The herald., 1893-12-06
HUMAN REMAINS IN THE YARD.
DR.. Hagan's Enemies Unburden
Themselves.
They Say He Is Kind of Bogey
Man.
He Leaves His Dead Patients in the
Front Garden, and the Dogs
and the Cats Epjoy an
Unusual Banquet.

The enemies of DR.. Hagan, undeterred
by the ludicrous finale which crowned
their efforts to remove the superintend-
ent OF the county hospital in the early
part of the summer, have now reap
peared upon the scene with a sworn
statement, a weird and wonderful state
ment, calculated to make the hair Of the
ordinary citizen stand on end with
terror.
Among other charges of every descrip-
tion, the statement accuses DIR. Hagan
OF leaving the remains of his patients
presumably killed off by him-ly!ng
around the hospital yard the statement
even declares that a dog was seen de-
vouring a lone human arm, while on
another spot cat was "regaling itself
upon human heart"
One would have thought that after
the cat and dog episode, the statement
would have taken time to breathe, but
in the next few lines it declares that
many patients have died from want of
ordinary attendance.
1t is a fortunate thing that when
these charges, W tn the exception OF the
episode of the scattered arms and hearts
of neglected patients, were made earlier
in the year, that the matter was
thoroughly Investigated by the board OF
supervisors and representatives from
this papers.
The investigation was made in the
presence of the imaginative women who
made the charges, and resulted in the
doctors caluminators receiving a we'll
merited rebuke.
The sworn statement which has now
made its appearance. was filed yester-
day with District Attorney Dillon.
AS will be seen the charges are vague,
and run the scale from murder to man.
slaughter.
Some of the allegations are given be-
low:
To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors
OF Los Angeles county:
GENTLEMEN. Your petitioner the
undersigned, Edwin L. Clark, citizen
and resident of the county Of Los
Angeles, in the state of California, re-
spectfuliy represent and shows unto
7our honorable body:
That heretofore and on the 18th day
OF February. 1898, Martin Hsgan of said
county and state was duly appointed by
your honorable body to the Office of
superintendent Of the county hospital
of said county, and ever since that time
the said Hagan has been and now is in
the occupation of and enjoying the
emoluments OF said office.
And your petitioner iurther represents
and shows to your honorable body and
expressly charges that the said Martin
Hsgan has neglected to perform the
official duties pertaining to his Office.
and ia an unfit person to dischs srge the
important duties pertaining to said
office.
And in particular your petitioner
specifies aud makes the following dis
tinct and separate charges against the
said Martin Hsgan:
2. Patients have been received into
said hospital suffering from disease, and
left for days without treatment.
l. He hiss given charge of Gaze OF
confinement to one of his own sone, a
youth 19 years of age, who was ignorant
and unskilled in the treatment of such
cases, and has permitted other young
medical students to have charge of other
female cases who have abused their priv
ileges in that behalf.
8. He has provided food for patients
the dining room, which was unfit for q
we'll person. and disgusting to sick one.
A. That in person and by his en-
ployees and assistants he has intimi-
dated inmates and nurses in said hcspi-
tai to such an extent that they fear to
tell the truth concerning the mismsn-
agement of said hospital for fear of dis
charge.
5. He has allowed portions of human
remains to go uncared for or to be-
30 careleesly disposed of that your petit
TONER lie informed and believes q dog
got possession of human hand and cat
was able to regsle itself upon a human
heart taken from said hospital.
6. Patients have been allowed to die
from neglect in said hospital who with
ordinary care should have recovered.