The herald., 1893-12-21

By Judge York for defense-"Do you
say the hospital had been badly kept in
the last four years. since you have been
going there?"
"Yes, l think the food abundant, but
badly cooked The food cooked for
women was better cooked and much
better served than that intended for the
male patients"
Judge York-"Did you ever interfere
and tell them the cooking was badly
done?"
mo, sir. l did not think it was my
business. did not think it my busi-
ness to speak to DR.. Hagan about it."
Don't you think it WAS better for you
to 60 to DR.. Hagan about the condition
of the kitchen as it was being run? Was
it not better to do that than for you to
go to some outsiders and raise complaint
against his management? 2"
Witness said the Kings Daughters
made complaint about mismanagement
OF the hospital. DR.. Hagan published
card and called them all lies.
On being asked why she did not COM
plain against DR.. Brainard II food was
improperly given to patients under MS
management, che said she did not think
it her business.
On being asked if DIR. Murphy said
Ralph Hagan had used rotten catgut to
sew up the incision, the witness replied
that DR.. Murphy had said 80, standing
in front OF his Office in the building.
"Do you say the building was kept
cleaner now than when the Kings
Daughters first preferred chargesf"
aeked Judge York.
Eyes, very much cleaner. When they
found the supervisors were coming they
began cleaning up and put things in
much better shape"
Judge York-"Did you not tell Mr..
Earlman, patient changed from ward
No. to ward No. IL, that all the pa
tieuts were neglected ?"
81 did not. The man is very much
improved; enough to come occasionally
to town; and l do not see why this
should be brought up now."
Judge York-"Did you not give q
Frenchman some clothing, and then get
him to sign a paper in which DR.. Hagan
was pronounced incompetent to run
hospital ?"
"I gave him clothes. but cannot re-.
member il he signed the paper before
gave him the clothes or afterwards"
"If you talked with DR.. Murphy
about hospital management, what did
you complain about?"
81 complained OF insufficiency ol
nurses in the female ward. One day
went into the female ward and found an
aged colored woman lying on the floor.
She had fallen out Of bed. She had evil
IDENTIFY been lying there some time, being
unable to help herself"
Mrs. Landt said she had seen watel
dripping down the wall, and saw the
nurse move a man away 80 water woulo
not drip in his face. On being asked
whence this water came, she said sh'
was told that the sewer pipes from th'
women's closet got stopped up and thu
water overfowed with the above result
The Chairman-"How did you conn
to bring this matter before the super
visors?"
81 thought it a public matter as th'
hospital was public inititution and th'
supervisors were the proper ones to tax
cognizaDce OF the matter"
Mr.. Forester =" Don't you thinl
= there are some people who would com
plain if boarded at the best hotel in thi
country? Don't you believe it is impot
sible to run any such public instltutio
without complaint" sa. "a 49,.
> s.o.s % o,uufsy W make 4 sicK man wor
up to the very day of his death.n 8ss
BY MIR. Hay-'Don't you think il wa
your plain duty al a Christian lady t.
: ask DR.. Hagan to, look after the pa
TENTS" ... !. y. .,...
II should think not. He was givel
charge of the hospital lat liberal com
pensation, and thought it was his dut
to look after his PATIENTS"
Mr.. Forreater-"Have you not sal,
. that where patients are poor and unabl
to pay for medical treatment, the,
should be compelled to work toward
defraying their keeping?
Il have said 30, but this was not
case of that character. This man wa
suffering intensely and needed medica
aid"
Judge York-"Was it your business t,
60 to the county hospital?"
"Yes, SIR"
Judge York-"Then why was IL no
, your business to report the case to DR.
Hagan?"
81 did not think it would be regarde,
as anything but impertenence on m,
part" nls
Judge York-"Youc credited everythin,
.. you heard there--was there anytbinI
you heard that you did not believe ?"
"Yes, q great many thinga; but be
lieve that man told the truth"
Mrs. Stipe then gave her evidence al
follows: Has resided in Los Angele
. two years. Was "a patient in hospita
one year, up to September last. Did no
observe DR.. Hagsn about hospital much
I did not need him much, as i was con
valescing under treatment of DR.. Brain
ard.
In reply to question as to how tn,
wards were kept clean, she said that
man left the place and another was pu
in charge OF rooms who was too weak tt
do the work properly.
''What was DIR. Brainard's manage
ment--good or bad ?"
'It was very good, and he was very
attentive?"
"How was it under DR.. Hagan?''
"The greatest fault was that there
were not enough nurses in the wards. ;
what do you know about the case O
Alice Warner? Did she say whom sh,
wanted to attend her in confinement? p
.'She said she wanted DR.. .Hagan, bu
he did not come; be sent his son.
Mr.. Forrester-"Did you have lighti
and fuel enough?"
"Yes, but l had to carry in the Goa
myself"
Ibid you not do 80 OF your own &C
cord?
"Yes sir"
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