Daily globe., 1883-07-31
DIR. Gates CHARGES.

The Investigations Progressin0-Dr. Gates
Concludes his Testimony aud the Defense
Opens their Case-A Promise of a Long
Investigation.
AT the afternoon session of the investi-
CATION, yesterday, business was opened by
RECALLING DR. Gates,
who testified first respecting the case of
Burrell, and reiterated the statements
made IN the charges as published in the
GLOBE. In speaking of the filthy condition
IN which he found the patient, he was un-
able to decide upon the time in which the
patient had laid in the filth, but believed
1t must have been at least an hour:
witness requestedEthat he be cleaned;
1t was evident that he had not been bathed.
as he was dirty, but witness could not
swear positively that he had not been
bathed; If he had it must have been a very
light bath; there was a possibility of Bur
relFs recovery, and he should have been
kept clean.
In the case of Morrison, witness testified I:
visited him July II and found him un-
conscious; found very large amount of
filth in his bed, which had been there
fully an hour the sisters SAID patient
had not had passage of the bowels;
II he had been cleaned after ordered is. it
would have been all could have expected
these are the only cases refer to in nv
charges; in the case of Saxsen, who carried
OF my splints, ne was able to be out; in
my opinion it is the duty of the manage
ment OF hospital to keep strict watch
over patients and not allow them to leave
the hospital without a pass
In the case of Miss Garrity the sisters
told me her finger was amputated on Sat-
urday night. I requested that poultices
be applied but they we're not on when 1
called next day; I do not know who remov-
| ed the poultices; the mother superior said
| she feared the girl would lose her hand; 1
| think the nervousness of the patient was
caused by the remarks of the mother su-
perior; when the mother superior predic-
ted the death Of a patient while standing
| at the bedside the pa
| tient was sometimes rational
| and answered my questions; the mother
| superior had no right to make prognosis
of the attending physician; the lack of
stimulants in cases was undoubtedly on the
ground of economy; in the case of the
consumptive, he had tea and crackers and
| when called the attention of the sister to
this fact she said the milk was sour; there
was an arrangement with the hospital that
patients were to be supplied with medi-
| cines; can't say whether the hospital en-
ployed any male nurses or not; 1 never
saw any; never insulted any sister.
EUGENE CALLAHAN
being sworn, testified as follows: went
to the Sisters hospital about Dec. -;
DR.. Kinney was my surgeon;
mother superior said if DIR. Collins had
amputated my leg it would have been a
prettier stump than that; she said the
| stump ought to be fiat and not come to q
point at the back, as it did; she wanted
to know why dihn't have DR.. Collins, and
Ireplied that DR.. Kinney treated me first
and was going. to stay by him; she said
DR.. Collins amputated the leg of the man
who fell in the sewer, and it was better
stump than mine; the regular
supper at the hospital was
bread, tea and dried apple sauce;
| sometimes cake; mother supsrior's rema-k
| about my stump scared me; it made me
lose confidence in my physician. DR..
Kinney was away twice and DR.. Collins at :.
tended me; paid my own bill in the hos
Pital; I did not tell my doctor about
mother superior's remark until after I
came from the hospital; I never had any
thing TO eat except as stated save New
Years evening; I got beef tea some
times; got all I wanted of those articles
of food; some of the patients who had
fever complained tnat they did not get
enough to eat; my bed was kept clean;
other patients got oat meal and meat; sis
ters never did me any wrong; pitcher of
milk was left on my stand each night at 8
O'Clock.