The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-13
PROMISED.
BOY WHO WAS
PENNED
Board of ChiIdren's Guardians
to Provide for Operation
if Necessary

II an operation on Irving Lip.
field, four-year-old boy unfortunate
who was found nude in pen in
the, yard of his home, 404 M street
northwest, Sunday, is necessary,
the boy shall have it, James l..
Stuart, agent of the Board of
Children's Guardians declared today.
Il have ordered an investigation
Of the case and everything posi-.
bic will be done for the lad" Mr..
Stuart declared
He said Children's Hospital
officials told him the boy would be
kept there until eminent specialists.
now out OF the city, returned.
These specialists will examine
the boy" Mr.. Stuart said. IF an
operation will help, we shall see
| one is given. II the hospital does
not pay for the operation, think
the Board Of Children's Guardians
can find funds"
Probe To Be Thorough.
Mr.. Stuart conferred with Com
missioner Oyster today. The com
missioner asked him to make a
thorough investigation and to do
everything within the power of the
District Government for the lad.
1t is a pitiful case and the
District will lend all possible aid"
Commissioner, Oyster said.
District officials will not allow
the child to be returned to the
pen in his home, they indicated
today.
"If the child is found to be
feeble minded, we can take care
Of him." Mr.. Stuart says, land we
have sufficient funds to give him
the proper care.
If he is mentally deranged, then
l do not know what can be done.
We will do something, however.
Our investigation will show whether
the child should be turned over
to u.s.
Father BIameless.
Lieutenant Michael Ready, of the
Second precinct, made an investiga-
ton and he said today no blame
could be placed on the father.
1.-THE father has done everything
possible for the child. Lieutenant
Ready said. ut is most pitiful
case"
The results of Lieutenant Ready's
investigation will be turned over to
the District Attorney. probably with
a request that the charge against
the father be nolle pressed.
The boys case has attracted city
wide interest. Several persons tele-
phOned The Times today offering
to start a fund to give the boy an
operation
Doctor Benjamin Newhuuse. fam
lily physician of the Lipfields. said
today:
Providing no one financially ca
Dable offers aid to those heartbroken
parents, that child will be doomed by
fate to spend most of its life in a
cage, unable to enjoy the compan.
ionship of other children, or the
fruits of life, in older years.
Abnormal From Birth.
"a brain operation, such as can
only be performed by the most emf.
! nent surgeons in the country, is
the only thing which might save the
child. The parents have done every.
| thing in their power to make the
baby comfortable, but they are ii.
pancially unable to hire suoh
Burgeons."
Doctor Newfield said the child has
been abnormal since birth.
| During these years." he said, 1.-The
parents sacrificed themselves at
times to hire attendants. but found
such help very cruel to the child.
The attendants refused to put I'D
with the unnatural ways of the un.
fortunate baby
Doctor NewfieId said today he be-
lieved the child should be returned
to its father until specialists return
mere: The father is anxious to get
possession of the boy again.