Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02

DR.. Qu1nt IL ne d1d not say TO MISS
Thornton Of the department that the
McGill trial would look like 80 cents.
DIR. Quint said mo"
Didn't you say over the telephone to
DR.. Moore of the board of health" con-
tinued Mr.. Shenk, Why don't you
leave McGill alone? He's good fellow.
He has sick wife and child and is
paying for cottage"
Il don't know what I said-it may
have been something on that order"
answered DR.. Quint. "Dr. Moore is an
honorable gentleman and can tell"
"You leave It 10 DR.. Moore, then, and
are willing to abide by what DR.. Moore
says?"
"Yes."
"Is DIR. Powers an efficient health
officer?"
Wants to Do All the Work
"Ehicient in some ways" replied DR..
Quint. HE has not extra good execu-
tive ability. He knows smallpox. is a
hard worker, honest, ireless and so on.
He doesn't handle his men as some
would. He wants to do all the work
himself"
"Do you think the inspectors object
ed?" asked DR.. Edelman Of the COM
mission.
"some would feel jealous if they
couldn't do it ALL"
"Did Mr.. McGill ever advise you not
to work too hard?" asked Chairman
Hayward.
"That would rot be necessary" said
DR.. Quint amid laughter.
"You knew of no conflict or demoral-
ization in the health Department."
"I heard of generalization in all of
the departments"
."Is it not notorious that discomfort
and disaffection existed in the health
department? asked DR.. Haynes.
"None that I knew of was due to Mr..
McGill. No more than we had in the
receiving hospital"
"Then you'll have hell If you bring UP
the receiving hospital" interjected
Chairman Hayward.
DR.. E. M. Palette, former member of
the health board, said when he asked
DIR. Powers about McGill's efficiency he
would merely grunt and shake his head.
CDR. Powers didn't take the board
into his confidence" said DR.. Palette,
"as to his feelings against his men,"
DR.. J. b. Tanner assistant superinten-
dent at the county hospital, said that
he had often come. into contact with the
health department, as deaths at the in
stitution averaged forty month.
1--WE found McGill obliging; in fact
as often as We found that patients had
given fictitious names he would hold the
certificate until we could correct them,"
said DR.. Tanner.
McGII Takes the Stand
Defendant McGill took the stand at II
o'clock.
Answering DR.. Moore's charge that he
| (NIcGilD told DR.. Moore that it was not
| necessary to report chickenpox he ex-
planned he thought Dr. Moore meant to
report cases a second time.
Nf oh 1tnlyn lfNNKr q
my house year ago." said defendant,
land I reported it to DR.. Powers before
| the attending physician did.
"He said he had attended no conven-
tions. had not been active in partisan
politics and as far as he was concerned
there was no friction between him and
| DR.. Powers.
"He admitted borrowing SO from DR..
| Garcelon, but said it was for personal
use, not to cover shortage. He took
$40 out of city funds indorsed the check
| and deposited it with the city treas
| urer"
| McGill admitted going to DR.. Garce-
Ion to ask about the proposed ordinance
creating a clerk and assistant clerk,
but did so because Mr.. Foley, his per-
sonal attorney. had told him that tho
ordinance was unconstitutional. He
asked Councilmen Blanchard and Healy
to look into the constitutionality of the
measure, but did nothing else toward
thwarting the wishes of the health
board.
"Dr. Powers never gave me any or
ders about my work." said McGill. "He
looked mad, but if he had anything to
say, said it to others. He has ques-
toned the accuracy of my accounts,
| but when we went over them together
| there was no errors"
Explaining the charge that he had
collected a commission from DR.. Ethel
Leonard, until recently city bacteriolo-
gfst, he said that this was a percentage
on private meteorological work which
came into the office.
"Dr. Leonard told us if we would
take these samples for her and collect
this money she would give us 10 per
cent for cigar money. 1 got about 81
in all,' he said.
you mean to say that if you didn't
spend it for cigars you couldn't get
the money!" asked Chairman Haynes
Being a lady, perhaps she did not
want to buy the cigars herself" said
McGill, laughingly.
In conclusion McGiIl said the Arnold
clients got no preference. He "played
no favorites' and tried to treat all en-
ployes impartially.
The commission took the case under
advisement.
In Bacon Ridge