Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-12
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL CASE
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS VS.. THE
MEDICAL STAFF.
Decision In Favor of Board of
Managers.
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED
Argument of The Counsel Be-
fore Court To Dismiss
The Bill of In
junction.
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED
NURSE PUsEY IN COURT

NUHS POSEI In COUN
People who had never been in court
room before, filled the court room OF the
Circuit Court for Anne Arundel county
this morning to hear the argument In the
Emergency Hospital casa case that
has been a nine days wonder. and that
has excited the interest OF people far and
near. especially those gsa, the hospital.
notably Annapolitans.
In the court room appeared ladies OF
high social rank. those VINO give dinners
and teas and receive at functions" in
the city and Naval Academy. There
were present school teachers. dancing
teachers. music teachers, fashionable
boarding house keepers as well as doc
tors. lawyers. merchants. ministers OF
the gospel and men Of all ranks and
stations Of life.' Indeed. the interest was
SO intense in this now famous hospital
case. that all phases OF humanity We're
represented in the court room.
The case was scheduled for 10 oclock.
but owing to meeting at the bank OF
the Board Of Directors, of which one of
the judges and solicitor 10 the case
were obliged to be present, the case was
not called until nearly IL O'Clock. The
case was argued before the full bench.
consisting Of Chiei Judge I. Thomas
Jones. Associate Judges James Reyell
and William H. Thomas. The following
attorneys were present James w.
Owens. Dennis Claude, Judge Daniel r.
Magruder. Edward c. CAN'T. Ridgley P.
Melvin. Jerry L. Smith. Frank H. Stock
EFT. Hugh K. Riley. w. c. Go.t. w.
Hallam Claude, William F. Minnick.
and others. together with the solicitor
for the plaintiffs. Mr.. Robert Moss, and
the solicitors for the defendants. Messrs.
Daniel r. Randall and James M. Munroe.
The case grew out of an injunction
fled on July 18th by DIR. w. c. Claude.
Chief Of Staff ofthe Emergency Hospital.
DIR. T. c. Walton and Mrs. Isabella ]
Thomas. mother of young lady patient,
Mss Agnes Thomas. to restrain the
Board OF Managers from interfering with
them at the hospital and with Miss Pusey.
the former superintendent, and nurses.
employed by the Board, under her. The
Sc was opened by Mr.. Moss. solicitor
for the plaintiffs, who read the bill Of
complaint and the answer OF the de-
PENDANTS. Mr.. Moss stated the govern
ment Of the hospital was a dual one.
He contended that the Board of Man.
ayers had no right or power to dismiss
the superintendent, and cited several
legal authorities to substantiate his claim.
Mr.. Moss read the Constitution and
bylaws governing the management Of
the Hospital. and referred to that part
Of them at length. which had bearing
upon the appointment Of a superintendent
''upon the accommodation of the Med
ical Staff" and that the Board shall tx
her salary. The solicitor for the plaintiffs
dwelt at some length upon the power Of
the Medical Staff and who composes
same, and referred to the ex-oficio mem
bers, viz: the Governor, the Mayor OF
Annapolis. and president OF the Board Of
County Commissioners. He grew face
tious and called attention to the testi-
mony Of one Of the Board, who had re-
ierred 10 an ex-oficio members visit at
Board meeting as an intrusion.
Mr.. Munroe called the Courts aiten-
ton to the fact that Mr.. Moss was per-
suing line of argument not germane to
the point at issue and not implied in the
injunction asked for. Mr.. Moss argued
his case for nearly an hour-appealing to
the Court In behalf Of the anguished
mother and "dying child" mentioned In
the injunction. Judge Jones interrupted
Mr.. Moss and said "the argument. a.
he understood II, was the question Of
mother and the life Of her child In
jeopardy" Mr.. Moss vas followed BY
States Attorney D. R. Randall. one Of
the solicitors for the defendants
Board Of Managers. Mr.. Randall read
the charter OF the Board. which. IL is
claimed. the Board Of Managers acted
upon before they had any Constitution.
ana under which Miss Pusey was ap-
pointed before any Bylaws and Consti-
tuition had been adopted.
Mr.. Randall said Mr.. Moss had laid
great stress upon the authority Of the
Medical Staff. and he defined the limits
of such authority as prescribed in. the
laws governing the institution. which
delegated the greater authority-aside
from the professional-to the Board Of
Managers. MIR. Randall was interrupt
ed number Of times BY Judge Revell.
Who wished 10 be better informed upon
certain phases Of the case. relative TO
points at issue. Mr.. Randall was fol-
Iowed nv Mr.. lanes N MunToe. also q