Evening journal., 1914-04-01
This Family
SCORNS STATE
QUARANTINE
Scarlatina Patient Brought
Here From Newark DeS-
pite Legal Protest
MOTHER Goes TO JAIL
FOR VIOLATING The Law

Defying the health officers Of not
only Newark. but the State Boards
of Health Of both Delaware and
Maryland. the family OF Richard
Pierson have furnished a bit of excite
ment for the residents of Prospect
avenue, Newark, for the past two
days The quarantine laws of Della
ware have been broken by the family
by removing a quarantine card that
was placed on the door OF the Pierson
home several times since Monday.
Mrs. Pierson admitted before Magis-
trate Lovett, at Newark. yesterday,
that she took the quarantine card
down that had been placed on her
door by order OF the Newark Board
OF Health and that she did II be-
cause her daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Pierson. aged about 19 years, was not
suffering with scarlatina. although
the case had been pronounced scarla-
tina by two Newark physicians. Mrs.
pierson not only violated the quaran-
tine laws by removing the card, but
on Monday she took the patient that
had been quarantined 10 Elkton,
thereby violating the quarantine laws
Of that State and again yesterday she
brought the scarlatina patient with
her to the Office of DR.. A. 70. Frantz
here, secretary Of the State Board Of
Health.
IL Is claimed that Mrs. Pierson by
her actions has not only endangered
the life Of her daughter, who is i'll,
and violated the quarantine laws, but
that she has also made Il possible for
a spread of the disease by bringing
the patient In contact with many
other persons. Al the present time
Mrs. Pierson Is under "A hours pro-
baton, and the Newark authorities
say that II she again breaks quaran-
tine the law will be enforced. If that
means sending the woman to the
workhouse.
Louis c. Curtis, secretary Of the
Newark Board OF Health, was notified
last Sunday night by Dr. Charles II
/ Blake that there was a case Of scarla'
tina In the Pierson home. PreviOu.
to this DR.. Blake had called DR.. II
! q. M. Kollock. president of the New
4 ark Board Of HEALTH IN consultation
land he also pronounced IT scarlatina
At 3 o'clock Monday night Mr. Curtis
sent officer Egbert Shellender to the
Pierson house 10 put up the quaran-
! tine card. The card was Immediate
/ " removed by a member of the family
and the same thing happened at
o'clock in the afternoon when Mr..
Curtis put the card on the door him
self Later Monday afternoon Mr.
Curtis learned that Mrs. Pierson had
left in a team with the patient for
Elkton, their former home. He nOti-
fed the authorities of Cecil county
and the sheriff went on a search for
the woman but she had gotten into
Delaware on her way back 10 Newark
before he found her Monday even
ing Mr. Cutris and officer Shellender
again went to the house. They were
met on the front porch by the entire
family, consisting OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierson and two grown sons in addi-
ton to the patient and several small
er children. There was a free-for-all
argument between the officers and
the family but nothing could be ac-
cOmplished Mrs. Pierson, who dom
mated the argument on the part Of
the family. admitted she had removed
the card and her only excuse was
that the card was a lie. She contend
ed that the Board of Health was try
ing 70 persecute them and that she
had a certificate from a physician
saying her daughter did not have scar
latina.
Mr.. Curtis next consulted with DR..
Frantz. secretary of the State Board
OF Health, by telephone. He was told
that he had full authority to go ahead
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