The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-07-08
NOT TO RETURN TO MADISON
Assemblyman Is Seeking to Accommo-
date His Vision to Remaining Eye
and Physicians Are Hopeful That He
Will Escape Total Blindness.

Kenosha county will not be repre-
sented in the lower house of the Wis
consin legislature during the remain
der of the present session for, blinded
IN his left eye as a result Of foolish
prank of a legislator and fighting hard
to retain the sight of his other eye,
Assemblyman Dow J. Vincent of the
town of Salem, will not return to
Madison during the session of the leg
islature
1T would be impossible for Assem-
blyman Vincent to resume his work in
the legislature at this time, = said DR..
Becker of Silverlake Wednesday even
ing. !" We have given up all hope of
his sight being restored SO far as his
left eye is concerned and we are now
hoping that we can save him from
total blindness. The sight of the
right eye has not as yet been affected,
but the assemblyman has had trouble
accommodating his vision with the
single eye and it may be long time
before his condition is entirely nor
MALI
Assemblyman Vincent was injured
on the floor Of the assembly nearly six
weeks ago when during a call Of the
house some of the members got rough
and began to throw things. The Keno
sha county lawmaker had no part in the
horse play" and he was standing at
one side Of the assembly chamber when
he was struck in the left eye by por-
tion of bill file thrown by one of the
roisterers. The sharp edge Of the bill
file penetrated the eye producing in
slant blindness, but at the time it was
declared thai there was every reason
to believe that Mr.. Vincent would re
cover his sight later. Then followed
days spent in darkened rooms while
surgeons and specialists in the treat
naent Of the eyes sought to bring back
sight. The assemblynan finally re-
turned to his home at silverlake and
went under the care of Dr. Becker
At that time it was thought that there
was little hope Of his recovering the
vision Of his left eye and the physicians
began the struggle to save the right
eye. Since that time there have, been
more days in darkened rooms and it is
declared that while Mr.. Vincent can
see out Of his right eye that the vision
is far from normal. The general condi-
ton Of Mr.. Vincent is good but he feels
terribly the loss of the sight of his eye
No investigation has ever been made
Of the "horse play which brought
partial blindness to the Kenosha county
man. He seems to have no feeling in
the matter and has repeatedly insisted
that his injury was entirely the result
of an accident, but he feels bitterly
that it was an unnecessar accident.
Assemblyman Vincent has taken
great interest in the. big things that
were being done by the legislature and
his being deprived of taking part in
these events has come as a matter of
great regret to him.
Tt is expected that before the end of
the legislative session some action will
be taken by the assembly in the mat
ter. No suggestion of any such action
has been made by the Kenosha county
man and it is very doubtful if he will
make any such suggestion.
Horse play is a pretty expensive
thing some times and no one knows this
better than Assemblyman Vincent.