The herald., 1893-12-23
steward did not take the milk away
unless there was an over supply.
Afternoon sessIon.

night nurse from early in 1891. The
hospital was not kept as cleanly under
DR.. Hagan's management as under that
OF DR.. Brainard. 1t was better kept
after March than in the two months
previous. 1t also improved after June.
On account OF scarcity OF hot water, it
was often necessary TO pus patients into
bed without bathing them.
On one occasion witresH went into
room where Drs. Murphy and Post were
talking. DR.. Hagan had prescribed
medicine for man. and DR.. Post said it
had nearly killed him; and that it had
better be thrown away than give him
another dose. He also said there must
be something the matter with DR.. Ha-
gan. One of the typhoid patients COM
planned that the milk was sour. Wit
ness had called DIR. Hagan'H attention to
it, and DR.. Hagan said it should be rem
edied. Have heard DIR. Hagan refer to
ward IL as the Hobo ward" A tramp
who was suffering from rrysipelss was
put in bed without bath. The mans
person was filthy.
Witness showed a letter from DIR.
Hagan, in which the writer said he WAS
dismissed because they needed some
younger and stronger man. Witness
acknowledged having written letter
asking to be taken back into the en-
ploy of the hospital. He said his rea-
son for doing go was because he was
| poor and needed money.
BY Judge York-"Did you always give
| patients bath during DIR. Brainard' q
administration If they arrived there at
night?"
Eyes. sir. had never missed giving
them bath on any occasion during DR..
Brainard'a term"
"Don't you know DIR. Brainard has
been sued for malpractice by patient
since he left the hospital %
II have heard 30, but know nothing
about il"
Witness said DR.. Murphy's inter-
kind and gentle. DR.. Hagan was sell
dom there. On being asked how often
DR.. Hagan saw the patients, he said he
could not say definitely.
Concerning che death OF patient
named Russell, witness said that he
knew Russell had typhoid fever. Con-
cerning the deadhouse, it was filthy,
| even in DR.. Brainard's administration,
| and still worse under DR.. Haeap.
With regard to noises in the reception
room, witness said DIR. Brazee made
most OF the noise, and SO did Davie,
deputy sheriff at the hospital, who was
also very noisy. Noise occurred after
midnight. Wilder was another noisy
one. He was medical student. Had
heard DIR. Murphy tell them to make
lees noise, as it was disturbing the pa
| tients.
Mr.. York-"Did you ever gee any
gambing?"
mo. sir.
"When did this occur, Mr.. Moe?'.'
"Along about in June some time, and
| it was kept up till after / left"
ibid you ever tell DR.. Hagan you had
seen the steward and some other par
ties stealing provisions from the hospi-
tal?"
"No. sir; thought it was none of my
business. Had l seen any outsider go-
ing out with provisions in his posses
sion should have deemed it my duty
to inform DR.. Hagan.
Judge York-Were the fires ever al
lowed to 60 out in DIR. Brainard's time !?
Yes, air; but there was always
plenty OF hot water in either the kitchen
or laundry He denied having
drummed up any testimony against DR..
Hagan, but had converted with Mr..
| Stulk Vi tLlo LtOOI hcNl6Wr IlAu uCt
much conversation with Mrs. Landt
about the hospital management till
after he left the hospital. 1t was told
by Jap Duniway and Harold that he
was discharged for reading to Libby. a
dropsy patient. an article on hospital
management from the Farmland LABOR
Review. !.
j. M. Tibbetts was the next witness.
Resides in city and has worked at the
hospital. While at work there he saw
dog come up from the front part of the
grounds with human hand in his
mouth. Knew nothing about the his
tory of the hand. Several other parties
were present and saw it, but could not
say whether they were employees of the
hospital.
Mr.. York-"Was it not skeleton
hand that had been dug up?'
II cannot say. 1t looked as il it had
been preserved in alcohol and was shriv
eled up"
Mrs. Houck sworn. Had been pa
tient at county hospital. DR.. Hagan's
conduct toward patients was coarse,
rude and unfeeling.
In reply to question as to what he
said to her, witness said he told her she
had better get out and go home. Had
her baby with her. The baby got con-
deneed milk prior to DIR. Hagan coming
there and for two weeks after. Then it
was shut off and she got no more.
Mr.. Dillon--"Were you there when
Mrs. Hagan brought child there about
10 years old, and If so what was the con-
dition OF that child? ~ 44
''She was filthy and covered with YER
min. They gave her no bath because
there was no hot water and sine was put
to bed in that condition.
Judge York-s.You went there dur
ing DR.. Brainard's term of office. We're
you confined there ?v
mo, sir. went there after confine-
ment, which was at the Adams. house,"
where is your homer"
II have no home, sir. Ny husband
deserted me and went off, leaving me to
earn my living in that condition. l
worked till my condition interfered with
work"
The witness said she was in the hos
pital two months as she was very weak
and rallied but slowly. She had stayed
there till two months elapsed. DR..
Murphy was exceedingly kind and fur
nished her me dicine as she needed it.
DR.. Brainard was always Kind. DR..
Hagan never spoke kindly. He was
either silent or very abrupt. Said she
seldom got enough to eat. The meat
might have been good but it was badly
cooked. The nursery was badly sup
piled with food and was kept very dirty.