Newark post., 1914-04-01
QUARANTINE LAWS VIOLATED
Great Excitement On Prospect Avenue-Arrests Made
This Morning

Defying the health officers OF
not only the local board but the
State Board of Health Of Delaware
the family of Richard Pierson have
furnished a lot Of excitement for
the residents of Prospect avenue
for the past two days. The quar-
antine laws of Delaware have been
broken repeatedly by the family by
removing a quarantine card that
was placed on the door of the Pier
son home several times since Mon
day. Mrs. Pierson admitted before
Magistrate Lovett yesterday that
she took the quarantine card down
that had been placed on her door
by order Of the local Board OF
Health and that she did it because
her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Pier
son was not suffering with scarlet
inc although the case had been pro-
nounced scarletina by two promi-
nent local physicians. Mrs. Pier
son not only violated the quaran-
tine laws by removing the card but
II Monday she took the patient that
had been quarantined to Elkton,
thereby violating the quarantine
laws of that State and again yes
terday she took the scarletine
patient with her to the office OF DR..
A. E. Frantz in Wilmington, secre-
tary of the State Board Of Health.
1t is claimed that Mrs. Pierson
by her actions has not only endan-
gered the life Of her daughted who
is i'll, and violated the quarantine
laws but that she also made it pos
sible for a wide spread of the dis
ease by bringing the patient in
contact with many other persons.
Louis L. Curtis, secretary OF the
Newark Board of Health, was notl-
fed last Sunday night by DR..
Charles H. Blake, that there was a
case of scarletina in the Pierson
home. Previous to this DR.. Blake
had called DR.. H. G. M. Kollock,
president Of the Board of Health
in consultation and he also pro-
nounced it scarletina. At 9 o'clock
Monday morning Mr.. Curtis sent
Officer Egbert Shellender to the
Pierson house to put up the quar-
antine card. The card was immed-
lately removed by member OF the
family and the same thing hap
pened at 2 O'Clock in the after
noon when Mr.. Curtis put the card
on the door himself. Later Mon
dav afternoon Mr.. Curtis learned
that Mrs. Pierson had left In a
team with the patient for Elkton,
their former home. He notified
the authorities Of Cecil county and
the Sheriff went on search for the
woman but she had gotten into
Delaware on her way back to New
ark before he found her. Monday
evening Mr.. Curtis and Officer
Shellender again went to the house
They were met on the front porch
bv the entire family, consisting OF
MIR. and Mrs. Pierson and two
grown sons, in addition to the
patient and several smaller child
rem. There was a free-for-all ar,
gument between the officers ano
the family but nothing could bt
accomplished. Mrs. Pierson, who
dominated the argument on th'
, part of the family, admitted sh'
, removed the card and her only ex
cuse was that the card was a lie
, She contended that the Board O.
Health was trying to persecut'
, them and that she had certificate
, from a physician saying her daugh
, ter did not have scarletina.
! Mr.. Curtis next consulted witt
DR.. Frantz, secretary of the Stat
. Board of Health, by telephone. Ill
was told that he had full authorlt.
to 90 ahead and enforce the quar-
antine laws and to do so. Dl
Frantz arranged to come to New
+: ark Yesterday morning to look owe
, the situation personally. He wa
: lust getting ready to leave his OF
e fee in Wilmington for Newar
! about 10 o'clock yesterday morn
: ing when Mrs. Pierson and ne
a daughter, the patient, called o.