The San Francisco call., 1910-02-28
DIR. MOORE
is ACCUSED
OF BRUTALITY
Steamboatmen's Union Sends
Dispositions of Two Patients
to Washington
Surgeon General Asked to In-
yestigate Alleged Treat
nent of Invalid

allowed his anger to overcome his sense
OF medical duty
II. c. Dell, one Of the night surgical
nurses in ward C. will be called upon. it
is planned, 10 tell what he knows of
conditions at the hospital Immediately
preceding Brezzinio's death, and the cir
cumstances attending the death of the
sailor. Dell who viii not discuss the
matter a present, is said to have seen
plainly every action Of Dr. Moore at the
time of the alleged assault that pre-
eeded Brezzinios death but two hours.
Statements that Brezzinio's face was
swollen, cut about the lips and cheeks
and otherwise bruised and beaten by
Moore are being made. and these will
be investigated. Dell could tell much
Of this. also. as he worked over Brez-
zinio for an hour before the sailors
death. assisted by DR.. Hoey, an inferno.
while DR. Moore absented himself from
the ward.
Dell also aided in taking Brezzinio
from the ward after the death of the
patient
Leaves Wife and Family
Brezzinio shipped out of San Fran
cisco for many years, but he was a ma
tive OF Austria. and in that country he
had wife and large family to whom he
sent money every month until the be-
ginning of the illness that sent him 10
the marine hospital The man was well
liked by his companions and. having
taken employment as a sailor on the
inland streams. he was member of the
bay and river steamboatmen's union,
which is now investigating his death
Brezzinio was buried by the union in
Holy Cross cemetery.
The deposition of Frank Nichols. deck
stevedore of the steamer Pride of the
River, who was i'll in ward until sew
erai days before Brezzfnio died. also
was read before the union. 1t is as
follows:
State of California, City and
County Of San Francisco, SIS.
Frank Nichols, being first duly
sworn, deposes and says that he is
the dock stevedore on the steamer
Pride of the River. operating be-
tween San Francisco and sacra-
mento. state Of California
In Plain View
That the aff1ant was an inmate
of the United States marine hos
pital, at said city and county of
san Francisco. state of California.
from the 9Th day of November
1909, TO the Sd day of December,
1909, both days inclusive. That
one Mateo BreZZniO was a patient
and inmate of said hospital from
the llth day Of November. 1909.
TO the Sd day of December. 1909.
and that said affiant saw said Mateo
BrezziniO every day during said
period. That said Mateo Brezzinio
w2s confined in the same ward in
same hospital with this afiant.
10 wit. &C. ward, and their beds
were about 20 feet apart and in
plain view Of each other and that
there were no partitions in said
ward to separate said beds or any
beds in said ward.
That Mateo Brezzinio informed
said affiant that he was suffering
from a disease OF the stomach or
intestines and that the affected
parts of his body required to be
washed out every day so as to ease
his pain and to keep said parts
clean. That said Mateo Brezzinio
stated TO said afTiant that the ply
sicians or attendants at said hos
pitals failed and neglected to per-
form their duties and wash out the
affected parts.
That this afiant saw said Mateo
BreZzinio every day during the
above period and to his personal
knowledge an interval of five or
six days elapsed without said
Mateo Brezzinio being washed out
or attended to by the physicians
or attendants at said hospital.