New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-13

our private conversation. Any one who has seen
the Senator when he has been standing Tor pn
minutes has in all probability seen him press both
hands to his hips in support Any one who has
sat with him for any length Of time has noticed
how he, turns and squirms in his seat, and has
observed very often that his brow is knit in a
manner to totally belle his wellknown character
for geniality.
" One or TWO things know also about this case
which, under ordinary circumstances, would have
no right to speak Of But the Senator Is absent /;
he can neither speak for himself nor give me per-
mission to speak. And so l take the responsi-
bility of stating that l know that the horror OF
all probability, will, unless his life be cut pre-
maturely short, tie him helpless to bed or chair
The very surgeon who gave him the rating OF one
half. you Will observe, states in his certlhcate
On the occurrence of congestion in the spinal cord,
as has been the case during attacks Of periodic
fever since the closure OF the wound, the syhlp-
toms increase to threatened paralysis
That ball is still in his body wandering around
somewhere in the neighborhood OF his spine
know that there is hardly morning in his HE
but that he has TO undergo severe rubbIA IN
order to get himself into conditiOn to stand the
eXertion of the day. j put the case IN the hands
Of DR.. J. f. Carpenter, the then Medical Examiner
In the Pension Office, who had an eXperleIce there
for years, and whom found in the office when |
came there rs mmSsioner. AT the time ne TOOK
the Manderson case he was acting as Assistant
Medical Referee. Drs. Carpenter and Landers
went though the case and submitted 10 me the
following report which is Checked by LAndera and
signed by Carpenter as Assistant Medical Referee: :
Hon. James Tanner, Commissioner OF Pensions.
Sir carefully examined the papers in this case
this Oices resignation was accepted because
OF a gunshot wound received September ., 1894 The
ta entered the right OF spinal process OF the eghh
dorsa vertebra fnurng the splnos and transverse pro-
OF this vertebra and diyergng downwart passing
under the process Of the ninth dorsal Veopa
and lodging in the muscles IL appears that the wouha
times before discharge, rendering the
totally perform duty. The several exami-
nations show clearly that the same condition has con-
tnuei exist since discharge, and have no hesitation
whatever in saying that there was manifest Injustice IN
rating officer one.ha SIS The disability de-
scrbed fully entities him a total rating OF $50 since
discharge Very respectfully, J. f. CARPENTER
Approved: JAMES TANNER. Commissioner
=" understand that the opinion was written by
Dr. Landers, who has recently been promoted TO
the grade OF Medical Examiner. lie was aetng
Medical Examiner at the time. The papers went
to the Board Of Review on June s, as married, az
j. 40 a. m. They were there approved by the
legal reviewer for gunshOt Of eighth dorsal YER
zebra, reissue to correct rate and allowed increase
from discharge This was signed by Mt
Gallagher, legal reviewer. and checked by /. w
Dalton On the following day, juno z, the order was
approved by Banks, Medical Examiner, .kFi checkk,d
by Thomas Landcrs, a. approved, for 'gunSh0t
wound Of eighth dorsal vertebr total To rank
from date of discharge and signed by H. d.
Trist, Medical Examinsr ana Dhsrle' McNnita d en-
per month, commencing March Is, lSoo, deuuc'
"Having gone through the papers persona ly,
and the action recommended having the backing
# five medical men and two legal men did NOT
hesitate TO order the reissue Of the certificate in
accordance with the rating. This Is plain state
mcnt of the bald facts in the case | am wholly
of the opinion that the action taken was fully,
warranted, and for that action / shall take all
responsibility. Anybody who knows Senator
Manderson knows that he would not cross his
palm with penny or mill that he did not be-
iicve he was fully entitled TO, and the men who
are carping and snarling about il now are the
whelps who in time of war could not have been in
duced to take n single chance to have minie-ball
come in contact with any part Of their bodies for
Il 900 minute. Now let them howl some more
They always do when they come TO wrestle with
the truth