Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-21
THE HOSPITAL.
Investigation by the Board OF
Health.

Health.
The Board of Health met yesterday after
noon in the Mayors Office toinyestigate the
case of Mr.. Brady, the ex-keeper of the
pesthouse. There were present: Hon W
H. Workman, Mayor and Chairman, and
Messers. Humphreys and Hanley. DR..
Hagan stated that Brady had become
insolent, meddlesome and had been guilty
| OF drinking to excess and, therefore, he
wished to have him discharge d. He said: |
was friend to Brady and often apologized
| ior him to the Board and used my influence
| to keep him there. soon found ne wanted
| a new Health Officer andstated we were not
| competent. lie also threw our medicines
| away and gave medicines of his own. |
never saw him drunk, but have wit
nesses to Prove that fact. The first
report reached me last spring
from the hospital that Brady was
drinking to excess. l also heard he had
come ON the pesthouse aud gone into the
Pico House to drink. The Chief OF Police
reported the fact to me-, and the Nayor also
spoke OF having heard of the man. The
| nurse told me that Brady had thrown away
medicines prescribed by the physicians and
substituted his own. Letter from nurse
produced relating to the throwing away of
the doctors medicines have visited the
pesthouse about six times from the Ist of
December till Brady's dismissal. DR.. Cole
also attended TIL he was taken sick, and
then DR.. Thompsou commenced to visit
there. He was my assistant do not know
positively that he went ever, day. If DR..
Thompson stated that he would not
interfere because Brady. knew how
to nurse patients better than he did,
he said it thr' ugh compliment.
Brady never sent to Inc for medicines. L
was Informed by parties that ! had perfect
confidence in, that Brady was drinking to
excess. / knew Mr.. Brady's weakness for
drink and believed the reports"
N,Ia ptu Tod hat inf %
Brady under the influence VI liquor was
when they were removing patient during
the last epidemic. Brady was very rough
and the daughter OF the patient said she did
not want him to go in that rough manner
"The next time was about the 9th OF Janu
ary at the Hospital; whilst talking to him
discovered he had been driaking by his
conversation. 1t was after dark, between
and O'Clock, that We took the patient
whose daughter complained of Brady s rough
treatment. He was thel unfit for his duties
and reported it to the Mayor and DR.. Ha-
gan. do not know how much liquor he
had taken but he was thoroughly incOmpe
tent to perform his duties. / never knew
Mr. Brady was sick at the time visited the
pesthouse. and did not know that he had
had trouble with his sister. j might have
not remember positively. Mrs. Brady asked
me to keep DIR. McEvoy away as they BRADY
and iMcEvOy) had had some trouble.
l had several times learned that their
Use to Keep DR.. McEvoy away from the pest
house, Mrs. Brady only requested me.
During the present year very little whisky
ha been supplied to the pest house up to
January 9th. From the 1st of January TO
the 9TH only took two qnarts OF spirits out.
MIR. Brady frequently asked me Tor more
assistance. During the time visited there
he treated the patients very We J.. The
sleep in, but Brady slept in the house above.
Dr.. McEvos testified: The first Time
saw Brady under the influence OF liquor
was on the night of May & h. had to shake
that could discharge him ii ever / found
him drunk again. On December Sth we
took Chinaman out to the pesthouse and
later a negro, and Brady was sleeping at
the upper house, and told MIN II was not
safe, as the negro might go out OF his head
and might escape. Later on he did
escape. On January 9th was at the pest
house with Mr.. McCloud and found man
out there near the pesthouse l asked
said he had come there to raise the build
.ng, and when told him there was small
poX there he asked to go back, and l told
he might go. That evening when We, went
to take the corpse to bury it, Brady was
very drunk, and he drove very recklessly
and fast. He even asked me where the
corpse was, and did not know that he him
sell had assisted to lift it into the ambu-
lance. The man at the graveyard asked me
if Brady was not drunk that night ! always
got Brady whatever he asked for, if it was
necessary, and DR.. Hagan gave me instruc-
tions to get anything that was wanted.
Cross-eXamined-I had been at the pest
house every day aud the first time / found
Brady drunk there. Mike Traymor was in
the bed with HIM. went out there TO bring
the corpse of Miss McCloud away. DR.. Cole
and DR.. dagan were there the day before.
did not see Brady drink whiskey that day
but have often seen him do so. Some
times offered him a drink. never said
would give him bottle OF whiskey il he
would go for patient one wet night
when DR.. Thompson was sick. I asked him
to get some of the cOnva]escents to help him
to carry the patient in and said would
treat him.
the Pico House. never saw Brady in the
Pico House after drink. l once handed
Brady bottle of whisky, which he asked
me for. placed it outside and he took 1t
to the hospital.
Mr.. Brady testified; Last year was told
by Dr.. Hagan that he had heard l had got
off the wagon and gone Into the Pico House
to drink 1went once to Dr. Hagan's house
for medicines, and Mrs. Hagan gave me an
and got it as Mr. Dean testified. The time
they claim was drunk had been up with
like for two weeks, who was suffering with
rheumatism. l had gone to sleep ana
reason l had to be awakened. l
had taken a drink OF wine and of course
my breath smelt | was vexed also, as DR..
Hagan had accused me OF being an opium
fiend simply because had morphine in the
room. which was required by Mike. On
December Sth went to DR.. Hagap's office
to take thinaman out we TOOK MIN out
and never took drink. Several times we
were without bread and meat, and had to
get the milkman to bring out provisions
have repeatedly been without bread
and meat for two days, and once
that McEvoy and 1 did not agree. When
the negro died there was neither wood nor
coal in the hospital From January LIST to
February 18th, | received three bottles of
whisky. Mrs. McCloud also received some
whisky for her daughter: IalWaysg gave the
that must get my provisions through him
and not by the milkman. never threw the
medicine away pr scribed by the physicians.
DR.. Thompson only prescribed once whilst
was there, and visited up till February
9Th nine times. | sometimes gave the pa
nesia, and then only when the doctors dld
not come to the pesthouse: On January
oh, when Miss MeCloud died. was sicken-
sd nv not having any breakfast that
day snd having to bother with the
corpse, therefore took drink
and afterwards another. Shortly after
Doctors Cole and McEvoy came out there
and McEyoy asked me what the ca,tie were
doing around the pesthouse, ana we mad a
few words. / took another drink afterwards
and was excited by the way McEvoy al
ways was grum bling at me. l heard NC.
Evoy say he would have me discharged and
blamed me for being the cause OF the
Ii. gro's death. McEvoy has frequently
given me whisky.
Adjourned till Friday at 2P.M.
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