The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-12
TO PROSECUTE TWO DOCTORS
WHO TRIED TO WAKE TWO PUP
PIES GROW TOGETHER.
Humane society Gets a summons for Law.
son and Brown TO BE I'm Court To-day
commissioner Hebberd Continues
Their suspension and VIII Investigate.

Iutlt SueltAlHtbu anu WIN
Drs. 6. 3. Lawson and c. r. Brown Of
the Kings County Hospital are in for more
trouble as a result of the experiment TIC
conducted at the Kings County Hospital
on June IS. which consisted Of sewing two
puppies together to ascertain facts regard
ing the TRANSMISSION of blood und er such
circumstances
After Charities Commissioner Hebberd
had held an investigation into the matter
yesterday and had continued the suspension
Of the two doctors it was announced that
the New York City Humane Society had
obtained yesterday a summons from a
Police Magistrate calling upon the two
doctors to appear this morning in the Tenth
district court in Brooklyn, which is at
1873 New Jersey avenue
Officers of the society say that they mean
to push the case. They contend that the
what. disciplinlng they receive fro m the
Charities Commissioners. and that the ex-
pertinent was a distinct violation Of the
law.
According TO a statement given out
yesterday, the New York City Humane
Society has been al work collecting evil
dence for some time and determined TO
press the matter. David Belais, the presl-
len Of the society, said yesterday:
W have seen by the newspapers that
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals is promising great activity in this
affair. We have made no announcement
Of our own work, but, on the other hand.
while so far as we know the S. p. G. A. has
done nothing more than 10 investigate with
out actually securing evidence or doing
anything that o really help 70 bring
these men TO justice. our society has pre-
pared a case thar has enabled us 10 ask for
this and actually bring the doc
tore 10 court.
Our information leads US 10 believe that
the experiment on the little dogs was alto
gether u~njusufed and was performed in
defiance Of the law. If IT should be found
that the present law Is not adequate TO
prevent outrageous performances of this
sir there hould be sufficient public saoti-
ment aroused to secure the passage ~ a
better law
At the hearing in Commissioner Heb
herds Office yesterday both doctors. while
admitting that such an experiment had
been tried. denied that it had been con-
Quoted through curiosity, but that they
were searching for scientific facts that they
: thought would be Of great benefit in the
treatment of human beings. The two
puppies were taken from the mother. their
sides cut and then the two sewed together
and given 10 the mother 10 nurse. II was
their purpose in doing this. he doctors
said. 70 see If skin could be directly grated
in this manner and wheth pr or not blood
could be transfusei from one body to an
other.
The doctors said that the puppies had
kept their eyes open through the expert
nnent and had shown little evidence Of suf-
fering. On the fourth day. when it was
seen that rhe experiment was not going
TO be successful. the puppies were chloro-
formed.
Commissioner Hebberd after getting I he
doctors statements. postponed the matter
TO give him time for further investigation
and continued their suspension. He
seemed inclined 10 believe that il was Ion
purely in the interest Of science. but said
that they had no right 10 conduct such
an experiment anyway without first consult
ing the superintendent Of the hospital.
Il am not fully satisfied with fhe evil
dence in this case" he said. and will in
vestigate IL personally. | am not con-
WINGED yet that the law has been violated.
OF hat the animals suffered much pain.
II there was any brutality or il il was illegal.
i will place no obstacle in the way Of the
prosecution of the doctors by the Society
Tor the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals"
An agent of that society was present at
the hearing yesterday