The herald., 1893-12-29

arrangements for her to be taken TO the
county hospital. About 10 days later
he was called In to attend Mr.. Cortel-
yon's family, three of the children and
their mother being taken with the dis
case. The length OF time between an
exposure to the disease and coming
down with it was varied. It might be
IA hours, and it might be IA days. In
regard to the child which WAS away, but
came back shortly before she was taken
with the disease, he had investigated
TO see il the child had been exposed to
the disease, but he could not find where
il had been.
On cross examination the witness
said 1t might bs possible that the dis
ease had been communicated by the
Lunt girl to the children before Miss
Lunt was taken to the hospital. Wit
ness was Of the opinion that diphteria
was constitutional disease as well as
local one; that the germs night be con-
tanned in the bodily secretione.
On redirect examination by Mr.. Dill
ION, witness said recovery from diptheria
in five days was almost impossible.
Mr. Dillon-"Could girl leaving
there with sore throat and bottle OF
gargle, be said to have recovered from
the disease %
Objec ted to, but objection overruled
aud witness said that he thought not.
In his practice he had not known case
where the patient had communicated
the disease after he had, so far as the
throat was concerned, recovered from
the disease. In the case OF the Cortelyon
children, he thought the disease might
have been communicated before or even
alter the Lunt girl had left the hospital.
CHARLES H. BROWN.
Charles H. Brown, being sworn, said
he had visited the hospital nearly ey yery
Sunday for long time. In noticing the
conditions as to cleanliness, witness said
the hospital had been kept of late very
much cleaner than formerly. The
kitchen is not as clean as it should be;
had noticed when he went to the kitch-
en- dishes we're always washed before
being given him. Did not think DR..
Parsons had used proper conduct toward
the patients, at least some cases. Once,
when in the surgical ward, man who
was said to have been run over, was
brought in; the man was crying with
pain and taking on considerably, when
DR.. Parsons said, What in hi are
you CRYING aboutp
Witness had told Parsons ON one occa.
sion not to insult his (Brown's) wife, as
he had done, or he would thrash him.
On crosB-examination witness said his
wife had told him che went to DR.. Par
sons and spoke to him about the attend
ance certain patient had been receiv-
ing. DIR. Parsons told her that che had
NO business to make such complaints,
and said: "You ladies have already lied
enough about this institution"
Witness and his wife were not con-
nected with the organization known as
the Kings Daughters; and did not visit
the hospital as representatives OF any
organization, but as private citizens, to
do such good in q small way as they
could. Witness believed the trouble
was that there were not enough nurses
there, and that DR.. Hagan was too often
called away by his private practice, so
that he could not attend in person.
Witness had told DR.. Hagan he ought to
have better medical assistance at the
place. Witness thought DIR. Hagan was
trying to run the place cheaper than DR..
Brainard had done.
MISS c. RICKEY.
Miss @. Hickey, sworn-Had been a
nurse at the hospital for some time un-
der DR.. Hagsn. She had charge of four
wards and DIR. Hagan did not call often
at those wards. Her impression was
from what che saw of him that he was
gruf and abrupt in his manner. Wit.
ness knew of one case in which child
whose head was infested with vermin,
had been put to bed without being
bathed, as there was no regular supply
OF hot water at the hospital.
On. cross.examination, witness said
she did not know. of her own knowledge
that patients had been discharged be
fore they had recovered
Supervisor-''Do you know what that
little girl who had vermin on her head
was sent to the hospital for?"
Miss Rickey--"I cannot say. The
vermin on her was almost q disease in
ITSELF"
o. e. GRUBB.
o. E. Grubb, sworn-Reside in Los
Angeles and have kept lodging house
(called the Terre Haute house) on East
First street. When W. E. Wilson was
run over by header wagon in October
went with him. He had q shoulder
dislocated and two ribs broken. The
physician in attendance handled him
quite roughly and took his arm out of q
sling, which gave him great pain. DIR.
HagadoE1 was the physician attending
him and Wilson complained of the rough
usage.
Mr.. York-"Did you see the accident
in which his ribs were broken 90
Witness-"No, sir; knew nothing Of
the case except what witness told me-"
JOHN BURGLAND.
John Burgland, sworn-"Was an in
mate OF the county hospital. and had
been there in November last. About
the 18th that man remained there two
days, and was told by DR.. Parsons to go,
so he came to this city and went to a
lodging house. The patrol wagon came
for him and took him to the police sta
ton and thence to the county hospital,
where he was kept five or six days with
out medicine. DR.. Parsons came in, and
when witness asked him why de did not
come before, he said he forgot all about
it,"
Mr.. York-"Wsre you not told by the
physicians that medicine would do you
no good. that you were ailing with heart
disease ?"
eyes: SIR"
Mr.. York-"Did they not tell you how
to conduct yourself at the hospital--not
to do anything that would excite you :"
"Yes, sir"
Mr.. York-"Did you not go there on
permit from the supervisors allowing
vnu IN atav thera two dava2 And did