TITE MORNING- OREGONIAN, WEMfESDAT, MAY 21,
1919.
JURY PROBES DEATH
OF MAN IN CITY JAIL
Autopsy Discloses Pneumonia
Cause of Tuck's Demise.
POLICE NEGLECT, CHARGED
Illness Severe but Even Proper
Care Might Hare Failed. '
i Says Attorney.
That Eugene Tuck should have been
In the emergency hospital Instead of
a cell at the city jail on May 12 and 13,
and that his illness was such that It
could be observed by any intelligent
person looking at him on Monday or
Tuesday preceding the day of his death
were two of the main contentions pre
eented to the jury of seven citizens
appointed by Mayor Baker to conduct
an investigation in connection with the
case by John A. Collier.
Collier, who was one of the attorneys
for the dead man, issued statements to
the newspapers charging City Health
Officer Parrish, City Physician Ziegler
and members of the police department
with neglecting properly to care for
Tuck which resulted in the calling: of
the present probe. Mayor Baker told
the jury that he would abide by Its
recommendations and that it was his
purpose in calling the hearing to de
termine if any city employes or offi
cials were guilty of negligence In con
nection with the care of Eugene Tuck,
Pneumonia Ctmr of Death.
Donble lobar pneumonia following: in
fluenza was given as the cause of
Tuck's death by Ir. C. H. Wheeler, who
performed the autopsy. That the man
should have been in the emergency hos
pital, that his case should have been
diagnosed early and readily but that
all' such attention would probably not
have saved his life, were the main
points in Dr. Wheeler's testimony.
Deputy City Attorney E. T. Lansing
Jr. is conducting the case in behalf of
the city, with Attorneys John A. Collier
and William M. Davis backing up the
allegations made against the city offi
cials by Mr. Collier.
Mr. Collier, who was the first wit
ness called iy the city, said that he
first saw Tuck on Monday morning.
At that time, he said. Tuck was suf
fering from a. severe cold. On Monday
evening, when the inquest was held at
the courthouse to determine the cause
of tie death of Mrs'. Edna Tuck, Mr.
Collier testified tha Tuck told him
thatthe (Tuck) had requested medical
attention but had received none.
Medical Aid Asked.
"Learning that Tuck was in a bad
condition, I spoke to Captain Jenkins
and requested him to see that my client
was taken care of," said Mr. Collier.
"Captain Jenkins assured me that he
would do this and I was certainly sur
prised when on Tuesday I found Tuck
in his cell and not in the emergency
hospital."
"On Tuesday morning Drs. Ziegler
and Parrish were in the jail corridor
on some other business," said Mr. Col
lier. "When I saw Dr. Ziegler, whom
I know very well, I told him that Tuck
was a very sick man. Dr. Ziegler asked
Tuck to walk across the corridor which
he did. Then" Tuck was told to walk
back. He .staggered and tottered,
rather than walked.
"Dr. Ziegler asked him if he had
used drugs and he replied in the nega
tive. Dr. Ziegler then said 'Damned If
1 know what is the matter with him.'
When I suggested to Dr. Ziegler that
Tuck should be sent to the hospital he
said they could not do that as he was
a murder suspect and it would be
necessary to put a ball and chain on
him. I told Dr. Ziegler that such pro
cedure would not be necessary as the
,was was too sick to attempt to get
away. Then Dr. Ziegler ordered some
calomel for Tuck and ordered him
moved to a quiet cell. There was no
diagnosis made by either Dr. Ziegler
or that man Parrish that I know of.
Frequently Mr. Collier referred to
City Health Officer Parrish as "that
man Parrish."
Original Trouble Influenza.
Dr. C. H. Wheeler, who performed the
autopsy on the body of Mr. Tuck, told
the jury that death was caused by
double lobar pneumonia and that his
investigation showed that both lungs
were affected.
"My opinion is that the man's original
trouble was influenza with pneumonia
as the contributing factor," said Dr.
Wheeler. Other organs were in a healthy
state and the type of pneumonia which
caused Mr. Tuck's death is the type
which follows influenza cases.
