The San Francisco call., 1904-04-23
EMERGENCY SURGEON BRACKETS
FATE DEPENDS ON DECISION TO
BE HANDED DOWN BY MAYOR TO-DAY

he had told Mrs. Ames It was the worst
place any one could be sent he lodged
behind the protective expression. Il
don't remember"
AS a parting question, Mayor Schmitz
asked whether the reported statement
Of FIeishhacker was true that he
Brackett) refused to consult with DR..
Huntington unless he was paid a fee.
Bracket replied emphatically in the
negative, and then asked to be excused.
as he had to go on duty. His request
was granted.
FIEISHHACKER CALLED.
Mortimer Fleishhacker, the man for
whom Ames worked and who, the
Coroner's jury discovered, had paid DR..
Bracket a fee, was sworn and stated
be had not brought any charges against
DR.. Bracket and had no personal feel
ing IN the case under consideration.
The first he knew of any publicity re-
sulting from his meeting DR.. Bracket
was when he was summoned to appear
at the inquest Witness was positive
IN his statement that he had not called
DR.. Bracket on the phone the night
Of the accident, for he knew nothing
Of the accident until noon the next day.
Continuing, he said:
DIR. Brackett called me up at my house
Sunday afternoon and informed me that
he believed It would be necessary to
TO call and see him. for he believed he
could get a release for us from damages. l
was surprised that statement, for from
what he said the at that time was ready
TO undergo operation thought then II
would be well to have some other surgeon talse
he I ask DR.
over the telephone) II l could send DIR.
Huntington to look into the case. He replied
that 1 could. but that 1 would have TO pay
fee Of 50. 1 said all right and that DR..
Huntington would be in the hospital at
o clock. DR.. Huntington kept the appointment.
STATEMENT DENIED.
Mayor sehmitz-Did you ask DR.. Bracket
TO call on you? MISUNDERSTANDING not.
was surprised to see him to my office.
During our conversation then he stated IL
would be necessary 10 pay fee Of 50 for DR..
Huntington consulting with him at the Emer-
gency Hospital.
At that point of the proceedings
Mayor Schmitz explained DR.. Brack
ett's testimony regarding the mid
night call on the telephone.
FYeishhacker-That is absolutely wrong I am
positive it about noon on sunday l did
call him the night before. for 1 did not
Dr. Huntington after talking over the tele-
phone TO DR.. Bracket, and he went down to
the hospital
Attorney Samuels questioned Fleish-
hacker regarding a judgment which
had been rendered against his firm on
April 20 in favor of Mrs. Ames as the
guardian of her minor son, and in
reply the witness said he understood
the insurance company wanted to set
tie So far as their firm was con-
| cerned. the insurance company was re-
| sponsible for any damage to any of
their employees. He also stated he
knew from what Mrs. Ames had said
and from what the physicians had told
him that she was in financial straits.
From time to time he had given her
money to the aggregate of $55 Mayor
! Schmitz considered that matter as inn
material in the question at issue and
ordered the testimony to proceed.
Later in the investigation the testi-
mony regarding the money cut quite
ar important figure. 1t was as fol-
lows:
sent 10 the City and County Hospital, he
had a ward there where the man could be
placed for ne (Huntington) believed Ames had
a chance Of saving his limb, but Or. BTackett
was OF the opinion that the patient could not
recover. There a consultation with Mrs
kmes. who decided to give the case 10 Dr.
Bracket.