The San Francisco call., 1901-11-02
CLUbMAN FALLS
FROM A WINDOW
Tragic Death Of Cuthbert
P. Gordon at Cosmos
Club.
He Suddenly Becomes Dizzy
From Heart Disease and
Loses Balance.

Cuthbert P. Gordon, a. member OF the
Cosmos Club was killed instantly yester-
day morning by falling from second
story window of the club building TO the
sidewalk a distance of about twenty feet.
The fall is believed to have been accl-
dental, as Gordon was suffer1ng from
heart disease, caused by smoking strong
cigars.
Gordon was cashier for Charles Chris
tiansen, insurance agent, and had been In
his employment for twelve years. He re-
tired about IL o'clock on Thursday mght
and at half past o'clock yesterday morn
ing he was seen to fall IRON l1s a4 Min9ow ,d ~
shoulders on the sidewalk. Dr. P!ymlre,
who was summoned, found that the un-
fortunate man had been killed instantly:
Christiansen speaks IN the t nlghese est terms aar
ing in his company and had remarked TO
Gordon that he did not look at all Well.
Gordon replied that he was not Ieenng
we'll and that his heart was troubling
him.
O .
torn m her niphteown. She was left nude
for several hours.
Miss Crap also testified as to the bad
quality of the food and the lack OF cell
cacies oftentimes required Dy the SICK.
A number of other witnesses We're ready
to testify to a similar condition or analrs,
but their testimony was not considered
necessary.
Lydia F. Dugan. acting head nurse. Miss
Dugan testified that her first experience
in a hospital dated from June III OF tnls
year, when she went to the ST. Elmo Hos
pital She denied that she ever COM
pounded prescriptions, because, she said,
she was ignorant of the character OF
drugs She also denied that she had ever
disobeyed the doctors orders.
Murdock admitted that for over year
before going into the hospital ne had an
office with Blumenberg at Ola Pine street:
He denied that Blumenberg was interested
in the hospital, but later on cross-e%r *,
Hughes, admitted that he had q contract
with .-iumenberg to purchase the nos,
pital. After relating in detail What ne ala
at the hospital, he said:
had my office with Blumenberg for over a
year. In consideration of my doing some legal
business for him, he gave me office rent free
HOSPITAL sold some real estate for him. but
did not do any Police Court business for him
or his friends. 1 thought l saw good chance
to make money out here in this hospital and
spoke to Bumenberg about 1t. He had an
equity in 1t of about $1,000 and so l offered TO
we decided that 1 should pay $500 year and
interest on the balance. organized a new
company and took charge. am the manager
now and the principal owner.
During Murdock's examination it de-
veloped that a bill of drugs ordered by
Dr. Frizell from Langley & Michaels was
ordered returned ny
said: "There are too many medicines in
the hospital now" Murdock claimed that
Blumenberg had only guaranteed his
credit of SO at the wholesale drug house
and the drugs sent back ran the bill up in
excess of the amount named.
After the hospital cook and some of the
attendants had testified to the good
duality and sufficient quantity of the food
DIR. Hatch announced that he would rem
der his decision as to the revocation OF
the license on Monday morning at II
o'clock.