New-York tribune., 1909-03-01
CARRIED TO ARM0RY.
DIES TWO DAYS LATER
SICK YOUTH TAKEN FROM
BED TO INSPECTION.
Parents and Physician of Brooklyn
.uiiitidmaH attribute Pneumonia
to Resultant Exposure.

The death of Frederick kopp. a boy OF elgh-
teen. who lived at No. go Linden street. Will
ismsburg. has stirred UP trouble in the Attn
Regiment, Brooklyn. According to the family
Of the dead boy. he was taken from his home az
night, in spite of the protests Of his physician
and relatives. and carried to general inspection.
two miles away. at the armory in Marcy avenue
in an automobile. At the time. he threat
ened with pneumonia, and the exposure, his
doctor SAYS, caused his death two days later
The young man joined the regiment sir
months ago. He was an enthusiastic member,
and never absented himself from the drills
Early in February he contracted heavy cold
The annual general inspection SET down fer
me evening of the 10th The boy was extremelY
anxious to attend the inspection, for the sake oE
the record of his company, but his family physi-
clan. Dr. Charles frost, OF No. 1S9 Stanhops
street. insisted that he should remain at honne.
Two postaIs were sent to the regiment explains
ing that young Kopp was sick. and DR.. Trcss
wrote him physicians certificate to excuse his
absence
At about 9 o'clock the evening OF tbs In
spection a private appeared. II explained
to him that the boy was too I'll 20 leave his bed.
and he went aws with the doctors cert1hcsts-
declaring that an would be we'll About 11:SO
o'clock. according to Mrs. Kopp, sergeant ana
two privates arrived IN an sutomobils. Shs
went to the door, but the soldiers demanded her
son, the mother says. and. pushing her aside
entered the 70use.
TOOK n FROM BED. sATS MOTHER
The three proceeded to the boys room zn6
ordered him TO get up and 90 to the armorTs
the mother declares. He told them. shs said,
that he vas too sick and his family added thsia
expostuIations- In spite OF all according to
Mrs Kopp. who with her husband and grorr
I'd daughters were present. the soldiers took
the boy out Of bed. wrapped him In blankets
and carried him out to the automobile. Ths
mother said that he was brought back about an
hour later at the command OF 4. surgeon at tho
srmory- soon after his return hons tbs boy
was attacked With pneumonia-due 70 tine
posure. according to the family physfcian-a11.
died two days later.
The story Of the family is TO a large extent
denied by the officers Of the regiment Captain
J De Witt KIemyer. Of Company @. the com
pauy 70 which young Kopp belonged. was seen
yesterday at his home. No 1899 Bedford ave-
nue.. He said that force had been used IN
bringing Young Kopp to the arrnory. Hs had
sent ont Sergeant H J. Mack Of his COMPANY.
With colonel Henry r. Bsrthmanns cigss5 zu-
tornobIs, for the Young man. Mack took alopx
Two assistants AFTER the three had isft the
sru1orv the certificate from Dr. frost arrived
on the return OF the party. after the tnsPsc-
tfon vas over. the captain saw immedisrsly that
the boy vas sick. he said. and demanded an
explanation Of why the soldiers had brought him
out in the bitter night The sergeant declared.
he said that while Mrs Kopp had not wanted
the boy to 60 the boy had wished 70 ACCOMPANY
him 70 the inspection He had not been taken.
but had gone along Willingly. fully dressed. ard
had no complaint 70 make. according to Captasr
KIemyer.
BOY TURNED OVER TO SURGEON
The captain saws that he Immediately turred
the boy over 70 Assistant Surgeon 6. H Davis.
Of No. 4S4A NcDonough street and asked him
# he should have Kopp taken home by the hos
pltaI corps Dr. Davis examined the boy de-
ciared Captain KIernyer. and said that he ar-
peared well enough to 90 home n the ciose1
automobile as he had come. The serEeant'4
statements we're all made before the boz. who
made no denial Of them. the of7cer says. but sad-
rnitted that ne had come Voluntarily IN spits OF
the warning Of his doctor and the opposition %
his mother Mack he said. has a good reputa-
ton. and would never think Of using force 10
get an obviously sick person out Of the house On
such a night. He added thar he would invsstf.
gate further
Dr. Davis when seen at his home co-roS-
Grated the assertions Of Captain KIemysr. Firse
Lieutenant Edgar r Rodd. Of No. 5Se Throoo
avenue went with three privates as the repre-
sentatives Of the company to attend the boys
also accompanied the body to the grave IN Ever
green's Cemetery Captain KIsrnyer was attend
ing the National Guard Convention at AIsan-
when word Of the boys death reached his con-
-ades- Word came even too late 10 get toreth4a
firing squad Of eight men to take to the cer,-
7tery. as usual.
Lieutenant Rodd vas much surprised n. ssFa
when he heard yesterday that the .Ssr,flv
charged the regiment with being responsible for
the boys death He said that the father OF tbe
Head boy was apparently pleased that he and-fhs
orivates should attend the funeral The faShsr
had no complaint to make then. said the leu
tenant about the treatment which the boy. Rad
received. and declared that he had exposed him
self voluntarily and that mis- death earns
through his own fault
Mr. Kopp had a different story 10 tell last
night, and insisted that the boy had been forced
10 expose himself DR.. frost said. when seen
At his home last night. that the boy had not
gone voluntarily, and that he was not dressed
at the time. He did not have pneumonia when
he went away. the physician SAYS. but was
splitting blood his return The medieins
given him by DR.. Davis, DR., frost declared, had
been Of no avail. and he immediately taken
down with pneumonia as the result Of the ex-
oosuTe.