Evening journal., 1920-01-14


Mr.. Layton was doing most OF the
talking and they were insisting that ]
must leave al once I next asked Tor
time 10 telephone TO Deputy Attorney
General Layton and was told by the
spokesman That he was a relative OF
his but that he was out Of town.
when could not get the deputy al
tOrney general by telephone tele-
phoncd 10 Frank NJ. Jones, president or
the local board OF health, and told MIN
the situation. When ! came from the
telephone the spokesman for the crowd
told me he could not tell what the
crowd would do n / did lot set out at
once. lie told me they did not want
any monkey business and II ! did not
come out at once they would take me
l out Persons IN the hotel told me that
they knew some OF those IN the crowd
and that unless left the mob would
no doubt take me out by force. Inc
/ proprietor Of the hotel also advised me
10 leave.
Realizing that under the circum-
stances u would probably be the most
peaceful thing TO do l agreed to 20.
packed my grip and on coming down
4 stairs several OF the leaders walked on
each side of me 90 the machine and
told tho crowd that I was going and
for no one 20 touch me. ] got into the
front seat with the driver and was
driven 10 Milford The driver refused Ca
tell me his name but no one laid hands
on me either on the ride 30 Milford
or while was 40 the hotel. There were
three olher Young men in the back seal
Of The automobile.
when I decided 90 leave ] asked q
be taken % Lcwcs but was told thai
tho roads were too bad for that drive
but that they would take me either L
Selbyyllle or Milford. ] decided on NIL
ford"
Mr.. Wells stated today that severa
shines during the talk at ihe hotel h'
was told that the action was not agains
him personally. but against The stat
Board OF Health.
Or. Conwell, secretary OF the stat
Board Of Health, IN discussing the sit
uation with a representative or Tn
Evening journal. by telephone. from
Dover today expressed The oplni0l
that Daniel J. Layton. Jr, deputy al
torney general, who lives In George
town. has not co-operaled with On
health aulhoulles as freely as n
might have done since smallpox de
vcioped IN Sussex county ON one oc
caslon Or. Conwell stated, Mr. Layt0l
talked 90 him as though he would lik
Lto De defending some or those who Wer
being forced 90 become vaccinated' bu
for ihe fact that he was deputy alior
ncy general. Dr. Conwe,l sp,.s lAa
Mr.. Layton told him that the power
given 10 Justices Of the Peace. unde
Jpe health laws, were grealer thM
should DE given to any one man.
Dr. Conwell also told Of an occasion
when Mr.. Layton Is said 20 have re
fused 10 20 90 the office Of a magistrat
In Georgetown when his advice was need
ed I'm a health case before the magis
lrate. As a result OF his failure to q
90 ihe Office Of the magistrate, DR.. Con
well stated that ne reported the matte
10 Attorney General RelnhardL MI
Layton seems 10 have become dlsplease
because I reported that matter TO MI
Reinhardt," Dr. COnwell stated.
"SOme time ogo,' Or. C0nwell said
81 was I'm George own and made com
plants against some residents Of In
b dian River hundred who had not fol
! lowed out the boards order as 90 vac
, cination. Among those whom CON
] pia mis- were made against were Cler
OF the Peace Lawson and f0rmC
I County Treasurer George w Wall
d Magistrate Stcwlrl was not sure a.
{ certain procedure and telephoned
= Mr.. Layton TO come 90 his onlce
advise him. Mr.. Layton. ! und'rstan
e refused % come, and 7 reported ih
h m'tter 90 the Atiorney-Goneral
t understand that Mr. Layton told On
q Jusice later thai ne gave him as muc
0 Information over The telephone az D
- could have given had he gone person
] ally 10 the onlce."
s Or. Conwell also told of allowln
r Stale Detective Elijah Lynch OF Georg,
;. town, whom he made complaint agaln.
q for not being yaccinatod. 10 go for Sc,
- eral days at the request Of Mr.. Laytol
, deputy attorney general Dr. Conwe
e had the warrant sworn out for Lyme
and others while IN Georgetown. bu
- could not get anyone 90 serve them.
Later in the day" stated Or. Cor
) we'll II met Lynch at The deputy al
5 torney-general's Oflce where / h3
] gone 20 consult with Mr.. Layton nbol
some health law matters do M
. know how Nlr. Layton knew ha