Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-06

This afternoon In the Rankin
insanity case Assistant States Al
torney 4. E. Edwards moved In
county court that proceedings be
dropped. Mrs. Rankin having
agreed to nave "a guardian appoint
ed for her I2-year-oid son. Judge
Larson. in entering the order,
stated that in case the mother had
not taken steps 10 name q guard
ian by next Monday he would take
the initiative and do 50.
Members of the medical staff at
WarertoWn hospital were put on the
stand by the state in county court this
morning. i'm ar attempt to show that
Mrs. Emma Rankin, widow Of the late
Dr. J. T. Rankin. who committed sui
eide by an overdose Of drugs, has not
been cured Of the morphine habit and
should be returned to che institution
for further treatment
Dr. c. C. Athartou OF the hospital
declared on the witness stand that
it takes from three months to a year
for victims Of the drug habit to be
cured and that Mrs Rankin had re-
celved but three weeks treatment. He
said medical statistics show that only
DO per cent eff drug victims are ever
permanently cured and that there
is some doubt even about this number.
some experts holding that q complete
recovery is not possible. because of
the loss of mental and will power
+ tered the hospital as q voluntary pa
tfant and after being there for three
weeks she left. against the advice Of
the superintendent and his staff. He
said voluntary patients could leave
+ the hospital at any time by fling a
thrae-dav written notice. He admit
ted the woman was improved. but gave
It as his opinion that she was not
cured and needed at least six months
attention before permanent results
could he obtained. When asked if he
thought AIRS. Rankin was capable OF
handling her own affairs. he declared
she was not, If it involved amy degree
of foresight or Judgment. Dr.. Ather-
ton began his testimony Yesterday af-
tern0ou and explained the medical his
tory of Mrs Rankfn,e case while she
was at the h0spftaf Part of the rec
ord was left at the hospital and ad-
jourumeut was taken until this morn
ing in order TO produce if.
NEGLECTED. SON.
Yesterday af-erraon. DIR i q ramD-
he'll. ssnariuren9an+ of the ho=oi+al
Mrs Mary Won Ach. DIR. w. r. Tack
eft. G. NJ. Bowie and 4. A. Niles were
witnesses heard. DR.. CamnheH tes-
tined relative To fine medical history
. of +hr defendant while at +ha hosDfraI
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her 72-vaar-o15 SON ram about fha
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v.11ra have allowed if She declared
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