Show PREFERRED DEATH TO THE HOSPITAL Private Oviatt a Consumptive Refused Refused Re- Re Re Re- fused Treatment and Dies at I Fort Dou Douglas las Private James Oviatt of the Twelfth battery died at Fort Douglas of consumption consumption tion tien yesterday esterday Oviatt had been at I Ideath's deaths death's door for six W weeks eks but because he feared the hospital treatment steadfastly refused to report at sick call alI pap His ills friends Sa say that some of the testimony mon mony developed at the martial court-martial of a a. certain army surgeon was the cause of Oviatt's fears This l was tried on ona ona ona a charge ch-arge of cruelty to patients and some of the tho statements made nt ut that time by soldiers who had been on the sick list caused Oviatt to believe ho he would be better better bet bet- ter oft off out of the hospital The dead man had been ten years in the tho service and andI formerly lived in York Yore Neb where the I bod body will be shipped for burial |