, 1878-06-14
THAT IRyEsTlliTlON BUSINESS.
nIILI>0s DI@CLIIuS ANY teNPIiCE
TNIN TIGE MATER.
SPECIAL AGENT EVANS uAp CoUNTHn
WITHOUT MS most.


The following letter from DR.. vii
lison puts a different light upon mat
ters connected with the recent Mar
Inc Hospital investigation:
EDITOR ARGUS: DEAR SIR:-My alten-
iion was called 10 an article "a Your last
weeks paper. In which statements are
made In connection with nv name. and
Others, that are slightly at variaucr with
iaCts; and liable % create an erroneous Inn
preston with the public. Actuattd by a
fratcrnal feeling towarl the medical gell-
/ ,leman. and cherishing no feeling Of en-.
nifty against the others. alnded TO In your
article. beg your indulgence TO offer a
word In explanation of the matter where
| in my own name Is mentioned. And as
| do not want wrong feeling against the
manager Of the Hospital to gain creIence
by leaving the impression that had made
complaints against that institution, wish
here to state explicitly that have never
preferred any charge whatever against
DIR. Minor. the contractor In yoHr arti-
Gle you say that:
CDR. Wilson, IN response to m invitation
to testify. senta note saying he could be In
terviewed at his office, thus declining 10 come
forward and substantiate charges he had
made"
That statement is an error No one
present at the investigation ever heard me
make any charges against the manage
ment OF the Hospital, nor the Contractor;
neither had they any written charges
presented by me. Knowing nothing
about the condition of the Hospital hav-
ing never visited it, felt that [ could tes-
tity to nothing that would benefit the
Contractor; and as had made no charg-
es, (nor even knew that direct charges
had been made against the management
of the institution, until received the
written invitation from Special Agent
Morris to appear at the Custom House at
one O'Clock to be examined by Dr.. Ellin-
wood In reference to the subiecs felt I'M
der no constraining obligation to comply
with the request OF Special Agent Morris.
which would necessitate my breaking pro-
fessional engagements previously made, in
order to meet DR.. Ellinwood. Hence
sent the following answer, in substance:
OFFICE AT COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL.
PORT TOWNSEND, w. T., June 81, 1873
WIN. GoUvERNEUE MORRIS,
SIR Your invitation to call at the Custom
House at ] p. NJ, to-day, was received few
mtnntes before the time appointed for the
meeting. In reply would say that profession
al engagements prevents me from attending
at the honr you have appointed. If Dr. ELL
inwoo1 wishes to interview me he will find
me at my office almost any time, when not
absent on professional business.
Yours respectfully,
ii. q. WlLLISON.
Again You state that's
an order that DR.. Wilson might have ev-
cry opportunity of giving evidence, should he
have any to give, Prof. Elin wood In the even.
Ing, with Capt. Delanty, OF the Mastick, calle
at his office; but Or. W. declined to see them"
This statement is likewise untrue: and
might, If uncorrected. lead the friends of
those gentlemen 10 feel that their high
rank IN their respective professions was
not appreciated by the citizens Of Port
Townsend. was in my office most AL
The evening. and know that Cant. De-
lanty and DIR. EllinwOo,l ddnOt call t,h5er he r.
at al. Bit alter 1 had retreH nj nv
usual bedtime, 10 O'Clock. the light rlers
In the hotel came to my dgorand Informed
me that two men In flw b.r. room wished
70 see me; nut no Said he did not know
VINO iney were, Md they omitted sending
~ SS. L tONt nun TO inquire
Ineir names, and il they wished to see me
on any matter OF Importance, say to them
! wou'd aEess myself and see them In my
olnce; He returned again shortly and az
tohisheA me with the information that one
oi the gentlemen was DIR. Ellnwood,
VINO Said he had only called in while pas
y These corrections are offered only IN the
! nope of preventing the probability Of an
unfair impression arising to the detriment
Of those mentioned in your article. You
were led into error, most probably, by the
fault Of your informant being not suif1-
ciently concise in details. Hoping that
these explanations will be received in the
same spirit of fairness that they are Of
fered, have the honor to subscribe my
self Yours Respectfully,
III. G. WILLISON.
Port Townsend, June -. 1873.