The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-18
KEYS TO THE BEER CLOSET.
DIR. Wishard Vas Not the Only Hospital
Physician Who Drank Lager.
The Scandalous RumOrs Affecting the Repu-
tation of a Nurse and the Explana-
ton Offered by the Defense.

continued at the City Hospital, by calling Miss
Jnez Lockwood to the stand. She is one of the
nurses and has been in the hospital since May.
The night of Jennie Mullen's sickness, in the OBJ
stetrical ward, she had no touble in getting DIR.
Wishard to visit the patient The only general
talk about the matter was regarding witness ex-
element. Miss Lockwood was questioned by
DIR. Ridpath on the above points, but none OF her
statements supported the claim of the prosecu-
fion as to DR.. Wishard's neglect of patients She
never told Dr. Ridpath that she hoped to have
no other cases with Dr. Wishard, whose treat
zDsDt was in every way satisfactory. On cross
examination by Dr. Wishard she said DR.. Rid
path, before his discharge from the hospital,
easoe to her with the purpose of having her make
. statement in relation to Jennie Mullen's case.
He told her it would be best for her to make q
written statement, rather than verble one be-
fore committee of investigation.
Mrs. McNaughten the next Witness said, in
answer to questions by DIR. Ridpath, that she
had been connected with the hospital six years,
performing the duties of matron. Before the
patients were moved into the new ward the
walls had been piastered, but she knew nothing
about danpness or discomfort in the ward. She
heard some doctors talk about patients being
crowded but knew nothing of the cause Of the
crowding. Mr. Gaahue. of the Hospital Board,
said il was unnecessary to pursue that line of
investigation any further The board was re-
xpOnsible for the removal of patients from the
east wing The witness knew there was pa
tient named Florence Barnes in the hospital last
fail, but of anything in relation to her sickness,
aad her removal from a room which she paid for
10 another of less comfort, she had no knowl-
edge She knew of no bad results following this
change did she know whether not DR..
WiShard was in the city when John Dotson was
sick. She knew Dotson was sick, and that he
had complained because no doctors called on him.
ii was her impression DR.. Ridpath first attended
him, after he had been sick several days. The
employees have said they could get no medical
attention from the doctors without great deal
OF trouble, and she had heard one or two say
they would rather take medicine from DR.. Rio
path and DR.. Morrow. The employees com
planned generally about Irregulagity of pay day.
hut when Dr. Wishard received the money
she had no trouble III getting her wages She
knew they had waited some days for pay. AS to
DIR. Wishards drinking egg nogg and beer very
freely she could not say. She took no notice of
bottled beer disappearing at the rate of four and
FIVE bottles night nor did she know anything
given so much room in the east wing she sup
posed dining-room could be had there. but the
one used was as comfortable as it could be made
On cross examination she said Drs. Ridpath and
Morrow were the only persons she heard com
plain OF the Florence Barnes She knew it
sometimes the Dr. Wishard did not
come. when sent for by patients but whether he
WINS too busy out of the city or had any other
reason she did not know. Dr. Morrow had key
to the store-room, and frequently went there,
got beer and took it to his and DR. Rdpaths
room. It was duplicate key and used contrary
10 DR.. Wishards orders. Empty beer bottles
were found in the morning in the room occupied
by Drs. Morrow and Ridpath. Since Dr. Nor
row had left the hospital the beer consumption
had decreased. She could find no fault generally
with DIR. Wishards attention to employees She
had no personal knowledge of his neglect of any
enc. 1t was only through complaints that she
tive to certain cases. She could
mot specify the instances. In reply to DIR. Rid
path, she thought DR.. Wishard irregular at
meals, but beyond this could say nothing.
Marian Moore was training nurse. first en-
ployed at the City Hospital the Sd OF last De-
cember. She attended in the male wards, on
the third floor. During the winter and spring
the ward was badly crowded Beds were put up
at night and taken out during the day.
Mr. Gaahue-Dr. 'Ridpath, you are going
over the same ground. If you have any other
questions to ask, do il. All this crowding has
been admitted. DR.. Wishard was in no way re-
Relative to erysipelas cases, she said DR.. Nor
row attended to them and turned them over to
DR. Wshard when the disease was developed.
She had to go after DIR. Wishard several times
to see them. They laid there two or three days,
and DIR. Wishard did not go to see them. She
spoKe several times to Dr. Morrow about the
cases. who said he could not attend to them on
account of being in the surgical wards. He told
her to 60 for DR.. Wishard She did and he
failed TO come. She spoke again to DR.. Morrow,
WHO went then to the patients One of them,
Phillips, had facial erysipelas, and another Som
mers had his legs badly swollen from the same
disease. What little medicine they had was pre-
scribed by DR. Morrow. They had considerable
fever and she reported it to DR.. Wishard The
fever varied from l02 to 103 She had a great
deal of trouble last winter about bed-clothing
and went several times TO borrow enough clothing
for the patients. Inregard to Jennie Mullens case
her testimony was contradictory of Miss Lock
woods statement. 1t to the purpose of
showing DR.. Wishard's negligence in this case,
as well as others of obstetrical nature. There
was always a complaint among the nurses re-
gErding DIR. Wishards patients under their care.
1T was the same regarding employees when sick
It was understood about the Hospital concern
ins DIR. Wishards drinking. She spoke of egg
nOgg being made for him by the nurses She
did it herself, and he rec uested her to put an
ounce of whisky in it He put more in it. She
left the hospital in the second week of August
She left because Mrs. Stuart and Miss Hunt
said she was exerting silent influence over the
nurses and that she had talked with DR.. Rid
path The ladies in charge of the training school
gave her reason for her discharge. The
questions following brought out objections
rs Miss Moore was not on trial. She was
allowed to say that Dr. Wishard treat
ed her in very ungentlemany man.
ner She had never been treated so before
And she attributed it to her refusal to associate
WIN or treat respectfully Miss Willis. 1t was
her oeiiet That the training school and regular
nurses were under separate government. but DR.
btshard gave orders aud Instructions to the
training nurses Miss Willis. contrarv r. 49,, Ias
read by DIR. Wishard, about visiting the sunern.
tendeut's and officers quarters. was seen bv wit
ness entering the Doctors room one night abon,
IL o'clock. Miss Willis was on duty that night
but always enjoyed privileges over other nurses
On DISCRIMINATION by Dr. Wishard, Miss
Moore said she made the statement herself that
she would rather die than have Dr. Wishard