Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-09-11
PHYSICIANS REPORT:
 CASE DISMISSED Judge Philpot Hears That Miss Leach is Convalescing and the Case Ends.
N 0 IN J U N c T I o N
Attorney RowelI Prepares Demurrer and Plea, But Plea is
 Withdrawn.

After Attorney A. H. Rowell. repre- senting D. c. Leach, of No IT Walnut street, who was ordered to appear in the Juvenile Court charged with neg lecting his daughter. Miss4 Edith, had abandoned the application for an in junction in the chancery court to re- strain the county health officer and city physician from visiting Miss Leach to ascertain her condition, and after Drs. w. H. Blankenship and w. T. Lowe had made a report to Judge c. NJ. Philpot. in which they stated that Miss Leach was convalescing and was not in need of medical treatment, Judge Philpot yesterday dismissed the &ase and ended what at first promised 70 be a legal controversy of state vide interest.
 When Attorney Rowell had it inti- mated to him by Chancellor Elliott Tuesday night that the jurist would not issue an injunction in the case. holding that the Juvenile Court had full jurisdiction, he finally abandoned he idea of pushing the injunction proceedings and had planned another legal method to prevent interference with the care of Miss Leach by mem- bers of her own family.
 In compliance with an order issued 5y Judge Philpot on Tuesday, Drs 8lankenship and Lowe visited the Leach home yesterday and examined
 he patient. They reported to Judge Philpot that the young lady's condi-
 ion showed improvement, that she vas free of fever and that in their opinion they deemed medical treat
 nent unnecessary. Her condition at his time, they said, was favorable for Ter recovery. They found that her eyes had been affected. but they were
 lnable to give the cause. Upon their statements Judge Philpot immediately
 dismissed the case and the legal con
 roversy came to an end.
 Previous to the submission of the report of the physicians, however, At torney Rowell had prepared to file a demurrer in the Juvenile Court and plea. In the demurrer MT. Leach said:
 "First, that the court has no juris- iiction over him in the matter now before the court.
 "Second, that he has not violated lny laws and the court is withoat jurisdiction to hold him on said charge.
 "Wherefore, having fully answered prays to be dismissed with costs" H. M. Beck, of Fort Smith, who is prominent in Christian Science cir sles in this state, addressed Judge Philpot at length in which he review ,d the principles and teachings of Christian Science and the good that vas being accomplished through the faith. It was at the conclusion of MT. Beck's speech that the report of the ohysicians was made and the case dis posed of.
 The plea which Attorney Rowell had prepared to file in the case was as e~JI Ct0tnmnnt matter from the Christian Science viewpoint:
 In the Jefferson County Juvenile Court.
 In the matter of D. c. Leach.
 Comes the said D. C. Leach and for his response to petition filed herein against him by the Probation Officer of the county of Jefferson states:
 First, that he has given his daugh- ter, Edith, proper care and will con- tinue doing so.
 Second, that he has in no way coerced or compelled his daughter to accept the treatment received by her, but that it is her desire that said treatment that she is receiving be given her.
 He further states that he and his family belong to the Christian Science Faith, a sect composed of a great number of people whose religious tenets provide for an invocation to God through prayer to heal the sick.
 That the practice of religious tenets of the church to which the accused and his family belong are being strictly complied with.
 That his daughter is strong be- liever in the religion and accepts the tenets of the church as her guide and has for the last eight years been be- liever in Christian Science, and that the treatment received by her is in accordance with her wishes.