The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-06-10
A CASE FOR CHARITY.
Money Needed to Pay Expenses of
treatment of Negro Who Was Bit.
ten by q Mad Dog.

Treatment of Negro Who Was Bit.
ten by Mad Dog.
Tom Richardson, the colored man
VINO was bitten by a dog with symp-
tons indicating rabies, was sent to
Atlanta Thursday for treatment
by DR.. James n. Brawner, the Past
uer Institute expert. Richardson was
bitten last Saturday at his home near
the old John s. Richardson place,
several miles from Sumter. Health
Officer Reardon instructed him to
cut off his dogs head and ship it to
Baltimore to the Pasteur Institute
laboratory for examination. But
through lack of funds and a doubt as
to whether the Baltimore physicians
would analyze the head without a
guarantee Of remuneration, which
the local Health Officer was unable to
Officially guarantee, as Richardson
was not living in Sumter, and other
unavoidable circumstances. the head
was not shipped at ALL
Richardson has been in a state al
most bordering on dermentia from
fear as the dog was very evidently
mad" Monday afternoon president
Manning of the Chamber Of Com
merce, and Health Officer
Reardon took the matter up,
and calling in DR.. c. P. Osteen, de-
cided, after DR.. Osteen had talked
with DR.. Brawner over the. long dis
tance phone, that they would send
Richardson to DR.. Brawner at once
as DR.. Brawner feared from the
symptoms and actions Of the dog as
described that the animal may have
had rabies. DR.. Osteen told DR..
Brawner to treat Richardson and he
would see that the expenses. which
DR.. Brawner very materially reduc-
ed, would be be paid. AS this is a
case in which perhaps the poor ne
gro's life was at stake, the three gen.
tlemen. above mentioned decided to
send the man off without further de-
lay and to rely upon the we'll known
generosity Of the people Of Sumter
county to back them up in defraying
the expenses of the treatment.
Richardson was sent on the $50
train Tuesday morning by the health
officer and placed in charge of the
conductor, with letter to DR.. Braw-
er from DR.. Osteen, which will guar
antee Richardson full treatment, and
care. In the meantime it is hoped
that everyone in Sumter who can do
so, will subscribe to this deserving
fund and will hand In their cash to
Mr. r. I. Manning, Health officer
Reardon. Chief Of Police ]. X. Brad
ford or to Durant's Confectionery.
Miss Edith DeLorme, who deserves
great commentator for the charit-
able interest she has taken in this
unfortunate mans case, will also re-
ceive any donations rendered to her.
There was an opportunity Monday,
after Dr. Osteen had consulted over
the long distance phone with DR..
Brawner. to solicit subscriptions to
any extent, but under the advice Of
the two physicians. the officers of
the Chamber Of Commerce and de-
partment of health decided to back
up Or. Osteen and to send Richard
son or Immediately. That the peo-
pie OF Sumter county will come to
the front with the necessary money
to help pay these expenses in so
worthy and humane a cause there is
not the slightest shadow Of a doubt.
and they will do 50 cheerfully and
promptly.
Mr.. A. D. Hardy. in his goodness
Of heart. not knowing that steps were
being taken to send Richardson to
Atlanta. ordered from Columbia the
Kooner treatment for hydrophobia,
at his own expense. paying SIS for
1t. An effort will be made to have
the treatment taken back and Mr..
Harby's money returned. Mr.. Har-
by also subscribed to the fund to de.
fray Richardson's expenses in Allan
Ia.