New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-08
CHARGES AGAINST DIR. BATES.


THE CoNPLAINANTs DECIDE TO CONSULT COUNSEL
DIR. BATES SIDE OF THE STORY.
The proyerbial difficulty of deciding when
doctors disagree IS illustrated I'm this Of Dr. Ersne
S. Bates, until recently Dean OF the
Columbia Veterinary College, at Nos. 215 and PIT
East Thirtysixthst who has been charged In the York
vile Police Court with certain Irregularities In bis
counts with that institution ard with wrongfuy with
holding certain property belonging 1t. There two
sides OF the story, which has yet been udciay In
vestgated although Justice Murray Tuesday granted
a summons citing the doctor TO appear and
answer the allegations OF Drs. John II. Ewing,
Hubbard ". Mitchell and Allen g. Heath. These gentle
men members OF the faculty OF the college, and DR..
Cunning has succeeded Dr. Bates In the position Of Dean
They all in court yesterday except Dr. Bates whose
counsel Mr. Brunt announced that his client refused to
appear unless his placed themselves Ia O
position TO be obliged to subssptate their statements or
take the consequences. They finally decided not TO
swear out warrant until they had consulted counsel.
And thus the matter stands They charge that Dr. Bates
has retained plates seals books and funds Of the college
and make the following statement:
At meeting held In November 1888, DR.. Bates, then
the treasurer presented report setting forth that he had
received az receipts from students so 200 less the deficit
OF 1882, 44; disbursements for advertising 500, aud
sundries, Sl667. leaving balance Of Sl4s. Then Dr.
Hadden the owner Of the building occupied by the col
lege demanded his rent, $1,000 and water and city
tax, S2l5, but was told that there money
in the treasury He reported the matter to the faculty
and Dr. Bates said that the expenditure under the head
OF sundries for repairs He contradicted by Dr.
Hadden who said no such amount had been spent for
that purpose Dr. Bates then produced vouchers for $780,
but did not explain where the balance OF tue
inc money n sd and Tp' Dr. fA0 Bt, '1 fepdr
more Indebtedness for supplies skeletons etc.
Dr. MADDEN then threatened &c dspossess Dr. Bates, who
held personal lease the building and procured
warrant Of dispossessa, but did not execute It, The
faculty met again in January Dr. Bates resigned and Dr.
by Dr. Hadden, condition that Dr. Bates should hav
American Veterinary College.
turn the Columbia College students over to it.
mot passed resolution to go over the American
College, The Junior class went but the Senior class were
not admitted DR. Bates then proceeded to examine the
senior class, with view to award diplomas which, it IS
said, the Trustees alone have power to grant"
DR.. Bates not at home last night, but TO TRIBUNE
reporter Mrs. Bates sad "This the part Of
Dr. Cunning, DR.. Mitchell and DR.. Heath is made for
vengeto try to disgrace and get square, they term
1t, with DIR. Bates for efecting the consolids-
ton Of the American and Columbia Veterinary
colleges thereby throwing them out Of positions.
Dr. Bates organized the Columbia Veterinary College
ak years ago. and since then he has Dean Of the
Faculty, ana has had the full management of it. The
DTs Mltche and Cunning in Whose charge he had LETT
the institution, told him when he returned that DR.. Had
den the owner Of the college building, had SAID tnat
everything would along smoothly in regard to paying
the rent il Dr. Bates would resign. DR.. Hidden and Dr
Bates ndd previously qarreled because Dr. iad0en dld
not put mp such building "a had been agreed upon the
rent for the college was due to Pr; ladder
and after this quarrel the tlter Lad sued fOr he rent
Now that It declared that there would be no
more trouble ABOUT tue reut III Df Bates WOdU resSn,
the latter willingly did So Dr. Cunning appointed
Dean but the students refused to sit under bis teachings
because be magucd Dr. Bates. DR.. Bates thought II
best consolidate the two colleges and the students and
faculty OF the Columbia Veterinary College were IN favor
Of 1t and the faculty voted Tor IT, II on account OF
things that his sent for Dr. Bates who
was busy go to them, and these charges
the Yorkyile Police Court TO lind out what
the charge was and there no charge
and the case was dismissed. DR.. Bates
Is perfectly willing that any should examine his
looks and vouchers, they will show that he has not
embeZzed taken yhng that did not belong to him
Drs Cunning and Mitchell had these documents In their
possession for days in January aud returned then
saving they were perfectly correct"