The San Francisco call., 1904-04-20


in the inquest room OF the Morgue yes
terday afternoon. when a jury, consist
ing OF G. ". Rumble. foreman, X. A
Mueller J. J. Kilbride. J. Q. Hatch,
Julius A Eichorn, Charles W. Guild
l. c. White and J. Elm charged Dr.
G. F. Bracket chief surgeon Of the
Emergency Hospital. with having
charged fees for services rendered in
the capacity OF city surgeon
The case upon which the charge is
founded is that Of A II. Ames- who
subsequently, died from injuries re
ceived in an elevator accident al the
store O. A. Fleishhacker & Co, I7-ls
Sutter street.
On the afternoon of February I3
Ames. an employe at the F'leishhacker
firm, met with an accident while run
ming a freight elevator. The ropes OF
the machine failed 70 work properly
and Anes' foot was caught between
the elevator and the floor. He was re-
moved 10 the Emergency Hospital, then
transferred to the German Hospital
where he died on February "a
Directly after tAe accident. FIeish-
hacker. the employer Of the injured
man, called up DR.. Bracket. telling
him that he had a personal friend. one
DR.. Huntington. whom he would like TO
have on the case. DR.. Bracket an
swered that he was willing 10 meet
Dr. Huntington in consultation. pro-
vided F1eishhacker pay him (Bracket)
the sum Of s.. consultation Zee.
Fleishhacl1er says that rather than
have any dispute he paid Bracket.
Huntington asked that the injured man
be removed 10 a ward in the City and
County Hospital. where Huntington
might give the case his close atten-
tion. but Bracket objected. saying that
the operation must be performed at
the Emergency Hospital
Bracket next visited Mrs. Ames
wife of the patient, telling her that il
would be impossible 10 have the man
removed 10 Huntington's hospital and
that the best plan would be 10 permit
Bracket 70 have sole charge OF the
case
Mrs Ames agreed to let Bracket
have the case and consented 10 his
performing the operation.
Bracket then telephoned 10 FIeish-
hacker 70 the effect that 500 would be
needed for medicines and incfdenta Is
but that he did not want the money
IN the form Of a fee. FIeishhacker
stoutly refused 10 pay the money and
was later notified by an attorney that
he would be made to stand the ex-
penses of the case.
n. Fleishhaclzer told the following
story on the witness stand:
A. n. Amss. an enpoys OF ny firm. -
Years of axe. was injured BY our freight ele-
zaior on The 18Th ~ lsst February There
we're no witnesses 20 the accident and Il is
matter o. speculation how the nishap oc-
DOCTOR SEXES CASE.
Directly after the accident Ames was re-
moved 20 rhe Central Emergency HospitaI
telephoned 70 Braczett and asked him how
eer-ols the man injuries were He informed
ne rhst it might Be necessary 10 amputate
ne leg as The foot was badly crushed I
then asked II Bracket would have any objec-
lions 20 my calling IN Dr. Huntington in
whose ABILITIES as surgeon I have great faith.
hracketc said he had not the slightest obfec-
ton 70 meeting an outside doctor in co1sulta-
tlon- nut that must pay Bracket the Gus
tCrnzry s. consultation FEE
Rather than have trouble I paid the money
snc notined Huntington q the accident When
z was decided 70 operate Huntington asked
that An1es Be removed 20 the City and County
Hospital. where the doctor could give the cas-
c1nstsnt attention Bracket objected s-rs1u-
Cusiy and said the man could not be removed
without the approval of the hospital suthori-
ties
Brsekett next asked ne for 500 cor in
c-dentsl expenses In the case refused 10 pay
the name of Abbott that he would like 10 see
me. feel sure that Abbott represented
hrscketf. Bracket later told me that he had
been given permission by Mrs.. Ames 70 per
form the operation and that owing 70 the
cusucisf embarrassment ~ rhe Ames family
he would perform the operation free of charge
provided 7 pay him the Incidental expenses I
sEsin refused 20 pay the amount and Bracket
st'u came back with the proposition that he
would get Mr.. Ames 70 relieve Us o. the re-
sronsfhility fer 500.
SAYS FIRM Is TO BIANTF.
DR.. Bracket took the witness stand
md claimed that the elevator upon
which Ames was riding was over
loaded The doctor tried to place the
blame upon the F'leishhacker firm. En-
ployes OF that firm that were the first
10 see the injured man and the eIe-
vstor say that there was absolutely
nothing on the elevator.
Owing To illness Mrs Anes was un-
able TO appear at the inquest
Ames was finally removed TO the