| Show statement prom dr rich utah april with your kind I 1 will make a statement through your paper regarding nR the child who died alter eating matches abo rev 0 F richardson in this mornings mor ninga bolde me responsible for th e childs death and without for the facts in the case of those who know proceeds to associate me with judae ane traitor and do me can before the the child who had been eick for several dave ate matches about 7 monday evening the child was very sick all that night and purline pur pine nothing was done till the next mor when the parents went to five points and baw the doctor there who told them that perhaps the child was by that lime past the dancer of dying from the effects of the matches and directed them how to nurse the child about that afternoon ter noon over eighteen hours after the child lad eaten the matches mr bronch and the mother came into roy office with the child and told me of its having been sick for acme time and of its eating the matches I 1 had treated both families for the county and explained to them that I 1 was willing to do anything I 1 could for the child but was not authorized to give an order on county for medicines mr brouch ihen went tor an order from the county while the mother and child him in the back office in about five minutes he was back and eaid the commissioners were nol there but would return at 2 I 1 then looked through my cabinet for medicine for the baby but did not have what was needed and wrote a prescription for them but as it was then only a few moments of 2 they concluded ft would be best not to try to get it but RO to te commissioners for an order duding this time the mother did rot beem especially worried about the child who all the time apparently slept in her arms I 1 did not make a careful exam ignatiou of the babe as I 1 war only prescribing for it temporally until the county could beet the case in charge the mother end air brooch lett the office perfectly calm and apparently satisfied in conclusion I 1 will say that believe I I 1 do ae much charity practice as any physician in the city and have never ic fused a call to go anywhere or treat aar ono because they were poor EZRA RICH |
