Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-12
UNANIMOUS VERDICT.
The Investigating Committee Ofthe
Board of Commissioners
Finds DR.. Bingell Guilty, and Recommend
That His Contract With the
County be Declared
Forfeited.

Messrs. Prince, chairman, and Delbrugge,
Picket and Nichols, of the committee OF
the Board of Commissioners appointed to
investigate as to alleged irregularities by
DR.. c. D. J. Bingell in fulfilling his con-
tract with the county for dispensing drugs
upon orders of the County Physician, for
the district south of the creek, assembled
at the rooms of the Board at 1890 o'clock
Yesterday morning. Drs. Bingell and Viii
son were both present.
The reading of the minutes OF the last
meeting was dispensed with.
Mr.. Delbrugge suggested that any further
evidence to be adduced before the commit
tee be given under osth.
The Chair stated that hat al the in
~tentions of the committee, and a motion
was carried to that effect.
Drs. BingeIl and Wilson were both
sworn, and DR.. Wilson was asked If he had
ANYTHING further to say.
DR.. Wilson stated that he could give
further evidence If it wal desired, but
it would be Of
THE SANE GENERAL CHARACTER
as that given at the frat session ofthe
COMMITTEES. He was willing to repeat his
former evidence, being now under oath, or
give new testimony, as the committee
might elect.
There wa a disposition to hear the
Doctor repeat some of his former testi'
mouy, and DR.. Wilson produced some
q%uinine pills prescribed for Mary Stanton,
in Jane last. He had prescribed three
grain pills, while the sample submitted 10
the committee seemed to be two grain pill.
Mr.. Bingell objected to the evidence.
He did not think it proper to convict q man
on samples of medicine which could not be
proved had ever come from his store. His
medicine had been in the hands OF several
preiudiced persons, and might have been
tampsred with.
DR.. Wilson said the pill had been taken
from q box upon which was DR.. Bingells
lsbel, on the day following the prescribing
of the medicine.
Dr.. BingelI wanted to kaoW why DR..
Wilson had not gone to his store, on dis
covering q mistake, and, by
CALLING ATTENTION Tt II ERROR.
had it rectifed, and thus done justice both
to the patient and to the druggist.
DR.. Wilson said he had called the atten'
ton OF Commissioners Stoker to the matter,
and asked him to take charge Of the case
aud speak to Mr.. Bingell Stoker asked DR..
Wilson 10 do it himself, but the Doctor de
clinsd, saying that owing to the recent
election for a County Physician his motives
might be misunderstood.
DIR. BingelI interrupted DR.. Wilson sew
eral times, and was finally called 10 order
BY the Chair.
Mr.. Delbrugge asked if Dr.. Wilson
would swear positively to the identity Of
the pill submitted by him as coming from
DR.. Bingell.
DR.. Wilson said he would swear.it came
from the box containing Dr.. Biogelrs la
bel, blt further than that he OF course
could not go.
Mr.. Delbrugge asked DR.. Wilson how
many prescriptions hs had which he
thought had been improperly filed.
In response to this DR.. Wilson produced
thirteen samples of medicine in papers,
boxes and bottles for the inspection of the
committee. The Doctor took up two bot
prescribed for q child named Moore. He
thought it was weak, and submitted au.
other sample for a comparison. He also
produced prescription No. l6G, prescribed
for Annie Costello, December 80, 1885. 1t
should have been a three grain pill Of sui
phste OF q%uiuine, g~elatine coated. By sam
pies which lie submitted, il looked to be of
less weight than two grains: 10 regard to
pill, he wanted it
UNDERSTOOD DISTINCTLY
that lie had prescribed three grains, and
had not at that time prescribed any OF a
smaller size.
DR.. Bingell asked if the witne;s could
not have taken out the pills coming from
his store and put in beans.
Dr.. Wilson said he could have ex-
changed the pills for beans or shot, but be
did not. He wouli answer ell questions
By saying that be had never exchanged any
medicine, nor was he aware that any one
else had.
Mis- Eebrle was then called and sworn,
Int a sent out oftha room while Dr.. Will
son made an explanation to the Committee
of the nature OF the statement she was about
to make. He stated that prescription No.
lSS, written 70: her mother, called for
three grain q~1iEino pilll He produced
one Of the pills 50 obtained, which was in
size between the ere and Two grain pills
submitted ~ the standard Of sizes. He
had told Miss Eoerle to give two Of these
pills st a dose instead Of one. The pre-
scsip'ion was ordered rt-illed, and he told
Miss Eberle il they were large pills, to give
but one ala dose, but II small, to give two.
MRS EBERLE's TESTIMONY.
Mas Ebarle was recalled, and said DR..
Wilson had attended her mother. He pre-.
scribed pills, and she sent a boy cher
brother after them. They were large
pills, aud the Doctor had prescribed one
every ioGr hours. The prescription was
refIled, bot with smaller pills. She gave
her mother one pill every four hours until
the Doctor came. He said the pil were
too small, and to give two a. @ dose. The
prescription WAS rcflled again, and the
noctor said If they were small pills to give
two, but if rs large as the first to give
but one. The pills were smalle. than
those prescribed the second time, and she
gave t0u 81 a dose. She had samples Of
the pills il the original box with her, and
submitted them TO the Committee. One
sam2la was evidently two grain pills, and
the ether, prescribed on February lst,
were ore grain in size. Witnea8 said, in
answer to a question. hat DR.. Wilson had
never had the box in his hands She had
put the box away where no one could get
it. No one could have tempered with
its contents. She had asked Ter brother
if any one had take the pills from him on
his way home sGd he said no The wit.
ness was then elloWed 10 retire.
Or. Bingeli suggested that the witness
had been pretty well posted by some one
or che would Lot have questioned her
brother.
Some one suggested that her brother be
sworn, but he had departed with his sister.
aud could % be found.
EDNCS BOOKING.
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