Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-11-30
saw NARY HOLrKAnP DYING.
d.. Louis Hauck, Called In by Nm
Hamburger, Refused the Case.

AfoN eae u LOUIS STAR /
Or. Lonis Hauck, of 905 Morrison
Avenues was called in by Mrs. Bam-
berger 70 attend the young woman
selisved 10 have been Mary Holtkamp,
II Mexico, Mo-, on the afternoon be-
lore che died. he made the following
statement to the Star Saturday after
noon:
"In February or March OF 1896, 1
sent for to call &C the home oceu-
pied by Mrs. Bsmberger. I made q
visit during the afternoon, and was
taken into a room whore q young
woman was lying on a bed. l was not
told her name.
aMu. Bamberger told me she want
cd me 10 make an examination and
take the case. Hooked at the girl
and then at Mrs. Bamberger and said:
The girl is dying, and l win have
nothing whatever to do with the
case,
"Ffom the cursory examination
made | held the opinion that the wo-
man was suffering with peritonitis.
did not think che had a chance to
live, and under the circumstances, ]
knew | should not have anything ia
do with the case.
81 afterwards heard thatthe woman
died. II has been 90 long ago, | could
not remember all the details, but l am
of the opinion, from the newspaper
accounts of the time, place and man.
ner of Mary Holtknmp's death, thai
IL vas she whom ] was called to the
Hamburger house to attend.
81 had good and sufficient reason
for refusing to have anything to dc
with the cas Mrs. Bamberger offered
me. 10 the FIRST place, the woman ]
was called in to see, was, in my opin-
ion, beyond all medical aid.
"In the second place 1t was on the
very eve of my departure for Europe.
/ had tickets in my pockets at the
time. My own health had broken
down, and 1t was imperative that
get away from my work at once.
81 knew that II / took the case and
the girl died, my departure for Europe
would be delayed. feared 1t would
be anyway, for the reason that / had
called to see the girl. explained my
position to Mrs. Bamberger, and re-
q=ssted her not to even mention thai
l had been there.
"sWhen this woman dies, as che
viii very shortly do, you r likely to
get into trouble over it, / said to Mrs.
Bamberger, 'and / want you TO keep
my name out of it until ] have gotten
away to Europe She consented tc
do so.
81 could not say for lure who came
for me on the day I called at the
Bamberger house, but / think It wal
one Of the girls in the house. / an
not able to state the date of my visi
more accurately than ! have done.
Dr.. Benno Steinmetz 10 also said Il
have been called In by Mrs. Bamberg'
or to attend Mary Holtkamp. Tn
witnesses say that when DIR. Stein
metz arrived at the Bamberger housI
he was told at the door that his ser
vices were not required that Their
had been q mistake.
DR.. steinmetz was seen Saturda.
afternoon at his ofioe, 1901 Marke
street, by q Star reporter.
81 am not looking for newspape
notoriety," be said, "and / don't wan
to be mixed up In this Bamberge
case In any way refuse TO eithe
affirm or deny the statement that
.recsived = call to go to the BamberRe
house to walt on the Holtkamp girl o
any other girl.
81 win state, however, most EN-
phatically, that l never waited on an
of Mrs. Bamberger's patients, neve
saw one OF them, and I had nothin
whatever to do with any of thes
cases or with Mrs. Bamberger, an
don't anything to do with her. Ths
is all I have to say"