The morning times., 1896-06-13
KERR eisE BEFORE THEN
Emergency Executive Committee
Declines to Investigate Il.
VOTE WAS NINE TO FOUR
DR.. WOOdward's Notion for Com
mittee of Inquirys Into the Whole
Affair Was Rejected-Matter Was
Discussed, But No Action Taken.
/. Other Buslpws Considered.

I The regular. monthly meeting of the ex-
ccutive committcesuf the board of directors
of the Emergency. Hospital was held in that
building yesterday afternoon ut 3 O'Clock.
Those present were Chairman b. h.
Warner. Secretary John b. Wight, Drs. Hab-
band, Bell, Kerr Barnett, Magruder, Har-
nsoD, Hawkes., Murray, TOmpkins, Davis
and johnson. Is =
After Il short time occupied in transactin &
the routine business of the board the rest
or the session was taken up with discus
sion of the Kerr case. OF course it was
understood that the committee could take
no definite or fin al action in the premises,
still any Recommendation it might make
would have gbat weight with the board
of directors at the next regular meeting in
October. sAE
The subject Of the differences existing
between DE- Kerr and the medical staff at
the Emergency was brought up on motion
Offered by Health Officer Woodward, who
moved the appointment OF committee to
Investigate the affair. DR.. Woodward pre-
faced his motion by saying that he rep
resented the District Commissioners in the
matter, with whom he had fully discussed
it, and thought it the easiest and fairest
way OF arriving at a satisfactory conclusion.
WANTED A COMMITTEE.
His motion was to the effect that the in
vestigatiDg committee be composed of five
members. two to be selected by DR.. Kerr,
two by DE- Burnett, and these four to choose
the NTH member. This committee, 1t was
suggested, should be appointed before the
18th instant and Immediately investigate
the causes of the differences between DR..
Kerr and the hospital staff. The motion also
carried with it an appropriation of S10O
to heiray any expenses incurred.
Affer linussiop no motion W
featei by IA vote of 8 to 4. Those voting
in the affirmative were Dr.. Gardner Hub
band, b. II. Warner, j. C.. Bell and Dr. Kerr;
negative, Drs. Burnett, Magruder, Hawkes.,
Harrison. Murray, Tompkins, johnson and
Davis.
Mr.. ]. G. Bell then offered resolution
censuring those who had opened the ballots
after the last election, to find out how
the members had voted. 1t was the kno WI
edge obtained in this way, it is said,
which resulted in the dismissal, later, OF
the assistants who had supported DR..
Kerr before the board. This motion was
also voted down with practically the same
vote as was the one offered by Dir. Wood
ward.
pr. Hubbard ami Mr.. T-nrrer spoke very
earnestly and hoped that no matter what
course was pursued nothing would be said
or done which would have a tendency to
hospital. They also spoke OF the dismissal
of the assistants in .he surgical department
without consulting the surgeon in charge.
DR.. KERR TALKS.
DR.. Kerr was seen after the meeting.
He was very sorry, be said, to see that the
suggestion of DR.. Woodward for a thorough
investigation OF the troubles was not
received favorably by the committee.
"All I want he said, 'is fair and i'm
partial Investigation OF the whole affair
And I will abide by the result. II 4 am
given an opportunity to put my side of the
case l am not afraid of the consequences"
He also said thatit was very strange that
an opportunity for investigation should be
refused. II there was nothing to fear as to
the result, why, he asked, was this oppor-
tunity to have the matter ciearedup denied?
With the matter in this shape it is not
at all probable that any further action can
or will be taken until the next regular
meeting of the board of directors in
October.