Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-09
IN DEFENSE OF DIR. OLIVER.

Editor Evening Bulletin: SO far, all |
the particulars of the case of Pilipo |
Mikila have not been made public, ] |
therefore propose to make a short |
statement, as DR.. Oliver was not al |
lowed to be present in the committee
room when his accusers were examined
nor to hear their evidence. He has
learned II in a second hand way orly. !
II the report the Doctor received Is
correct, he unhestitatingiy says that
certain witnesses lied.
II has been customary at the Ka-
| laupapa dispensary for the jailor TO
bring or send up prisoners once a
week or so. The Doctor insisted on
this, as formerly he was frequently
! called to the prison for trifllng all
ments, and often as not, on arrival at
| the Jail. he was unable to obtain ad.
mittance When any prisoner was I'M
able to come to the dispensary, for in
stance, a fever case, he was attended to
by the Doctor at the jail
The man Pilipo came to the Gispen-
sary on several occasions with the jail
or. and the Doctor seeing that he was
far advanced with the disease, told the
Tailor not to bring him up again, but
see to II that he was WASHED, as his
condition was anything but clean. The
Doctor also found out from the man
that he suffered no pain and that he
was able to attend to the sores on bis
feet himself. The Tailor was in tho
! habit. either personally or through one
, of the prisoners, of receiving lint,
medicinal soap, dressings and simple
medicines from the dispensers, when
they we're asked for.
In all far advanced cases Of leprOsy
the patient requires a nurse rather than
doctor. and unless there is pain or q
wound threatens to mortify, Il doctor
!. is of little use.
In the present instance, the Jailof
and the prisoner were told by The Doe
tor that medicines were useless. All
that anyone could do for him was to
give him wine. nourishing food. L'ep
him clean and attend to his sores. The
TAILOR was also told to report 10 the
) doctor II the man should experience
J u,
worse. As he heard nothing more OF
him. the Doctor. after the lapse CT ten
days or so. supposed that the man was
as usual and that he had receiveI
dressings, etc.
The Doctor heard nothing whatever
about the state of the man, or that
Y maggots had appeared in the sores on
l. l.. n I a..
be taken to his home. He then. OF
course, attended him. being requested
to do so by members of a benevolent
society.
When the Doctor saw the weak state
; of the man, as said before he told the
. iallor that he would speak to Super
, intendent Reynolds about removing
Pilipo to the Bay View Home The
Doctor did speak to Superintendent
Reynolds. He told him that doctor
was of no use in such a case. That the
man required nursing, wine and nour.
ishing food. Supt Reynolds replied,
t after visiting the man, that he would
r not remove him. but that he would see
that he had every attention paid TO him
n by the Tailor. and that he would get
better treatment where he was. than
he would receive at the Bay View
Home. Supt. Reynolds also told the
: Doctor that the jailor was fully able
b TO look after the prisoner, and that he
I would be so instructed.
!, On this understanding, the Doctor
b. considered that he gave the case into