Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-07
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terry telling him that IL no did not dis
charge a certain man OF notorious immor-
atty they would leave by o'clock that
afternoon. and the man theroupon was
discharged. He said he urged vaccination
when the smallpox epidemic broke out,
but the superintendent dsd not order
Vaccination until January.
NO Quarantine PrActicod.
The epidemic started In July. When
they finally did vaccinate the epidemic
ended lie said attendants suffering with
smallpox wero permitted TO go to the ehh-
pioyes dining room for their meals. He
told OF reporting one woman for miaeon.
duct and the woman told Cutlery Foster
was liar. and the woman was retained
He saie Mrs. weber was chronicAlly III.
but was retained until she suddenly de-
parted just before the investigation this
week He said she was Incompetent and
was found asleep on duty,
DR.. II. r.. Carson. first assistant super
intendent and az present acting superin-
tendcnt, told OF eTielties. He was APP
preaching q ward and heard a man cry
ling n regular intervals 40 II being struck;
then he heard blows. When he entered
he found an attendant. Fahey. had been
beating Ole Fisher. a patient. over the
head ana neck with a strap several ter
Hong and an inch and half thick, He
reported this Immediately 70 Or. outs
terry hut Fahey remained In charge OF
the ward.
Patients chokea.
Archie Bagby succeeded Fahey when the
latter renlgned and the witness found
Bagny choking Oscar Nelson. patient.
YFe reported this TO Cutlery. but Bagby
was retained. He heard Baeby call a pa
lsient a vile name. which he reported 70
Cutlery lie told Cutlery neither Of these
linen wan fit 70 be In charge Of patients.
He told OF asking Fahey 10 shave pa
tents neck and Fahey became angry
ana cursed the assistant physician. which
he reported 70 the superintendent. Fahev
did not resign until a long time after
that.
| Or. Carson told OF ordering nasby 10
ret a certain patient out Of bed In In
morning. The order waA ignored and
, when asked about II Ragby cursed the as
slstant superintendent and said he could
/. get out OF the ward n he didn't like the
I way Bagby was running Il. Bagby was
, transferred TO another ward-out never
, DISCHARGED.
records ralsffisa.
Or. Carson said one nurse would enter
} false records as 70 medicine that wai
: given patients--casos Of serious import
l. ance. and aid many other things OF q
. like nature that made her unreliable, and
: ne reported her 10 Or. Cutlery, but shs
q was retained and promoted 10 take
charge OF an important male ward.
Or. Carlson said pr. Cutlery told hin
about a nurse found In a room with ~
attendant and that Cutlery said he ha<
I the siri tell him ali the immoral event
OF her life In detail and that he wa
eoina 10 keep her and did keep her; an
that the next night or 90 al dance DR.
!, Cutlery danced with her and one en-
= ploye said; Il got 0uttery's number las
: night when he danced with Miss ="
. Carson said "papa's pet was a com
a mon expression and named the employs
10 whom Il referred. lie said that IN
stead OF issuing orders through heads Q
?. deps rtments. DR. Cutlery would ignor
> his arristants and 10 direct 20 sub
81 ordinates lie would so 70 ward an
G countermand orders given previously b
m the physician IN charge Ct the word. N
sr stead OF giving his orders 10 the phys
Or clan
Sanitary Raiea violated.
DurinE the smallpox epidemic. IN whic
he said there were about seventy case
= between July and January, he said hot
ne and Or. Foster urged DIT. Cutlery I
vacclnate when the epidemic began. b.
he refused until ordered TO do 90 By n
- Board OF Control IN January; that Gu
~ terry allowed Attendant Penhaiow 20 n
- main IN a room on the open ward whs
- he had smallpok and refused TO isoiai
~ him on the sick ward. and that PEI
- ralow's sister. who d cook. was pc
- mitted BY Or. Cutlery 20 50 ~ end o.
m Of PenAslow,s room without diHinfeeth
in any way. going from there 20 q
Kitchen 20 cook the meals; and en-
when Carson told the cook she had l
business 10 so into that smallpox roo
Il she became very AnESy-and oontinued
nd DO Il.
In he said when Cutlery refused 10 isoia
me this case he told Cutlery 70 take char
n r. of the case himself ana he said n SIMS