Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-18

knew. Mrs. Lynch was with her the nigh
the child was born she did not send for DR.
Lame until went when the child was born
DIR. Laine asked her to take a private ward,
but she declined to do so she did not ask the
! physician to SIT up with her; he reached the
bs shout i've minutes after the child was de.
| livered the child was dead; she never com.
planned o. her treatment; / knew Mrs. An
derson 1 aeked the doctor to come to see
her when she was dying; he came in fifteen
minutes she lived an hour or more, and
asked the doctor to take care of so which
she had she was not DEAD when he reached
her, as they charge that account published
is not true. / knew Mrs. Cantwell, whom
they speak of she was treated well: had
everything that she wanted don't know
that she attacked another inmate; never
knew DIR. Lame to punish any one for not
working.
Mrs. Emma Phillips sworn: Was in the
ward with Mrs. Lynch when her child was
born no one was present but me, but in few
minutes Mrs. Beekley and DR.. Lame came
she sent for him about halfpast o; he came
and said he thought she would not need him
soon; she said she thuoght she would not but
things had changed she sent for him again
just before the child was delivered and he did
not get there until directly afterward; Mrs
Reckley came just before but went out and
came back with Dr. Lame | was the only
one present when it was born. | was near
Mrs. Cantwell the evening she was delirious
she attacked no Que but was crying; she sent
for the doctor, or asked the nurse to
go for him; he did not come don't know
whether he was called that was about sup
per time; afterwards she was in the room
and had commissions and the nurse came and
we put her to bed; the night before she was
raving and they tied her in bed with sheets
the doctor was not there either time don't
know whether DR.. Lame was called that
night, or whether he was in the hospital at
supper time when we wanted him. | have
never threatened to testify against the man
ager of the hospital; that woman was not
very violent the statement published is not
true about her violence; she ought not to
have been allowed her liberty, but need not
have.been tied think DIR. Lame should have
gone to see her she had ague and was given
a bottle of medicine which she kept on a
chair she could not read and probably took
as much as she wanted; she went crazy very
suddenly she died the next day.
Mrs. Mary Edward Muirhead, being called
by the prosecution, testified: Am a sworn
physician and a patient; believed the woman
had to be tied; she did grow violent and
abuse another woman; she was delirious
before she took the medicine /; think she had
inflammation of the brain, and sedative
would not have quoted her the doctor did
his whole duty think he was in the city on
business that evening she was very danger
GUS and frightened me; she was granted
privileges, and even allowed to smoke, though
it was against the rules he was always kind
and attentive to her. and offered o.send for
her friends; DIR. Laine was with her fire.
quently about the time of her death, and
could not have saved her if he had been with
her all the time.
Daniel Kienbortz was recalled, and said he
had examined the brain of Mrs Cantwel,
and it clearly indicated that it was diseased
Thomas Sheehan recalled-Saw the woman
at the time of the post norton there was
diseased matter of yellowish-green color on
the brain.
DIR. J. r. Laine expressed his willingness
to testify, but if the Board was satisfied as to
the falsity of the charges he hoped he would
not be called upon, as he preferred to let dis
witnesses exonerate him.
The Board then adjourned until o'clock
this afternoon, when they will meet at the
Courthouse and hear any further testimony
that may be produced.