The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-19

Tie physicians VINO served and who
have agreed to serve on tine jury are:
Dr John F. Golden. representing DR..
J, John b Murphy. head surgeon at the
1 Mercy Hospital.
pr Arthur Rankin. professor of
anatomy at Loyola University Medical
school, Roman Catholic institution in
this city.
Dr. Howard Chislett. dean OF Hahne-
mann Medical College.
Dr. u. A. X. steel. dean of the Col
iege II Physicians and Surgeons. the
medIca, school OF the University of
Illinois.
Dr Henry r. Lewis. professor of OBJ
Ntrics at the Cook County Hospital.
pr. Ludwig Hektoen. professor Of
pathology at Rush Medical College, the
medical department Of the University
Of Chicago.
The decision to impancl Il jury of ex-
ptrts followed a conference which lasted
throughout the morning in the Coroner's
\ o;'c7 between that official. DR.. John
, d.! Robertson. Commissioner of Health
Vi Chcagu who had refused TO issue
permit for the burial Of the baby's
bofy. and pr n. -. w. Reinhardt. Cor
obers physician, who went To the hos
p.Al soon dfter the baby'e death last
t.ght ari performed an autopsy.
l'r Robertson took the position that
+. Ea. .hc Guty ut the Coroner to act
aoi fHly because of the unusual features
q. me Ease but because of the great in
isest q had attracted.
selection of the Jury.
rr l;,inhardt presented an .xhaus-
1, i'e rror, of the autopsy. discussing
no '''y the physical deformities Of
the ,H..l but giving his conclusions as
TO whether or not the baby. had il been
hoN"d 20 live. might have developed
m-Nldily 20 an extent sufficient TO have
tF"H q chance To become useful
mtnhcr of the community.
The autopsy showed that the baby
uos pdrtlyzed on the left side from
mead 10 foot. On the right side the
ou''I ear WAS formed. but lacked the
'Il'n and ne child would have been
.raI ur.dGSc there was no ear on the
iri side bu the right side there was
10 ''r'F, the skin growing from the
'n'"h 20 The shoulder blade. Curvature
tlr spine and hemorrhage OF the
SpIha canal also were found
coroner Hoffman In selecting the jury
pI'pos"t' chose IL 10 represent not only
"" o.nt,"n' SCHOOLS of medicine but
! l"' a.0'r"ut schools of thought. For
'.""'r. iTs. Murphy and Rankin come
N'm 'No Of the Lest known Catholic in
s'u''nn- io the city, and the Catholic
ChWrh. ~ reprl sented by members Of
u' 'I'rs' who have talked about the
.'''' aN" unqItlltiedly taken the RDsi-
uol mar there can bc no reason which
w loFN'N "A physician in refusing to
s'N" life whore il is possible for
I'm 20 dO -.
'-"'I members represent the so-calied
''""l scientific view that the good
VI 'N" community as whole should
D. pu' "hpv" the claims of any indi-
N"N"L 'Nd that sacrifice of life IL
sometimes lustifiahle.
y" testimony was taken to-day. That
noou
~" 'or"ncr's statement
'n s'l"'ting this jury of experts
-" "'I'ftng the inquest" said the
'. '''" moi TO find fault with or to
Eta ls' amy one. But we do not know
iuSl row soon another such child may
~ w. 100. "I some physician he called
Sp'I 1" d-rid" whether or not life or
','''' j. better for another patient, so
',' "'t'hs for the benefit of ma nknd
a"' me advancement of the science of
medicine
, ! maintain that we must profit by
" '"i experience Of others, and this
nu' which. perhaps. will be OF more
's''.'' L" mankind than any that ever
,''"' Ip M this office. In the more
-" "",""' cases which have come be-
''" since ! came into this office
"' I'"''"m of whether or not a ply
'" -"t,i decide on life or death has
"','' 'h'Hn NJ before"
=, '"' 'a-" continues to he discussed
80 ''EHHi' the city. Dr. George =.
%, member of the State Legis-
=, 'F' i'rihred that he will demand
.'' surgeons license OF DIR. Hal
\ 1' nr a~yukrd
\ '.l prosecution was asked Of
N.f" Attorneys office. but II was
-.''i that the office would take
r'. ''n nntil after the report of the
w., n'T Jury.
"iN i'"llinger, who H. still III at the
was not told of her baby's
,,, 'hlI this morning
'"N nav" something TO tell me-" she
NV ily as Miss Beulah Freed the
'' ..' So" came into her room. 90
,r am strong enough. Tell me"
VI, '''T baby Is dead" said the nurse.
N'1 last night"
sv 'n s'ad,' said the mother, family.
~ tn glad 1t Is dead"
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