Dr. Wheeler's statement opened
lengthy discussion over the disease of
influenza and its contributing diseases
which finally ended in Dr. Wheeler tes
tifying that cases differed. He cited
one case in which came under his ob
servation and died the same day. An
other of the same type came under his
observation and did not die for four
days later. Both men when first seen.
he said, were able to walk to his of
fice, but both were sent to the hospital
immediately.
"It is not difficult to diagnose In
fluenza," said Dr. Wheeler, and this
case should have been diagnosed early
and readily. The man should have been
sent to the emergency hospital for the
emergency hospital was established for
that purpose.
When A. B. Ridgeway, foreman of
the citizen s jury, sought to establish
if proper attention might have saved
Tuck's life. Dr. Wheeler said that it
was problematical and that surely if
Tuck was suffering from pneumonia
three days prior to his death, all the
attention in the world would not have
saved him.
Tuck: Sick Before Arrest.
Mr. Tuck was sick on Friday, the day
prior to his arrest, according to the
testimony of Stephen E. Westover, su
perintendent of the boiler department
ofthe Willamette Iron & Steel Works,
where Mr. Tuck was employed. Mr.
Westover told the jury that Tuck had
been called in the superintendent's of
fice on Friday afternoon and at that
time complained of feeling "rotten.
According to Mr. Westover, Tuck said
on Monday night that he had asked for
medical attention, but had received
none. The witness said that he noticed
that Tuck's face bore a pallor, his eyes
were glassy and he appeared to be
very weak. It was necessary, he said,
to assist Tuck down the stairs in th
court house following the inquest.
Through the testimony of Police In
spector Wright it was established that
Tuck managed to leave the room i
which the Inquest was held and mak
his way to the lavatory, at least 200
feet from the room, and return with
out assistance on Monday night.
"Inspector Gordon and myself were
at the inquest in charge of Tuck" tes
tified Wright. "Tuck was sitting with
his friends and we were across the
room from him. All of a sudden
noticed that he was missing and Gor
don asked me where Tuck was. We
started to search and found him re
turning to the room in which the In
quest was being held.
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Baker.
Looked for a new job, I guess," was
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The appearance of Tuck was changed
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o time did Tuck ask Inspector
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Tuck was suffering from a severe
mental strain on Monday, according to
the belief expressed by Leo Goetsch,
deputy county coroner, who observed
the prisoner on Saturday, Monday ana
Tuesday. On Tuesday, he testified.
Tuck seemed to be sick,- which he be-
ieved was due to Tuck's mental con
dition more' than anything els.
The jury, hearing the evidence in
the hearing- is composed of A. B. Ridge
way (foreman), Mrs. A. C. Newill, Dr.
John F. Beaumont, J. L. Wright, J. R.
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Paget.
NEW TRIAL IS ASKED FOR
Centralians Seek Escape From Pun
ishment for Shipping Liquor.
CENTRALIA, Wash., May 20. (Spe
cial.) The attorneys for Bruce Rich
ards and August Oess, two Centralians
convicted in the federal court in Ta
coma Saturday on a charge of conspir
ing te ship liquor into the state from
California, yesterday entered a motion
for a new trial. The motion will prob
ably be acted upon Friday.
In their motion the attorneys alleged
that Richards and Oess are entitled to
further consideration because the -evi
dence was not sufficient to convict
them; that the jury was not kept to
gether during the progress of the trial,
and that Joe Lucas and J. H. Boomer.
Indicted with th other defendants, had
their indictments dismissed when they
turned state's evidence.
Representative Dies- of Hemorrhage.
WASHINGTON, May 20. Representa
tive Carl C. Van Dyke of St. Paul, commander-in-chief
of the United Spanish
War Veterans, died of hemorrhage or
the stomach today at a Washington
hospital. .
Representative Van Dyke was a dem
ocrat and served in the 64th and 65th
congresses. He was a natice of Minne
sota, born at Alexandria, February 18,
1S81.
Purchase of Baja, California, Vp.
WASHINGTON. May 20. Purchase of
Lower California and also a tract of
northern Sonora were proposed in a
resolution today by Senator Ashurst,
.democrat, of Arizona, which was re
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