The times., 1898-03-03
A FOU NDLING'S DEATH.
1t Causes the Coroner's Jury to A SIX
Some Pertinent Questions

a jury of inquest inquired into the death
of a founding white child yesterday af
ternoon and developed some interesting
information about the medical care of
children at the Bruen Home for Found
ling Children, at No. i36 NJ street north
west.
The child was found on a vacant lot
near Fifth ana G streets northeast. about
4 week ago. by Dolly Scott coloTed
woman. It was sent in the patrol wagon
to the Bruen Home, and the Board of
Chldren's Guardians notified. The baby
had been on the ground but a short time
and was well wrapped. and though it was
raining NJ the time. the outside clothing
was not even dampened, 1t died at the
home. after being there several days. DR.,
LarSin ". Gazebrook. the deputy coro-
ner. performed an autopsy on the re-
mains and told the jury yesterday that
death was due to pneumonia He stated
as his opinion that the malady was of at
least three days duration.
The most interesting Witness was DIR.
Isabella Haslup. a registered physician,
who said she was requested by DR.. Perry
to visit the Bruen Home and prescribe for
inmates.
Coroner Carr asked DR.. Haslup if she
had examined the child.
Il did not examine il. II was not an
inmate of the home, and l only attend
those who are inmates.
Did you not know that the child was
ill?' asked the coroner.
Il was told so, / believe, the day before
| it died was the reply.
why did you not prescribe for it
them
Il did not recognize that it came regu-
larly under my care
Here a juror desired to ask question,
and turning to the physician, said:
''W6uld you allow child To die merely
| because it was not an inmate
II would have prescribed if l had been
asked" was the response. Il did not at
tend it,"
DR.. Haslup was asked about the symp-
| toms of sickness manifested by the infant
and replied that she did not make any
medical examination, but she perceived
that there was opthalmia and jaundice
and evidences of a certain disease.
Coroner Carr deemed ii necessary to
| have the matron, and the patrol was dis
patched for her. Mrs. Eliza beth Flecil
responded. She contradicted directly the
statements of DR.. Haslup, and said that
the physician was supposed TO attend all
children there. In fact, DIR. Haslup had
looked at the child more than once. Fri
| day it was taken suddenly i'll. said the
witness. and then DR.. Haslups attention
was called TO ii, and she said 10 give It
| some brandy, which was done Asked
as to symptoms of illness. the matron re-
| sponded that there was a discharge from
| the childs eyes and bleeding from the
| nose II could not swallow
Did the doctor leave prescription
was inquired.
She did not
| when did she see it?"
1T was between . and 3 o'clock Fri
day afternoon.
when did II die?"
''On Saturday at o'clock In the after
noon
The jurors commenced to ask questions
and wanted 70 know about the treatment
! of children.
The witness said that frequently chill
| dren We're rubbed and poulticed when
anything was the matter with them.
Did you poultice this child?' a juror
| inquired.
NO"
Was IT rubbed at aIl?"
! Not that / know Of
Was ANYTHING done for it beside giving
it brandy"
"Wen, there was a flannel put on its
chest and it was clothed warmly
Coroner Carr then explained 10 the ma
not attend the baby at all, and you say
| she did look at it,
II dea't know anything about that, re-
| sponded Mrs. Fleck.
We'll, why was not a prescription
left?" persisted a juror
Mrs. ITieck replied: 1T was thought
that II was too far gone. guess"
Further investigation showed that DR..
Baslup's services were without compeii-
sation, as was the case with DR.. Perry,
who is considered the regular physician,
but had secured the woman physician to
| act for him.
DR.. Glazebrook. on being again qucs-
| toned, stated that the infant appeared
from his autopsy to have been unusually
| healthy. There was no evidence in the
| stomach of any medicine. The lungs
| showed pneumonia Of three days dura-
ton. With this evidence before it the
jury consulted a few minutes and return
| ed a verdict that the baby died from
pneumonia caused by lying In the rain
on the street.