Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-14
FAITH FAILS TO MEND A
FRACTURE
GIRL SUFFERS UNTOLD AGONY
THREE DAYS
Swollen Member Must Be Attended to
at Once or Father VIII Be Ar.
rested for Cruelty to
Children

Suffering untold agonies from the pam
of broken arm little Mildred CRAWFORD
the 1O-year-old daughter of F. M Craw-
ford q real estate dealer with offices on
South Main street, was found by officers
of the Humane society at the home or
her parents, 149 East Avenue Fifty-three,
yesterday afternoon.
Since Thursday night the little girl mad
suffered and during that time no physi-
clan. say the officers, had been called to
attend her.
The members of the family, including
the little girl, profess the Apostolic falth.
According to the belief of that sect, which
is along the same lines as the Holy Roll
ers and Gift of Tongues religions. it is
sacreligious to allow a physician to at
tend a sufferer. For this reason the only
person who attended the little girl was
n Ord Smith of Alameda, one of the
teachers of the faith.
Late Friday night word was taken to
the officers of the Humane society that
little girl was suffering with broken
arm at the Crawford home and that no
physician was attending her.
Arm Twisted and Swollen
Yesterday afternoon a representative Of
the society went out on trip of investi-
CATION. The little girl was found sitting
with two companions on the porch OF the
house. Her right arm, twisted and
swollen out OF shape, was lying In her
lap with no bandage of any nature to
keep it in position.
What is the matter? Have you hurt
your arm?' asked the officer.
''Yes, sir 1 fell on it, but it doesn
hurt now" was the reply, while at the
same moment the little girls lips were
drawn tight in an effort to suppress a
groan of agony which seemed driven
forth by the pain.
I'm answer to inquiries the nttle srl
then said:
.My arm was injured Thursday after
noon while l was running up the terrace
A dog got in my way and fell. MI.
Smith set it for me. No, 1t did not hurt
much except while he was fixing 1t.
"Papa and Mr.. Smith are over at the
Meeting of the members of the Apostolic
faith on East Avenue Fifty-eight Mr..
Smith is one of the teachers. Papa and
I are also members. My mamma Is d
teacher of the faith. She is In Portland
,,ou, hut will return to Los Angeles Tues
day"
Police Surgeon Called
DIR. Will C. Trew and DIR. e. H. Gar
rett, chief police surgeon, were tnen
called to examine the little girls arm.
IneSe pHySlCldllS DIT ollSC o6iSN SAANS
arm was in bad shape and that If not set
at once the child would probably be
manned for life.
During the examination Mr.. Crawford,
the childs father, returned to his home
with Mr. Smith They informed the ply
sicians that they did not deem 1T neces-
sary to have the arm set by a physician,
as 1t was giving the little girl no pain,
and that in all probability 1t would knit
of itself.
Mr.. Crawford was then informed by the
nhvsicians that unless he agreed to have
ihe bone set at once a complaint charging
hin, with cruelty would be sworn out and
the child taken TO a hospital where her
injury would be treated.
The father then agreed to call in DR..
Henry Keyes today and said he would
follow that physicians advice.
Brave Child Deluded
at have never seen a more aggravated
case of cruelty" said Humane ofhcer
REYNOLDS. 1.-THE father was allowing his
beIief TO control him, and the result was
+he child was suffering untold agonles
She is an exceptionally brave little glrl,
and was able to control her feelings as
was shown when she denied that she was
in pain.
I'VE will insist tnat the chllds INJURY
be given proper care, anu IL 1t 40 ~,
properly set by tomorrow morning VIII
swear out a complaint for the fatner
arrest and will take the child to nos
pital. DR.. Garrett and Dr. Trew nave
both examined the injury and pronounced
1t a serious one. "hey say the cnllu
needs a surgeons attention and thelr
words are good enough for the society. IL
il true the parents may have rehglous
beliefs against having treatment Tor IN
iuries, but the Humane society cannot
allow that to sway it's officers from their
duty" ~,
'The childs arm is broken short dis
tance above the wrist" said DR.. Garrett
last night at is criminal to allow IL TO
go without treatment, and If 1t Is not
attended at once the child will sufrer all
her life. 1 offered to set the arm whlle
at the house, burt the father refused 10
allow me.
'The actions of man in allowing his
child to suffer the pain that little girl is
in, simply because he does not believe that
a. physician should be called, cannot be
too severely condemned.
IF the arm is not attended and Craw-
ford is arrested I will be glad to appear
as witness and testify in regard to my
knowledge of the case"