The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-01
ASKS DR.. NELSON
FOR EXPLANATION
ADMINIsTRATTyE BOARD WANTS
MADE BY PATIENT.
TAKES NO HASTY STEP
OFFERED REsoLU-
TIoN TO DISMISS But BOARD
TAKE SUCH ACTION.

! After having the clerk read letters
I and affidayits concerning conditions
at the Virginia Hospital. at the meet
! ing of the Administrative Board yes
terday, Commissioner Hirschberg Of
| fered a resolution informing tine
I executive board of the Medical Col
/ ,ege and DIR. Garnett Nelson, that the
I rarrer rs dismissed from tho -ef~ree -.
a member of tle Virginia Hospital
staff and the executive board is asked
10 recommend to the Administrative
Board the name of another physician
to take his place" The board mem
bers thought the proposed action too
hasty and a substitute was adopted,
which is virtually demand on DR..
Nelson for an explanation OF his
treatment of patient Of the Virginia
Hospital.
The letters were signed by DR..
Robert Whitehead. chief inferno AT
the hospital: Miss Ethel Cummings.
superintendent and the affidavit was
signed by Mrs William Mallory,
patient at the hospital. whose expert
ences formed the basis for Mr. Hirsch-
bergs charges against Dr. Nelson.
Mrs. Mallory had been under treat
ment for malarial fever. and had re-
:
Dr. Nelson, to be dismissed on Novem-
/ Der IA. On the 9Th, according to the
/ affidavit, DR.. Nelson visited Mrs. Nal
! Tory, and stated that he wanted to
take ner to see q very kind gentle
man. and smart man, who wanted
to talk 10 her" She protested that
! she would prefer not TO go anywhere,
until her husband came the next day
/ and brought her clothes, so she could
n1A4I'
and DR. Nelsonp left.
/ Mrs Maliof, than told the nurse
about the interview. and said she had
promised the doctor 10 go and see the
"smart gentleman, but sac did not
know where she was going. The nurse
, replied that she thought the doctor
was going to take her to the Memorial
| Hospital. Mrs Mallorys statement III
F., full follows:
/ Mrs. MalIory's Statement.
Or. Nelson saw me in the Virginia
I Hospital and asked me to do s1im a
! favor; that he wanted to carry me to
see p smart men, who was the best
! hearted man in The world. who wished
| to talk to me. He did not tell me
| where ! was going or what was to be
done, other t'1an this gentleman want
! ed to talk with me- After DR.. Nelson
! iptt | asked JNR nurse IN lHe HpSPtifti
where they were going to take me,
and said she thought TO the Memorial
/ Hospital. I told .aer that | had
promised DIR. Nelson that | would go
to sec this smart man, but | did not
know what I was going for or where I
was going. and he tDr, Nelso\ did
not tell me- As | was very much
ashamed TO go through the streets in
Or. Nelson's automobile with nouhing
on but a night dress. a thin summer
/ kimono and shawl over my head
carrying my infant baby In my arms.
DR.. Whitehead, the chief inferno at
he Virginia Hospital, also Or. Mel
son, told nue. that I could leave the
hospital on Saturday, November !.
and told him | would rather wait
until that dsy so my husband could
bring my clothes, but DR.. Nelson said
that II We take you today, which was
Friday we will bring you back TO tne
hospital the same day and then you
, can get your clothes the next day and
leave the hospital, When i arrived at
the Memorial Hospital / was very
much ashamed and / never saw 81
many men in one place in all my ltf
before. They put me on table an
carried me into the room where ~
these men were, they pit tovi
over my face and exposed me firm
my waist upwardly and then 'sA
man. this smart man, as he 70,
commenced to talk about my c'di-
ton and the trouble ] had had all
these men sitting around.
Il have suffered with chill and
fever since left The hospital "a on
Saturday last November 2D mad ,
very bad chill While | wan the {
Virginia Hospital had children the
City Home being cared for. now
have one child in the Virgil Hos :
pital sick. Or. Nelson askeeme for
a statement on November 2when | s
went to the hospital to se,ny sick q
go with him. | gave himne state a
ment, but / did not kno when :
promised to CO. where 1 v, going or a
what they were gping to = r
most solemlly swf n1at the s
above is a true stateme or all the 10
facts. ID
(signed) MRS. WILL MALLORY. ,
Takes No Hasty aion. v
After this state.nentld neen read. e
and Mr.. Hirschhers onered his 4
motion. Mr.. Beck sattslat ne did not b
think the board rad right to sum- o
marty dismiss DR.. ison. b
The ordinance xi- this board the
right to dismiss arne In the en-
ploy of the city, UNI its Jurisdiction,
at any time" remit Mr.. Hirschberg.
And DR.. Nelson fsnply an employee
Of the CITY. T TX he has disre-
earded the ethics humanity, so far
as the treatment one human being "
by another Is crerned. This poor f
woman was madie victim OF plan a
to entertain " of visiting ply c
sicians. He thsht OF the medical
convention hrstie clinic second, and
THE poor womiast -
Mr. Whitfield he felt the board +
would be acti too speedily by dts y
missing DR.. ison, without giving u
I him a chance give his side OF the a.
case, although felt that the cir Z
cumstances NED some action.
Mr. McCaf said the ordinance
gave rae boz the right to dismiss
/ people. but its sense was to give
the accused opportunity to reply. 81
Mr., FoIktelt likewise. "
We'll" a Mr.. Hirschberg. II d
will withdrew resolution. and SUBJ NJ ~
stitute thisthat the clerk make a n
copy of tn documents and send G.,
them to Drison, and that We await ~