The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03
HOLDS MOTHER.
.WHOLET CHILD DIE
Coroner Issues Warrant for Mrs.
'Mosbach, Who Left Diphtheria
to Christian Science.

Now York. December AIRS. Mar
garet Mosbach. mother of Kathryn
Mosbach. tho nve-year-old child who
died of diptheria on Thursday with
out medical attention. was arrested
yesterday on n warrant issued by
Coroner Shongut charging her with
homicide. An INCEST will be- held on
Monday night, and Mrs. Ephraim X.
Roberts. the Christian Science practi-
tioner, who treated the child, and her
husband. also a practitioner, have
been subpoenaed as witnesses.
Mrs. Mosbach telephoned to her
lawyer Everett Won .Marter, of Ruth
erford, n. j.. and last night she was
released on n bond furnished by a.
surety company. AS she left tho
coroner's Office with her sister. a
photographer let or n onshlieht and
Mrs. NloBbach fell In faint. She was
quickly revived and went home in q
tnxicab.
An autopsy performed yesterday by
tho coroner's physician. DR.. Thomas H
curtin. assisted by DR.. Clinton, of tho
Health Department, established the
fact that the child's death was due to
diptheria. The case ia under investi-
gation by the Health Department. be-
cause II was not reported. as nil caseH
OF Infectious diseases are required to
be.
The sanitary code makes 1t compul-
sorry for every physician to report q
case of diphtheria and by the prompt
use of antitoxin the disease is checked
IN ninety-nine cases out OF 100. one OF
the officials said yesterday. Mrs Mos
bach says the child was not permitted
TO go out of the apartment during her
llihess, but another daughter, fourteen
years old, went In and out freely.
The County Medical Society has also
begun an investigation OF the case,
and will be represented at the Inquest
Iho society has been active for the last
year in efforts to break up the practice
OF Christian Science practitioners, and
"lll endeaYor to make out u case
against the Robertses. Its officials saw
that this is the first case that has como
to the notice of the authorities whore
child has died in this city under
christian Science treatment since tho
Court of Appeals decided in the case OF
j. Luther Pierson. In 1901. that he was
guilty OF a misdemeanor in not furnist-
ing medical attendance for his child.
who died of pneumonia, Tho other
cases which the Medical Society has
been prosecuting were merely for yio-
lations of the statute forbiddins any
person to practice medicine without a
license.
Mrs. NIosbach. who lives at as45
Bainbridge Avenue, said yesterday
that she supposed she had right to
furnish such treatment for her child
'as she thought best She wes Chris
tian Scientist, and the child had been
treated according to that belief In
previous illnesses and had recovered.
Mrs. Roberts. who lives and prac-
tices at 1891 Webster Avenue. said
she had been called to attend tho
child one day last week.
II Rave her one present treatment"
she said. land after that. at least one
absent treatment every day. did not
1t was diphtheria. advised Mrs. Mos
bach to call In a physician because the
child's grandfather was opposed to
the Christian Science treatment. l
gave two absent treatments yester-
day. the last of which must have been
after the child died. did not know
OF her death until this morning Wien
my husband read OF II in the news
papers. Mrs. Mosbach has been n
Christian Scientist for some time. and
was a member OF the organization that
meets in Masonic Hail. have been
a follower OF Its teachings for twenty
years. end have been practicinE in the
Bronx for four years"
Mrs. Mosbach's arrest was based on
on affidavit made by Policeman James
A. McCarton that death was due to
criminal negligence In failing to pro-
vide medical attendance This action
was taken after Coroner Shrgut had
talked over the telephone with Assist
ant District Attorney Frank Moss