The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
Physician Accused of Beating
Dying Man Arrested on
Charge of Battery
SCHEDULES $500 CASH
BOND AND is RELEASED
Action Taken as Result of In
vestigatiOn by Members of
Seamen's Union
PRISONER ASSAULTS
CALLS PHOTOGRAPHER

~ r. DUNLOP MOORE, assistant
surgeon at the United States
marine hospital, was arrested
yesterday by the federal authorities on
a charge of having brutally beaten
Mateo Brezzinio while the latter lay
on his deathbed in the institution on
the morning OF February II. The ar
rest came as the elimination of a
long series of grave charges against
the managers of the hospital under the
administration of DR.. James NJ Gass-
away. and was the first definite step
taken toward an investigation in court
of conditions which may result in a
demand on the United States govern
ment 10y Austria for compensatory
damages.
Hoist Swears to Complaint
The complaint charging Doctor
Moore with battery was drawn up
early yesterday afternoon by Assistant
United States District Attorney Alfred
p Black, and was sworn to by VIII
liam Hoist, a member of the bay and
river steamboatmen' union. to which
Mateo Brezzinio belonged. Hoist was
~ patient in the institution on the
ght of the alleged occurrence and
,Hrst brought the matter to light in an
affidavit published exclusively. in The
Call.
A warrant based on the complaint
was issued by Commission E. H. Hea-
cock and was placed in the hends of
United States Marshal Elliott, who i'm
mediately dispatched one of his depu-
ties. NJ. J. Fitzgerald, to take the sur
geon into custody.
Doctor Moore was found at the hos
pital and placed under arrest. He
communicated by telephone with the
law firm of Campbell, Metson & Drew,
and then. accompanied by Doctor
Gassaway. was taken from the insti-
tuition.
Assaults Calls Photographer
Although to outward appearances a
mild hammered man, Doctor Moore
few into an ungovernable rage when
q staff photographer of The Call took
a snapshot of the group leaving the
hospital grounds. The prisoner as
saulted the photographer while Doc
tor Gassaway wrenched the camera
from the latter's hand and attempted
10 destroy the plate. He was re-
strained from carrying out his pur-
pose while the deputy marshal quickly
separated the prisoner and photo-
grapher.
Doctor Moore again attacked the
photographer as the latter snapped a
photograph of the group boarding q
Sutter street car. This time it was
necessary to handle the pugnacious
doctor with irmness.
After the troublesome trip down
town Fitzgerald took his prisoner
before Commissioner Heacock in the
postofice building. G. E Weaver
and R. 6. Hudson, from the Offices of
Campbell, Mctson & Drew, were pres
ent in the interests of the defendant
and had already prepared a bond in
the sum of $500, which was approved
and accepted.
Hearing March 10
Doctor Moore was instructed re-
gardiug his rights and the prelim-
mary hearing of the case was set for
the morning OF March l6. The pris-
oner left the courtroom in company
with Doctor Gassaway and was
quickly whirled away toward the Pre-
sidio in an automobile
asked to make statement regard,
ing the charge against him Doctor
Moore refused. Doctor Gassaway,
however, reiterated the general denial
of all the charges OF neglect and mall
treatment made by former patients
of the hospital, but refused to be
drawn into any detailed discussion
OF the case.
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