The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-21
NALNER RESENTS
DENIAL Of CHARGE
No Underhand Motive in Ac-
cusing Emergency staff.
ACTUATED BY H u MANITY
ACTUATED BY HU MANITY
Relterates Statement That Son Was
improperly Treated and Life I'm
periled by Negligence.

Angered by the insinuating denial of
MS charges Dr. E. s Walmer. the
georgetown veterinary surgeon who re
Gently complained to the District Com
mlssloners that his son had been treated
improperly at the Emergency Hospital.
today reiterated the accusations in more
vigorous terms than marked the original
statement. For the first time since the
controversy arose he made a specific
charge against the physicians, declar-
Ing that they did not trouble themselves
TO remove the blood clots from the
young mans face while he was under
their care.
-Four hours after he had been ad-
mitted to the hospital said DR..
Walmer to a Times reporter. "I called
10 take him home, and found that no
attempt had been made to cleanse the
tesh surrounding the cuts. Such neg
lect was not excusable. and although I
expressed my appreciation for their
services, did not thank them sincerely.
Moreover. l made the charges pureIv
on my own account. and was not
prompted by any hidden motive"
The Original Charge.
The formal complaint was lodged last
Wednesday by Dr. Walmer. in the form
CT letter. In il he said his son Nor
RS II. Walmer. also veterinary sur
econ, had been injured in a runaway
accident on May l, and was taken to
the Emergency Hospital While there
he charged. the young man had not been
treated properly.
The charge, however vague. aroused
the hospital physicians, and yesterday
q vigorous denial of the assertions was
MADE This seems to be a part of a
conspiracy to injure the Emergency, .
said Dr. Swan Moses Burnett. who was
acting executive officer of the board of
trustees at the time, while DR.. Cash
man, the head resident, characterized
the accusations as false.
In reply to these counter allegations
DR.. Walmer further said: There are
no grounds whatever for anyone to say
that 1 made the complaint for some
underhand reason. I did il for the sake
OF humanity, and because my boys life
may have been imperiled by the gross
neglect. It's a lie to say l was in
huenced by an Interior motive, and this
! can prove
Why did you wait so long before
putting your case before the Commits
sioners?" he was asked.
Detailed Version of Case.
THAT can be easily explained by the
fact that 1 had no opportunity until a
few days ago"
What is your exact version of the
case besides the facts already men
tioned?"
1T is this: When 1 went 10 the hos
pital that night, l discovered Morris
IN the emergency ward lying on cot.
His face was smeared with blood and
dust, while the dust had not even been
washed from his eyes. IL was evident
no effort had been made to remove the
dirt. l refrained from saying anything.
however, and merely expressed my ap-
probation for what they had done. For
tunately several other persons also saw
the same thing, and I can call upon
them at any time to corroborate all that
1 say.
What does your son say about it?''
He does not remember everything
that occurred when he was first taken 10
the hospital. and consequently is unable
10 recall whether or not he was at
tended properly. At any rate he might
have contracted serious disease from
the bacteria remaining so near the cuts. -
DR.. Walmer also signified his inten-
tion Of repeatin" the charges whenever
called upon TO do SO. His son is still
Ill, but his condition is not serious.