THE BENJAMIN CANNON CASE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4493, 3 August 1893, Page 2

THE BENJAMIN CANNON CASE.

We have been requested to publish the following correspondence relative lo the Benjamin Oaunon caso. In his isaue' of tho 29th ultimo, our local ' I contemporary accused tho Maaterton *j Hospital of disgraceful conduot in refusing ad mission, to that instiiu- J tion to the man in question. r jThe Hospital 'arrangements in this town have been severely criticised in Wellington on the strength of statements of this ohuMter nliioh turn_ out .to be pure mAprageohtiong. Under these place our columns at the service of ' tho Hospital Committee to clear up a oh&rge which ought never to have been laid at its doors by a journal which was jn a position to readily v verify the truth of it. •: , • . Queen's Chambers, i . Welliugtou, July 26, 1893. \ ; Sie,—l am directed by the Trustees of i the Wellington Benevolent' Institution ut contributors, to forward Macopy of Dr, Adams' certificate ofJth«||||jßo«tono of the nleti whom you sent tolhe Heme .. here,.bytrain on Saturday last. Theroan, .V: on arrival here, was found to be in such a state of disease that the medical man ordered his' instant removal to the Hos. pifcal, As the Trustees here did riot agree to receive cases that have to be sent to Hospital immediately on arrival, thpy • request me to ask for an explanation why such a man as Benjamin Cannon (seeing his condition) was sout to be oared for in a florae containing fifty persons, and with whom lie would have to mix ovevy day and night.—l Alf.Johkson, Secretary, W. 8,1,0, Mr E. H. Waddington, Seoretary, N.W.8.5.0., Maaterton. [corir.] 1 recommend that Benjamin Cannon be admitted to tho Wellington Hospital as he is not in a fit state to be at large, and I don't consider he can be, properly treated at tho Benovolent Homo until he has improved in (Signed) Habby Adams, M.8.0.L., L.R.0.P,, Medical July 21,1893.

: Police Station, ■ Eketabuna, 2Rth July, 1893. Re attached correspondence relative to . B. Cannon. . : ' I have tho honour to report that about ' two months ago, when tho condition of this mau was brought under my hotioe I suggested his removal to tho hospital) lie told me that he made personal applU cation for admission to tho 'Maslerton Hospital' some short time proviously, and was refused as his disease was ohronio, and no good could be done for him, I then coucluded some institution was the proper place for him, and the correspond dence ihat passed between you and I to' hava him removed there, I presume is still in your possession; nhatohjiritabto disposed persons could do for him, was done at Eketshuna. 1 was not aware that his condition was so bad ai-a'pra* sentod.—Yours, eto,, •' . Thos. Nejior, Clonstable. •Mr'Waddtngton, Masterton, ■ • ■ ■ Maatorton, Slab July, Dr. W. H. Hosking, Medioal OBioer, Masterton Hospital. Dear Sib,—l am instructed to hand you attached correspondence re caao of B. Cannon, and to ask if you can throw any light on the mutter, as the Trustees have no'reeord of his having been refused adraiesion to the Maatorton Hospital, Your Obedient Servant, W. Seixir, Sooretary,

Masterton, 2nd August, 1893, Tho Sooretary, ■ ' Masterton Hospital Trustees, Dear Sis,—ln answer ies respecting the case of the man ■' Gannon" I beg to' state that no such person as described has to my knowledge mado application or been refused admission to 1 the Mastorton Hospital. All cases of ulceration, aciite or chronic, aro invaris ably admitted by mo to the Masterton Hospital on application. Any chronio cases are always reforred by me to the there appears to be any doubt as to their fitness for admission, and such cases havo practically without exception been at once. admitted.—l am, doa'r Sir, yours obediently, William H. Hosking, Surgeon, Mastorton Hospital. With regard to tho man Cannon I beg to endorse tho remarks of Br Hosking, and hive to add that no suoh person as described has mado application or beon refused admission by mo to tho Masterton Hospital.—l am, dear Sir. vours faithfully, ' Alexander Dodolas, Assistant Surgoon Misterton Hospital,