, 1873-07-29
CHICAGO MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Consideration Of Mr.. W. T.
: Storey's Charges Against
DIR. III. A. johnson.
The Society Adopt q Report Exon
Grating the Doctor,

or hfr, ". F, Storoy'a card. addressed "To tho
publio," !" and impugning DR.. Il. A. Jol,nson's
p1oaosslona. ena,aosef' a"oao "oi' pionone'
Or. y. q. Dun1relcher, WHO acted as Secretary,
Or. g. O. Paoli. DR.. o. j. Albums, DR.. Tarroll,
Dr.. 8. D. jacobson, Dr. D. W. Graham, DR.. g.
n u at1v. ~ n 70 Ina n n :, qtorkuoat1-
-. ~ q Mo.s,,"r.t r. ~ T-oa~ ~ rh,a
". Earlo, DR.. Mary Thompson, DR.. ". =.
Qulne, and Dir. 7. D. Fitch. ".
q. Dvas ntesidnd and. In calling tho
,noot;ne +o o,;or ea,1 ho ro1notont,v
''ioo'''S W o1ooi' ""'o "o .o1uo'
aadre8Boo tno mempofs on most paanln1 soo-
jeot-ono which had within the last wook en-
fdaajon. Thov woro awares n thew Ind rcad tic
..sss.,;.,,, .,,sx, tt,,t ro,,. ,,r,,1oo.ont lila.
morning papofs' taat . sotS unp'o"ouns u'D
cnaslon had boon carried on pot"eoh tue ooltor OF
unwilling to havo tho sooloty discuss tho caac,
but ho could not dictate to tho, Society, as all
folt iutorostod In it. Tho Bpeahor thon road tho
two cards signod By Mr. Storey, and, in criticls-
ing thom, said DR.. johnson was one Of tho Inst
mon iu tho profession rho could be noeusod
Of caroloasneas OF rookleasncss; IT lo had
failod in tho praotioo Of Ills profession,
Il was owing to his t.; ogor:cautiousileas e, & .I.e
sPeaker hau Hi,o"n na1n ~ n.luX soAin, naa not
him IN many nsa easos 9aa naG sho aayan.ago o.
sbo o macioug
to attack man behind ths press whom a1 9 could 9bai
not return y. II Mr. & etofSy nau satu ,so5 sha5
havo M boon correot. ~ 4 physician could not bo
found at any time he waB wanted his lutios
Meru tstn fos % nopanna W to tao M
~ M..n ;ost;tvtnua a,d - M T,.nr, hnJ
n h,m ono q ho n Sn
dineaso." ne 1storoy] waa ignorant Of 1nodi-
Tsf' Tno " anSator ia neror rand more inconHe.
o,1ont;aI ntooo RI writing in 1,is i;fo r. Tr.
JOHNSON had really beon guilty Of anything. he
{Dr. Dyaa) would bo tho lust man IN tho world
to cover It up. Tho statement Of the caao pub,
lisled in THE TRIBUNE wns an excollont one, aud
nhvsiciena cold nasiiv fnrm nm onnion rs to
Tx 11laenou,a diI % and troatno1,t. ] ont ~'' ~
Of which Dr.. Dyas should DO Chairman, bo a,-
motion was ngrood to, anl tho Chairman an-
nouucod as tho Committee Drs. Froor and Earle.
Tic Committee wont into an anto;roon;, and'
after an absence o. IN hour, roturnoa anu BUD
mitted the Following report:
abor of tis sociosy, q reeklossness earelessness,
innted fatally, IN the month of January na and u.s.
oreoyor this result is alleged to have proceeded not
Sas 5 ns s
Con s1 Esssss leg @ sss tsowns
seous charge your dommttoo cannot concur in tho
iuaeo Of the sscusaon, eve1 allowing to ths ilsat
any alloy 10 Of maiice, o. wish to e1aggerate. is Mr
storey states tet e natss no criticism u, ot e., Dr 5a
iow hours.-your oomn,oe viii restrict this tnyoa-
gaen aesorangy n%ting 4 to the ntosss Of = t%o no
following day, Ut which hour It is stated the patient
expired. 50 learn That at tho former hour tho Doctor
Ms patient and said s
eRy &c., s
esns d snes M Sss' y
tratioa q a de4s sss' lie asnt s ay ar
SfT H. ssss ssse s?
or VIVA It altogether unusual morbid manifeatntio1
n ss and S o aeesoy y q St 10
not denied hy ar Storey It f. IN neknoTle.lged fast
sss tss5s ssSs 'se:asS
tino before such Sn event suHatdence Of suffering
s u Sy sss
lessnoss. phyaclans aware that ecoplcsaneaa te
this crtcnt in any disease is4a symptom q
serlona inrort mtenaeing ne cor RI syson anu
whoro ho heart Il affected, It is frcqn,y and rapidly
s'ih by hish u authorjty1sr Thotnas watsonss s'wd
md furious" IN expressing his tho Committee
hv I S5 aae rat
suddenly leaving external parts and so!zin9 OH tht
hoart, whether In tho form Of pereardltia Or endo
functions of tho brain. Whether these Bymptom
Of nervous disorder nro reflex phenomonn o.
spring from transferenco of morbid action
it ia not now object to consider. 1t Ia stated II
pr. Johnnon'a report thnt at p. n. on the 2oth o
January tho Puiao waa regular, aol ana iun nnt
s ~ nona Ina # srav to iii I'm
casos Of rheumatic carditis. All hayo presented
rapid pulae It remains for your Committee to con
slider tho question whether. In this case dosth was th
VI not alleged that tho patient up to r. N. Of th
Day preceding a., , dea1hs nad Been Moofaa!
nhqoa ~ H. atn so,a5 enyv.slcSnt Ia1 ie
eort.in1v rera pot m ha av nrecaino eath nm 10
~ m. any symptotns Of poisoning gleonlossnpss va
tho solo conditlon to 10 combated. 1t then that
dose ot hytrate Of choral. gr 7: 40 8ratns) and
ehiosoform mnims. was - administered It IN Il Pre-
ennea tha9 ho ~ o. any ao m 1n ~ ~
that sucn aoao IN Rey 70 caube puaso o1 !us, VIZ
symptoms, when in combination. are eharaeteristi
: inc treacherous luil. to which refureuc
| has been 9rcady madc. Your OomHitto