Daily globe., 1883-07-31

testified on behalf of the defense: I saw
Burrell at Sisters hospital; never detected
any odor about Mr.. Burrell, such as would
come from a passage of the bowels; his
shirt was changed at my second visit, the
9th Of July.
N. F. DAVIS
was next called and testified: saw Burrell
at the hospital July Sth, at 8 pm; found
a sister standing at his bed; she said city
physician had seen him and had given no
medicine; he was being sweated; he was
clean and the sisters said he had been
brought there in a very filthy condition;
did not detect any odor; saw him on even
ing of 9th; had a clean shirt; 1 detected
no odor from his bed; saw his remains at
the undertaker's and they were clean; when
I was at the hospital the sisters gave the
patient every attention; did not turn down
the clothes.
I visited Morrison with his wife July -;
he was lying dead on bed; he had on a
gray undershirt and it was clean; Mrs. M .
paid her husbands bill at the hos
pital; DR.. Gates claimed So be-
cause he had visited patient once;
the sisters were paid; Mrs. Morrison said
she was satisfied with the treatment which
her husband had received; Morrison was a
city patient.
DIR. J. z. KINNEY
testified on oath: attended Callaghan at
the Sisters hospital and prescribed his
diet; it was light beef tea, soup. eggs,
ETC.; judge he got what was ordered;
visited him daily at first; patients and
beds were clean; conduct of the sisters
was kind, so far as I observed; saw plenty
of nurses, when was at the hopital; have
had eight or ten patients at the hospital;
they were apparently we'll cared for;
mother superior said Callaghan's stump
was nice one; was in other wards and
found them clean; food seemed very nice,
and of sufficient quantity; never saw
any difference in the care of
patients; never heard any complaints.
DR.. Henry Latz being duly sworn said:
am physician and surgeon and have
practiced three years. Have been an of
ficer of the hispital staff since organized;
have had occasion to go into all the wards
of the hospital; have found city patie nts
dirty on their reception into the hospital;
the rule was to wash and clean the patients
on their admission; the baths are good now
but in the winter the pipes were not in
good condition; means were taken to pro-
vide the patients with proper clothing;
have attended private patients in the hos
pital and my orders were carried out by
the sister in regard to them. The food
was of very good quality and sufficiency
otit given. Had occasion to examine
the beds of private and city
patients, and they were clean, as were also
the wards. 1 do not know of any inter
ference of any of the hospital staff with
the orders of the city physician in refer
ence to patients. The conduct of the sis
ters as nurses towards the patients, was
very attentive; the conduct of the male
nurse was likewise. would have known
if there was any neglect on the part of
nurses. l ordered beef-tea for Greagher,
who was afflicted with dyspepsia. He
never complained to me about not getting
the food had ordered for him. Don't re-
member that the sisters had complained
to him of DR.. Gates.
Cross-examined: Requested Greagher
to take light supper, and know he was
getting beef-tea on Sundays. As rule all