New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-06
TREATED BY "HEALERS."
Mansfield, Christian Scientist Says,
Vas Poor Subject.

Richard Mansfield actor artist and business
manager, treated by Christian Scientist neal
ers' for several years before his death This was
learned yesterday by a Tribune reporter from Mrs
John L. Roberts. first reader of the Fifth Church
IF Christ Scientist During this period, she ex-
plaineG, Mfr Mansfield had resorted occasionally to
the Christian Scientists when his wife persuaded
him to leave the rninfstrat ions OF physicians. He
was Greek Catholic and not follower OF Mrs'
Eddy but his wife, who often attended CHRISTIAN
Science meetings. brought healers TO him.
Il suppose said Mrs Roberts when seen at her
home No 200 West 10th street, last night. that
YOU want 10 show Mr.. Mansfield died from lack
of medical attendance On the contrary, ne olo
not have the mental treatment for ten days be
fore he passed lie was most loVable attrac-
tive man. but he not good subject for our
science His error lay in his falling into periods Of
extreme irrtability. I never knew Of his attending
q meeting az churches But his VIE ofteh
came to our church at Nc 22s West 4oth street IL
was she 1rho persuaded him to throw over vile
drugs and the death thought OF physicians and re-
sort to our treatment.
Mrs Roberts here became perturhed. Why
she exclaimed I'm talking reporter
shouldn't do It's awful. the ways newspapers
ueisrepresent US Christian Scientists After some
hesitation she continued in response ITO questois
as follows:
~ knew Mr.. Mansfield for many years. have
known his wife for about four years While lie
was in London last summer she wrote and asked
II I would write Lady Murray ana ask her 40 IeS~e
Mr. Mansfield by our science. did So put TN
derstand Lady Murray was unable TO go TO MN
herself and sent instead two healers Also heaTd
that his erring irritability caused him 10 "rde'
them away after time. 1hen ne resoT'eo ~
physicians and their drugs
Mrs Roberts refused TO give the name q tne
Lady Murray who. she said, was we'll known IN
London. 1t appears. howeVeT, that there are TWO
Lady AIurravs' daughters of the Earl OF Dun
more who was a Christian Scientist and visited
the United States SIX years ago They are Lacy
Victoria Murray and Lady Mildred Murray.
Never mind" said Mrs. Roberts. continuing Her
exclamation Never mind Mr. Mansfield was
treated in London for his error. This summer TWO
of our heaIers went him at Ampersand Lake
Placid IN the Adirondachs. At the same u'"e Hs
WAS attended by one of nurses, MISS Minnie
] Kocher. She was simply nurse. ana not d
healer We do not want medically trained nurses.
because such nurses always have In :fhfo the
death thought. The report that Miss hocheT treat
Cd Mr. Mansfield is untrue. She was nurse, ana
= roost estin1able woman For ten days before he
died he had no trea nlent by science, but vert
eek to medicine and doctors and the death
thought No. 1 cannot say whether we could have
corrected his error. but lie given to error-un-
derstand mean error in our Interpretation or the
term
W I)fttenhoerer. Of counsel for Mr.. Mansfield.
said that knew nothing about any christian
Science treatment for the actor.