Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-04

day after 1 prescribed the medicine l vent
n The %paiient. The medicine had been all
ussd. but afforded no relief. l then pre-
scribed the sweet oil and acid.
Nh. Bipgell-Well, l am not responsible
for prescriptions after they have lett my
store, and been tempered with by Ed. Book
ing and others.
Dr. Wilson-The drugs have never been
tempered with. -.
DR.. BingeIl-I am willing to admit that
the prescriptions are ell right as stated by
DR.. Wilson, but l am not responsible tor
things after they have been tempered with
by Ed. Booking.
DIR. Wilson, would like to make q
statement. l have understood that DR..
Bineell said | had g grudge against him,
aud was prescribing costly drugs to down
him on his contract. Such is not the case.
For instance, when q%uinine was below one
dollar an ounce ! prescribed it, but when 1t
got up to three or four dollars used an
other drug which answered the same pur-
pose. l refer the committee to the hle OF
prescriptions at McLsin's, where the aver
age cost is much higher than at Dr.. Bin
CELLS. / will say in justice to DR.. Bingell
that the contract price of $50 is entirely
too low. If DR.. Blngell had told me he
could not fill the contract | would have
come before the Board and advocated his
release or an increase in the price. But
another course WAS adopted, and l could
not, in Justice to myself, allow the matter
10 90 on. That is all l have to say.
DR.. Bingell-Now l want my charges
read.
THE COUNTER CHARGES.
The Clerk read as follows:
WHEELING, W. Va, February l, sc.
To the President and Board Of Commits
missioners of Ohio county:
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned contract
or on behalf of the county of Ohio for fur,
nishing medicines to the poor south OF the
creek, upon the prescription o your Coun.
ty Physician, having learned Of charges be-
ing preferred against him, begs leave to
enter the following charges against your
servant, the County Physician:
Idesire to state to your honorable body
that the charges against me are premedi.
dated and are not Of recent date, but have
been brewing as far back as nine months.
l opposed your employe for the position he
now holds, and used my best endeavors to
have him removed from the position he nov
holds, and this Is where the complaint first
started.
charge first, That your CountyPhysicisn
has TO me personally refused to attend poor
people in my district upon order by tele,
phone through me, upon instructions OF
one of your Commissioners, and sent a
substitute instead, stating positively under
no circumstances would he visit
the pat lent. To my surprise
/ afterwards discovered his req
sons, and they were simply these: The per-
son desiring his serviees-a~ lady-had up
on one occasion when visiting her, from
some cause best known to your servant,
thrown him down the stairs-That IS the
Doctor.
| admit that at times q substitute is
necessary, but upon three occasions | have
known him TO positively refuse to render
his services, which can be verified by one
or more Of your honorable body.
The contract that | have with your hon.
orable body ia TO furnish medicine upon
the prescriptions of the County Physician,
and not upon the prescription OF a substl'
tute when your sworn officer refuses to rem
der his personal attendance.
! further charge that on a recent date a
young boy blythe name of Fox was Injured
on the p. & o. railroad by o passing train.
Your servant had been notified of the fact.
This family for some years past has been
upon the county charge, and he failed to
render his ~aervices and the county, upon
his neglect to do his duty, was thrown into
an unnecessary expense of nearly $40.
further charge that your servant, the
County Physician, upon reliable informa'
ton brought to me, has acted the sneak
and assumed the position of the snake in
the grass, by going 10 n certain drug
gist in the city, whom is q defeated candi,
date, also the loser OF the contract for fur
nishing medicine to the poor above the
creek, did there expose and tamper with
prescriptions filled by mi and my clerk,
in the presence Of other physicians Of the
city Of Wheeling. This | charge, even il
it was true that an error had been made, is
not becoming Of a physician or q gentle,
man.
No druggist nor pharmacist that has
any regard for his profession will hold him
self responsible for the composition Of any
preparation that has heen dispensed by
him or his assistant after it has passed
from his hands and gone into the hands of
two parties directly prejudiced against the
dispenser from personal malice, and this
claim is the csss.
Yours respectfully,
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