The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-01

ineht accorded charity patients, 10 which
stle repled that she did not underst and
.lat she was charity patient, as her
husband was paying DR.. Fitch $50. which
Dr. Fitch told her Included the hospital
charges
theh sent for her husband, who called
20 see deponeni and he stated that he
was paying Dr. Fitch $50 for the operation
on MS wife, which sum Dr. Fitch told
MN would cover and include board at
,le hospital. then asked him if he had
pald any part OF the SO 10 DR. Fitch. and
Ne replied that he had not in money. bur
,haI the doctor had agreed to permit him
[ 10 do upholsterins for him the doctor
IN payment of the amount, and that he
mad already done some Of it.
Margaret II. de Wolfe
! Dec. 80 1898 Jacob Gazan
Notary Public, Chalh County Ga
Georgia, Chatham county-P Personally
appears Lola Akin, who being duly sworn.
depoSes and says that she had read to her
/ the foregoing affidavit Of Miss de Wolfe
and that she is the person referred to
lherein as the attendant upon Hannah
johnson; and that the facts stated in said
affidavit, relating TO III complaints made
! 10y said Hannah Johnsoa and the CONVEX
sation which took place between Miss de
| Wolfe and said Hannah, as 10 her being
a pay patient, are true. during which
| conversation, she was PRESENT.
| Lola NJ. Akin.
SWo to and subscribed before me this
Dec 20, 1899. Jacob Gazan,
/ Notary Public, Chatham County. Georgia
Goo STA, Chatham Cdunty.-Personally
| appears Margaret +. Downing, who being
/ duly sworn deposes and SAYS that she is
assistant nurse at the Georgia Infrmary.
! That she was on duty wien Hannah John
] son and her husband pre- sented themselves
a, the hospital Office for the purpose of
4 having Hannah admitted as a patient 1
asked Hannah if she S a pay patient
and she replied in the afirmauve l then
looked at her permit, and upon seeing that
\ his was the case in which DR.. Fitch was
/ to operate, and the understanding at the
/ hospital being that IL was a charity case
] told her that l understood that she was
! to be a charity patient. Her husband then
said that Hannah was a pay patient I
! then told her husband that he would have
! 10 see Miss de Wolfe. He replied that he
would 30 to see DR.. Fitch and left the
| hospital | then sent Hannah 20 the cnar-
! ity ward.
On the following DAY 1 overheard the
| conversation between Miss dc Wolfe and
Hannah johnson, when Hannah johnson
stated TO Miss de Vote that DR.. Fitch
was to be paid $50 for the operation.
Margaret E. Downing.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
Dec. 90, 1853. Jacob Gazan,
| Notary Public, Chatham County, Georg a.
In addition. l submit the sworn state
ments of Matte Bel and Jennie Williams,
which speak for themselves:
Georgia. Chatham County.
appeared before me. Matte Bell, who be
! ing duly sworn, deDoses and saws that
she knows Hannah Johnson and her hus-
| band. Edward w. Johnson that during
the middle part OF the month of June,
| 1899, she had a conversat ton with said Ed.
ward w. Johnson in the basement of the
house where said Hannah had been en-
ployed in the course of which said John
| son told deDonent that DR.. Fitch had said
| that the operation or his wife would cost
him Johnson fifty dollars; that at that
! time said Hannah had just been removed
| to the Georgia Infirmary where she had
gone for the purpose of being operated
! upon.
Deponent at the time OF said conversa-
ton was employed in the house where sail
Hannah had worked before being taken
sick, and in the basement of which she
was living when taken sick.
Matte Bell.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this
Dec. %, 1899 John E. Schwarz,
Notary Public, Chatham County, Georgia.
State of Georgia, Chatham County
Personally appeared Jennie Williams, who,
being duly sworn, deposeS ap1 says that
she is a sister of Hannah Johnson, WHO
in the month of June 1899, was operated
upon at the Georgia lInfirmary; thai de-
ponent on several occasions took food to
said Hannah while she was in sad in
Urinary, and that upon one of her visits
after said operation had been performed
said Hannah told deponent that she, Han
nah, was a pay patient or priva patent,
and under the care Of pay doctor.
Jennie Williams.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me this,
Dec 81, 1899 Walter c. Hartridse,
Recorder City of Savannah and EXOfticio
Justice of the Peace.
Now in conclusion, l desire 10 say that
! have no purpose to pursue DR.. Fitch in
this matter, but having made the state
ment | did, l feel that l ought to submit
the evidence upon which l basel it.
Thos J. Charlton.
The evidence from both sides in iris
matter has now been given publicity and
the public can form its own conc uslons.
The annual meeting of The board OF trus-
tees of the Georgia Infrmary will be hell
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock at the office OF
the secretary, DR.. T. J. Charlton, at 30
| Oslethorpe avenue. east. Recon events,
including the hospital controversy with
the city and the incidents growing out of
il. will probably come up for d 'scussion.