New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
KISSES FOR SPEAKERS.
Countu Medical Society Factions
.SguabbLe OUer Coroner,s' Office.

a@.er 5IscrSs;,,e, the limitations of the A-ray
on bodily diseases for two hours last IlshI t1i0
County Medical Society turned 1t on the Coro-
ners' Office, with positive results In ABOUT zen
minutes committee of three, consisting VI
Drs .Jobn Winters Brannan, William NJ. Polk
and Frank Van Vleet, presented a repoFl anu
resolution through DR.. H r. Purdy. urging the
abolition of the Coroners' Office, and the SUD-
sfjtution for it of a more efficient system
DR. Purdy moved that the report be accePleu
and the committee continued and empowered 10
memoralze the legislature in favor OF ule pass
ing of legislation to abolish the CoroherS vi
fee and give proper substitute.
Before he could take his seat DR.. I. X Tut
tie formerly of the Coroners' Office. jumped 10
his feet and opposed the motion.
This movement is intended to feed the venom
of dirty factional politics. to let alone speak
ing of the common politics of this city,, he said
to an accompaniment of Kisses. This all origl-
mated in the legislature. Men who have not
the moral backbone to support their convictions
are not able to see what great blackmah IN
rnuncipal politics this office prevents. This So
cietv cannot afford TO jeopardiZe its reputation
in taking radical action on this matter.
He moved that the report be put over
Dr. Purdy again jumped up and declared that
the motion was out of order, in which he was
supported by the Chair.
For more than twenty-five years doctors OF
fbe standing of DR. J. W. Brannan have sought
TO abolish the useless office of coroner" he con-
tinued Now. an eX-coroneT, who has told me
often out of his own experience how utterly use
less the system is. comes in here and brazenly
defends it | am not of the persuasion OF those
politicians TO whom he refers. The once Is d
n,re money making machine, and the present
Board of Coroners is the only one in my expert
ence which has not applied for an approPrl-
alton for scientific Investigations Ihe eN-coI-
oner who comes here with big boo-hoo =
L rise to a point of order" came voice from
the back of the hall. with an accompaniment
of Kisses. - .,
The point of order is sustained, said the
Chair lust after DR.. Purdy had echoed boo-
hoo -, -. so,-a
DR. Purdy got second wind in time to declare
that any motion for postponement OF the fgsolu- @
tion was an insult to such men as Dr. Bran
nan and his associates ,,.,-,. >. oi5
The office is now STEPPED in politics. sald
DIR a Y Reed 1T IS entirely devoid OF scien-
tific men and scientific methods. Tney are Feai'S
and truly a disgrace TO the city.
The motion to postpone was then carried py
a chorus Of ayes from the right or the haiI WIN
a weak interlude Of noes DR.. Purdy then HIUNeu r,
that q rising vote be taken. When lhe CHnlI !
declared that that could be had only on nlotloh
of three members DR.. Purdy motioneo 10 sOH'e
NJ his friends to rise, but they would not,
"Au this place is packed by coroner to-nlSn.'
ba said s'IVhen one sits down another rises.
This was greeted with loud Misses cries oL o.'
down." and more boo-hoos, and ended the coE-
oner incident. , r,b,,s,c,an
Weston were among those present