The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-02
PROBE METHODS
+. OF SPECIALIST
in MANS DEATH
Consumptive's Family Tel
Story to Officials That
Causes Investigation.
COUNTY AND CITY 81
AUTHORITIES ACT
Family Ayers Inexperienced
Youth of 10 Was Sent to
Treat Dying Man.

Investigation, by city and county
authorities is today being made into
the death of Ralph Carrano, the %
years old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Antoni o
lCarrano, who died at his home las
] Lexington avenue, Sunday, Feb. z,
under treatment of a well known
Main street advertising specialist.
| 1t is alleged that possible grounds
Of prosecution may be found by the
l.authpritiess for the mann err in which
Etfeatment was administered under
contract to the youth who had on,
several occasions been pronounced
fncurabi1y- afflicted with tuberculosis
for the family claims that an mex
perienced youth of 10 years was sent
to administer injections into the dy-
ing man even until within five hours
of his demise.
County Health Officer George s..
Hill is today making inquiry as to the
conditions of death and the respon-
sibility of the physician under the
state laws. while City Prosecutor
Alexander Delaney also is busy on
the case.
Tt is not today known whether this
specialist is a regularly licensed doc
tor under the laws of Connecticut and
word is awaited from the Board of
Registration at Hartford which will
materially decide the authorities on
the matter of criminal prosecution.
The name does not however, appear
in the annual red book issued for
1914 in Hartford.
According to the story repeated by
the family to the city and county
health officer and the city prosecu-
tor, who has turned the case over to
the jurisdiction of the county author
ity, Ralph Carrano, who was bell
boy in the Stratfield hotel was taken
sick with tuberculosis some time
prior to July, 1914. His sough and
month and DR.. John F. Flynn and
DR.. John @ Lynch recognizing the
severity of the disease recommended
that he be placed in a sanitariun1
where proper ventilation and expert
medical attention might be secured.
The family though comparatively
poor were able to send him to a pri-
vate sanitarium in Hartford where he
remained four weeks. At the expira-
ton of that period it was advised by
the physicians in charge that he be
removed to a state institution, and
a brother who went to return on the
train with him was told that Ralph
might die at any time, so far had his
disease advanced.
Brought to the family home in the
rear of 145 Lexington avenue, where
his mother and father, an uncle and
six brothers and sisters lived, the
case came to the attention of an as
sistant in the office of the specialist.
This doctor, upon having examin-
ed the patient, who was then able to
walk to the offices, is said to- have
at once pronounced it possible to eff
feet cure within three months, and
signified- his willingness to accomplish
the feat upon the payment of 5000,
making a reduction of 500 in the
price on account of the case being
one of we'll known specialist DR..
Lynch and for the additional reason
that it was brought to him by his as-
sistant.
The family. were not able to pay
the amount and were given one month
in which to make payments, which
they did in four payments, borrow
ing the money from friends.
1t is further claimed by members
of the family that while the patient
was able at first to walk to the doc
tors office, within a few days he
took to his bed and seldom arose
from it. One month subsequent to
the administration Of the first medi-
cine the doctor began to make in
jections, which it is claimed were
later regularly made by an unregis-
tered assistant. Death occurred on
Feb at about 1890 in the even
ing, the patient. having been given an
injection at 5 so in the afternoon. The
matter was shortly afterwards report
ed to the board of health, officials
at once reported the case to the loca-
placed it in the hands of county
health officer.
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