among the
| neighbors concerning the starving Of this
| child. The child was brought TO the doc
tor and from what he saw he made com
plaint 10 the society. yet under oath he
| is unwilling TO say that the child was
criminally starved TO death. he like the
other physicians. saying that death could
have been due. In the condition the child
| was. TO several causes. He could not
find anything about tie child that would
indicate that IL had been maltreated by
| its parents
ION account of the talk the death OF
+, this child created in that neighborhood
the coroner investigated the cast as thor
oughly - he possibly could. In order "a
get nj the facts. This minute investiga
tion took much time and patience. but
| the coroner felt that ~ was much better
| 20 take all the time necessary now. rather
than pass over the caserlightly and give