Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-05
POLICE SURGEON Is ACCUSED
COLORED WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS
MALTREATED IN POLICE STATION.
DIR. D.. c. Hyde Uses OIL of Mustard to
Revive a Patient Who Had Taken
Poison-Other Physicians Say
This Was Cruel.

Annie Clemens, a negress living at 81
Wyandotte street. through her attorney J.
A.. Mclean. filed a petition before the board
Of police commissioners yesterday asking
for the removal OF DR.. B.. c. Hyde. ponce
surgeon. In her petition Mrs. Clemens sets
forth as a cause for DR.. Hyde's removal
gross cruelty and Entertainment while being
treated for morphine poisoning at Cehtfal
police station Monday night.
Mrs. Clemens alleges that on Monday
night she went 20 Central police station
after taking an overdose OF morphine VIII
suicidal intent. she says that Dr !tyGe
conducted her TO a rear room ana lherS
threw her Oh a cot. cursing the while ana
calling her 4 damned Niger, ana sdlu
he would show her how 10 take morphine
and wake him up at that time OF night:
That he would fix her so she wouIo MOI
take any more morphine.
Mrs. ClemOns petition alleges that "
HYDE and an attendant held her on the
cot and the doctor administered esentldi
oil Of mustard hypodermic5Ly 10 hef The
then ordered her TO leave the station. I'M
drug caused her such pain, she says, re
could not walk and sank exhausted on me
eva at Fourth and Main streets; one
claims she was ordered away and was
dragged by friends to Fifth ana Slaln
streets, where she again succumbed 70 lne
taken back TO the police station. her groans
and cries attracting a large croWd. sne
was given other treatment by SURGE.
HYDE. she says, who CUucd her ana peat
her. causing her mouth, nose and ears 70
bleed. She was then ordered TO leave me
station again and did so. Since then she
has been under the care OF a physician.
Mrs. Clemens had taken poison because
her sister had left town. Her husDan9
| her to the station and went away with her.
Her husband was In the operating Ioom
when DR.. Hyde treated her tne sscon1
time to .allay the effects OF the OIL OF
Mrs. Clemens attorney says the matter
will be taken up at the next meetins =.
/ -. Lo9rI uhan hA will ask for Or. HEQE q
Police Surgeon Hyde left last night for
| Lexington 10 visit his sister. He does NOT
deny injecting oil Of mustard into the
wcman's system and gives as a reason LOT
| 50 doing that ne wanted 10 wake ner up:
He says she took a small quantity OF
morphine. but not enough to hurt her
| He has resorted TO this treatment on sew
eral occasions. being prompted 10 US use
in handling fake suicides. He says II
generally cures them Of a desire 10 IAN
again into the hands Of the police surgeon
and thus lightens his iabors.
DR.. HYDE claims the Clemens woman
fought him when he went 10 treat her.
So does William Smith. the Jailer, VINO
with DR.. Hyde. was alone in the room
ministered. When DR.. Hyde called her a
niger she replied: I'm not a Niger:
I'm an Indian and iii cut your heart out
OF the arms and face and he pushed her
away. he claims, 10 keep her from dolhs
so ~,
The second 1lTue tle "Ouudh am - bEs
station a basin OF ice water was placed
al her disposal. She showed evident signs
OF intense suffering. being unable 70 stand
or walk. DR.. Hyde said q was assumed
The woman cried and moaned continually,
She alleges in her petition: NO Wordi
can tell the pain / suffered"
prominent physician said last evenings
II never before heard Of using oil Of mus
tarG for narcotic poisoning. It's not ar
antidote and in my mind It's use in tht
manner DIR. Hyde used IL Is not only wrong
bit hendish and brutal
Another physician said: That's the mrs
time / ever heard OF the use OF oil OF mus
lard for a case Of morphine poisoning: Il
Is q wonder the coroner was not calleC
upon to hold a post norton