The Washington times., 1908-05-21
Marsh Died From Use of Opiates,
Says the Med5co-Legal Society
Burial Permit Refused Fol
lowing Charge by PreSi-
dent Bell.

NEW YORK. May 21.-On the strength
OF a formal charge by President Clark
Bell. Of the AIedico-Legal Society OF
Greater New York, that che believes
William II. Marsh, the rich Fiatbush
manufacturer did not die of hydro
phobia, but succumbed TO opiates adj
ninistered 10 relieve his supposed sur
ferings. the Brooklyn health department
refused a burial permit this afternoon.
District Attorney Clarke. OF Brooklyn,
had received previously the representa-
tons made by the MedicoF1egal So
cietv's president and advised the health
department to comply with the latter's
demand for an opportunity for an au-
topsy,
Immediately after the complaint had
been filed Coroner Brewer was notified
| and ordered an autopsy in the presence
of various officials and a number Of
| physicians.
The Marsh family was deeply shocked.
/ Funeral arrarg ements had been COM
pleted. including preparations Iof
Marsh's burial Saturday morning.
Today Ramsay Marsh. mis- twenty-one-
year-old son, is undergoing the Pasteur
! treatment, ne having been exposed o
infection. Miss Edna Thompson tie
| stenographer at MT. Marsh's factory
VINO now admits that she was bitten
on the chin by the dog which caused
/ her employers death. mas thus far re-
fused to take the fun treatment al
though urged 10 do so by the spe-
| Cialists.
/ When the doctors of the FasteuT IN
stitute treated Mr.. Marsh last Monday
they asked him if anyone else had come
! in contact with the dog. He said that
! his son and Miss Thompson had petted
the animal while it was in his factory
] in Robinson street.
! Miss Thompson and Ramsay Marsh
went TO the Fasteur Institute on Tues
dav to be treated. Miss Thompson did
not tell the doctors then that the dog
/ had bitten her. but she now admits
/ that such was the case.
/ She said that the Pasteur Institute
/ doctors had asked her TO undergo a
J complete course of treatment extend
! ing over twenry-three consecutive days,
hut she felt that she could not spare
the time.
Not Alarmed,
Miss Thompson is an attractive young
woman of twenty-five years. She was
/ formerly a school teacher in New Eng
Hand. When asked If she was not
frightened after seeing the dreadful
fate that had befallen her employer
she said. Il am sure I am all right
land am not going to bother with the
Pasteur treatment. If ] have been
poisoned / can't help IL. have not
felt any Of the symptoms yet
! Ramsay Marsh IS taking the complete
/ course Of treatment. While there is M
need for his being alarmed, he says h'
is not going 10 take any chances Id
was his fathers right-hand man at I'M
, | factory and will iii his place there
? The brave man VINO faced death 81
. calmly passed quietly away while hl
b. wife and children were at his bedside
p ! Every hour that the inventor A'e'
/ after he became auecLrQ Win the tei
rihle disease was one OF extreme men
| tai and physical agony 10 AliA7e-L an
! misery 10 his family.
Although 0pia-es had been ADMINS
tered al frequent intervals TO lesser
the pain. the patient was ungonsclg4
70 only mart of Che time and Frequent J.,
3 he was seized with trlsntLli ConE u-
F.. sigus. JTp TO the last Mr.. Marsh KEEP
4 n, his iron courage and tried 10 con
I ceaI from his family the pain ne. wa
- | enduring
Mr.. Marsh was infected from do
= tnat did duty as watchdog az ID.
Il factory. This animal !hoHslSl 49,
i terrier, appeared at the FACTORY apou
a wear ago and made itself at nome
! II was adopted and Immediately LoELHe
AN attachment for Mr. Marsh
1l About six weeks ago the dog cam
g in with a deep cash In one s!de. al
. / dog might have been injured crosse