The herald., 1893-12-22

ing the investigation, and they should
not now hesitate about testifying.
The witness then said that he had de-
clared that DIR. Brainard shed glow of
sunshine about the Jail, but he could
not recall having declared that DIR. Ha-
gan was gloomy and austere.
@. Vignes, deputy sheriff, was then
called. He stated that the county hos
pital officials were generally slow in re-
spending to calls. DR.. Parsons generally
came. The witness seldom remained
near while the witness was examining
patients. He had heard several com
plants about the treatment by DR..
Hagan and assistants Calhoun had
been one of the complainants. Mr..
Hough, who had been sick in the tanks
for perhaps several weeks, had been
visited several times.
The witness was asked whether DIR.
Hagan or his assistants had usually ad-
dressed the patieuts roughly.
This called forth vigorous objection
from Mr.. York. 1t was finally concluded
by Supervisor Hanley demanding of
Mr.. Dillon whether or not the witness
had testified to additional facts that
had not been brought out in the inves.
tigetion.
The witness was told to answer the
question. He then explained In regard
to several cases OF supposed negligence
on the part of hospital physicians in re-
spending to calls. On one occasion a
man in the tanks had demanded doc
tor. He (the witness) said he tele-
phoned to the hospital and had been
told that the doctor would come at once
He telephoned again and had been told
he had left. AS the physician did not
arrive the witness telephoned in the
afternoon and wRB answered by DR., Par
sone, who declared he had never re-
ceived any notification thst physician
was needed. Several of the prisoners
had asked for DR.. Brainard in preference
to DR.. Hagan.
Mrs. Agnes Hackett, former inmate
of the hospital, testified to her expert
ence with DR.. Hagan while receiving
treatment She declared that he was
very ugly to her and seldom, if
ever took any notice OF her. She had
been told that she must scrub around
her bed, but she refused to do that, be-
ing too weak. The place was not very
clean except once when the supervisors
were to visit the hospital when things
were scrubbed up. The sanitary con-
dition of the hospital was very poor.
She had been in bad health while at the
hospital and had had no appetite, but
the other patients had said that the
food was poor. She had examined the
meat and it was very bad. On the oc-
casion of the visit OF the supervisors the
kind of food was materially changed and
the patients told her that they had never
before had such meal. The patients
were not served with beefsteak.
On cross-examination Hhe related the
circumstances leading to her entrance
into the hospital. On the occasion of
her first talk with DIR. Hagan be had
told her that they seldom received peo
pie who had no friends. twas no place
for paupers--rather otherwise, the wit
ness declared. DIR. Hagan had said:
The incidents of her stay in the hos
pital were dwelt upon and ahe declared
that DR.. Post had treated her case and
given her ali oi ths medical atte adance
she required. She said that che had no
complaint to make as regards her treat
ment. Or. Hagan's manner, shs de-
ciared. had been very rough and rude to
her. On further examination the wit
LEGS admitted that DR.. Hagan hardly