The Portland daily press., 1901-02-27

she returned the glasses aud wanted her
money back. DIR. spAlding said that she
could not expect 10 be CURED In few
days OF q trouble that had been TOO long
neglected. she said she didn't want the
glasses and asked Dr. .spilding what she
should do with them. He told her TO
throw them away II she didn't want
them. DIR. Holt's glasses didn't help her
any and she carried them back 10 him. A
while after she got q bill from DIR. Hollis
lawyer for Dr. Holt's treatment.
In answer TO QUESTION the woman said
that she went to Dr. Hollis offioe to fnd
out how she could get treatment at the
infirmary. She had not intended to en-
croaoh pom his private time, but wanted
to be treated by some one she had oonfi-
dence In. she had supposed that in going
to Dr. Holt's office to get information she
was doing the propsr thing.
DIR. Gordon asked the woman II she
had not known that in encroaching upon
DIR. Holt Office hours she would To
treated az n private patient. She said she
had no complaint to make. but that she
had believed she was doing right, and
what she wanted was not to make COM
paints, but TO nnd out how she could re-
ceivs free treatment and get help for
her eyes. in answer to other questions by
the trustees the woman said she had seen
Dr. Spllding at the free clinic she at
tended but not DIR Holt She had gone
to DIR. spalding's office afterwards in
response to his note.
DR.. Gordon.-'If Dr. spllding had
told you right he would have sent you
right to the infrmary."
One OF the trustees asked IL there was
an electric battery for free treatment at
the infrmary, and the reply BY some one
was that there was battery at that in
stitution for use by free patients. Several
times the woman was Obliged to pause In
telling her story because OF her nervous
condition. she said that she didn't know
but that she had done wrong In coming
10 this meeting, but she wanted the trus-
tees to understand that she was not
making any complaint, but merely trying
to finu out how she could have free treat
ment. She said that she had no money
and could not afford to pay for private
treatment.
At MIR. Winslow's request the woman
was given another free clinic card and
told when to come to the infirmary for
treatment, and she then left the room
having been treated with much consider
alton by the board OF trustees.
Col. Dow said that 1t had come to his
knowledge that there were many rumors
about the city concerning the case of the
alleged III treatment OF u boys patient at
the intirmary, One of the allegations was
that the young boy had not been bathed
for seven weeks while at the intirmary,
ana 1t seemed to Col. Dow that this was
| the most serious charge against the ins:i-
tuition and he sugge ested that the trustees
try to get at the facts In the case. In &C
cordance with Col Dow's request an al
tempt was made to tind the nurse who
had charge Of this young boy, but shs
was sick, and a letter from her was read,
In this letter she said that the boy wa
not abused nor III treated and that he
had bsen bathed many times during his
stay at the iniirmAry. lie had always
been bathed twice q week and she told Of
the times she had bathsd him and there
were also statements added to this COM
munioation from other nurses saying
that they also had hathed this boy while
he was at the intirmary.
The hearing was closed after session
of about two hours and the trustees re.
manned to discuss the matter. at the
conclusion OF the discussion MIR. Winlsow
informed the PRESS reporter that he had
no statements to gire out and that the
board had net taken any definite action.
but had adjourned to another date when