New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-19
swsyed by Remorse for a
Time, She Means: Il
Want My Child
UJRY OF EXPERTS
LIKELY TO ACQUlT
Bollinger Infant More Defective
Than Reported-Haiselden
Defends His Course.
"a. 1.i,xr,nh % rhs Trisune.l

Amsyican Hospital Nlrb. Alien DoiiihSoA
vbispered to DR.. H. J. Haiselden:
II want my baby. I want him 80.
Bat I'm glad he's gone"
The doctor had come to tell her that
.hs child they might have saved had
aisd. Although she had consented TO
a.. rstura act" the news had been
han. from her until to-day because OF
her feverish condition.
Mrs. Bollinger's eyes filled with tears
whsn she learned that the end had
come She turned her face toward the
w,u Of her room and wept. Dr. HAS
.,d.n felt her pulse and smoothed her
hair. =,
.You could have saved his life"
whispered the mother.
The doctor nodded.
ave been thinking of it all night l
cant sleep" whispered the mother OIL
the sacrificed defective. Again the
aoctor nodded. Downstairs the tele-
nbone kept up it's incessant ringing
Men and women WeIe
speak to the physician.
ave been picturing him. went on
~. rotber. "and wanting him. Wnen
did he die 7?
Tho doctor told her. The mother
hurled her face in the pillow and from
Ne depths she whispered;
am glad"
,ook Of relief passed over the doc
tors face. and he left the room
Iury Favorable to Doctor.
coroner HoHman's jury or prominent
';.;.o. met and adjourned this
evening until . o'clock to-morro"
.t.or,oon with minds distinctly more
favorable to DR.. Haiselden. Iney ue
.I.oa % make statement until the
;,ousst was complete, but the coroner
said: -
.ve made a second post-mortem Oh
- h.h,,s bodv. exhaustive and thor
ourb It might have been calleu 'AN
ros,.uortens rolled into one. Inc ph!-
s;c;srs all agreed that the baby was
80, roors defective than stated by Dr.
Haiselden. However, cannot say wha'
the Jury physicians will finally say
They talked considerably among them-
ss,vss br, did not interrupt them.
The Coroner's jury is made up as
follows: DR.. John F. Golden repre-
senting DR.. John B. Murphy, OF Mercy
Hospital; DR.. Arthur Rankin, professor
Of anatomy at Loyola University; Dr.
Howard Chislett, dean of Hahnemann
College; DR.. D. A. X. Steele, dean OF
the Physicians and Surgeons College
OF the University Of Illinois; DR.. henry
T. Lewis. professor of obstetrics. Cook
County Hospital; DR.. Ludwig Hektoen,
professor Of pathology, Rush Medlcai
College Of the University Of Chicago.
An autopsy over Baby Bollinger was
held today by H. G. W. Reinhardt,
Corouer's physician, and W. D. NC
Nslly. city chemist. Their conclusions
are said TO have sustained previously
expressed beliefs that the infant was
doomed either 10 death or a life OF an
suish and TO have justified DR.. Haisei-
den.
Paralysis Would Have Killed.
The result Of the autopsy was read
before the Jury. IL showed that the
baby was paralyzed on the left side
from head TO foot. On the right side
;he outer ear was formed, but lacked
me drum, and the child would have
been deaf, because there was no ear on
Inc left side. On the right side there
va, no neck. the skin growing from the
cheek TO the shoulder blade. Curvature
Of the spine and hemorrhage OF the
spinal canal also were found.
The latter. according TO physicians,
would have caused complete paralysis
Of the ehild's body, and would have re-
suited In death had there been no other
causes.
Coroner Hotfman's decision 20 hold
an inquest was made after consulta-
ton with DR.. Reinhardt and DR.. John
Dill Robertson, health commissioner.
Il have decided TO hold an inquest,
because, for all we know, similar
ease may be brought 10 our attention
tomorrow. We should do something
TO prevent similar death" he said. III
Am making no criticism Of the physi-
eiau In this case. Our only object is
% Do something In the interests OF
humanity. chose jury Of physicians
10 the hope that they will make some
scientific recommendation 70 prevent
similar occurrences"
Dr. Reinhardt said that, in his
opinion, Dr. Haiselden was right in not
allowing the baby 20 live.
when DR.. Hsigelden reached the
hospital Office, after imparting the
news Of the death Of the child 20 It's
mother, telephone message awaited
nm. For several hours the doctor had
believed his troubles were over, but
sitr he mad answered the telephone
ne found they had only just begun
legally.
u was Coroner Hoffman. informing
slm That he had ordered an inquest 20
estsrmine whether DR.. Haiselden was
xsilty Of malpractice or criminal
yyfieft 10 refusing 70 operate. DR..
"s'seidsn listened sttsDtiyely.
Father Comes to See Body.
when the doctor turned from the
s1syaoBe he encountered the father,
.Hsn Bollingsr, who had come 70 LOOK
- BIS dead child. The nurse told the