The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-20

j. V. D1ItemOre, neau OF lDe CHflS-
ton Science publication committees in
New York. made the following state
ment over the long-distance telephone
to THE EVENING STAR today:
Slap at Conner
"A1r Alexander II. Brown, of New
York. who appeared with Charles S.
Brown and William II. Best as their
associate counsel In connection with the
inquest held last night into the death
OF Frederick NJ Bronn, who belongs IN
New Jersey. states that the decision to
hold the Christian Science practitioners
for the Grand Jury had evidently been
decided upon in advance and that Cor
oner de Munds questions were un-
doubtedly intended to prejudice the jury
against the practitioners.
MANY of the witnesses who were
most familiar with the facts of the
case were not called, and the New
Jersey counsel for Messrs. Best and
Brown was not permitted to ask any
questions. Notwithstanding the fact
that the prosecuting attorney was
present.
When Coroner DeMund held the two
healers, to the surprise of many, Miss
Jeanette and Miss Cecile Bronn. sisters
OF the deceased tarner. and his two
brothers, Edward and Charles. offered
to go on their bond. Bail was accord
ingly given by them. and both Brown
and Best were driven to the Bronn
homestead at Saddle Rock and spent
the night there. They both left for
New York today on carly trains. Best
resides at 129 West 111th street. and
Brown has his home at 40 West Forty
fifth street
The Bronn family is one of the
wealthiest in Bergen County The fam
lily owns property in Fifth avenue, New
York The two Bronn sisters are
Christian Scientists and defend the
two healers refusing to hold them
guilty Of causing their brothers. death.
The coroner's inquest returned the
following verdict last night, after an
inquest which revealed remarkable tes-
timony on the part of the heaIers in
their treatment of Bronn before his
death:
"That Frederick II. Bronn came TO
his death from congestion Of the brain
and starvation"
Healers Brown and Best were then
held in $1,000 under the technical
charge of practising medicine without
a license in the State of New Jersey"
Conspiracy. counsel Declares.
George II. Lefferts. counsel for the
healers. denounced their arrest today to
THE EVENING STAR as an outrages
MIR. Brown and Mr.. Best are Chris
tian men, who went TO the bedside OF
Frederick Bronn" he said, "for the
purpose of saving his life through
prayer. They were called by his broth
ers and sisters when all hope had been
abandoned by the physicians.
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Bronn's death. They are the victims
OF a conspiracy on the part of the
officials and those prejudiced
against the Christian Science religion
"These men simply went to Bronn's
bedside to pray and ask God to aid
him Their trial will show the me-
dieVal persecution that ccafrc 1ts
every occurrence of this sort wnere
Christian Scientists are Involved
The inquest was conducted by Cor
oner DE Mund in the tirehouse in RAM
sey. The Bronn family was repre-
sented by George II. Lefferts, OF Pas
sale, while Alexander II. Brown. a New
York attorney, was there in the inter-
ests of Brown aud Best.
PhysicIans' Testimony.
DR. r. A. Keifer, of Ramsey. testi-
fed that he attended Bronn until four
days before the man death. lie dDan-
doned the case because the Christian
Scientists came In DR.. c. p De Yoe
testified that DR.. Keifer had called him
into consultation He also told of the
presence of Christian Scientists and
said their treatment interfered with
that of medical men and for that rea
son witness also quit the case.
Sarah Bradley Beattie of New York.
l healer, let herself down lightly. She
vas called In by Bronn's sister six
lays before the mans death. She
saw the man was beyond aid and fer
hat reason left Ramsey.
MIR Best, when on the stand. said