The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-04
A FARCICAL AFFAIR
MA0E OF EHa INvEsGIeAFIoN
OF the Charges Against Q. d. j. BIuEsll, the
DrugSlst Having the County Contract
south of The Crssk-DRuagIpS ElI.
dsnss FIlppAn'ly ApSWsrsd.

dsass Fllppan'ly Answered.
The committee appointed by the Board
Of County Commissioners to investigate
the charge brought to the attention OF the
Board by its President, Mr., Woods, that
@. d. ]. Biugell, the druggist, was not
faithfully living up to the terms Of his con-
tract to furnish drugs to the poor oil the
city south OF Wheeling creek, met at 10
O'Clock A, N. yesterday. The committee
consists OF Captain Prince, Messrs Nichols,
Pickett, Delbrugge and Stocker. The
original committee suggested to the Board
by President Woods was Messrs, Prince,
Pickett aud Nichols, aud 1t was on motion
oil Mr.. Pickett that Messrs Delbrugge and
stocker were added, so that the members
OF the Board whose constituents were
directly interested might all have voice
in the committee.
Mr., stockeF was unwell, aud therefore
unable TO be present at yesterdays meet
ing. Capt. PriACe was chosen Chairman
BY the members. DR., Wilson stated that
no had All Imperative Gall to see q patient
in the country, and he was excused. Mr..
Bipgell came in later, but the committee
adjourned till 9P, NJ,
AN ATTEMPT TO SAW 1T OFF,
When the committee reConvened at .
O'clock DIR, Wilson was present, but not
Mr.. Bingell, Mr., Pickett desired the COM
mittee 10 require written charges to be
presented bt IRE tina investigation should
begin. lie offered the following;
RtS0lged, That any person making
charges sgAinst any druggist employed by
the county ior Furnishing or putting up
prescriptions made out by the county
physician must do 40 in writing, stating
such charges specifically.
Capt, Prince called Sir. Dslbrugge TO
the chair and opposed this resolution. He
held that the Committee had been APP.
pointed Tor one purpose only, to invests
cato thu charge brought to the attention
OF the d ard by its President, Its duty
was plainly, therefore, to proceed toinyeE'
Etigate,
Air, Pickett argued in favor Of his reso.
luton.
Mr., Dslbrugge said he would prefer to
have DR.. Wilson prefer his charges in
writing
DR.. Wilson said there seemed to be a
misappreheHsiOu he had preferred no
charges and had no charges to prefer.
The Board had created a suspicion In the
minds Of the public by It's action that Mr..
Blngell had not acted sQuarely. II was
only fair to Mr.. Bilgell as well as tho
public to ascertain whether this suspicion
was Just or unjust.
MIR. Pickett moved To adjourn, bat the
motion was ruled ont Of order, and With
drawn. The resolution to require written
charges was then elected, MessrS. Pickett
and Delbrugge voting for II, and Capt
Prince and alr. Nichols aglinst 1t,
Mr.. Pickett then wanted to know what
charges there were againot Mr.. BiDge!.
THAT, said the Chairman, sis what we
arc to ascertain"
THE sPEclPlc CHARGES.
DR.. Wilson, being asked to tell what be
knew that would throw light on Mr..
Bingell's Practice, remarked that II there
were q disposition 10 DO technical, It
might be considered irregular to offer eyi.
denCe In support Of charges that had
mover been denied. lie proceeded, how.
ever, 10 tell Of some instances In which
his prescriptions had been dishonesty
tilled by Mr.. Bingell or an assistant. He
said that in some cases the drug pre-.
ECribed had bOen furnished, but In less
quantity than direCtedi In other cases the
same drug, but an inferior preparation,
had been given, and In others part or all
OF the drugs prescribed had been omitted,
CheapeEsubStanCes being supplied.
The frat case he named was that oil q
man named Finnegan, living in Webster
district, for whom DR.. WilsOn prescribed
October 23l LASTLY order oil Commissioner
Pickett. After two months treatment MIR.
Bingell refused TO ill any more county
orders for him. In December Mr.. Pickett
told the Doctor TO continue his visits to
Finnegan. This statement Mr.. Pickett
CorroborRted.
On December II DR.. Wilgon left another
prescription, but 1t and several afterwards
were refused by Bingell.
Tho next case was that Of an old lady,
Mrs. Francis, who was met by the Doctor
and Mr.. Pickett on the street, and the
Doctor gave her prescription ut Mr..
PlCketts request for hemorrhage Of the
lungs. The next day the old lady brought
the prescription back, saying Bingell had
refused 1t. She was given another, which
was also refused.
AsRRlovsc CASE.
Prescription No. 50, furnished by Dr..
Wilson as County Physician, was for q
child named Moore, and was for a pow.
der, one to be taken every four hours.
The powder was four parts sugar OF milk
and one part cinChona. When the Doctor
saw the child the next day, II had thrown
up all the powders. Dr.. Wilson looked at
the, medicine and saw II was not what he
had ordered. He repeated the prescrip.
ton, but the next day the child had again
thrown up the medicine each time It was
given. There were two whole days, said
the witness, during which the child was
worse than without medicine. lie had
another druggist make one { the pow.
ders prescribed, and this he now exhibit.
cd beside the powders furnished by Bin.
CELL. The latter, he said, was sulphate OF
CinChona. tits brown powder, exceed.
lngly nauseous, 40 those present found
by tasting It. The proper medicine was
white, and had a sweetlsh Taste.
DR.. Wilson remarked that II the Child's
stomach had retained the medicine given
lie did not know what effect II would
Mr.. Nichols-(maklu q wry face and
trying to spit out the taste Of the brown
POWDER at would have killed himw
Laughter