The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-31
CASE AGAINST DR.. KEENAN, OFF.
! DISPENSARY KEEPER O'I<EEFFE
WITHDREW HIS CHARGES.

DIR. keenan, Wrote n Letter ReEretting
His Attack on Mr.. O'Keeffe and the
Latter, With Permission of the
Mayor and Aldermen, Withdrew
the Charses-The Affair Arranged
by InterventiOn-The Case Already
Investigated by the Sanitary
board.
The special meeting of Council. called
for last night to hear charges preferred
against City Physician DR.. r. S. Kenan,
by Mr.. A. N. O'Keefe, keeper of the city
dispensary was not held. A compromise
was reached yesterday as the result of the
Intervention of friends of DR.. Kenan, by
which the charges made by Mr.. o Kesfe
were withdrawn by him in consideration
of reparation made by DR.. Kenan in the
shape of card to the public, in which
he expresses his regret at the occurrence
and withdraws any statement which he
may have made in connection with it re-
fiecting upon Mr.. O'keeffe.
DIR. Kenan's card is self-explanatory.
Editor Morning News: As publicity has
been given through your columns to the
unfortunate encounter between Mr.. A. N.
OKeeffe and myself, and as l have con-
cluded that / acted hastily and unwisely,
desire to express in an equally public
manner my regret at the occurrence.
The information brought me, 1 have
since learned, was not accurately stated,
and that l committed an unjustifiable as
ba re
eeived no bodily injury therefrom, 1 sin
cerely regret the occurrence.
1 also cheerfully retract any statement
have made in connection with the occur
renee rejecting on Mr. O'Keeffe.
/ have expressed TO Mr.. O'Keeffe and the
Sanitary Board my deep regret for the
assault, and 1 trust this statement will
make reparation to the board for the UNI
intentional affront offered them, and to
Mr.. O'Keeffe for any injury done him.
r. S. Kenan.
Recognizing the reparation made by DR..
Kenan, in the card a copy of which was
furnished Mr.. O'Keeffe, the latter address,
ed a communication to the Mayor and al
dermen, requesting, in view of DR.. Kenan' S
action in the matter, that he be allowed to
withdraw the charges.
AS result of this communication the
members of Council were notified by the
clerk of Council, thai the meeting called
for last night would not be held. Some
of the councilmen were surprised at the
notice as they fully expected that the
meeting for the hearing of the charges
would be held. 1t is understood, how
ever. that a majority of the members of
the board consented to this method of set
tiement and the calling off of the meeting.
The circumstances of the encounter be-
tween DR.. Kenan and Mr. O Keeffe are well
remembered, the encounter being of recent
date and mention of the affair having been
made in the Morning News. Dr. Kenan
was provoked at certain statements, which
it had been reported had been made by
Mr.. O'Keeffe, rejecting upon DR.. Kenans
ability as a physician. He called at the
dispensary to see Mr.. O'Keeffe about the
matter and hot words led to an encounter
in which. however, neither gentleman re-
ceived any injury.
Considering himself the aggrieved party
Mr.. O'Keeffe preferred charges to Council
The matter had. in fact, already been
brought to the attention of the sanitary
board. The charges referred not only to
DIR. Kenan's attack upon Mr.. O'Keeffe al
the dispensary, but also to his ability as a
physician. The hearing would doubtless
have been a lengthy one and very likely an
unpleasant one. by means of the settle
ment Council appears to have been reliev-
ed of an unpleasant duty. At the same
time 1t had before il statement of the
charges and was in position to act intelli-
gently