The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-08

are included the nine charges was IN
troduced by Councilman Griley and was
voted for by Councilnen Griley and
Blossom There was no opposition 10
the filing of the charges.
Councilman Griley's document begins
by stating that Complaint has been
made to me at various times and by
various persons that DR.. c. z. Judd,
the regularly appointed and acting city
physician Of the city of Topeka, Kan,
has been guilty of misconduct in his
official capacity. / herewith present to
this honorable body the following
charge of official misconduct against
DR.. c. E. Judd:
Here follows in part the charges
made by Councilman Griley:
Charge !. Specification: On or about
March the family of H. A. Utermann
and W. f. Widner and family Of No.
2l2 East Ninth street were Guaranteed
without food and the necessities of life.
DR.. Judd was notified but failed to re-
Spond. He was requested to allow or TO
make provision, but forgetting all
sense of duty, mercy and humanity,
Willfully and maliciously and without
just cause failed and neglected to pro-
vide the necessary provisions"
Specification 2: Two guards were
placed to watch the house when one
was sufficient. He had no legal right
to do so but placed the guards to "har-
ass and annoy and kept the guards to
watch the house until March 81 two
days after the quarantine of the house
knowingly hired arrogant, unaccommo-
dating and tyrannical guards, and that
''he conspired with the guards to annoy
the families of H. A. Utermann and ".
F. Widner.
Specification 8: Refused to order
food for feed for three dogs.
Specification 4: On March 26 the re-
fusal to allow Mr.. Utermann to leave
the house to secure fuel. Refusal to re-
turn clothes after fumigation thereby
causing the said Mr. Utermann IN
necessary hardship, suffering, and in
convenience.
Specification 5: On account of mat
ters set out, the said DR.. Judd has
shown himself unfit for the perform
ance of the duties of the Office of City
Physician and has used his official au-
thority to Cypress in an illegal manner.
Charge q Specification L: The failure
TO quarantine the family of F. c. Swall-
DWELL at 12S North Chandler street
when he was notified by DR. H A.
Keith on March that a case of scarlet
fever existed there, but who allowed
the sick child to play with other chill
dren for two days after the notification.
Charge 3. Specification /: Failure to
prevent B. F. Golden from walking
about the streets and pursuing his
daily work and in coming into contact
with other people when he had been
exposed to smallpox at the home of
Mrs. Belle johnson at No. 212 East
Ninth street.
Charge 4. Specification /: The re-
lease of Mrs. Belle johnson and her
husband from the pest house on March
10 when they We're made inmates on
Marcn il only about Sc hours before.
Charge 8. Specification 1: Placing the
| 14-year-old son of Mrs. Reynolds of No
! 1907 Kansas avenue in the pest house
and compelling him to occupy a bed
/ with a smallpox patient when he had no
! contagious diseases, and the failure to
make an examination and visit to the
| patient before ordering him to the pest
| house.
Charge s. The quarantinina of SelIa.
the S-year-old daughter of H. a. Ing
ham of s15 East Eighth street from
/ March until March q when she was
/ not sick with q contagious disease, and
| the refusal to lift the quarantine when
| he was notified that there existed no
reason for it, and which resulted in an
appeal to Mayor Parker to secure the
removal of the quarantine order.
Charge T. The enforced quarantine of
the family Of P. ". Griggs of No. 725
/ Chandler street for over three weeks,
when there existed no contagious dis
ease.
Charge g. The hiring of two guards to
! watch the house of J. ". Fogle at the
/ expense Of the city when the house OF
/ Mr. Fogle is outside the city limits,
which expense should be borne by the
county instead of the city.
Charge 9. Unwarranted extravaganza
/ in office.
The document ends with the following
prayer:
Wherefore, The said complainant,
Joseph Griley, as councilman of the city
/ of Topeka respectfully asks this honor
able body to discharge the said DIR. c.
E. Judd, and to remove him from the
Office of city physician of the city of
! Topeka, of Shawnee county, Kansas.
After the reading of the charges
Councilman Griley moved that the con-
sideration of the charges be made at q
meeting of the council next Monday
| night. Councilman Griley advised the
/ postponement of the consideration of
the charges in order to enable DR.. Judd
| to have an opportunity to make a de-
Tense.
Dr. Judd sat in the council chamber
during the reading of the charges, an
! apparently amused spectator. He was
given an opportunity to retire from the
council chamber during the reading of
( the charges. but he expressed a wish to
| remain and consequently listened to the
| reading of the document
DR. Judd intimated to a few friends
last night that he might consider bring
| ing libel proceedings against Council
! man Griley in event he was successful
in vindieating himself at the coming
trial.
A reporter for the state Journal who
talked to DR.. judd was told that he had
not decided what sort of defense he
would make at the trial.
Will you procure a regular attorney
to assist you in making your defense? %
was sked.
Il ca mot say now. haven't decided
what I shall do There is no doubt in
my mind but that 7 viii vindicate my
self [ viii be able to prove all the
charges utterly worthless, false"
JUDD BILL TURNED DOWN.
The city council at the meeting last
night turned down bill for S405 pre-
scented by DR.. c. E. Judd for making 81
smallpox visits during the month of
March. The bill was presented to the
ways and means committee OF which W
s Clancy is chairman An adverse rec
Ommendation on the part of the commit
tee was enough to kill the bill IN the
council
Other bills turned down were:
Groceries. rent light and heat for
smallpox patients, S1o0.
Randolph Hinnen for twoweeks' board
while in quarantine, IS.
Clarence Cole. for analysing water al