The morning call., 1893-11-05
HE WAS CARELESS
Clerk Goggins Suspended
From Duty.
MAYOR ELLERT'S ADVICE.
Matthew Houllahan's Death Is
Investigated.
NOT PROPERLY ADVERTISED.
The Bribery Charges Against lnspec-
tors Newman and Aurich Con.
tinued Till Tuesday.
NOT PROPERLY ADVERTISED

| Mayor Ellerts Office was crowded with
| people yesterday morning interested in
the two Investigations which had been
ordered by him as president OF the Board
| of Health.
DR.. Regensburger was the only member
of the board absent, and when Secretary
| Steppacher announced quorum present
Mayor Elert announced that the object
was to investigate the conduct of the City
and County Hospital officials in falling to
properly advertise the death of M. Houl-
lahan before his body was sent 10 the
Cooper Medical College for dissection.
and secondly, to examine into the charges
of blackmail and extortion preferred
against Market Inspectors Newman and
Aurich.
1t was decided to take up the Houllahan
case first, an account of which was pub
lished in THE CALL several days ago.
Superintendent: Titus of the City and
County Hospital said that Clerk Goggins
was responsible, as he had detailed MIN
for the duly of looking out after the dis
posal of bodies of dead patients.
Clerk Goggins was called upon for an ex-
planation and said that The failure OF adver-
tising Houlahan's death properly was
due to his own carelessness. He had sent
the advertisement downtown too late and
it did not appear until Saturday morning,
when it should have been published on
Friday.
Mayor Ellert inquired of Superintendent
Titus by what authority he delegated such
an important duty Of disposing OF dead
bodies in hospitals to clerk when the
code and the rules of the Board of Health
made that function obligatory on him. He
advised the superintendent TO be more
careful.
Superintendent Titus said that he had
talked with mem bers of the Board OF
Health about il and that hereafter he
would Lay personal attention to the mat
ter.
DIR. Long endeavored to make light OF
the whole matter by saying 1t was the
fault o the people not calling soon enough
for bodies at the hospital, when. as mat.
ter of fact, the friends and relatives OF
many patients who die in the public hos
Ditals never know they have been there or
have died until the announcement appears
in he papers.
% motion of DR.. Bucknall. Clerk Cog
gins was suspended for fifteen days as
gentle reminder TO be more careful in the
future in his duties.
Superintendent Titus was cautioned to
take the hint of following the law and the
rules OF the board in the disposition of
bodies TO colleges for dissection.
This ended the case Of Houllahan, who
was nearly butrhered, not ''to make a
Roman holiday" but students clinic.
The board next took up the charges
against Inspectors Newman and Aurich.
Attorney John F. Mullen, who repre-
sented the accusers, asked for further time
In which to prepare his case against the
inspectors. He said that Saturday was a
busy day for butchers. and that about
fifteen OF his witnesses were absent.
Attorney George T. Hoeffer, represent
ing Newman and Aurich. said he wan ted the
charges properly formulated and sworn to,
so that the accused would be ready to
know what to meet. de did not object to
a continuance. The Mayor and mem bers
of the board agreed with him. Attorney
Mullen promised to formulate the charges,
and the whole matter went over until next
Tuesday morning al II o'clock: