The herald., 1893-12-23

by extravasation of blood on the brain.
Ordinarily when man suffering from
injury OF that sort you can derect it but
the cash in his forehead was healed
over. leaving small scar, SO no one
could suepect the caube OF his illness.
Do not think any person could have
saved his life. Remember the death OF
Kavanaugh by atropine. He had con.
sumption and tubercular neuritis of
the brain. His medicine was given him
by nurse named Gibson. Am not pos
tive as to the immediate cause of his
death.
Mr.. Dillon-"Have you no opinion as
to his death, and what wac the cause? ?"
Nothing definite
''Who prescribed for him ?"
"Dr. Hagan. DR.. Hagadorn and myself
prescribed for him. He was breathing
very quietly when left. His medicine
was usually placed near his bed on
stand. This atropine was left in win
dow about two feet from the stand"
The witness now left the stand, and
Mr.. Dillon began 10 read the findings OF
the coroner's jury in the case OF John
ston. who died in the county hospital
from injuries inflicted on his ekull, evil
dently with some sharp instrument.
Mr.. Dillon next offered the Judgment
in the case OF Mcleod and wife against
DR.. Hagan, in suit for damages arising
out Of malpractice, in matter in which
$1,000 damages was awarded the plaintiffs
against DR.. Hagan. Judge York OBJ
jected to the reading OF this document,
on the ground that the board of super
vlsors had waived this objection when
Hagan WAS appointed to the care of the
was an august tribunal, but its decis-
ions are not always infallible. Hence
the board should remember that courts
can make mistakes, and the supreme
courts overrule their decisions every day
in the week.
Mr.. Dillon said this was ndtrifing
matter. The supervisors are the Gus
todians of the sick and INDECENT. There
is no place which demands gentleness
and kindness more than that OF resi-
dent physician OF county hospital.
The question now is, will you allow the
reading OF the document?
Mr.. FORESTER - Il see no bearing
that the judgment has upon this case."
Mr.. Hay do not think this paper
has anything to do with this matter" :"
Mr.. York-s'If this matter is allowed
to come into the case there will be an
interminable investigation, and do not
think it would have any material effect
on the deliberations OF this body. Mr..
Forester has said this is not court,
but board of supervisors"
Mr.. Dillon--"I Withdraw the paper"
Mre. b Roberts was then sworn. II
was at one time in the county hospital,
during last March and April. / was an
Invalid and confined to one of the wards.
Was treated by DIR. Hagan in ward T.
Was suffering from overtaxatiou OF my
system, but was put to wora. Found
Che work WAS getting too hard for me.
l was given tray to carry out, brt was
too weak to carry it and let it fall. Mrs.
Ryton, the nurse, ordered me to carry
it. / complained to DR.. Hagan that |
was too i'll to work. but he smiled and
eaid nothing, so | went to DIR. Murphy.
| cannot say much about DR.. Hagan's
management, for / lett before he had
been there long. I scrubbed floors be-
cause there WAS no one else to do it.
The place was very dirty and no one
was present to do cleaning unless the
patients did it themselves"
In reply to question concerning DR..
Murphy, witness said HE behavior was
always that of gentleman. In regard
to the food, witness said che always
thought the patients bad enough to
eat. As to quality. it was at times in
ferior for very sick people, but good
enough for ordinary patients.
| On ACCOUNT of the absence of d mate
rial winners, Mr. Dillon asked an ad
journment at 4 80 p. m. In consequence
OF Christmas coming on Monday, the
investigation was declared adjourned,
after some argument between the super
visors themselves, until next Thursday,
December 9th, ct 10:30 a. M.