St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-21
MYSTERIOUS PATIENT.
A PHYSICIANS Journey in a Closed
Carriage to Attend a Wounded

A Physicians Journey in a Closed
Carriage to Attend a Wounded
Man.
Seattle Press.
Just as Health Officer Fl. s. Grant
was retiring to rest last night, at about
10 o'clock, there came a rap on his office
door in the Albion house. The doctor
hastily donned his recently discarded
wardrobe and answered the knock.
A short, thick-set man stood in the
hall, and when the door was opened
stepped hastily into the office.
II want you to come with me. doctor,
and come prepared to do up gun-shOt
wound" said the stranger.
"Where is the wound?' asked the
doctor.
"In the thigh.''
"Where have got to CO."
lit is long distance, but have :.
team, and will take you there and back. +"
The doctor was soon prepared for the
Journey, and accompanied the stranger
to closed carriage, which was in walt
ing. The two men entered the carriage,
which drew rapidly away.
TIL doctor was rather sleepy, and
after asking few commonplace quest
ions, laid back in the carriage and went
half to sleep. The ride must have occu-
pied the best part OF an hour, but finally
the Garage brew up by the roadside,
the door was Opend and the two men
left the team, and entering the ordinary
two-story dwelling that stood by the
side of the road, assembled a flight OF
stairs and entered room, where lay
man upon bed. The room contained
g., hnCi6n hQ6 q chair and
table, upon which sat dingy oil
lamp.
The doctor was soon at the bedside OF
the wounded man, and while his COM
panion held the the lamp he made an
examination of the wounds. He found
that the ball entered point at the
juncture of the upper and middle
thirds of the left thigh at the back.
taking downward and forward course
Tor about eight inches and came out;
the ball, about fifty-One caliber, being
found in the clothing.
The doctor dressed the wound, and.
before leaving, turned to the wounded
man and asked him his name.
my name is John Smith" was the
reply. .,,
''How did you receive your wound?"
asked the doctor.
''That is immaterial."
"Look here" put in the man who
had accompanied the doctor to the
place, lit doesn't make any odds to you
how this thing happened. We want it
X pt quiet. Do you understand? The
man that got shot is satisfied; am
satisfied; your bill will be paid, and
you have got no kick coming"
I he two men then paid the doctor his
bill, the two again entered the carriage,
the windows of which had been cur
tanned, and the driver brought him
safely back to his office.
He had been gone just three hours,
and, besides general idea that he had
been driven twice over the Grand street
bridge, had no idea what direction he
had taken.
DIR. Grant describes the wounded man
as being evidently an American about
thirty-five years of age, with dark hair
and mustache. He was evidently a
laboring man.
The man who came after him was not
much over five feet in height. He ap-
peared to be very nervous. The doctor
is unable to describe the team.
The doctor is of the opinion that the
shooting was accidental, but that the
parties connected with it have some
strong reason for concealing their iden-