The Anaconda standard., 1898-01-20
BUTTE News.
ARE STILL WRANGLING
Another Round Between Auditor
Davies and DIR. Sheeran.
RULES TO BE DRAWN UP
Not Necessarily Identical With the Mar
quis Of Queensberry Code The La
dies Want Ethel to Go TO a
New York Doctor.

The ladies Of the Associated Charities
yesterday petitioued the county COM
lnissioncrs in behalf IF Ethel Gray. the
crippled girl who figured in the prose
cntion of ttAeno" An offer has been
received from a New York hospital 70
treat the giH free OF charge and the
commissioners were asked to provide
her with transportation 10 the hospital
The matter was presented To the board
in a strong light, and the petition had
the endorsement Of some prominent
citizens and taxpayers The commits
sioners agreed to furnish the transpor-
4ation. and requested Auditor Davies 10
issue the necessary order. hut that
official said he would have to look into
the matter first. The iadies wanted To
get the girl off to-day, but Mr.. Davies
would not say that be would issue the
necessary order
The auditors authority had just come
into conflict again with that of the
new county physician. Dr Sneeran, and
he was not in the best Of hnmor lie
has asked the commissioners to suS-
tain him in his action or take from him
altogether the duty of looking after the
county poor. The commissioners de-
elined to do SO, and were inclined to
favor Sheeran. The trouble between
the auditor and physician has been
growing ever since Sheeran got into
his present position. II started with
Mr.. Davies, III the exercise of the au-
thority the auditor always had, dis
charging several of the inmates Of the
poor house, one of whom had come into
considerable money, and another who
should have been an inmate OF the
Soldiers Home instead Of the poor
house. The county doctor and the
commissioners promptly readmitted the
persons to the poor house and annulled
the auditors action. Yesterday the
Il Nl1s. III
charged from the poor house William
talias Shortly Carmichael without con-
sulting or notifying Mr. Davies, the
overseer of the poor
The doctor said Carmichael was ply
sically able to take care OF himself but
Carmichael said he was not, and im=
mediately applied 10 Mr.. Davies again
TO be sent back To tho poor mouse. The
auditor was i'm a quandry. He asked
the county attorney for am opinion as
to the law and his authority, and also
appealed To the baare 10 make some
kind Of u rule TO govern the poor house
and the admission and discharge of pa
Iients. Carmichael. he said, fell from
a wagon on Bryan day in Butte. and
the wagon passed over him, initiCtlng
injuries on his head and body. causing
him to he out Of his head and to he
for a long time physically disabled from
doing anything. Mr., Davies said Car
michael had to be taken care of until
he could work and the cheapest way
would be t0 send him back TO the poor
house The auditor spoke about being
a public official. elected by the people
10 do certain duties. and he did not
think the commissioners should hamper
him by sanctioning the actions of the
county physician an appointed officer,
who contracted with the board to do
certain prescribed and limited work.
lie said the man Carmichael had been a
resident Of Butte for II years, WAS a