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. II. &. Hyde Uses OIL of Mustard TO
Revive a Patient Who Had AXE
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. police
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 Central
police station Monday night.
Mrs. Clemens alleges that on Monday
night she went 20 CENTRAL police station
after kim an overdose Of morphine with
suicidal intent. she says that DR.. Hyde
conducted her TO a rear room and there
threw her Oh a cot. cursing the while and
calling her 4 damned niger" and said
he would show her how 10 take morphine
and wake him up at that time OF night:
That he would fix her so she would not
take any more morphine
Mrs. Clemens petition alleges that Dr:
HYDE and an attendant held her on the
cot and the doctor administered ESSENTIAL
oil OF mustard hypOdermicslly to her and
then ordered her TO leave the station. Ine
drug caused her such pain. she says, she
could not walk and sank exhausted on the
sidewalk at Fourth and Main streets; She
dragged by friends to Fifth and Main
streets, where she again succUmbed TO the
pain. She cried and moaued and was
taken back to the police station. her groans
and cries attracting "A large crowd. Sne
was given other treatment by surgeon
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bleed. She was then ordered TO leave the
station again and did so. Since then she
has been under the care OF d physician.
Mrs. Clemens had taken poison because
her sister had left town. Her husband
and several colored people accompanied
her to the station and went away with her.
Her husband was in the operating room
when Dr.. Hyde treated her the second
time TO .allay the effects Of the oil OF
Mrs. CIemons' attorney says the matter
will be taken up at the next meeting OF
the board when he will ask for DR.. Hydes
Police Surgeon Hyde left last night for
Lexington TO visit his sister. He does not
deny injecting oil Of mustard into the
50 doing that ne wanted 10 wake her up.
He says she took a small quantity. OF
morphine. but not enough to hurt her.
He has TesOrted TO this treatment on sew
eral occasions. being prompted 10 It's use
in handling fake suicides. He says IT
generally cures them Of a desire TO fall
again into the hands Of the police surgeon
and thu lightens his iabors.
Dr.. Hyde claims the Clemens woman
SO does William Smith. the TALLER, who.
with DR.. Hyde. was alone in the room
with the woman when the drug was ad-
ministered. When DR.. Hyde called her a
I'm an Indian and I'll cut your heart out"
She attempted to bite DIT. Hyde, he says.
OF the arms and face and he pushed her
away. he claims, TO keep her from doing
The second time the woman came 10 the
| station a basin Of ice water was placed
at her disposal. She showed evident signs
| Of intense suffering. being unable TO stand
or walk. DR.. Hyde said 4 was assumed
The woman cried and moaned continually.
She alleges in her petition: mo words
| can tell the pain / suffered"
a prominent physician said last evening:
Il never before heard Of using OF OF mus
tard for narcotic poisoning. It's not an
antidote and IN my mind It's use In the
manner DIR. Hyde used il Is not only wrong
bit hendish and brutal"
Another physician said: That's the first
| time ] ever heard OF the use Of oil of mus
| tard for a case Of morphine poisoning. II
IS a wonder the coroner was not called
upon to hold a post mortem."