The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-24
OGDEN.
THURSDAY.
AN UNWARRANTED ATTACK.
A Paper Assaults Physician Without Cause
Alger's Arrival.

Algeris Arrival.
The sensational article in Yesterdays
STANDARD charging certain members of the
medical profession with malpractice and
inhuman treatment OF Gus Eckert, known
TO some as Erickson, the unfortunate man
who was MORALLY wounded in runaway
several days ago on Twenty fourth street,
is one of the basest lies that was ever
penneG by the reporter responsible for it.
II is not The intention of THE HERALD re-
porter TO in any wGy shield the parties
charged, but it is his duty to give the pub
lie the facts regarding the case. The HER
AID man has it in so many words from the
STANDARD reporter himself, that he made up
the scardalous article for pure cussedness
and 10 ''roast' some one in order to create
a sensation, and it has been learned from
Others that he remarked that he didn't
know whether the allegations he made
were true or not.
After the acc. dent to Eckert, he was car
ried to the drug store of J. w. McNutt 6,
Co, and Dr. Conroy Immediately sum.
moned. When the doctor arrived on the
scene Eckert was sitting on a sofa and
moaning in great pain. Opiates were ad-
mlnistered 10 relieve his agony, and there
being 10 table or available place in the
store room for an examination of his
wounds, someone suggested that he be
carried to the Doctors Office, which was
done. The injured man was picked up on
the street MORALLY wounded and appar-
emily stranger to everyone.
Dr. Conroy was visited by HERALD re-
porter yesterday and he felt very iudig-
nant over the attack made on him. He
said he gGve Eczert all possible aid. He
To off inn 4 ~
engaged some one TO watch over him while
he was away, all of which he did from
charity, without single penny as COM
peusation.
1t is alleged in The article in question
that "EcRert, in his dying condition, was
left IN the Office of DR.. Conroy for the
night TO shift for himself through all tho
weary and lonesome hours without COM
pany or bed. Some medicine was placed
by his side on the floor. As the hours
dragged on lis pain became eXcruciating,
and in his agony he moaned aloud and
the echo Of his groans through the great
corridor of the Utah Loan and Trust build
ing attracted the attention of Patrolmen
Turner and Eggleston, who went to the
room 10 offer him assistance
The Ogden bureau of THE HERALD is ad-
joining the Office of DR.. Conroy and from
The personal knowledge of the writer
these allegations are branded as false.
DR.. Jones, city physician, offered the
hospitality of the city hospital, but the con-
dltlon OF the man was such that DR..
COnroy believed it was not the best thing
TO move him until friends who had been
heard from arrived, The doctor there
upon made bed on the floor of his Office
and remained with the patient up 10 late
hour, when he went home leaving the sick
man in charge Of Officer William Turner
with instructions TO give him medicines
hon hn
Office shortly before 6 o'clock the next
morning and none of the friends of Eckert
had yet arrived. 1t is stated further in the
article that MIR. J. NJ. Anderson, of the
Pressed Brick company, by whom Eckert
was employed, visited him but once during
the twenty-four hours of his suffering.
MIR. Anderson knew nothing of the acct
dent until the next morning when he read
an account of ii and ne at once came down
town 10 do what he could for the man. He
assisted in moving him TO the hospital and
while there was yet spark OF life in the
body he rendered such assistance as pos
sible
The STANDARD man in concluding his ar
ticle claims that the fact that post NOR
tenn examination was held was suppressed.
IT'S true he was not aware of it, but when
he consulted The HERALD yesterday morn
ing he found full particulars
The attack was wholly unwarranted and
unjust, and was the source of much indig-
ration yesterday.
Such reporters are dangerous to run at
large.