Evening journal., 1914-05-13
SAYS policeman
WAS INPOuTE
Outcome OF Incident at the
P. & S. Hospital in Early
Morn
REDMOND HAD TO
CLIMB IN WINDOW

John p. Redmond, OF No. l07 (
Seventh avenue. made formal com
plant to the Police Commission yes
terday afternoon against Patrolman
Thomas j. Zebley, that the officer was
impolite to a woman, The charges
were accompanied by letter to
Chief of Police Black. Although the
commissioners were inclined to the
belief that the officer had done his
duty, the case was referred to Chief
Black for investigation.
Mr.. Redmond also alleges that no
nurses were on duty at the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital early last
Thursday morning when he and Mrs.
Redmond called at the hospital to see
their son, who had been injured and
was in that hospital MIR. Redmond
ne and his wife after repeated
rapping at the hospital door, got no
4 iDu4y. MIR. Redmond said he then
/ entered the building through an open
4 window Mr.. Redmond said he found 3
men in bed in one room, but COULD
not find hospital attache. Redmond
said he and his wife later saw a
nurse who was told that Mrs Red
mond was to stay in the hospital over
night
The nurse said Miss Murphy
would have to be seen first, accord
ing to Redmond Miss Murphy,
when seen, said that Mrs Redmond
could not stay in the hospital with
her son. When Mrs. Redmond re-
fused to go Miss Murphy called Of
ficer Zebley who was passing, Red
mond said. After hearing the con-
troyersy the officer called captain
Evans by phone and he said that
Mrs. Redmond would have to leave
the building if the hospital authori-
ties insisted or be arrested Mr..
Redmond in his letter said he de-
cided to avoid trouble and left the
hospital, but before going he asked
the officer his name, whereupon the
| patrolman replied GO and find out =
Mr. Redmond also asserted that Of
ficer Zebley was excited and he
/ (Redmond) feared the officer would
draw his gun or use his club on him.
The report Of Captain Evans bear
ing on the case was read TO the
commission. Il stated that officer
Zebley called him up on the night in
question and asked for instructions
concerning the hospital visit Cap
I ldNl Evans odAh ub 0iuGAtA Llit biii-
Ger to arrest Mrs. Redmond if she
refused to leave the hospital.
President Bowers said that Redmond
by his own statements admitted going
into the hospital in a wrong way. Com
missioner Stayton said he understood
that Mr.. Redmond's son had a foot am
putated at the hospital without the par
ents' permission. Mr. Stayton also said
that If his son were in a hospital and
I he could not get in any other way he,
too would 20 through window. Mr.
Stavton said he thought the officer had
7 done his duty and that Mr.. Redmond
z should take his grievances to other par
ties. The matter was laid on the table
for a week, with instructions to Chief
: Black to get a statement from Parol-
! man Zebley and Miss Murphy, the nurse
! at the hospital.
An official of the hospital this
> morning said: 1.-THE matter was laid
, before the board of managers by Miss
Murphy, the head nurse, some few
+ days ago. Miss Murphy was simply
> carrying out orders in not opening
I the door, as the managers had in.
structed the nurses not to open this
doors after a certain hour a. night
!. unless they knew who was ut thC
door. AS for the charge that nC
: nurses were about the building, tn,
l nurses were in another ward Of th,
hospital at the time"