Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-15
BOARD OF HEALTH MAY
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He said he had examined many wit
neSses-persons who were supposed tn
have seen what took place Tuesday
night--and expected to examine mum
ber more Among those so far questioned,
he said, were the following: State Detec-
tive f.. G.. Lynch, Mayor II. G. Stewart,
Ewood Hurley, Walter Conoway, Hal
stead layton, formerly first lieutenant
in the Delaware Pioneers; John Barr,
Thomas B Pepper, Councilman Walter
Rosch, Councilman Andrew Marvel,
Noah Hurley. Julius Green and Constable
Charles Jester.
Il would like 10 say," Mr.. Layton told
the Every Evening man, that the
officers who were out Of town when the
affair occurred on Tuesday and Tuesday
night were legitimately away and were
not away because of Mr.. Wells visit.
As far as | have been able to learn, none
was notified of MIR Wells intended visit.
did not learn on Monday night until
9 o'clock that Mr.. Wells was here /
learned it at that time from Frank NJ.
Jones, president of the loca' Board of
Health, who telepboned me that Mr..
Wells was in his office and asked me to
call there and see him. which | did. |
told MIR Wells that | would have To be
in Philadelphia the next day on a matter
of business, which had been arranged
more than week before. That is why ]
was out of town Tuesday
''fhe sheriff, | have learned, was also
in Philadelphia, having gone there on
Sunday. The deputy sheriff WAS out of
town working on a criminal casc for my
Office, while State Detective Lynch was
nt Bridgeville, also ON case connected
with the attorney generals oiHce. Nome
n 1 ,itt,
TO be here; he had not advised me prior
to Monday night =
Mayor Stewart today denied the report
that he had locked horns with Commits
soncr Wells Il said some things to him
IN q iol1y way that might have sounded
odd, If they bad been mcaEt seriously,
he said. Il had told him he would be
arres ted and fined if he 'didn watch his
step when motoring IN the town, and
things like that but it was only IN n
Joke
MIR Wells said stewart hai tired t.
induce him not 20 prosecuta some people
Il did TINS, the mayor explained In
cases wher, there had been vaccination
after the time limit had asked that there
be no severe punishment, ard things
like that :
The mayor said he was not present nj
the Tuesday night episode, heing at n
lodge meeting
The Investigation before Deputy At
torney-Gcnsral Ia1 ton, the mayor says,
indicates that many Of those who advised
Mir Wells to leave town did 50 because
thcy did not know what crowd might
do II he remained. not that the advisors
were ncccssaT IL host ie g. him.
IT is expected that Mr. Layton will
prosecute any who arc found t. have
bccn responsible for any disorder
The last small r.ox cases IN Gcorgrtown,
the mayor said today. have recovered and
their promises viii he fnmigat.d as soon
. as possible
No SMALLPOX At LEWIS.
Irwes, Jan Is
The Town CommisSlont r. OF Bcwee held
a meeting today to consider reports over
the State concerning the existence Of
smallpox in Sussex county
Following the mee ting Napoleon p,
Register who IS justice of the peace, Sc
cn tary Of the local Board Of Heath and
m officer oi the Town commissioners
issued n statement to rcpresen tatlyy. OF
Every Evening, which follows:
There : no smallpox IN Lewes and
ths Town Commissioners want the people
OF the State to know this. There was q
case IL Indian River hundred section q
days ago. but tho patient was under rigid
quarantine. lie soon recovered after
which all Of his effect were burned and ne
left and IS row away
The position of Iewes is this: We feel
able to handle our own affairs and have
not asked the State Board of Health to
| interfere. As there is no smallpox here il Is
not necessary anyway
\ warrant having been issued by the
State heath authorities for Mr. Register,
charging him with failure to comply ~ TIA
the order that all must be vaccinated IN
that section be said today that he had
been yaccinated though he would net
specify when and he thought the state
Board v 4siIt rfering W th local author ties
IN matters OF this mi lama Law abiding
t.1en and oil Ger, lie explained Il have
never refused t. try = ease ani never will,
but | think these arr matters the town
ltS4if can handle The warrant, whic
was issued before Magistrate Ryon IN
George town, had not been served on MIR.
Register IT the time he H;4s seen