Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-02
FIRST Session
OF HEARINGIN
FAVOR Of DOCTOR
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personally believe that every point
possible should be gone into and
either exonerate DIR. Aver from every
shadow OF charge or find him
guilty"
The committee, however, believed
that the Nagle case should first be
taken up and when asked his wish
DR.. Aver said he desired the same,
Patient Takes Witness Stand
Nagle was the first witness. He
said he had been drinking and had
started back to the John Ena about 0
p. m. On the way he had been met
by man who asked him If he diserd
to visit a woman He said he did.
When they arrived at a certain house
the man struck him over the head.
and when he came to early in the
morning he found all his money and
watch gone and his right ankle
broken. He lay there until about D
in the morning, when lie attracted the
attention of a man passing. He was
taken to the emergency hospital and
treated by some young man. DR.:
Aver came in later and told him he
had a bad fracture. DR.. Aver at
tempted to get him into the marine
hospital, but was unsuccessful He
was then told by DR.. Aver that he
could go to the Queens Hospital for
S175 day, DR.. Aver having previous.
'ly ascertained that he had over $500.
He said while in the Queens Hospital
he had only been visited by DR.. Aver
once, Dr. Alsup doing all the work.
The bill for $50 was presented by DIR,
Alsup a few days before he was dis
charged, but not paid until afterwards.
Aver Takes Stand
DR.. Aver was asked by Larsen what
condition Maggie was in, when brought
to the hospital and replied that he
was drunk and it was with great diff
ficulty that his name could be ascer-
tanned There was also no indication
that he had been hit on the head.
Sheriff Rose then took up the cross
examination. Maggie admitted to him
that he had been well treated at the
hospital but had thought the $l.75 in
,cluded all expenses He claimed that
DR.. Aver did not treat him while at
the Queens hospital and only visited
him once. 49,.
Says Maggie Approved Bill
Clark was then called to the witness
stand and said that when DR.. Aver
had brought the bill he had refused
to pay until Nagle's authorization was
obtained. "A few days later Nagle
came to the office with Edwardsop
and both said the bill was all right"
DR.. Alsup, the next witness, said
that DR.. Aver came TO see Nagle from
two to four times. When asked con-
corning the offer made by DR.. Aver
he replied that DR.. Aver had told him
that as he had done most of the work
he would like to give him some of the
$50 BIZ: he had refused 1t and nothing
more had heen said.
Must Have Own Physician ..
DR.. Alsup then explained that when
patient with money came to the hos
pitai he must be attended by a pri-
yate physician. In the case of -Nagle
although DR.. Aver might not have
called on him daily he had given di-
rections for his caresand after the
plaster cast. was put on it was not
necessary for the surgeon to
attend regularly unless complications
set in. In this case they did not He
also said that it was not unusual for
the internes to put on casts and have
X-rays taken for the private doctors
and attend to patients under the direc-
lions of the doctors. ~.
Smith was then called upon and cor
roborated the statements of DR.. Alsup.