The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-10-05
The Medical College Middle
[From the Wing of the BOTH

The Board of Visitors Of the Virginia MedicarCol-
lego met yesterday morning at Ford's Hotel or con
| ference. The following gentlemen compose tho
Board: John F. Lewis, Lieutenant Governor of the
state; W. e. Craig, Augusta; Dr. J. 3. Webb, Rock
| lngham; w. A. Jamisen, Mecklenburg county; John
| }. Deyer, Southampton county; Ii. L. HUBBARD.
| Richmond; Carter NJ. Louthan, Clarke county; Dr..
| w. Il. Harwood, Petersburg w. S. DaShieH kich-
mond; N. B. Meade, Alexandria; W. E. Sims, Pitt
sylvania county; Dr.. Lewis Wheat, Richmond; ".
| W. lriser Madison county; H. j. Vale, Louisa
county; Meade Haskins, Richmond; q. Webber,
| Roanoke county; j. 2. Gillian, Chesterfield county;
DR.. q. b Herndon, Richmond city; ana W. J. Cheat
1 ham-foutteen Of whom were present. sa.s
| After conference, the Board, headed by Lieuten-
laRt-Governor John F. Lewis, went to the Medical
College, They were met at the college by Dr. j. b.
McCaw and Dr.. John Spottswood Wexford. After
exchanging the compliments of the season, Cover.
came at the college i'll pursuance with their
Icommssons from the Governor.
/ Dr AacCaw told the Board he had been ad-
vised to legally resist any action OF tho Board and
would not admit them nor turn oVer the premises
| to them.
| Governor Lewis told the doctors the Board in
| tended to organize. The Board went1n The porch
| Of the college.
/ Col. Robt. T. Hubbard moved that Hon John F.
Lewis be elected President Carried unanimously
| Col. HUBBARD then moved that Dr. Lewis Wheat be
! elected secretary Carried unanimously.
| Whilst this business carried U by the Board
| DR.. Wexford, in an excited voice, screamed: ssPor
licel Police! Resist this Illegal meetingl' Little
or no attention WAS paid to him by the Board; but
| two Funder Police-Jones Allen Utey and Jimmy
Kerse-appeared on the scene, and, with Sergeant
Matthew's asked the Fundcr doctors what the.
| must do. ~.
Dr.. McCaw asked Sergeant Matthews to aray !,
LieutenantGover Lewis. %
GOV. Lewis said he present to- transact a.,
business delegated to him. and only arrest We MD
stop him. After some talk, Gov. Lewis was arnj rd
anu carried TO the Station-nouse. Coy. LEWIS Said
he would not give security, but prefesred st he
wanted the people to know the truth of this fy t
All the Board went to the stat.oa- house WI RI snu
ernor Lewis except Col. Hupard, Garter NJ onth
and Judge N. b. Meade, who went c;s Fer W, ,t
Governor Cameron. AT the station-housR INC E,n
der police We're no longer subject to- tI orders Of
the Funder doctors and seemed to rS ava iant
Governor Lewis as 1oie elephant, hay ing no canse
10 lock him up or offend him. After deiav IF ha II
an hour Major Poe, Chief of Police can into th
station house and told the police TO dismiss CTovar
nor Lewis as he had done notb1 ng and crao tad. ~
disturbance fact was cor ,fasso,, that ~
Fuhoers admitted their misIak O. ut theconfessinn
was 100 late-the wrong had been done
me funder doctors soon ppei red and said thew
had nothing against Govern or LIE Wis N '''iN 'n0S
, me boara then left and Vent Fords Hotel and
Die and resolutions: -e Pecan
Whereas, the Board OF Wis ltors of the Medical
Ooliege OF virginia, pursuant their appointment
by the Governor Of Virginia proceeded 70 antar
lnto the buildings Of the said college, on Septemher
Ss.n ioo1 thls day., for the proper TRANSACTION OF
ana whereas, upon meet ing Professors McCaw
anu meiiiord at the door of the college buildings.
notiahu was made of them for entrance into the
buildings and for an insly 9ct1on of Ihe honks and
papers Of the institution: y NV 'ooAs e'no
ana whereas, such entrance into the buildings
ana inspection of books, &C. was denied the sai5
DoaIu OF Visitors by the said McUaw and wexford
claiming to act behalf of Themselves all IT,
otnef members of the Faculty: ~ w
"nereas the said Board of Visitors proceet1ed
~ ao srounds OF the college, organize and did
organize, by the election Of the Hon. John r
rotary; -e "AAoo'' Do sou
= anu whereas the ssGid McCaw, claiming to act as
Da " Inc FACULTY OF the said college, durtngs the
ossaii1tloh aforesaid, called upon police force
" inc CITY Oh R1cflmond, whose presence he had
procured, to arrest the President, (Hon. John F
Lewis, and to expel the other members Of the
BOARD from the college grounds;
ana whereas the said police force being abont To
carry lnLo execution the orders of the said Mc(,aw
eho salu BOARD or Visitors, motion, adjourned
shelr meetlng to Ford's Hotel, in Richmond Va
A ~ whereas, after such adjournment, the said
ponce force did, by the order Of Drs McCaw and
Weliioru, acung under the authority claimed nv
sleh as aforesaid arrest the President of The sail
custody ~ ~ -' ''NA0 LII ihso
Resetoed, I. That each member Of the Facultv of
the Medical College of Virginia be notified that tia
boaru Will proceed, at4 O'Clock, p NJ to-mor,nu
soeptempef 80 1882, at the ladies receptif,nrfan,
foru Hotel, IN the city of Richmond, TO consider
mno.nor eiieI ana each OF them shall not for their
@ @ pot V ~ IN me Illegal proceeding aforesaid
70 removed from their respective positions as pro
feSsors in the said college, - ~
q. inat Inc secretary of this Board cause a. conv
OF the foregoing preamble and resolutions to hs
1ege ~ ''''0 ooi-
ny meet to-day, and the subject OF the
Betreat ana the question of the financial sf,n..,n~
OF the coiinges VIII de'g btless be taken up
IN connection w1ttflis Strange prs,ceedino IN, +h
part Of some oftlaa acultyof this colIeee WE VII
mention ,nat ior nwar'is f ten years It's o1cers
liitge madame report Required nv law 81 The
financial sindlAaof the sfnsri,uttn y haw, 0i lne
day the Governor directed that The AnditIr y
further SUMS or money from the STATE any cor,
ton 20 the present Faculty. Dr. e. b. Hernf,nn and
MI ohea'hann were yesterday appointed N embers