The Indianapolis journal., 1885-09-30
CHARGES AGAINST WISHARD.
The Council Hospital Board Spends an
Evening in Listening to Them.
The Superintendent Asks Some Rather
Pointed Questions in Cross-Examining
His Accusers-Proceedin $. o.ou

The Investigation OF charges aga!pst Superintend-
ent Wishard of the City Hospital was resumed last
night by tie hospital board of City Council Messrs.
Newe.5mb, Doyle and Gallahue.
DIR. Morrow the first witness called was questioned
by DIR. Ridpath, and said that for two years he
house physician at the City Hospital The first year
he had onehaf the cases. and the second year he had
nearly all in his charge. Dr. Wishard superintend
ent of the institution during all this time In the alb
of the Doctor he fulfilled the duties of superin
tendent He said Doctor Wishard often interfered
with patients in care of witness. On occasion
patient was given double doses of morphia,
Doctor Wishard prescribing morphia without
knowing witness had been following the
same There is rule of the
hospital requiring the srntendent to look after
sick employees. He had nothing to do with this when
Dr. Wishard was in the city One instance, boy lay
six days with a severe attack of rhematism without
medical attendance There were other complaints
from sick employees because they could get treat
ment. On account of the large coal bills last winter,
Dr. Wishard said the employees would not DE allowed
supply of coal in their rooms during the day Mrs.
Marshal Mary Rekert and others bought coal for
in their rooms. Four or FIVE employees occupied a
room. Witness told Of the occupancy of a room by
two of the hospital staff. himself and DIR. Ridpath
which DR.. Wishard wanted as a private Office He Of
fered in exchange very nice ROOM except it had been
used as ward The walls stained, and an unpleas
ant odor was present in the room. DR.. Wishard said
he could not have it cleaned or furnished, which
done at the expense of witness and Dr. Ridpath. He
gave the of economy; but, the other
hand DR.. Wishard had his own room supplied with
new mantel, which was paid for on the order OF the
The s,'. witness said that in a order t.
were placed ene In
room nine patients crowded and in another,
which had been newly .plastered, consump-
The patient died the next day. In the room of
nine patients the beds close together that
could not go between them. Two patients slept
night if not two, in the hall. 1t was very cool night
in October This occurred because there room
in the old building. AS to the removal of patients
into the new building witness said it was done the last
of November first of December, 1884. The weather
was cold and all the doors had not been put in the
wards. The patients suffered greatly. Mrs. Barnes,
was confined and few days afterward she was re,
moved to room in the third story of the old
building and for one night remained there without
peoted to t occupy, '' was N provided provided with a
CRATE. 1t was nice room. That to which
she was taken had stove other means for keep
to the mother and child. Another female patient,
Mamie Ford, under the care of the witness whom
he cautioned about walking DR.. Wishard, the pa
tient told witness ordered her to walk to her meals
or go without.
Or; Wishard requested that this last statement be
ruled out because it hearsay evidence The chair
ruled that it was competent testimony because her
statement was made to witness direct.
DR.. Morrow said Mamie Ford cried over DR.. Wish
ards treatment and left the hospital In regard
to certain which Dr. Wishard had in his charge,
witness testified that they neglected. that DR..
Wishard refused to the call of nurses to
the patients, and that witness himself while attending
to surgical cases. went to these neglected patients,
who were suffering from eryspelas. 1t was danger.
eus 9 tor Tor him to 60 near then but he prescribed
testimony to crowding patients which witness did
not think necessary. He did not think it to the
advantage of patients to be crowded in the manner
they were. Female patients in three wards were
crowded into two. There was general comment
among the physicians and employees of the institution
in regard to the neglect of employees and the
crowding of patients. 1t was said the hospital was
managed in the interest of the The employees
had to eat in an open hall all last winter.
On cross examination, DR.. Morrow said it was his
duty senior assistant to attend TO the sick employees
in the absence of DR.. Wishard. When Dodson was
sick he did not know, as fact that DR.. Wshard was
out of the city. He did not know, as fact that
ployes had no fire during the day. He heard them
complain about DR.. Wishards order against day fires
in their rooms This order he thought was gwen
after a heavy. coal bill had been incurred.
He did not know that employees with fires
in their rooms during the day used those places
for dling and negecting their duties. In regard to
the dnngroom used for employees he did not think it
worth while to complain of its Observation-Disclosures to
DR.. Wishard Two house physicians had always occu-
pied When the patients were removed into
the new wing, witness, at IL o'clock at night, got
& I st ana Put II . on as oes ne
the room. He did not knew that there any par
tcular arrangement with Mrs Barnes relative to the
room she was to occupy during her confinement. He
would not say positively that he said anything to Dr.
Wishard concerning his order to Mamie Ford. He
did not report the eryspelas cases to Dr. Wishard,
but he told the to do The next morning she
said Dr. Wishard had not attended to them, and wit
therefore the and prescribed at long
range. The time he went routine treatment had been
given the cases. He did not know that Mamie Ford
had been discharged from the Hospital for mpudence
to the nurses and the superintendent
Dr. WishardIl will ask You, DIR. Morrow If the
reason in fact of your presence here tonigh-is not
that you thought you knew more about prescribing
than dida
The question was objected to by Mr.. Doyle and was
not pushed. One, relating to DIR. Morrows desire to
take one of the training to the theaer which
Hospital. was also ruled out. The proceedings be-
came somewhat warm when DR.. Wishard asked the
witness how he secured mis- position in the Hospital
question that brought DR.. Rdpath and Mr.. Doyle to
their feet in objection DIR. Wshard said he wished
to prove the fine quality of gratitude in the witness,
similar purport relating to Dr. Morrow being recon-
mended to the Hospital board for contnuance as
house physician by DIR. Wishard The witness in an
swer to DIR. Ridpath said there was no regular pay
day.
Replying to DR.. Wishard the witness said that he,
like everyb body else signed receipt whenever he
paid If the doctors could show that he got the
money from the treasurer one day two after it
allowed he the witness would consider due diligence
The investigation was adjourned until Thursday
evening
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