The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-04-10
BRONN TREATED
BY DOCTOR AND
SCIENCE HEALER
Publicity Head of Cult Gets AT.
fidavit from Dead Mans
Sister.
HAD DOCTOR WITHIN
DAY OF DEATH, SHE SAYS
Declares Physician Consented to
Brothers Request for Chris
tian Science Treatment.

Denying the allegations of County
Prosecutor Rooster and Coroner De
Mund, of Bergen County, that Fred
eric Bronn, of Ramsey. might have
been saved if Christian Science healers
had not replaced practising physicians
Fl. Coulson Fairchild, publicist for
Christian Science in New Jersey, made
the following statement today:
We note in THE STAR of March 80
that exception is taken in certain quar-
ters to my statement in your issue of
March &c, to the effect that other means
had failed in the case of Frederic
Bronn, of Ramsey, before the Christian
Scientists were called in to minister to
Mr.. Bronn
1t is not customary for the commit
tees on publication, who represent the
Christian Science Church, to inisrepre-
sent the facts; and to substantiate the
statements made we present the fol-
lowing affidavit from Miss jeanette
Bronn, of New York city.
Jeanette Bronn being duly sworn, ac-
cording 10 lew, upon her oath deposes
and says that she is a sister of Fred
eric Bronn. deceased; that she resides
now and at the time of the death of
Frederic Broom, decreased, did reside
with him at Allendale, in the County of
Bergen, New Jersey; that she and the
said Frederic Bronn, deceased, were
members of the same household there;
that her brother was stricken ill on
Monday, March 2 last; that he went to
the office of DR.. Kiefer. a doctor of
medicine; that on Tuesday said Kiefer
called at their residence and attended
and prescribed for her said brother:
that DR.. Kiefer was there for several
hours, and on diagnosing the case said
her brother was suffering from acute
melancola.
THAT on Tuesday her brother re-
quested that a Christian Scientist como
to the house. and while DR. Kiefer was
there on Tuesday he was consulted as
to the wish of her brother to have Il
Christian Scientist, and that the said
Doctor Kiefer said it would be a very
good thing, as the case was a mental
one, and if Christian Scientist came
to the house he would not be displeased
and would continue the treatment oi
the case; that on Wednesday said
Kiefer said her brother was suffer ing
from delusions, namely. that he could
not drink, that he could not eat, could
not breathe freely and could not sleep;
that he had done everything he could
to break these delusions and could dc
nothing more.
"That a Christian Scientist was
called to minister to her brother that
her brother was stricken i'll on Mon
day; that he died the following Satur-
day; that the said DR.. Kiefer saw her
brother every day except Friday; that
she was very much surprised when DR..
Kiefer did not call on Friday; that he
was never discharged by her brother
Frederic or by any member of his fam
lily, and that whatever was done was
done by way of obtaining the minis
trations of Christian Scientists was i'll
accordance with his advice and had his
appreciation.
And she further says that she is not
a member of a Christian Science
church; that she and other members of
her family were constantly endeavoring
to provide every known aid for the re-
lief and cure of her brother aforesaid.
"(Signed) JEANETTE BRONN.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this first Qst) day of April A. D. 1908.
JOSEPH II. LEFF'ERTS,
Master in Chancery of New Jersey"
Yours respectfully,
H. COULSON FAIRCHILD.
Committee on Publication in New Jer-
Sey