The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-03
Friend Tells of Cure With
Booze, as Governor
Lay Near Death.
WAS LAST RESORT
State Official, Unnamed,
Brought Liquor on Doc
A tors Advice.

The life of former Governor James
p. Goodrich was saved by the use
of cognac, the French form of
whisky, when he was near death
while Governor.
The statement of this fact is made
by j. T. Moorman, business associ-
ate of Goodrich, his friend of years
standing, and treasurer of the Re-
publican State committee.
Norman states that he was pres
ent when the cognac was brought by
a State official, who then was a
member Of the Goodrich official fam
lily, and that he saw it administered
under the advice of a physician.
Cognac Ordered
II was present, as were others,
when the whisky was administered
as last resort" said Moorman.
The State official, who declines to
permit the use of his name, substan-
tiates the statement by saying that
he obtained two bottles of cognac
when he was informed that it was
advised as the one remedy which
could save the life of Goodrich.
Early this week Goodrich stated
to a close friend that while he did
not know that whisky had been
used in his case, as he was in state
Of coma at the time, it was ridicu-
lous for any one to take the position
that it should not be used if human
life could be saved.
Goodrich now is out of the city.
The statement was made in reply
to the claim of the Rev. e. S. Shu-
maker, head of the Indiana Anti
Saloon League.
In a formal statement, demanding
the resignation of Attorney General
Gilliom for violating the dry law
to save the lives of his little sons.
Mr. Shumaker cited the case of
Goodrich to show that whisky is
never necessary, but that grain al
cohol does the work.
The State official, also a member
of the Goodrich official family, re-
fuses to permit his name to be used,
as he does not care to court atten-
ton of authorities, even at this late
date.
Sllumaker Gives Statement
His declaration was called forth
by this rather minute pathological
statement of Mr.. Shumaker:
"There are cases on record,
right here in our midst, of
pneumonia and typhoid fever,
probably as serious, where the
patients got well without whisky,
and these cases can be easily
verified.
"One of these is James p. Good
rich, who while Governor of the
State. lay for weeks between life
and death, with typhoid fever. His
vitality became SO weak that heart
stimulants had to be administered
to keep up his circulation, and
they had to fan him vigorously,
and his mouth at times had to be
forced open with a pair of forceps
to pull the dry mucous out OF his
throat so that he could breathe.
But not a drop of whisky was
given him, and he recovered"
Official Talks
The State official who objects to
this record as authentic medical his
tory with former Governor Goodrich
as the exhibit, says:
"I was told that Governor Good
rich was in state Of coma and
that whisky had been suggested as
the one possible remedy. at once
obtained two bottles of French cog
nae. 1 was told later that they
had saved the life of Governor Good
rich"
DIR. Charles w. Sowders, who at
tended Governor Goodrich, says that
professional courtesy prevents him
from describing treatment given to
any of his patients.
In regard to the use of WHISKY as
a medicine in critical cases, DR..
Sowders, who teaches medicine at
the Indiana University School of
Medicine, states:
I'm my work at the University
School of Medicine 1 teach that
whisky is a remedy in many cases.
1t has a real function in medicology
Notwithstanding what others may
say.
''At my very first opportunity
will furnish you with a scientific ex-
PLANTATION in every day language
proving, that esters in whisky have
a building function which grain
alcohol does not possess"