The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-02
CriticiZes Physician at the Gov
erlment DispGnSary.
MEDICAL ATTENDANCE NECL LECTEO
investigation VIII Probably Be
Held BY Attorney General and
Board of Health.

udI Sd1u Ale, HAWAIIAN WOm-
an, came to her death at Honolulu,
Island of Oahu, on the 2Sth day of Au-
gust, 1899, of pneumonia; and we fur
ther find that the medical attendance
was neglected and would recommend a
closer attention to duties on the part
of the physician at the Government
Dispensary.'
Such was the verdict returned by a
corOner's jury in the inquest over the
native woman who died at the
DR.. Cooper, who was in charge of the
case at the hospital, refused to grant a
death certificate. Deputy Marshal
ChillingwOrth acted as coroner, and
the jury was composed of S. Kubey,
}. H. Schnack, w. E. Bivens, E. r.
Biven, G. Dillingham; and w. F. Love.
The case has attracted considerable
attention, as the verdict is virtually a
censure of DR.. Howard, the Govern
ment Dispensary physician. When At
torney General, Cooper was asked
about it late yesterday afternoon, he
stated that the matter had not yet
been officially brought before him.
What would be done he could not say.
He understood, however, that DR.. How
ard had written to him and requested
an investigation.
At the inquest DR.. Cooper stated that
he had been called to the Queens Hos
pital at about 7:3O Monday evening,
and had found the native woman in a
dying condition. She died about two
hours after He refused to sign the
death certificate because he did not
know the cause of her death.
Pa, who lived with the deceased, an
swered, in response to questions, that
the woman had been treated by the
Boar. Of Health doctor. She had not
gone to the doctors Office, neither had
the doctor gone to see her. She did
not go because she was blind, and they
could not afford to get vehicle to
take her to the doctor. The witness
went to the doctors Office and asked
for pills and was given them. This
was on Thursday. The doctor did not
see the woman until Monday at 5
o'clock. Witness had gone for the doc
tor twice He told him the woman
was unconscious and the doctor said
that he would be over by and by.
This was at a. m. The doctor came
at 5 in the afternoon.
DR.. Howard was the next witness.
He had seen the woman at about 5
o,o ole HaU
the first of the week before. Did not
know what day it was. The woman
had come to the dispensary. Did not
know whether she was alone. Had
made examination and gave her some
pills and liniment. In response to the
question, Are you sure that the
woman who come to your Office on
Thursday was the same woman you
saw on Monday" the doctor answered:
well, I could not say positively
There are so many coming to the dis
pensary that l could not swear as to
her identity. People come there and
give the name of the patient and tell
the symptoms and often they will not
say whether it is for themselves or
some one else for whom they want the |
medicine. (Here the coroner asked if |
it were not the business of the doctor
TO find ouD. 1 only know that a wo-
man by this name came there and |
stated she lived where this woman
lived. To the question: Was the
woman who came to your office on