The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-10-06

But my good friend, the Hon. John Il, very soon re
stored the Eve collars to ne.
In referenee 10 the prosecution for manslaughter,
will say. that native living in the family OF q
i Mr.. Stuart. died Of IOek-jaW-tnot BY bleeding to
DEATH as in he report Of The Board Of Health, and
bled him in the week or ten days previous,
attempt made 70 prove that this bleeding bad
been the Of his death. Several physicians IN
eluding Drs. Judd and Hilebrand, also His bx. r..
I c. Wyllie were called in to examine the ease and
they, every one, declared that the opening Of the
vein had been done in perfect manner, and that the
/ wound was perfectly healed
At my trial before the Police Court. some Eve or
six Honolulu doctors present. aud were individ
ually asked BY the Attorney General f in al their
| practice. they bad ever known lock jaw to follow
! IRON bleeding in the arm And they Individually
said no but DR.. MeKibbin, ST, said he believed be
had read of one. There being evidence of guilt,
the case was qnashed by the prosecuting Attorney
entering Holte pros. The court then adjourned
without verdict Of any kind and no pledge or
| promise was demanded Of the accused.
Some parts Of the rzfraets Of the minutes Of my
examination twisted. garbied and metamor-
phosed as to make appear quite ridiculous. But
shall now pass them all without note OF CON
ment. except one.
| To the question: 20 Do you not understand the
quireents Of heaW on the subject that practitioner
must present proof Of medical qualifications md have
n certificate from the Board of Health to that effect
from the Minister Of Interiorf' To this question
made reply. Ny silence they construed 10 be ig
Of the law But so far from being ignorant
Of the law. remember distinctly ~hen the law was
first promulgated. And said at the time. - that
law now has been enacted to prevent me fron prae-
teing medicine among the natives in Honolulu. But
my parshioners knowing my sympathies and wiling
ness to prescribe for them in Of sickness have
repeatedly petitioned the Legislature to allow me to
practice medicine among them. but without success
now OBTAINED NY LICENSE.
The members Of the Board of Health wished to
know how obtained my license And told them
that when DR.. N. G. Clark, Secretary Of the A. BIC
I'm, Boston. here 10 1870, the being afflicted
with bad cough, I stepped into my office and pre-
pared o phial Of cough medicine. such rs often
make for my own family and others, and requested
him to sip that little, and perhaps il would relieve
him. Sometime afterward. he said to me, ." DE-.
Smith, have tried variety Of medicines since eft
Boston, but lave found nothing equal to this
This led me to remark that my church and eOngrega
ton were very anxious that should prescribe for
them in Of sickness; and that they had petit
toned the Legislature several years in succession,
praying them TO give me a license to practice medi-
cine, but without success. WELL" said Dr. Clark,
" will go and have talk with the Minister Of the
Interior for | think can persuade him to give you
a license" Before he left for Boston. heard that
he had had two three interviews with DR.. Huehi-
the subject. And one day Dr. J. w. smith,
of Koloa brought me a message from DR.. Clark, say
ing, the way is prepared FIR you TO get license to
practice medicine. Some few weeks after that, Dr.
]. Mott Smith informed me that DR.. Hutchinson would
like to at his Office. Calling there, the doctor
asked me il would not like 10 have \ license to
practice among the natives3 L told him I should
like it if it was in bis power to give He said
il was in his power and he would do According
y he then and there. the 9th Of September 1870,
gave a license TO practice medicine in the district
Of Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. And 1 AN not
aware that my conduct has been such that it ought
to be taken away
The foreign members CT the present Board Of
Health have advised His Ex. w. L. Moeh0nua,
NJ A. T-N.- h. - la
Excellsucy is of age. and in a position to confirm
qr annul the doings of his predecessor and patient
ly wait his decision.
Respectfully submitted. LOWELL SNrTH.