The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-25
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A Scandal ~ Gouverneur Hospital with
some 0ueer Phases.

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A scandal ~ Gouverneur Hospital with
some Qweer Phases.
Four OF the eight persons taken to Gouver-
neur Hospital. apparently worry seriously In
jured. after the panic In the synagogue at "a
Ludlow street on Friday, were taken home by
friends Yesterday. OF the six remaining only
one ia In a critical condition. This Is Annie
Cohen. SO years old. Of 25 Essex street. Her
skull is badly fractured. All the other pa
tients were out Of danger. and most were re-
covering rapidly. There was a crowd around
the hospital yesterday. composed largely OF
friends Of the patients. and they raised a tre-
mendous racket with their cries and moan
ings. All wanted to SEQ their friends. and the
attendants came very near losing patience and
temper in trying to pacify the people ana
keen them outside the building.
Samuel Friedman, n son OF Rebecca Fried
man, one CT the women seriously injured in
tho panic. accuses DR.. William F. Donovan.
superintendent OF Gouverneur Hospital. Of
extorting money from him. the money to be
consideration securing good attention for his
mother while she was in the hospital. Fried
man has made an affidavit. and the Depart.
ment of Charities and Correction has ordered
Dr.. Donovan has been at. Gouverneur Hos
pital nearly eighteen months. tho full term.
physicia.n six month";. and for the past nye
months has been house physician. In his afi-
in her pocket Going to the hospital. he asked
DR.. Donovan to search for the money and, give
It TO- him. DR.. Donovan. he says, refused either
mother. III Then MI The Doctor said he would give
up the ,money. and for ten dollars OF 1t would
jured woman whenever they pleased. Fried
man says he paid nine dollars to the Doctor
DR.. Donovan admits receiving SO. but says
he received it from Joseph Friedman. Samuels
brother. and that it was an entirely voluntary
rsborstes him. that Joseph Friedman called at
sHs tie 81 as a free gifs without solicitation.
in $; ssSS !. sss have 2s M %StSsf ell 81 Tlf Ssnu.l and
JOSEPH Friedman and also their aunt. Mrs.
Herbs iI;Irn Erie. T5isa ,nia; Il d isa ssias wsns s Mra. 9 fpj tsc
iItsie; E falsihx ls said III tHat ti Dr.: Donovan !" s ddsiiyered
q II: .o mspfy sd n5e% oE II s sni sis: t Mra. f f4isa nam
better treatment. This Dr.. Donovan said he
60 so9 AZ MT r. az &. r Fin bis tiny kindh 5esse 10 t the , DSHtSf
Zurinsky. of4i5 Grand street. She had been
& sns " sse Vent npG a nd t Si$ az : rep Sss's ier an
afternoon paper that Friedman had paid Or;
FP fis g s T. make nnd th The rs sFidsSit. so Ses ss%ns!
know what was in the affidavit. -
NoTIlS TIItuuilu. AhOthS. ~ "a s"o ""i,
davit tells a true story. and that his aunt and
brothers have been frightened into denying
it's truth by fears that their mother would be
~ treated. The ncighbors said she was IN Dr.;
II he wanted to-. They are all newly arrived in
this country. Morris says that a man with 2
more money from him afterwnrd. but did not
get it. and that they threw him out and threw
q bucket OF water over him..
"Thi ia a serious matter. and a most an
moving ono to the commissioners. said Presi-
dent Porter after he ordered an INVESTIGATION
to accept money from patients or their friends:
Such q practice would impair the efficiency Of
the hospitals. We want to protect poor people
in every way. and to avoid any possibility Of
fayoritism to patients."
Dr. o. j. Ward. one Of the visiting surgeons.
said yesterday that he had never known OF any
physician in the hospital receiving money.
The doctors at the public hospitals receive no
pay for their services. ana db are d not IA al lowe to to
DR.. Donovan reiterated last night that the
money was forced on him as q gift. Further
than that he did not care to talk. The com
mittee will probably meet on Monday to in
vestigate the charges.