The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-02
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absolutely untrammeled In the seIeo-
ton of It's faculty and In the manage
ment of tho schools thereafter. 1t Is.
therefore, apparent that there is no
ground for the concern which these
gentlemen affect at the bringing of the
medical department of the University
OF Virginia to Richmond, move which
has met with general approval and
support from this community.
Az to tho Crawley Case.
There are two charges made by Or.
Darlington and DR.. Bryan against me
in tho letter to the Administrative
Board. They are as follows: first, that
the death of Jesse Crawley at the City
Homo Hospital was caused by my neg
liBence. and that as tho result, Craw-
leys assailant was arrested on the
charge OF murder; second. that during
my term of service as visiting surgeon
at the City Homo Hospital. In jan
uary, February and March. 1912, visit
ed tho hospital only three times-twioe
In January, once in Febfuary. and not,
at all in March-and that during my
| next term Of service. which began In
January, 1913, my visits were quite
irregular until after tho death of
Crawley. 1t is also charged that dur
Ing my two periods OF service. in 1919
and 1913, of three months each, that
out OF a period of ISL days. / visited
the institution seventy -four times,
about sixty of which occurred after
January 18. 1919.
Tho facts OF tho Crawley case are
as follows: one OF tho internes of the
| City Homo called my office over the
! telephone about a. NJ. of January IL.
1913, and informed me that negro
man named Jesse Crnwley had been
! brought In by the ambulance surgeon:
| that tho patient had been struck on
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fracture OF tho skull, but that the pa
| tient showed no symptoms. and that he
did not think 1t necessary for me to
| como that night. He also said that he
| would call me IL any complications set
In. I told him that one of my assist
ants. Dr. Mason, would come IL he de-
sired him TO do SO. He replied that he
did not think 1t necessary. DIR. Mason,
! however, was informed about this case
| by me- office. He called the City Hos
pital, and was told practically the
same thing by the inferno, who as
sured him that 1t was not necessary to
see the patient until the next day.
Tells OF Other Visits.
| The next morning DIR. Mason went to
the hospital. examined the wound care
| fully and found the patient with no
unfavorable symptoms. He gave or
| ders as TO the conduct of the case. and
reported this fact to me- Later in the
day L visited the City Hospital, found
! the patient lying In bed, head handaged.
and expressing himself as feeling we'll
He was giving no symptoms.
| On January 13 7 saw him again
| There was still no untoward manifes-
| tations
| on the 14th I again saw him, and
there was still nothing unusual about
his case.
The following day did not visit the
| hospital My assistant, Dr. Boice
n nd fn1 70 l,.,,
Crawley was complaining of headache
and had some temperature.
On tho 10th did not visit the hos
pital. but DR.. Boice reported the pa
tient as having high temperature and
| giving symptoms OF meningitis. |
then asked DR. Samuel c. Bowen. an
oculist Of this city, who has had a
| large experience In cases OF this kind
to see him. DR.. Bowen visited the
hospital with DIR. Boice the night Of
| the 10th. and at that time they were
unable to make definite diagnosis
Tho patients condition was reported
as being progressively worse. then
requested Dr.. Beverley r. Tucker, n
| prominent neurologist of this city, to
see him. He saw him on January II
and on the morning of the 18th. DR..
| Tucker then advised that an explora-
| tory operation be performed. / left
my private hospital in the midst of
surgical work, took my partner. DR..
| Wills, and my assistant, Dr. Boice.
went to the City Home and operated
on Crawley, and found an abscess of
the brain, two inches in front of the
wound on his skull. Crawley died a
short time after the operation.
Says Charge IL False.
It is claimed that this operation was
performed by an assistant not on the
hospital staff. This is false J, my
self, performed the operation, assisted
by my partner, DR.. Willis, DIR. Boice,
ono of my assistants: being present
The operation did not disclose any
| hemorrhage or serious depression of
the skull. showing that an immediate
operation was not indicated. and would
not necessarily have changed the re-
suit When l learned that the man
who had inflicted this Injury on Craw-
| ley was to be put on trial for his life,
I voluntarily called on the Common
| wealth's Attorney and told him that
was unwilling for this man to be tried
for his life without stating the full
facts In the case. When 1 saw the
man i did not take off the bandage to
| examine the wound, as there was moth
| ing to indicate that this was neces-
| sary, and 1t is not customary under
such circumstances. The first three
days gave no Indication that his injury
was grave one When serious symp-
! toms began to develop called in con-
sultants to determine upon n positive
diagnosis. and when a reasonably def
mite conclusion was reached, pro-
ceeded to operate for what turned out
| to be an abscess on the brain. Craw-
| lay'c 6oofI, uas not tho ,r,p, In IA m