Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-07
HERO Has T0|lEO
WITH lEPEnS FOR
QUARTER CENTURY
Brother Joseph, Formerly
Captain Dutton. Has Carried
on Work of Father Damien
Motive Mystery.


Motive Mystery.
san Francisco, April One IN
every seven a. the TOT, In kcpt H. tho
record OF death among the lcp,rs ON
the Island of Mulokai And there. one
10y one. as duty calls fot volunteers.
80 men and women to take th, places
OF the nurses who have fallen In The
fight Good Father Damien fell thus.
ana the world hailed him a. a marjyr.
Another took his place
The hero OF the moment is an
American citizen. one bent with wear,
but strong In failh-thc executor and
successor oi Father Damien
II viii he Jus, u quarter OF n cen.
tury ago in July that rugged veteran
of the Civil war then in his lortics.
humbly knoll before the bishop OF
Hawaii and offered himself To what
he knew to be living death
one called n martVr received hi ~
with open arms and showed him tn,
fields of Moloski. 4 he guide was the
peasant belgian priest, Father Dam.
len. the novice. Ira u. Dntton, Yam
kee, born IN Vermont GS wears ago,
a college graduate. Civil war veteran.
retired with the rank of captain Ia
hia day lover of worldly pleasures
and adiudged to be a connoissenr oi
what was proper IN the matter OF
smart clothes. later convert TO The
Catholic faith
M "A
of CiN.l war lie did not shuddcr.
therefore. when Father Damien show
ed hin the incurable parts of hu-
maniiy From that day forward Cap
tain Dntton became Brother Joseph
assuming a name that had been given
TO him when he entered the Trappist
monastery AZ Gcthscmanr. Ky
Three years afiorward Father Ia ~.
len died as he had expected. of the
disease with which his parishioners
were afflicted. Brother Joseph was
named his executor and. as he had
desired. succeeded his superior and
colaburcr IN the field From The mo.
mcnt he put his foot on the island nm.
III now he has not quit II. nor does
he expect 20 Experts declare that
he must eventually become infected
The actual causes that icd 10 Cap.
tain Buttons remuneration of the
world viii probably never be known.
one account has II that domestic
grief and sudden consciousness that
he was not leading u Christian lie
were the impelling motives
Old comrades have frequently urg.
ed him 30 apply for pension, and
cine. His milf On At..ta.lF az.
United States government has taken
the friendly position that II awaits
the application Brother Joseph an.
s"cr that De- gave his young wears
tor love of his country and that he
IA, offered his early manhood and
the evening of his HE To his fellow.
men
During the eight years immcdiately
following the close of the war Cap.
tain Dutton Vas an emplOyo or the
war department adjusting claims
against the federal government He
was welcome visitor in the best
homes ol the south
Then one day he was seized with
the desire 10 build u barrier between
himself and the world He was re-.
CciNcd INTO the Catholic church Then
ho iuurneyed 90 GcthscUanc and
found sccinsiOn IN the monastery Ton
a year and "a halt and decided that he
Was Intended iof that manner OF life
II had a tceling.' he told hi friends
that wanre' tn be- in touch with
human suffering. 20 b. active m m"
rrlicl OF those OF my FELLOW beings
who we're afflicted. Vet so as not a.
bring me In direct contact with the
uul side world
Ia the beginning BIorher Joseph
lived in y cabin and assisted Father
Damien He leaned To the opinion
that The disease wa durable. IL,
MADE experiment. that attracted the
attention OF celebrated bacieriologisis
though none would aunt that lcpros,
, can be- cured Dr y. A. Morrow OF
New York was one of the experts
! thai investigated the brother expert
menls aud he has now IN his posses
sion the plates OF Two blind ieper'
, upon whom the brother mad his hIsl
| experiment Since the American uc
| Cupation there have been numcrou,
changes introduced in The manner O
treatment OF The disease The gov
ornment has built leprusarium ant
some OF the ablest minds have beer
engaged In a seemingly tuitloss war
| fare There has been no visible AZ
| rest ng OF the progress ~ loprosy
| ThcN afflicted come ana go Dealt
! does not diminish the ranks, and 4
never can, The experts viii tel YOU
until perfect atlon ~ enforced
Nighl brings hls quiet hour II,
finds time to continue his studies q
| loprOsy read the papers, write TO hi
| friends and contribute an occasiona
article To papers Those who know
| the dashing Young lieutenant OF tn
| civil war on the dapper man o. -
years ago would scarcely recogniz,
| HIN IN the tall. full.bearded. indif'cr
ent,y dressed old nan that goes her
and there among his incurablo friends
| II Is eyiden, that II is no. humat
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