The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23

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and requested Bracket to come to
Fleishhscker's place Of business Such
q step as that, Bracket informed him,
would require the payment Of q fee
OF IS.
QUESTION OF TIME
The time OF this conversation was
given as 1890 or o'clock in the morn
ing following the accident Bracket
claimed that at that time Fleishhacker
told him he would see DR.. Huntington
in the morning and arrange for q con-
sultation.
Lifting up his hand, the accused
physician said:
II this is the last word I ever TO say.
VIII say I never asked for one cent nor
Dr. Huntington came 10 the hospital and we
talked the and he made an exaull-
nation ] told him believed Gmputstogn v,s,s Mss
the only course 10 pursue and he agreed with
me. but suggested that the patient be taken
out 20 the city and County Hospital, but both
Mr.. Anes and his wife objected TO that
Mrs Arnes asked me 10 see F1eishhacke-
and hDd out what he would do for her. as sn .
was very poor I called on F1eishhacker and
charged him x5 for the visit II was strictly
out OF the line OF my duty, and while there
spoke to him about the people being poor
private hospital. but did not have any money
, Fleishhaoker asked me II $50 would see the
man through and I told him y would not not;
stand any more than that As far as my
asking him for any compensation for myself Is
concerned II Is absolutely false.
I told Mrs Arnes I would treat the case for
nothing ~ her husband was taken TO a hos
pital where arrangements could be made for
the French Hospital, but l told her could
see him more frequently II he was placed in
the German Hospital, as that WIS nearer my
home. She asseuted 20 that and the patient
was taken TO the German Hospital While
was al F1eishhacker's received the 50 from
him for the call made, but no other money,
nor did I ask for any.
MAYOR SCHMITZ INQUIRIES.
do you think you did right in de-
manding and accepting that fee?''
asked Mayor Schmitz.
He was a disinterested party.
cannot see how I can be expected to
visit families and patients outside Of
my duties" replied Bracket.
schmitz-why didn't you ask him 70 call at
the hospitals Brackett-I never did so.
Schmitz-Why didn't you recommend that
he be taken 10 the City and County Hospital ?
Brackett-Because the patient and his wife
schrnitz-Did you say anything against the
City and County Hospital TO prejudice their
minds2 Brackett-l did not
Dr. Bracket stated he had told Mrs.
Ames, after the death OF her husband,
that she did not owe anything for his
services, and in reply TO query by
the Mayor stated he had never asked
her il she had any furniture to give
him in payment for his services. In
fact he had told her from the beginning
he would charge her nothing, and upon
several occasions had given her car
fare TO go to Fleishhacker and Try to
get some settlement with him
Witness reiterated his statement
that he had not asked Fleishhacker foI
any money, but had asked him to pay
/ the expenses Of the patient in the hos
pital
Going back to the question Of why
the patient was not taken to the City
and County Hospital, the Mayor asked
the witness several pointed questions
as to his knowledge and opinion of the
county institution. DR.. Bracket re-
piled that he considered it a good place
and had never said anything against
any one being taken there.
do YOU not believe" asked Mayor
Schmitz. ''if you. as a municipal Of
hcer, had strongly recommended the
patient to go TO ths City and County
Hospital you would have been doing
your duty?"
If you had seen that poor man
raise up in his bed and object and his
weeping wife protest and break down
YOU could not have done so, your
Honor" answered Bracket.
Mayor Schmitz asked few more
questions relative to DR.. Brackets s
feelings toward the City and County
Hospital, and finally asked him if it
was not a fact that the witness had
said things detrimental to the repu-
tation of the main hospital DR.. Brack-
EFT could not recoIlect, and when pinned
down TO the reported statement that