Milford chronicle., 1912-06-21
BT0NN.MUST DIE
IN WORKHOUSE
Pardon Board Refuses Liberty Request
Of Tubereular Prisoner. Mother Be-
fore Board In Her Sons Behalf.


Harvey Brown, col0red a prisoner al
W lthe wOrkhOuse, who made plea before
~ the Board OF PardOns for a pardon as he
was dying OF tuberculosis, must die in
Dach prison. The Board of Pardons on June
nom llth inspected the workhouse saw Brown
Al1e aud heard the objections of Miss Emily
Aa[s. III. Blssel and DR.. A. Robin, representing
e19egthe Delaware Anti-1uberculosis Society,
q sOnand then decided not to grant the pardon.
Sutgne The action of the board was set forth in
siie lasthis resolutions
sne It THAT the request for a recommenda
AVevdion for pardon OF Harvey T. Brown be
eausnrefused, because the board feel that as he
ssrseAs IN an advanced stage of tuberculosis,
he wOuid if liberated be a menace to
"esas the community as a source of contagion
As'aland that the duty to protect the public at
VI III OF large must OVershadOw the appeal to the
no'at mercy of the board in this part cular case
81 SSauand further, because the sanitary arrange
lraments for the isolation of the prisoner
a. seihiand the prevention of contagiOn are bet !
NJ Asler at the workhouse than if he were at
lfalarge"
oe ab. DR.. Samuel c. Rumford, physician at
suIwqhe wOrkhouse, set forth his views on the |
Loilsubiect He said to the board:
1Losta The objections raised bv the Anti
na.tnHuherculoss Society are most inst and
z a !saisHise, and as DR.. Robin has Informed YOU.
tliIrSur provisions for treatment of these
Spusoners are most complete and by isO
Eating them We try TO prevent the spread
-OlO5i the dlsea-e In an advanced ease like
eo'ehBrOwu's | can only see benefit to come !
sl-shhsrOm the mental effect OF freedom in ITS =
no ansssociated exercise, etc, which are out of S
n.oi question while in prison. The danger To a
~ "a n lie public in letting loose men Of this
ppI.saiRype to spread their infection is very
Behakraye" " d
eown Members Of the Board nj Pardons saw A
" Brown who seated on a veranda II
"a wrapped in blankets lie said he was
go7ery sore and when asked if he liked to II
- anileep on the veranda, said il made no
y Nbeiflerence where he slept d
- an The members Of the pardon board con le
tsTherred with the trustees Of the institution c
~ OexfOllOWlng an inspection of the institution
Z, trand fully discussed the suhjrct al
=. be Brown was represented by Deputy CITY p
= we udge Harry p Joslyn. The prisoners
artnOther, who wanted her son home with al
sOnler to nurse in his dying DAYS, was present e.
5frlnd presented a pathetic figure. ~
Ito DR.. Robin said he was satisfied that the al
of Torkhouse had ample facilities for ad
4 apaganeed cases OF tuberculosis lie had not pl
= to examined Brown, but was of the opinion is
J--5hat he was suffering from tnbercular p'
: glands he spoke of the Tact that others te
4 might become infected IN case an adj 81
+. sanced case OF consumption was permitted M
r % be at large, and he cited instances ''
where such had occurred te
3 Miss Blssell said the society which she sa
a represented was organize to prevent in-
ectiOn and that its chief function was 10
+ educate the people whereby it might be
possible to stamp out the disease Browns
! 'ase, she added, was not personal one,
: Jnt was test case, and she assured her op
5 hearers that it was painful duty for her en-
go before the board to object 10 giving th
+ Z dying man his liberty At the same IN
j flne She said the society was bound to Pe
n ,ducate the public we know consump- sa
ion is very contagious in advanced eases. -
ihe said, land pardon will make link tht
u a chain, for an advanced case NAV in va
= eet from two to four persons in one home. VII
We ieel that we must protect the Innocent llv
ever we can aud must stop infection cit
-leVeT we can rec
Tbaf. Josyn made an earnest nlea for sta
mornil-n and made touching reference to the
when eslre OF the old mother that she IN
fields have her son home with her to care fro
work. m during his dying days l