New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-07
THE DEATH Of MARY ZOLKI
CONTINUATION OF THE INQUEST,
euur1MoNY FROM DRs. SEAMAN, COCK AMI
nRYAN-JuRoRs FINED FOR ABSENCE

Thu courtroom Of the Coroncr's Office looked par
toulary dismal yesterday when shortly after O'Clock
Coroner Levy resumed his inquest regarding the death
NJ Mary Zolk at the Lyngin Hospital in Secondavc.
on January 20. Dr. Bryan the young resident ply
ktcian at the hospital to the inquest accom-
panied BY his brother and his lawyer. Lincoln W.
MCLEOD DR.. Louis l.. Seaman there and also the
venerable DR.. Thomas T. Cock. who for forty nine
years has been in some manner connected with the
hospital and Is now one Of the consulting board Dr.
Henry Holbrook Curtis was the first witness lie
testified that on January he called at the hospital
In search Of wet nurse for patient of his lie OK
amined Mary Zolki and found her in such cond
ton that he engaged her, Her child at that time APP
pearcd all right
Dr. Cock was next sworn. He testified that after
the autopsy the BODY of Mrs zolh he went win
DR.. Seaman to the hospital. and that Dr. Seaman IN
his reproved Dr. Bryan for not carrying o"V
his orders in the
DR.. Seaman took the witness stand at the close OF
DR.. Cocks testimony. He read letter from Dr.
Bryan asking him to to the hospital 10 see SICK
child. 1t was the first time that he had received
notice that 1t was his month on duty This letter
written on January 10. lie received u 'he ncAo
day and visited the hospital II was on this visN that
he discovered the case of Mary zolk. Three dslths
had occurred in the hospital since the first OF the
month and he had not been sent for by Dr. Bryan
Mr. MCLEOD asked the witness If there was any rule
requiring the resident physician to call in the sstng
book containing the rules and regulations OF the hos
pital and read from 1t such a rule. Several foroep
deliveries he said had taken place. and DR.. Bryan
had not called In him or any other of the visiting ply
sicisns. This against the instruction given by
him and at least Of his colleagues the visiting
stan to DR.. BRYAN.
The death of the child of Mary zolki then
brought into the testimony by desire of the Coroner
Dr. Seaman said that he had been informed that the
child had umbilical hemorrhage, which might have
fastened Its DEATH II it did not cause its death. Re-
turning to the death Of the mother Dr. Seaman handed
In testimony his notes of the made at the time
In which he that he ordered ten grains of aunne
twice day. milk punches every two hours. and anti
septic douches.
- Has any action been taken by the Board OF Con-
suting Physicians in regard to Dr. Bryant asked the
Coroner.
In reply, DR.. Seaman read, with Dr. Cocks per
mission, letter from him received the day before In
which the venerable doctor said The resident phys
clan will be informed that his services will not be
required after April /. The lady directors getting
demonstrative." He added in answer 10 a question
from Mr.. Mcleod It's but fair to the doctor TO state
that his year is up on that date. 1t is customary,
however, to reappoint the resident physician
Catherine N. Bonhan formerly nurse at the hos
pitaI next testified. she said that she in a
hospital at New-Haven and had been tclegraphed for
by DR.. Bryan. She was present when Drs. Seaman
and Bryan we're examining Mary zolki. but did not
remember that DR.. seaman ordered douches She
had never seen Mary Zolh maltreat her child but
bad seen her put 1t outside the bed-clothes
DR.. Bryan then took the stand. He said that he
had tried to call the attention of the deputy coroner
away from tho indications of septicoemia AZ the
autopsy, because lie knew that the woman had not
been treated rightly and he wanted to shield the in
sttuton and DR.. Seaman. "From the hrst,' said
he, there was a conflict between DR.. Seaman and
myself in regard to the case"
"Do you mean to say inquired the Coroner that
there was a personal conflict between you s!i DR..
Seaman and the patient suffered thereby p
ayes, that's about IT," replied he
Coroner Levy grew indignant. and replied: (which
do you consider OF more Importance, the connict be
tween life and death in the patient or the conflict
II knew what was the matter with the woman
exclaimed the doctor. and he was not treating her
Then. knowing it. was it not your duty to give
her proper treatment said the co ons under his
Instructions" replied DR.. Bryan He did not order
antisepiic douches."
customary and the duty Of the resident physician IN
al such cases as that Of Mary zolld to administer
DR.. Bryan next made the point that Dr. seaman
should have been at the hospital every DAY from the
known of the of Mary Zoh and o: the other
cases whh ended IN death that Was not his ne m sad o
ATTY dr. CSsh here asked e Of the to
ton o that the resident physician shall inform the
visiting physicians when it comes their turn to 70
on duty. / told DR.. Bryan Of this rule myself
The Coroner asked Dr. Bryan: " Did you reproacb
Mary Zolki with the death of her childa'
ns0 to a that @ nsF t Would s s nn'h the
patient next to her,. replied the doctor her IN States
prison 7" 49,
aThose we're not my exact words. did not
use the word prison."
Continuing DR.. Bryan said 4: The child was abused
and maltreated. 1t was plnched black and blue.
] don't think the umbilca hcmorrhasc was sufficient
to cause death. 1t was stopped almost mmcd at'ly"
Sarah T. Ryan, nurse at the hospital. testified 10
Mrs. Zolki having received douche. She did not
hear DR.. Seaman order dOuchcs.
The inquest then adjourned to IL O'Clock on
Monday.
Two Jurors absent from their places yes
terday and the Coroner promptly fined them 5000 re
marking as he made ont the papers, " II they don't
pay, they so 10 Ludlow-st."
SELLING CHINESE PORCELAIyS.