The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-09
George G.. Wade Passes Away
After County Authorities
Fail to Act.
CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE,
Is CHARGE OF CITIZEN
County physician Promises to
Look Into Case. but Man
Dies in Meantime.

George C. Wade died at st. Marks hos
pitaI at O'Clock Sunday evening, He
was taken to the hospital Sunday after
noon in A terrible condition from Bright s
disease and dropsv. His body is at the
undertaking establishment Of Joseph Will
liam Taylor.
George c. Wade WAS the son OF Alexander
Wade. who lives at 1853 Seventh East
street Alexander Wade Is an aged man.
He is poor unto poverty. and his support
is furnished by two other sons, George
Wade was 80 years old and by occupation
barber.
Three months ago George Wade be
came Ill. desperately i'll, His pitio6le con-
dit!on attracted the attention OF w. Cot
ten. who lives at 81 Aberdeen street The
plight in which was George Wade touched
the humanity of Gotten. and hc declared
that the sufferer should be sent TO the
hospital for treatment Accordingly.
George Wade was taken TO 81. Marks
hospital Following that, the story is
best told by Mr.. Cotton himself. Aftcr
Nh Gotten had seen Wade laid on n cot
IN the hospital sunday afternoon, he
said:
Mr.. Cotten's Story,
when Wade was sent TO the hos
pital before ! called at the institution
several times TO see him. ! was always
denied admission: l was told that the
ward In which he WAS was quarantined:
once | called at the hospital and
was told Wade was IN dnarnntlned
ward, but afterwards | learned. acci-
dentaIly. that he had not been at the hos
pital AT all when ! called the last time,
hut that he had been sent 10 tho county
inT%aTy Was na, p05 mow told Gbv THIS at the
He was in the inflrmary about three
weeks. should say. when he was sent
away, Later lie became Ill again. and n
little while ago he went 20 the home OF
his parents. When | learned Of his
acute Illness again. / called on Dr. Odell.
He said ! would have TO get permit mn
pauper clerk, and he sent me back 10
Odell. OdeI finally told me. point blank,
that he would do nothing for him: Hes
been in the hospital once. said 0d"h
10 me and we won't send him there
again.
Appeals to Commissioners.
Then I went to the county commits
sioners. saw two OF them. don't
know which two. l stated the case. one
OF them-in fact. both-told me that they
could do nothing They told me that If
n man had father. brother or son, or.
indeed. any blood relation. he could get
has been sick a month: one of them
told me. DO YOU think I'd have right
10 put him on the county, \ perfect
right / told him: yis III you couldn't pay
Well. anyway. | didn't get any salts
faction out OF the commissioners. so
went back TO the pauper clerk This
was yesterday. saturday Meantime
Friday night. Mr. Wade had called up
Dr Ilirtley. the assistant county physI-
clan. and begged him To come TO see
his son whose condition WAS exceeding
" grave. Dr Kirtley positively refused.
and, l believe. also informed Mr.. Wade
that the sick man could not go 10 the
hospital al tho county's expense.
"As 7 say. Saturday j went back TO
the pauper clerk. To get rid Of me. he
told me that he would send Wade out
10 ST Marks this. Sunday. morning. II
] would guarantee one week. This
agreed la do. hut this morning passed
and no ambulance camc-the pauper
clerk had forgotten, no doubt.
Then ] went TO Odell again. We'll.
Oden told me. send him To the infrnary
and II he's getting along all right Mon
day, well probably treat him.
Case Desperate.
But Wade's case was desperate. He
was too sick man to be cNperimented
with He needed attention at once so
wo took him 10 the hospital.
'sDr. a \. Kerr has offered to give
Wade medical attention free OF charge,
Wade's people are not in position TO
do anything for him.
Mr. Gotten paid weeks hospital fee
In advance Sunday and signed a Guaran-
lee for the payment of the hospital bill
as long as il should be necessary to keep
Wade in the hospital. Wades death pre-
cludes the necessity OF further hospital
expenses.
I'm a long way from being a million
aire." concluded Mr.. Gotten. but /
wouldn't treat the yellowest dog the way
these people have treated Wade. It's
criminal: that's what it is. criminal"