The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-25

had been altered. She insisted that nothing Of
the kind should be alo we'd to occur again. On
her return, on Thursday, she discovered that
the turpentine had not been thoroughly
moved. She accordingly removed it with her
own hands. She then learned that there had
been further interference. DIR. Ruth had sat up
with the Judge until late in the night. and had
given him nourishment every hour, while
Dr. Winslow had directed that longer
time should intervene, az the patients
stomach was not in condition to
receive food of her. She immediately had Eu-
gene Brooks. the Judges messenger who had
been acting as nurse. put aside. and placed Miss
Rebecea Hart professional nurse, in whom
she had implicit confdence ia charge Miss
Hart 10 sister of DR. nj. Esther Hart. of the
Bellevue Training school for Nurses. She was
for some time in charge of the operating ward
more Interference with the patient, aud
DR.. Wlnslow's directions were implicitly obeyed
But under the circumstances, and upon learn
ing the extent or Dr. Ruth's unprofessionAl con-
duct, she deemed it advisable that medical
counsel should be summoned. This met
Judge Waite's approval She suggested
either DR.. JAnrey or DR.. Gardner. Accordingly
the latter gentleman was summoned. Mr.. c.
G. Waite going in person. Dr. Gardner
came IN the evening" and, after consultation,
DIR. Winslow's treatment was sustained, the only
change being that brandy administered,
DR.. Gardner holding that 90 Judge Waite's age
stimulants would be beneficial The physicians
saw that the Judge had become very sick man.
but death was not considered imminent and
the news of Judge Waite's demise in the morn
ing received with surprise DIR. A A
Gardner, the consulting physician, when seen at
his Office said: L was greatly surprised 60 hear
of Judge Waite's death. When / left the house
last evening he seemed to be in condition to
pass a comfortable night. Heart failure is not
unlikely to occur in acute pneumonia. following
bronchitis, but il caE.ot be foreretold. Judge
Yates heart was n good action, ana heart
failure was not dresmed Of
What do you think of DR.. Ruths actionr
asked the repor,r
cit was not my case.' said the Doctor, and
do not feel at liberty discuss that phase Of it.
but if had been in charge from the beginning
should speak very plainly.
''Dr. Caroline B. Winslow has been the fam
lily physician of the w aites ever since their
rival in Washington, fourteen years ago She
said: Judge Waite had been working very hard
preparing the telephone decision. and his system
was low had been treating him for stomach
disorder ever aimee Mrs. Waite left for Califor-
MIA. He always said he well, and never
liked to acknowledge he was in any way ill He
would laugh whenI asked him his symptoms,
and would say that was trying to make him
confess that he was sick. His debilltated con-
dition undoubtedly led to his taking cold. His
attack OF erysipelss, some two years ago. I'M
doubtedly owed its severity to overwork: but
the public cannot be more surprised than / at
his death, nor any mora surprised than his
nurse who was az his side when he died. l pity
poor Mrs Waite; am afraid the shock viii
PROSTATE her.
s.'What do you think of DR. Ruth's unprofes-
sional conduct in interfering with your treat
mentP asked the reporter. .
t"Dr. Winsaw threw I'D her hands in despair.
Oh. 1t is all over, and nothing can be done. He
is friend of the family, and would rather
nothing should be said In fort y years of prac-
tice this the first case of pneumonia have lost
But for forty eight hours my treatment
nullifsd and negatived. could not express my
feeling when / found out what had been done,
and when / found that my orders to wash that
turpentino off had not been carried out thor
oughy did it myself. I haven't been able to
get the case off my mind. 1t has worried mo
and kept me awake. IL Mrs Waite had been
here it couldn't have happened
"Dr. Ruth was seen last night, and he denied
emphaticailv that he had interfered in any way
with DIR. Winslow's treatment of the Chief
Justices case"