The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-09-11
ILLUSTRATIONS
With MISS berg
!. PLATON|C, HE SAYS
Army Doctor On Stand At Inquest
Tells of Friendship For
5# Unfortunate Nurse
SHEDS NO NEW LIGHT ~
49,. ON FACTS OF THE CASE
Hospitsf' Surgeon Testifies Girl
Mentioned Conspiracy To Get
Man She Declared GuiItIess

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Capt. John b. Ludy, Of the medical
reserve corps, was the principal witness
at tho fourth session of the Florence
Berg inquest, held yesterday afternoon
lie give his testimony in straightfor
ward manner, and shell no light on
facts Of the case unreyealed by the evi
dence Of previous witnesses. g..
That his friendship for Miss BERG
was of a purely platonic nature was
Ludy's declaration. He denied init
mate relations with her, or that he had
any knowledge of her condition until
shortly before her death. He stated
that he had always considered her a
good girl and that when he heard OF
her plight, be did all in his power 10
be Of assistance to her.
No additional light of any conse
Guence was thrown on the case by the
statements Of other witnesses called
other than that the much discussed an
tohoblle ride was explained and that on
her death bed Miss Berg had referred to
a conspiracy to get Ludy. :
An adjournment was taken, at half.
past -four o'clock, until next Tuesday
afternoon, coroner julius w. Asch re-
marking that he hoped to bring the
inquiry to conclusion on that date.
Those present at Yesterdays session,
beside those directly connected with
the inquest, were Attorney Frank Z
ThompSon, representing Captain Ludy
and Attorney e. A. Mott Smith, rep,
r"Eenting the family of Miss Berg.
Mrs. Moe Testifes
Agnes NJ. Moe, formerly Miss Collins,
and nurse at Queen s Hospital, was
the first witness. She stated that she
know Miss Berg professionally. She
left Queen 5 Hospital in July, shortly
before Miss Berg. Later she met Miss
Berg at the Alexander Young Hotel,
and, in the course of a conversation,
denied that allegations made against
her by the hospital officials were true.
She never saw Miss Berg with any 9th
er man than Ludy, and that was when
she met them in the hospital grounds.
Once she remarked, in confidence to
Miss Berg, that she was engaged, and
the latter jOkingly replied that witness
had nothing on her in that respect.
Zoe, NJ. Osborne, formerly a nurse at
Queen s Hospital, was next called. She
testified that she had resigned from
Queen s Hospital the same day as Miss
Berg, and that she was well acquainted
with the latter in a professional capa-
city, though not very we'll socially.
During the latter part of July, she, in
company with Mrs. Moe, had met Miss
Berg at the Young Hotel and the latter
had denied certain charges made in a
letter from a Queens Hospital official,
and hadStold witness that she would
prove that she was not guilty of the
charges.
Witness knew that deceased kept
company with Captain Luly. She was
also aware of the, fact that she kept
company with Posto6ice Inspector Fla
vim, a year ago.
Were Not Lovers
William r. MeAllep, technologist at
tho sugar planters experiment station,
testified that he had known Miss Berg
since last January and that he had
taken dinner with her and CAPTAIN
Ludy, and had gone driving with them
on several occasions. He knew her to
keep no other male company other
than Ludy. He knew that Ludy en-
tcrtained great deal of respect for
Miss Berg, hut never gained the i'm
preston that they were lovers.
Referring to the automobile ride
which Miss Berg took in company with
witness, Captain Ludy, and Miss Pohl-
man on the Saturday afternoon prior
TO Miss Berg's death, witness testi-
fled that the party called for Miss
Berg at the Engleside. Going over q
rough piece of road, Miss Berg com,
planned of feeling sick and the ear
was turned round and driven back
toward town. Miss Berg said that she
wanted to. eat watermelon, and pass,
ing through Palama stop was made
and melon purchased. Miss Berg was
then driven to the Engleside and left
there. She said she had eaten some.
thing which had poisoned her.
On the following Monday night, wit
ness saw Indy in Miss Berg's room
at the Engleside. Ludy had called him
up and said that he had heard that
Miss Berg was sick, and he thought
that he ought to go and see her. He
stated that Ludy asked Proprietor
Henry of the rooming house to get
a doctor for her, stating that she
would be very angry with him if she
knew he had sent the doctor.
The following night, witness again
went to see Miss Berg, and stated that.
she refused to go to Queens Hospital
That night Henry told L.udy that Doctor
Cooper had said that he was of the
opinion that an abortion had been per.
formed, and that Ludy had doubted
the truth Of the Doctors assertion.
Miss Pohlman cOrroborated the ties.
timOny of the previous witness with
respect to the automobile drive.
Would Run Down Rumor
Capt. H. NJ. Kearns, of the deprrt
mcnt hospital. testified that ten DAYS
before Miss Berg was taken IN, Ludy I,
told him that Captain Eccles, who had
just left for the Coast on the trans
port sherman, had told him that the q
vas a report going round connecting
Ludy with an. abortion performed on
n Queen : Hospital nurse, and that Ludy
had expressed his determination to
run the rumor down, A few days
later Ludy went to see him at the dc,
rartment hospital and stated that he
f"lt much relieved, o.. the abortion
had been committed in room by
q woman and was then matter Of
police record. Ludy stated that he
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