Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07

New Ork General Hospital, OF which he was
superintendent. Within a month it had become in
voved in two law SUITS one brought by the heirs of
private patient, who, though heretofore considered
and ConvaeSCing, had met his death by jumping
from the window during the momentary absence of his
attendant the other brOugt to for injuries
received by child who had CHANGED to be in the
path of the hospital ambulance Fastening to
hurrv-Call; and there another unpleasant
complication to be considered. The head nurse had
Just met him in the corridor and announced that the
had for time been missing various articles
from their rooms, that, on the preceding evening"
watch had been absractedfrom locked bureau drawer,
and that it time the matter was looked into. The
hospital had already received much undesirable
notoriety that Mr. Shipper determined to keep this
matter as quiet as possible, though he admitted the
necessity of ferretng out the thief. Accordingly,
instead of calling in the regular police, he phoned
Pnkerton agency to send up expert that afternoon
at two O'Clock with instructions to conceal his identity
from everybody but Mr.. Shipper himself.
Precisely at the hour, engraved card was broL tit
the superintendent closely followed by the owner Of it.
Well-dressed, of distinguished carriage, and with
refined intellectual face, the stranger did not carry
Mr.. Shppen's preconceived idea Of the detective
From his appearance he ight be a millionaire come
to add to the endowment fund. Therefore, the super
intendent displayed hesitation he glanced at
the card and looking at his visitor, he said nerroga
lively
"Er-AIr Shields believe? l am Mr.. Shipper"
Mr.. Shields bowed, and his opening words cleared
the amos Ielc
81 have to keep the appointment made over
the telephone this morning"
"Ah! yes Very well, you punCtual" His tone
civil but perfunctory and business-like.
The superintendent went on briSkly:
"Nly stenographer is off duty at present, so
have half an hour for private conversation l wish the
utmost secrecy observed in this affair. You
ceaed your business here from the doorkeeper hope"
he asked sharply.
Did you guess it? You may rely upon my discre-
ton. Now, sir, kindly give the particulars of the
case"
He listened attentvely to the account of systematic
thevng which for the last three weeks had been going
on in the nurses home.
"From what you tell me- it is very evident that
somebody well acquainted with the building, probably
poyee connected with the home, is the offender
Do you suspect any one?"
''No one
"Who has access to the nurses rooms?"
"Only the maids who keep them in order, and the
nurses themselves.
"Are employed in their quarters?"
"No, and visitors not allowed above the main
floor"
Then may eliminate all but the two classes =
nurses and maids said the detective conclusivey.
Il Think added Mr.. Shipper little stf11y ''that
may go still further and leave out the nurses. The
pupils of this training school most carefully selected
and of the highest standing l do not care to distrus
any of them"
GAS you wsh remarked Mr.. Shields. at is the
proper thing consider everybody innocent until he
is proved otherwise, but it is also natural for me to