The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-11

Last nights session concluded the
taxing of testimony in the sanitary
investigation being made by a com
mittee of the city council and health
officers. DIR. Parsons. who brought tn :
charges against physicians relating
to neglect of sanitary precautions in
typhoid fever cases, withdrew from
the court, nIuttering thunders of male
diction and sensational charges of
interference with his witnesses. His
withdrawal, however, was considered
practically a confession of total ina
bility to sustain his published allega-
tions. The session was mainly devot-
ed to hearing opinions of physicians
as to the sanitary and health condi
tions Indicated by the testimony of
preceding Witnesses. The committee
will now hold one or more private ses-
sions to review the record of the in
gestigation and prepare a report to be
submitted to the city council.
The strongest point brought out in
the examination of experts was the
opinion that the most practical and
only method whereby typhoid fever
can be further reduced in Roswell is
by the tiling OF irrigation bitches and
the construction of sewer system
that everything possible and necessa-
ry has been done by the doctors in
giving instructions to prevent the
spread of the disease from individual
eases under their care.
DR. j. w Kinsinger presided over
the meeting as chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by the city council.
Mr. Church, another member of the
committee. was present. and Mr.. Wyl-
lys absent. County Health officer JOY
ner, City Physician Phillips and City
Attorney Scott examined witnesses.
Mr. Scott stated that so far the at
tending physician and one or more
witnesses from the family had testi-
fled in each of the eight cases where
in negligence had been charged, ex-
cept cases No. L, , and s. In these
nesses who were members of the fam
lilies. and would introduce their testi-
mony.
II case No. /, Mrs. NJ. J. Jordan
was placed on the stand The patient
had been James Jordan and the phy-
sician DIR. Fisher 1t had been charged
that in this case fecal matter had
been thrown upon the ground il the
back yard and into an open privy
vault, without proper disinfection-
Mrs. Jordan said that she used lime
and carbonc acid as directed by Dr.
Fisher.
Upon cross examination by DR.. Par
sons, Mrs Jordan denied that she had
told him few days ago that she had
no directions at ALL She did not rec
ognize Parsons at first. and altogether
showed a disposition to forget what
she might or might not have said
she did not remember at first what
reason Parsons had given her for ask
ing questions when he visited her
house, but the impression he created
was that he was member of the SAN
itary committee authorized by the
city to make an investigation of ty-
phoid fever. She had not paid partic-
ular attention to him, having a bad
headache and considering him too
officioss. In reply to a question by
DIR. Kinsinger she positively declared
that DR. Fisher had given instructions
for the use of lime and carbohc acid
to disinfect the excreta-
In Case No. ?, that of Mrs. Taylor,
at 321 E. Sikh street, Lille Burgoon.
the nearest ne ghtsor, was called as
witness. DR. Fisher was the attending
physician in this case. The witness
did not know of her own knowledge.
she said, whether or not any disinfect-
ant was used, but she did know that
waste matter from the sick room was
thrown upon the ground The mother
and SON were sick for two or three
months. The mother was taken down
first. and for a time had no nurse ex-
cept the boy II or Is years old. After
the boy was taken sick, a crippled
man called Louie the witness said
was the only attendant Of both.
Alonzo Mccoy had been summoned
to testify In Case No. 8, but was not