Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-16
Columbia Hospital Investigate


The advisory board last evenin" n, co,,r,
bia Lying-in Asylum and Hosr' raj for won,an
resumed the investigation If cartain obergaS
preferred against DR.. T NI,rnbr's n,an,s,
ment. There were resent. Drs. ]. /. Young,
tsr NJ t1n -teyburn, Sewers and Mac
Net ul the me Ioard; Miss MoSchke, who
p ielLeu the charges, with DR.. Williams, her
SouIloIi, a. II quite number of ladies who
capad;nS to De greatly interested in the pro
III; secretary, Dr. Stanton, read a letter
lr"m Mrs. Mary Fehl, dated Chicago, July 9th,
III IN Which she states that she was patient
from February lst to April 18th last, that
OF that the food was of good quality and we'll
coOEed; that Dr.. Murphy was uniformly
attentive and polite and frequently made
InquiIies OF patients and she had no fault To
md; This letter was placed on record. Mrs.
tehl IS one of those relied on to sustain the
FRESH CHARGES AGAINST DIR. MURPHY.
The secretary read sworn statements from
Mrs. Ann Z. Hustled. OF Lynn, Mass, in which
she states that Matte J. Holman a girl. was
admitted to the hospital about November 18th
last and but little attention was paid her until
the Thursday following and she died the next
Sunday night that Jemima Jackson was sent
out before she was well enough to go and
died i'll a week, etc.
The board held an executive session, and
decided to place on record such portions of the
papers as pertain TO the charges under inVeS-
ugatiOn.
DR.. MURPHY's STATEMENT.
who had known him it was scarcely necessary
for him to speak but he had been arra!gned
on charges preferred by nurse of three
weeks standing of whose capacity as nurse
he had nothing to say, but who was unified
for such position in this place. He hal been
inundated and branded as public liar and
Quoting an institution at which women are
kept at the instance of Congressman and
where they may conceal their crimes, and he
of the charges by Miss Moschke. Now
comes another one who had been dis
e eba1 by his predecessor; and charges
that ne was the cause OF the death of
that she (Nirs. HusteO is more Responsible lie
than he ne, She was the nurse, and when this
poor girl was on her death bed, a few hours
prior TO her death, he went in the ward and
found that Mrs. Hustled had retired, leaving
one OF the patients to sit up with the sick girl
had abandoned her to her fate. He read the
letter OF Dr. Thompson directing the disms
sal of Mrs; Hustled. He was arraigned by Miss
Moschke because the colOrs in the carpet
Tor her taste. She had taken the position with
full knowledge of the duties required of her,
and now Mrs. Hustled, who was the party who
comes with these additional charges He took
up the charges Seriatim, and contradicted
them. On the charge that the patients
said he did not like to hurt the feelings of Miss
Moschke, who had testified that there was no
recreation allowed: He would ask how often
many times she had walked out with Miss
Sipe: Does She fully recognize the Obligation
OF an oath? He had never refused permission
to patient to go out to recreate when able.
and if any one did not 90 out it was because
they did not ask. As to the library being used
exclusively by the surgeon in charge, and the
par paFi OF, bY the surgeon and matron he would
say they knew the size OF the rooms and the
InconvenienceS which they had to pat up with.
he hoped, however. when the hospitals be-
come what they should be, that a parIOr with
cushioned chairs would be provided for each
nurse. He claimed that every charge made
had been set aside. by testimony, and in con.
cIuSlOn he invited the closest criticism.
MISS MOSCHKES RETREAT
Df. Sewers remarked that Miss MoSchke de
nied that she had charged that no vacation
was allowed, but had asserted that the patients
had not been allowed TO use the games
DIR. Williams asked that Miss Moschke be
allowed to answer further.
A consultation was had and the letter writ
ten by Miss A., declining to further appear,
was read. Dr. Williams, her counsel said
CATER hearing the letter read) that he did not
CONSIDER TSo 1t proper to take further action.
The board Went into executive session. and
on fe-0penlng DR.. Williams, as counsel for
Miss Moschke, addressed the board, re-
marx mhaTklng that hat no man will rejoice more
Dr. Murphy Will be announced, and he
believed that Miss Moschke will say amen to
Il. tie believed that she had been placed in
lalSe llght, and She had remarked that she had
HOt intended TO appear as a prosecutor. In all
candor he would state that she had been badly
duflStu. he Appeared TO Dr. Murphy that the
charges which had led to her discharge should
De made known, and that it should not go out
that she was discharged for INCOMPETENCE
APRIL FOOL.
!, Rr. Murphy said that he had not charged or
lnSinuated that she was incompetent as a
nu. Sc, and the specific acts for which she was
discharged were that she had disguised herself
as woman in labor, and after being carried
TO me ward she threw of her disguise; that
without permission she took geraneumS to the
ward, and further that she melted the patients
TO oeneye that they were not well treated
Or. NllilamS.-When was this disguise put
on was II on the first of April?
DIR. Murphy.-It was.
Dr. W1lliamS.-Wel that changes the aspect
somewhat, for the young are inclined to have
little fun on that day.
THE EVIDENCE CLOSED
MISS Moschke was about to make state
ment, put motion made by DR.. Mackal to
declare the evidence closed was adopted.
Ihe Secretary stated that Miss Doubleday
had declined to appear.
. The board adjourned to meet in private ses
sion this evening, to make up their verdict.
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