Herald Of The Times

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF INHUMANITY.—The Providence Journal publishes the certificates of two respectable physicians to a most extraordinary case of inhumanity, which recently occurred in the town of Foster, in that state. It seems that on the 2d inst. one of the physicians was informed that a man named Gordon W. Potter was sick in his father's barn—upon visiting him he found that his disease was the small pox, and after doing something to allay his sufferings, the Dr. set off for the overseers of the poor, for the purpose of having arrangements made for the proper accommodation of the suffering patient. He found the town council in session, and made known his business. The council was for winking the case out of sight, and proceeding to other business, when the Dr., determined not to be foiled in the object of his visit, pressed the circumstances upon the consideration of the humane and honorable body—all the satisfaction he could obtain, however, was a recommendation from the President, Mr. Brayton, that some physicians should take the sick man within three feet of the line of the town of Scituate, the adjoining town, and shove him over!!

The Dr. returned home—wrapped the sick man up in blankets, and sent him to the house of Gardner Howard, one of the town council, who closed his doors against him, and ordered him to be left in the highway, where he was left on some hay and shavings. He remained there until the afternoon, when he was removed by a Mr. Potter to an uninhabited house in the fields—he remained, until about midnight, when he was found in the rain, hanging about the well sweep; and afflicted with intolerable thirst.

Need we add, he soon died!—having received much less attention from the humane officers of the town of Foster, than a dumb beast would be entitled to at the hands of a master. If we ever travel in Rhode Island, we shall keep as far as possible from the savages of the town of Foster.—Boston Post