The evening times., 1899-08-19
EMINENT SURGEONS QUARREL.
DIR. Recius Rerents Professor DOy-
EMS Attention to LaDOrf.

EMS Attention to LaDori.
Paris, Aug. 19-The "Heralds" Euro
pean edition says:
One unexpected result of the attack upon
NJ. Labori has been to set two eminent
surgeons quarreling When the news ar
rived in Paris that Dreyfus' counsel had
been fired at and wounded Prof Doyen
friend of Labori from childhood and one
| of the most prominent and progressive sur
geons of the present day, Immediately
started for Rennes.i
1t seems that when Prof. Doyen ar
rived at Rennes Dr. Reclus, who had been
called in to attend Labori. received him
with considerable asperity, evidently re-
garding his presence as an intrusion and
breach Of professional etiquette, paf<icu-
| Iarly as Dr. D0kenss aid, so it is said had
not been demanded by the family of the
wounded man.
The Figaro has interviewed DR.. Doyen,
| who says:
'Labori has been my friend from infan-
| cy. The last time he was i'll | watched
his case as friend, for he had no need
| OF surgeon. The present circumstances
are different. 1af:
"As soon as, the news was received /
| tried to get the details, but without sue
cess. The Telegraph was so busily taken
| up with press Dispatches that day that
finally preferred to 60 Rennes, which did
| taking my instruments with me so as to
be ready in case ny aid should be useful.
| Il notified Nine Labori by telegraph,
and at the Rennes station l found let
! ter from Maitre Labori's secretary inform
ing me that in D. Reclus' opinion no op-
GRAFTON was necessary.
Il went to the Hotel de France and in
formed my colleague Reclus of my arrival.
Two hours passed by without any reply, so
then decided to call upon the Laboris at
their residence, where was somewhat sur
prised to find the wounded man in CONVEX
sation with DR.. Raclus and NJ. Jaures
AT last was led into my friends room.
Not wishing to fatigue him, l spoke a few
words of encouragement and left him at
once to have a minutes conversation with
DR.. Reclus. But he acted as though he
wished to avoid discussing any details Of
| the case
Il therefore INSISTED and asked where
was the wound. He replied Close to the
| fifth dorsal, to the right of the medal line,
| but We do not wish TO touch the dressing
! No operation is Necessary
My confrere seemed very hurried and
| left the house with Jaures. l returned at
8 O'Clock in the afternoon TO call upon Mai
ire Labori's mother and received the i'm
/ pTeSslon tHat my uespatch announcing my
! arrival had been IN annoyance 10 DR.. Re-
! clus, and that he had spoken of the danger
! of my intervention.
You know | an, in til eyes of certain
| confreres, an operator who is TO be re-
! garded with cauton-a surgeon who will
| operate upon any ind every occasion. How
| ever, such fraterna accusations do not dis
! turb me- l didn't wish 10 distress Nine
| Labori. | told her after she had spoken of
her 4tDI hat cIrrh
rifle or revolver bullets sometimes encyst,
| and l told her / was at the disposal OF her
son.
Il passed the remainder of the day with
some friends, and earned that Maitre La
bori had been transported to another house
but DR.. Reclus didnot send me word about
anything.
"On Wednesday morning | called at the
house of NJ. Basci, where Labori now is
Nine. Labori led ne to the bedside of my
friend. whom l l6t after a moment. His
condition did not atisfy me. He had been
delirious during tle night and found him
much reducee.
When met DR.. Reclus at noon the same
day learned thathe had not seen his pa
tient since o'cloc. in the morning. | told
him he would hav given me much salts
faction had he Informed me that Labori
was going to be removed to another house.
1t appears 10 me-, l said, that you do
not regard me as acolleague, and | can as
sure you had l ben called TO Labori's aid
first l should hae acted very differently
from you
Il then asked: When was the wound
dressed for the fird time" 9
He grew angr. and replied: l don't
remember and then added You are
simply looking for an advertisement. l
will not tell yoa anything. / will not let
! a word escape th:t can be repeated to the
Journalists 80
II answered: : i think you are a little
excited / can assure you that in anything
that touches professional secrecy l know
my duty quite as veil as you. And, now,
don't you think it might be welt for La
! bori if We discussed his case little?
"Dr Reclus then got on his high horse
| What. he cried; To you think l am not
competent 10 carry on alone responsible
case that l have Undertaken? You have
published in the jsirnals that you were
called in by the fimily. What. then, Is
my role? THERE'S is 4 member OF the Acad-
emy of Medicine and a professor OF the
| faculty attending fhe wounded man, and
we are told DR.. Doyen has been called in
by the family. The public is thus led 10
| believe the family hasn't confidence in us.
Excuse me- l replied. L have COM
municated nothing TO the papers. haven't
| even read any. | .ame here spontaneous
! ly, so that no prec GUS time might be lost,
with the sole Object of rendering service
to dear friend
"Dr. Reclus interrupted me at this point
with: viii you publish a card that you
only came here as friend? That the fam
| lily has full confidence in me, and that it
leaves the entire direction Of the treatment
| to me?'
| Il reassured DR. Reclus and promised
! him / would make The declaration he wish
| ed. / even asked him to declare that had
| not acted for a single instant as doctor.
Il then continued: Now, will you not
discuss his case for few minutes? Re-
| ally, your refusal is contrary to all pro-
| fessional custom. May l not be present
when you radiograph the patient? May /
not. at any rate, see the proof Of the pho
| tograph?'
"'You will learn the result from the pa
pers. like everybody else replied Dr. Re
clus, walking off, liyid with rage.
| 81 did not wish to insist so 1 simply
| wrote to Labori's father conveying my
| best wishes for the prompt recovery of
| his son.