Show CPU of CHOSS NICE that negligence on the part of dr T 0 duckworth caused the death of george romney lund of st george who died at a local hospital last thursday was the verdict of a cor oner a jury returned before city judge noel S pratt early last even ing the jurors after deliberating half an hour found that george romney lund came to his death january 4 1923 through the withholding of the plainly indicated treatment necessary to save his life constituting gross negligence on the part of the attending physician dr T 0 duckworth the inquest was ordered on BUS sus 1 acion anat an operation performs I 1 by dr duckworth had resti re silted ted in b od oc d totsoni g and had dauwd mr I 1 nd s death the maffitt died before a second operation could lie ja pei per formed by other surgeons it R verne mccullough assistant county attorney who conducted the inquest said last tight that if careful perusal of the testimony appeared to justify a charge ol 01 involuntary manslaughter a complaint would tie be issue ed the inquest was enlivened by an order by judge pratt adjudging dr duckworth in contempt of court be cause of his refusal to testify judge pratt ordered the physician placed under arrest but released him into the custody of his attorney M bt warner during the noon recess while mr ur warner and assistant county attorney mccullough obtained authorities thorit ties les in support ot of their conten eions at the opening of court judge pratt countermanded the order and ruled that the doctor be required to take the stand but that he would not be required to give any testimony that might incriminate him after a tedious examination during which he frequently took addan tage of his exemption dr duckworth declared that he would tell the whole story he admitted treating the decedent but denied that he had not handled the case with caution the case was treated la in tits the usual manner he bald said rh physicians testify for the purpose of proving negligence on the part of dr duckworth JT 6 r 3 J galligan city physician who refused to issue a death certificate for the burial of mr lund dr W G 0 schulte dr francis A doeltz and miss bliss M ur mr lund a nurse v ere called as witnesses the assist int county attorney endeavored to khow that the physician was tardy in removing air bir lund to a hos fital and that he should have called in consulting physicians when the man a case became serious dr schulte and dr goeltz were ballel into the case after mr ur lund had been by dr duckworth according tc the evidence the jurors viewed the body at the un undertakers der takers on saturday and listened to the testimony of dr Gal galligan ligah regarding the probable cause of death frequent clashes between mr mc cullough and attorney warner oc burred during the all morning erfort effort of mr warner to prevent his client hoin taking the stand salt laka lake tribune |