New-York tribune., 1911-09-02
iDR. DOTY STANDING PAT
Lawyers on Both Sides, How
ever, Exchange Parting Shots.
BULGER PREPARING REPORT
His Opinion on Charges Against
Health Officer Will Go to
Governor Soon.

Pending the fling with the commis-
sioner Of the finished record Of evidence
presented at the investigation OF the ad'
minls,ratlon Of Or. Alvah II. Doty. Health
Oficer of this port. counsel who repre-
sented the opposing interests at the near
ings, which closed Thursday. lnduiseo
Yesterday In a few after shots In COM
mentlng on the various features OK the
inquiry.
Charles Dushkind, who conducted the
examination Of witnesses for the com
pIainants, started the ball rolling by crlti-
cislng the defence for falling to produce
Dr. Doty as witness.
Certificates OF character, even though
they come from such eminent physicians
ss have taken the stand for Or. Doty' can
hardly ne accepted in lieu OF an answer
to specific charges under OATH SAID MT
Dushtlnd. Under our system OF Juris-
prudence an accused person cannot be
forced to testify. but thought that DR.
poty would be only too anxious TO ex-
rlain his side OF the case under oath"
George Gordon Battle. counsel for Dr.
Doty, when told what Mr.. Dushkind had
said made a few pointed remarks in re-
ply.
I'VE should regard It as breach OF
II OCCASIONAL propriety and as insulting 70
the commissioner TO attempt to discuss
the evidence or TO advance any arguments
publicly while the matter is In Judge
Eulger's hands for decision, said MI
Battle, but we think We may say with
propriety that DR.. Doty has every right
to feel the keenest pride In the fact that
such great physicians and such oistih-
guishad citizens as Dr. William NJ. Poih'
Or. Abraham Jacob, DR.. Simon Flexner'
DR.. John w Brannan, Dr. William Hal
lock Park, Or. Joseph y. Bryan and Dr.
William C. Northrop have certified to the
medical excellence and to the wise human
ity Of his methods. These men are lead
ers of medical thought, and are also PM
lanthropists as we'll Their opinion on
such a question is the highest authority.
I'm addition to their testimony many
witnesses were called from the officials at
Quarantin and every phase Of the ad-
ministration Of DR.. Doty was searchinaly
Investigated. From this investigation, IN
our opinion, he has emerged triumphant.
And there are two most conclusive con-
sderations that show his good work: IN
the first place, although cholera has been
at our gates for a year. the public CONN.,
Gence II, Dr. Doty has been so great that
there has been no general apprehension
and no panic fear, such as formerly ac-
companied these visitations. The second
consideration Is found In the public health
reports Of the United States government
of August %, the last publication. IT Is said
there that no case OF cholera has been
reported as having developed in this coun-
| try since July is, 1911.
"Dr Doty's efforts TO accomplish this
result, coupled with the anxiety and dis
tress occasioned by this investigation
have worn him out physically and men
tally. Mr.. Dushknd seems inclined to
sneer at this fact
His action is on a par with his accu-
sation that babies wereN exposed to the
cold air at HOFFMAN Island to kill them.
This charge Of wholesale murder was dis
missed by the commissioner with the re-
mark that no Intelligent person would be-
lieve It: and II was shown that the prac-
tice OF placing children suffering from
pneumonia in the open air Is approved by
The best medical authorities. Such insinu-
etions can we'll be disregarded by DR.
Doty with the scorn which they well de-
serve"
Referring TO the chidren's hospital at
Hoffman Island. Mr.. Dushkind had SAID
that at least one good result OF the IN
vestigation was practically to abolish It,
He said he regarded 1t a deliberate insult
10 the intelligence OF the American peo-
rio 10 attempt TO Justify a situation such
as existed there. He felt sure. he said
that Judge Bulger's report to the Gov
ernor would be unprejudiced and un-
biased and based solely upon the proved
facts He was 'Inore than confident that
Governor Dix would "do the right thing
IN the matter
Commissioner Bulger said yesterday that
the finished record would be in his hands
Monday night He expected that he would
make his report to the Governor within
the next ten days