Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-22

uDul SIX weeks ago, and now | can
eat anything.
On December IS, 1910, l was
taken to Dr. Smits hospital in Aber-
deem, Wash, by Doctor Randolph for
distractions of the bowels and was
operated on Dec. Goth, by Doctors
Randolph and Austin of Aberdeen, for
distractions of the bowels and at
the same time of this operation DR..
Randolph found the momentum so
diseased from effects OF the gauze.
and the momentum being slit in three
places allowed the intestines to loop
through, which caused Instructions.
The momentum was SO badly affected
that it was necessary to remove al
most all of it,
Or. Hurley and Watkins swore in
court they had removed the right
ovary, and DR.. Randolph and Austin,
during their operation, found the
right ovary in such a condition that
they had to remove part of it. Three
weeks following this operation | was
opened again for distractions of the
bowels and the doctor found adhe.
sions of the bowels also. In this oper-
alton the doctor found a portion of
my intestines We're dead and would
not work, and the rest drawn to-
gether so tightly that when they start.
ID ,.ly.,
pain which could not be relieved only
by hypodermic injections of NOR
phine, and when the intestines had
rubbed against the abdominal walls
had formed adhesions.
Just prior to this operation | had
suffered intense pain for forty eight
on the operating table was so neal
gone | could realize no more pain
Shortly after | came out from the
influence of chlorofOrm, | was struck
with a severe pain and from thai
time for four months following suf
tered untol agony and there never
was one minute during this time thai
1 was without pain.
DR.. Randolph and Dr. Austin die
everything in their power to relieve
me of my suffering, but nothing prov
ed successful. They also told me
from the start they had no hopes o
ever saving my life, but by my con
sent they We're willing to try.
After my last operation, by DR.
Randolph and Dr. Austin, while il
DR.. SHIFTS hospital in Aberdeen
was refused care by DR.. Smits, who
to enter my room so | was compelled
20 employ special nurse while il
DR.. SHIFTS hospital. And after beini
six weeks under the hospital care anC
undergoing the two last operations il
this hospital, the reason | was re
fused general care by Dr. SHIFTS was
that | brought suit against DR.. Hur
ley and DR.. Watkins of Hoquiam
Wash, for leaving the gauze sponge
in the abdominal cavity.
After being refused care by Or
PEELED to be taken to my home to be
cared for, although my hospital bill
was paid in advance,
During my experience with DR.
Hurley and Watkins, proved to N,
through the gauze sponge being lief
in my abdominal cavity and th,
mysteries surrounding this operation
as being very unworthy service
Therefore | brought suit against Or
Hurley and Watkins in the Superio
Court of Chehalis County, State o
Washington, for malpractice and dam
age to the amount Of $20,000.00
| employed as my attorney. ]. c
Cross of Aberdeen, who took tn,
gauze sponge back to Spokane to b,
identified by the doctors and nurse
of the hospital as evidence agains
DR.. Hurley and Dr. Watkins. Thi
alcohol at the time of the deliver.
from the abdominal cavity, jus
as it was at that time, containn,
all the puss and blood.
After Mr.. Cross had the gauz,
identified by said doctors and nurse
il was placed under Notary Public
seal and brought back for evidence
at the trial which took place Feb
g 1911, at Montesano, Wash, and last
ing for six days. had as witnesse
at the trial eleven people, of whicl
six were physicians. also had tire,
of my friends who were my best wit
nesses went back on me few day
before the trial and swore agains
me, two of those people who turne,
against me would not have surprised
me much, but one who ought t,
have stuck to me as a sister turne,
traitor the last minute.
During the procedure of the trial
through some error on behalf of tn,
court, DR.. Watkins was allowed t
90 free leaving the whole burden fo