The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
HAD NO BUSINESS
SAVING MANS LIFE
Mexican Infatuated Because
Physician Labored to
Help Patient
GOT NO PROTECTION
FROM OWN COUNTRY
Doctor Now Asks That Secretary
Knox Be Required to Ex-
plain Why He Refus-
ed to Act.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. 1s.--
Reading like a page out OF Dante's
Inferno or q chapter on the Span
ish inquisition, a petition was filed in
the Supreme Court of the United
States to-day by DIR. James Edward
Buckley. q Chicago physician and min
ing man. praying for a writ OF man
damus to compel Secretary OF State
Knox to produce records In the De-
partment Of State In regard to the
controversy between him and James
g. Bailey, charge d'araires In Mexico
City. last Decem Der. when Bailey Is
alleged 70 have ignored an appeal for
aid from the physician.
As told in the length petition DIR.
Buckley treated a Mexican, Francisco
Castila. for appendicitis. taking the
case under protect December 20, and
the man two hyperdermfc infections
Of cocaine. Another physician. Greg
De La Puenta, then threatened bis ar.
rest. and the physician appealed to
Bailey by telegraph, but he alleges the
appeal was ignored.
On his return to America to took
up his grievance with Senator Jones
of Washington, and Congressman
Townsend. OF Michigan, who In turn
complained to the Department OF State
and asked for an investigation.
The explanation of the affair, in
Guiding parts Of a letter from Bailey.
was furnished by Acting Secretary
wilson, but DIR. Buckley characterizes
the report as ridiculous. slanderous
and garbled," alleging that the state
ments given out was a great Injustice
to him. He AYERS that the Depart
ment of State has refused TO give him
copy OF the full defense of Bailey,
whom the department exonerates In
Its statement.
BGgs for Life.
DIR. Buckley states that he was at
Ajuchitian. State of Guerrero, when
called by the Mexican suffering from
appendicitis: that the sick man fen
on his knees, ciasped him by the hand
and begged him to save his life. DR..
Buckley adds
For moment studied the unfortu-
nate man. begging an American pisy-
stefan to sacrifice his private interests
and save his life, Then the battle
against death was waged continuously
for thirteen hours without sleep"
DIR. Buckley asserts that the Mexi-
cal, recovered sufficiently to sit UP,
whereupon he used the cucaine, He
asserts that the Mexican authorities
were Infatuated because he aided the
suffering man.
.sOnly the fact that the telegraph
wires were down saved me from a tor
tuous death In a Mexican dungeon s.
says the petition. my appeal was
arroganfiy ignored and treated with
contempt. leaving me to the mercies
OF the local Mexican authorities, whose
hatred for Americans is Ill concealed Sc
DR.. Buckley says he disregarSied the
dangers threatening his life and lib
erty and remained with the patient,
IAN act of God intervening to save the
petttinaaF.s- 4ife~ -
Buckley later demanded an expia-
nation. and says he Was told by Bailey
that the embassy ~sssfd pay TO at :
tention to such message, nor to an
American until he was actually In
prison"
Buckley then recalls "the unfartu-
nate railroad eonduoeor, James A.
Cook, who suffered untold fortunes In
Mexican prison." and comments
upon the conditions prevailing In Mex
leo.