Evening journal., 1915-10-22
EXONERATE HOSPITAL
Of NEGLECT CHARGE
Glenn Given Proper Treat
ment and Returned to
Police Station
PATIENT CAUSED
MUCH TROUBLE

According to a report made by the
finance committee OF City Council at
the meeting of that body last night
the Delaware Hospital was grossly
misrepresented in the allegations
made before Council recently that the
institution had refused TO accept as a
patient. man who had injured his
head in a fall. The report was the
result OF thorough investigation
made by the committee aud exonerates
the hospital from any charges OF ne
elect in the case.
The report was adopted. Council
man Williams was the only member
voting mo" lie had brought the
case TO the. attention Of City Council.
Tic stated that he would have 10
vote against the report; that he was
au eye witness of the case having
been at the police station when the
man was returned from the hospital
and said tho man did not seem TO be
intoxicated. He asserted that Council
man McDermott. who was absent.
could say the same thing. as he. too
saw Glenn at the police station.
councilman Draper. chairman Of
Inc finance committee. said that some
of the police officers had stated that
they thought Glenn was not intoxi-
Gated. but that from what the COM
mittee could learn from various
sources. the man was intoxicated. The
physician at the Homeopathic Hospi-
tai said Glenn was so drunk IL took
two men to help him mp the steps.
Doctors and nurses at both hospitals
stated that they had never seen a
man in a worse condition from drink
The committees report in full is as
follows
members of the City Council. sittinl
in committee Of the whole. Septembe
IS. 1915. took up for consideration tn
alleged refusal Of the Delaware Hospiia
TO accept as patient and care for
man who was sent 10 that institution
saturday, September II, 1915. after h
had been found with his head cut. as
result Of a fall at Fourth and jackson
streets.
"The subject was referred TO In
finance committee with instruction Il
'onfer with the hospital authorities ant
learn the exact facts in the case, ant
report them to Council
"Your finance committee has take
this matter up with the hospitals iDela
ware and lIomeopathicl.
at the Delaware Hospital we inter
viewed the nurses and physician VIII
attended this ease, and upon eyamina
tion found that the patient was receive
and found TO have lacerated scall
which the surgeon sewed mp and ban
daeed. and Glenn the patientl. bein
under the influence of liquor. directe
hv the surgeon. was returned 10 the pc
lice department. as they had no plac
for such eases.
"Ths action of the hospital is in d
rect accord with the instructions Of d
Forrest, the police surgeon. We foun
no application was made directly or il
directly for the re-admission Of Glen
10 the hospital by the police depart
nent
After Glenn had been returned {
The police department from the Dels
ware Hospital they thought his cond
lion still serious and asked the HomeC
pathic Hospital TO take care of him fo
the night. Upon his arrival al tn
Homeopathic Hospital it was found. b
the house surgeon, who informed us b
reason of his intoxicated condition
was only necessary to change and rene,
ihc bandages on his head. they bein
,aturated with blood. which had bee
sewed up at the Delaware Hospital.
"The surgeon at the Homeopath
Hospital said he found the wound pro,
erly treated when they made the e.
animation, but found Glenn upon h