Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-10

That's the waS DR.. Powell did with such
cases. All that DR.. Jones had and has to
do is to put DIR. Richardson on the cars.
The state gives him a ticket TO Atlanta.
When he gets to Atlanta the Baptist
church is compelled to accept him and
care for him as a superannuated minister.
Case 3-Miss Ruth Eve Boutell. She
was born in Paris, France. Her parents
came to this country while Ruth was a
child and died when she was quite a
girl. She was then sent to the orphans
home in Savannah and educated fairly
we'll She clerked for a drug store in Sa-
vannah while an inmate or the orphans
home. While there she fell from the
second story of the home on to the pave
ment below, receiving dangerous wound
of the Uranium. She was sent here over
three years ago and under DR.. Littles
skillful treatment, finally recovered about
six months since Since her recovery
DR.. Little has written to the superinten-
dent of the Savannah orphans home and
they refuse to take her because she Is
81 years old. and in the eye of the law
no orphan. Miss Ruth is very charming
high-spirited and beautiful woman. Now
If some good Christian don't come and
offer Ruth a home she is impaled here
for life. DR.. Little thinks he has done
his whole duty to FSNth. He has certainly
been kind, attentive and good to her. II
never occurred to DR.. Little to invests
gate Ruth closely, or else he would have
discovered what I have-thst Ruth is
magnificent woman, and has the genius
to make a fortune. Ruth has brother in
Florida and a sister in San Francisco.
Governor Brown or the legislature would
both commend DR.. Jones for giving her
transportation to Florida or California
There is no man Of the medical faculty
1 love more than DR.. Little and j
would give him no offense If could help
II. but this splendid woman's liberty Is
in the balance and / shall write fear
lessly. It is not a part of DIR. Littlea
duties to run about the country and ind
homes for the inmates of this instttu-
ton 1 will simply say considering every-s
thing DR. Little should have made Ruth
an honorable exception to gne rule and
put himself to both trouble and expense
to get her a home
I have already extended this paper TO
length did not intend. II have given
offense to any one, crave their pardon,
for I am sure I would do no harm to
men who have treated me with unbroken, ,
kindness.
In conclusion, let me add fault that is
common to every doctor in this institu-
ton. They treat human liberty too light
". Mr.. Editor, you think you know the
value Of liberty. You have no conception
whatever OF its value. Only those of us
who have been ruthlessly ard heartlessly
robbed of It know how to value IL. From
some cause or other belong to the long
list Of those who ought never to have
been sent here and have been kept here
years without the shadow of ar excuse
Or cause. STILL love my enemies. Would
it not be well for the commission that
will soon meet to ask and inquire whether
George Bell told the truth when he said
there were a thousand here who ought to
be at home? I tell the people of Geor-
gia that there is a large number here
who ought not to be here, and IL tho
committee viii accept Of my help, I will
point every one out to them.
Yours truly,
CHAS. H. HARRIS. MD.
OF Cedartown, Ga