The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-31
A TEAPOT TEMPEST.
The Charges Against DR.. Healy
Withdrawn.

DR.. McQuesten, the first to attack Super
intendent Healy with charges of malfeas-
ance and to demand an investigation, was
not present at the Board of Health meeting
called for that purpose yesterday morning,
nor did he attend the previous meeting
called to hear 7. F. Dolan's sworn charges
and to fix date of investigation.
Those who read the doctors paper, pre-
sented at late meeting of the board. and
recall the bitterness Of his attack on DIR.
Heaiy, do not understand such proceedings.
Ihey say he nnloaded his blunderbuss by
shutting his eyes and pulling the trigger,
then made for ambush and has remained
there since. lie was not ready, as the Board
oi heaitn rules require, to swear to his
cnafS-s. so, to prevent his explosion from
turning out coinplete tiasco, Clerk Dolan,
WHO hsq peeh 'hred by Healy, and whose
cause MeQuesten so Indignantly espoused.
was prevailed upon to do the swearing.
Yesterday, when the meeting called by the
mayor 1er The special purpose of inveStiga-
ting Healy had been convened, the first
movement OF an official character was the
reading OF the following communication:
MAYORS OFFICE,
SAN FRANCISCO, January so, 1891.
Gentlemen Of the Board IF Hearth OF the City
and County OF San francisco, Cdt.-DEAR
SIRs: hereby withdraw the charges preferred
by me against DIR. John Ii. Heaiy OF The City and
County Hospital, and filed with you On January
22d. Very truly yours, 7. F. DoLAN.
Il move that the paper be received and
placed on file" said DR.. lie Tourneux.
But before the Mayor could get the mo-
ton before the meeting The doctor again
boobed up aud moved to adjourn.
w ait a moment" said the Mayor; "your
previous motion has not been disposed of.
Some one may wish TO discuss the matter"
DE-. Fiske took the cue, and said that in
view of the fact that charges of serious
character had been made against Superin-
tendent Healy and not proven, it would not
DO Tor the board to drop the matter without
action. He would propose this resolution:
Resolved, That tins board has every confidence
IN the management OF The City and County Hos
piIal under DR.. j. IL. nealy. ana that The board
believes him To be the right man in the right
place.
Before vote was taken J. a. Watt, attor-
ney for SUPERINTENDENT Healy, stated to the
board that the doctor had nothing whatever
to do with the Withdrawal Of the charges ;
That the act WIS voluntary Oh the part of
D0lan, and the doctor had no desire to be
white~ashed. He called attention TO the
similarity of the charges just filed and those
upon which Healy was investigated several
months ago and vinGicated.
ID lie I0urneuX said that D0lan had al
ways been troublous spirit in the hospital,
and his withdrawal of the charges was proof
enough that there was no ground for them.
constantly absent from the hospital and neg
lecting his duty at all tunes. lie was glad
the man Lad been discharged.
Mayor SanderSOn explained, lest it might
be thought some Influence had been used TO
obtain Dolan'S withdrawal, that Dolan en-
tered his Office early in the morning and
asked him to draw up formal withdrawal.
. l wrote out the paper just read and lie
signed it voluntarily. He simply told me he
had no desire to press the charges"
The resolution complimentary of DIR.
Eealy WAS then adopted unanimously, and
the latter, who had entered during the meet
ing, requested leave Of absence for three
weeks, beginning February LIST. saying that
he wanted to attend to SEINE important
business, and that DR.. Keeney had promised
10 look after the hospital.
The request was granted.
In a subsequent interview DR.. McQuesten
is reported as having said that he had not
changed his mind about DIR. Healy and
would not Withdraw his charges. He did
not explain, however, that he would swear
to them.
He says he did not attend the meeting yes
terday because afraid of getting INTO a fight.
All the members OF the board were against
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