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Show .B70JOURS Prisoner With fr2Cturcd Arm Moans While City Physician Is Searched . For. V - BSMSBBaSSSSSBBSBSlSSBI Marlon Kesier, 67 years old, fell on the sidewalk last night, while Intoxicated, fracturing his arm near the wrist and bruising his face severely. He was picked up by Patrolman Selgfua and taken to the police station at 6:40 o'clock. ' The desk sergeant telephoned for City Phystcian M. R. Stewart, but was unable un-able to locate him. Dr.; C, M. Benedict was then summoned and examined the man's injuries. Last month a man fell, dislocating his shouldfer, and being unable to find the City Physician, Dr. Benedict was called by the police. He dressed the man's in-Jury in-Jury and sent a bill to the Council. This bill was refused, on the ground that it was the duty of the, City Physician to attend .to such caeea In order to prevent a repetition of this occurrence. Dr. - Benedict called up Mayor Morris before dressing Hester's injured arm and asked If the Mayor would authorize him to attend to the man. The Mayor replied! that he had no authority, and Councilman Preece and Hartenstein gave the rame answer when they were approached in the matter. mat-ter. . Dr. Benedict thereupon refused to act, and left the officers to locate Dr. Stewart. The City Physician was found at 8:40 o'clock,' exactly two hours from the time Kesier was taken to the station. He then dressed the man's injuries. Dr. Benedict, who lives near the police po-lice station, has been summoned times without number in emergency cases, when the City Phyctclan could not be found, and hae always responded willingly, will-ingly, cheerfully, and -has done good service. The police have agreed that it is an imposition to continue to call upon him to perform the duties of the City Physician, Physi-cian, and especially so when the Council has refused to pay him for the services that he has performed. |