The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-18
MURRELL'S MISTAKES.
DIR. Willis P. King COrrectS the
II. of l.. Secretary i'm a Few
Particulars.
He Shows by Unmistakable Eyi.
dence That There is no
Grievance
So Far as the Hospitals on the
the Missouri Pacific System
are Concerned.

gressional investigating commit ee
took testimony here, said DR.. w. P.
King, assistant chief surgeon of the
Missouri Pacific hospital, yesterday,
to BAzoo reporter. Con my return,
however, my attention was called to
an alleged grievance, preferred by IL.
J. Murrell, secretary of the local ex-
eeutive committee X. of L.. as to the
manner in which the hospital is con-
Quoted, and | wish the truth TO be
made public.
"MurrelI is credited with stating to
the committee that before employees of
the company can secure admission to
the hospital they are compelled to sign
a paper releasing the company from
all claims for damages on account Of
injuries sustained.
Il wish to pronounce this state
ment false. 1 have been connected
with the hospital for the past fifteen
months, and in that time no one has
ever been asked to sign a release.
either before or after admission, nor
will anything of the kind ever be
done while am in charge.
II will tell you how this report got
out. A fireman, and an excellent
man, was admitted, and while his
wounds were being bandaged he made
statement Of the manner in which
he received his injury, to which he
attached his signature. This is re-
--quired in every case, and the personal
statement Of the party injured is for
warded to the general manager.
"This fireman thought he was
signing a release, and On being dis
charged he so stated to several par
ties. When he learned that he was
In error, he did all within his power
to correct the mistake, and he will go
tell the world to-day.
This particular case was reported
to the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and by them it was taken
to Mr.. Hoxie. An examination fol-
lowed, and the facts as | have related
them to you were disclosed. Now,
that is all there is to that 5 DRY.
"The company's claim agent settles
with all wounded employees, and no
man can 90 to work, even after being
discharged from the hospital, until a
settlement has been had. If he has
claims against the company and they
are recognized, he is paid the amount
due him. If be makes no claims, he
signs a release. No man is
put to work, though, until the
company settles with him either one
way or the other. If suit is brought
the employe is not put to work until a
decision is reached.
Occasionally We have a man for
dismissal and he is asked if he wishes
to see the claim agent. If he SAYS no,
as an accommodation he is presented
with a release paper, and on signing
it he is at liberty to again resume
work as soon as he reaches the Uoint
where formerly employed. This re-
lease is forwarded to the claim agent,
and he at once telegraphs to the head
of whatever particular department it
may be, to put Mr.. So-and-So to work.
This, as Isaid, was done simply for the
accommodation of the discharged
patient.
"If, however, he says he has
claim, he never sees a release paper.
On the contrary, he is told to 60 and
see the claim agent. This statement
will show YOU how much Murell
knows of the hospital and its man.
agement.
"In the time that / have been here
have never spoken a cross word to an
inmate, and L would discharge any
one from my EN- 10y who would at
tempt it. l am willing to leave my
defense in the hands of the men who
have been healed here. There is not
one who will not have a good word
for the hospital and its corps of assist
ants. No, sir. the hospital grievance
is very gauzy."
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