The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-15

And at the next roll call the
trusty "forgetS' and reports to the
keeper, "Sixty-two in line. Just one
in the hospital
This happened at the state farm,
according to verbal statement, OF
one former inmate to The Times.
And as for the one patient still
reported in the hospital, he may
have been Clarence Green or just
any inmate who answered the daily
sick calls for treatment in the
farms dispensary.
They Remember These Things
Men don't forget easily if they've
served time in the penal farms hos
pital and Clarence Green is one
who may not forget what happened
there, according to affidavits made
by other former inmates to This
Times.
They don't forget as easily as the
TRUSTEES do when ordered to trim
their roll calls.
Green wanted an operation per-
formed. He wanted it done by the
farms doctor. 1t was minor OPP
Grafton. But minor operations, even
in large city hospitals, are classed
as serious.
ANY operation is serious" de-
clares city surgeon.
Green's operation, performed I'M
der local aneSthetic, was done by
a male nurse at the farm, who, &C
cOrding to sworn statements of in
mates, hasn't the right to practice
medicine or perform surgery in the
state of Indiana.
Search of records of the state
board of licensing physicians shows
no licensed doctor of the name of
the farms nurse. Records of the
Indiana university school of medicine
show his name listed as taking one
course, but not receiving a diploma.
The circuit court clerks office at
GreencaStle shows a man with
similar name, but different initials,
receiving a license back in 1903.
State farm officials admit the hos
pital has a male nurse with medical
education.
Smart Tells Story
But let Rex Smart, of Morocco,
Ind, former inmate and hospital
orderly at the time of Green's oper-
alton, tell of it under notary's seal:
Smart says, An inmate named
Clarence Green was given a local
anesthetic and an operation per-
formed by Doctor" -. The
wound bled about twenty-four hours.
Il" continues Smart's affidavit,
had to wrap the wound several
times with gauze."
Smart related verbally how the
flow of blood was so copious that
throughout the night it was neces-
sary to stanch the wound.
Then adds Smarts affidavit,
Doctor Gillespie, the regular prison
doctor, came and took out the
stitches and closed the artery that
had bled and the bleeding stopped.
Green lost considerable amount Of
blood. (the male nurse who
performed the operation) just told
him to go to bed and stay there
while it was bleeding"
No Right to Practice
DR.. Gillespie told me had
no right to practice medicine on the
as he was not a licensed
doctor" Smart's notarized state
ment says.
On another occasion, Smart re-
lates in his affidavit, of boy he
calls Wayne Rogers, Marion, Ind"
injured while working on the farm.
With a crushed finger that would
have been cared for Immediately as
an emergency case in any Indian
apolis hospital, Rogers waited for
three and one-half hours for arri-
val Of the farms physician.
Il once saw Wayne Rogers
brought into the hospital and kept
waiting by -- (the male nurse)
from 10 a. m until 100 D. m. for
DR.. Gillespie to amputate his
finger"
Given No Pain Relief
Throughout the time waiting for
the amputation Rogers was given
no opiate or sedative to relieve pain,
declares Smart's sworn statement.
The farms petty offenders, &C
cording to affidavits TO The Times,
ind that the pleading of illness as
an excuse for lodging work may
visit upon them medicines to make
them uncomfortable.
The "goidbricker" is in danger Of
really being sickened by a vial Of
medicine as much as ne is of feeling
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