A CHILD'S DEATH.
" CHRISTIAN SCIENCE." AMAZING DUPLICITY. Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright Received August 31, 8.15 p.m. Sydney, August 31." In the Criminal Court, Arthur Lloyd was formally charged with the manslaughter of his five years old son. The child was suffering from diphtheria, and died while under the "Christian Science" treatment. Tihe accused, in the course of his statement, said he was not a Christian Scientist, ibut had faith, in tliem, and believed' that his little Iboy's leg, which had Ibeen amputated, would grow again. The "Scientist" who was treating the boy had advised getting a doctor to diagnose the case. | Deceased's mother stated that she and ( iher husband had been preparing, to become "Christian Scientists." They had no faith in it now. [ A Verdict of "guilty," with a strong recommendation to mercy, was returned, on the ground that the accused liad been the dupe of another person. .The Judge, I in sentencing Lloyd to three months' im- ' prisonment, said he desired to pass the sentence to deter others from doing as 'Lloyd had done.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 122, 1 September 1910, Page 5
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174A CHILD'S DEATH. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 122, 1 September 1910, Page 5
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