SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SURGEON.

Evening Star, Issue 3541, 29 June 1874, Page 2

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SURGEON.

[By Telegraph.]

The Auckland Immigration Commissioners on Saturday held an inquiry into complaints of passengers by the Loch Awe, immigrant ship, against Dr Wylie, the surgeon-superintendent in charge. The accusations were abominable. Charlotte Beaumont, a single girl, alleges that the doctor spread a report about that she was an immoral character, well known in London: he also said her sister had had a child. He had used language too indecent to repeat, Harriet Kout, a single girl, aged eighteen, says while going up the ladder from the compartment the doctor came behind her and put his hands up her petricoats on her leg. The matron and Miss Matilda Cowan witnessed and corroborated the statement. Captain Weir deposed that the matron made a complaint of the doctor’s conduct. , Matilda Gowan also complained of the doctor s slanders and offensive language. Alice i pan wick, a married woman, alleged wilful neglect ou the part of the doctor, whereby her only child, eight months old, died on the pas. sage. The night before the child died, the - fc • not - ma -tter, it was only a little bastard. The mqmry occupied four hours. ine doctor denies jfcU the charges, and makes very hght of his situation. The inquiry is adjourned till Tuesday, to enable him to bring reagabst Great indignation is felt