The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-04-26
MANS LIFE ENDANGERED:
LITTLE POLITICAL PLAY
unDCE CAN'T SEND
SlJFFERING MAN
TO HOSPITAL
n.ders Are Given Matron
That He Is to Be
Ignored

stabbed in , WeAn 1--WE PohAN
= play, the life q Alexander
hal.aon. q prisoner IN the
ssuety lah. ssas endangered
.ssssrsag morning. ard even
..shls not improbable but that
A. snAll rea.tapish play will
-,.uls seriously ard maybe
ss.ll. fer the anfortunats
ran.
i.miassn contracted severe
:. whlle Al work ia the jail When
: Mason left the jail after bis
=, round Saturday night. he ask
% have 1amiesoa's condition
s.sehed closely A change for the
xsssa caused the iailer to call the
sxsos early Sunday morning. and
: Mason. finMns that Pneumonia
- set IN and realizing the criti'
& rcaallinu Of the patient at
mrpled 10 hurry him 90 a place
.kere he could receive proper
rsasmeni
Aas t4er Orders
miller Roberts called az he
.ssnsy hoepstal and talked With
- l. c Cutter naatron la charsc
< ne time. Telling her ~ the
srsons condition ~ the prisoner,
< asked that the hospltal amhu
ssre b. sent at once to the jail.
= that JAMESON could Be taken
III ali possible haste to the hos'
psal
rsls the matren refused % do.
raslng that her orders were % re-
49, % patients without the con
- o. the county commissioners
r. ~ Poor commissioner.
sspalring Of securing permis-
- tom The commissioners. Nbo
ga uos De located BY phone OF
-sssenrsr chief IallsF Roberts Sc
sred 4 private ambulance and had
= m4a sent 70 the county hos.
"a
Another Delay.
tnather deiay vas encountered
skne TIE masron phoned to Jaiier
6aerts 10 ascertain u the order
sns authentic. After much qnib
~ the patient vas finally allow
< 3 have treatment Fiual al
zsssea sac refused Aufii an order
Us secured By the uairun trum
assistant poor Commissioner Aut
|m
ii il pure malice says Sheriff
seaep. when asked about the case,
aaa il Il taHt one more " the
mmesoas things the county com
missioner have resorsed e 90 dis
neait ms administration. hat THIS
II ~ far the worst outrage theY
sare yef perpetrated. II this shonld
ner orcur aEaiu. ] viii have tht
as.sag removed 70 private hoe
81 and the taxpayers Of the
manty ulll have 20 pay The bin
sussalna the Matror.
rennfs Commissioner Carrixan.
~ returned Saturday from . bus
szss frip 70 San Francisco. SAYS
4 : was not called b. phone OF 9th
rsise regarding the matter sun
| a. moruinz. a. everyone thought
= sas out 81 ioun. bat that 90 Tar
h Il concerned. the uatron act
4 wfselY In refusing 70 recognize
q oraer from either the sheriff
= the talleF. a. TIERS vefe three
Turfy commissioners and the poor
e. nslsssOneF. any one 81 whom
rsse entitled 70 give the permit.
ii has eorze 70 direct 10
~ said Or. Mason. whose or
dsf for the removal Of q sui
fsfieH patient vas refused
ard nee sore sort of system
rust be arranged. a. ~ times,
fs~ minutes delay may cause
ne goss "a life. Why, should
ne man have bean suffering
iFen appsndicltia. ire long de-
Icy wogla certainly have cost
Isnlsson nis fife. A. 4 vas
ks ~aa n agony, a. he ~aa
iFr0hled uish gall stones a.
esll a. pneumonia. Such
thine should not be allowed 20
happsnr
foanfy Commissioner Carrigan
~ that Sheriff Hodge r. tryine
Fan things % suit himself and
Asi should be ever attempt 70 send
patient to & hospital without the
Nth0TltY Of the commissioners. be
II have 70 pay the bills him
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