Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-01-09
From TUESDAYS Dallv.

The meeting of the board OF trustees
at the hospitel which has aroused so
much interest and comment throughout
this city and the state, began Tuesday
at II O'Clock 4. M. All members OF the
board were present and q number of
others as witnesses from abroad.
The board consists of trustees S. X.
McGinnjs, F. B. Fancher, and II. Corn.
wall, all of Stutsnsn county. H. John
son, of LaMoure county; J. w. Mitchell,
of Cass county; aud Alex. Montague, of
Stark county. Capt. McGinnis Is presi-
dent OF the board, and II. Cornwall,
secretary.
At the last meeting Of the board the
incidents which have led to the proposed
Investigations occurred, DR.. Archibald
gave in hls r.sign gnation superintendent,
and Capt. McGinnis as trustee. The
former was not acted upon by the board.
and Governor Allin. who was present
and others. induced Trustee McGinnls
to with draw his resignation, which was
done pending the investigation the
superintendent desired. and for which
snbpeonas weoe soon after Used to wlt.
ness. These summons included large
number of ladies of jamestown and
prominent citizens. and the case prom
ised to develope into racy it not sensa-
tional public aneestigation. IN Owing to q
sudden change in the program most OF
the parties summoned were notified,
Jan. 3rd that they need not appear
Several OF the witnesses however came
in today from abroad to be present it
necessary.
The dropping OF the investigation OF
certain other affairs OF the hospital out
side OF the financial has greatly dimin-
ished public cusiosity and interest in the
meeting of tbehosrd. The investiga-
tion by the public examiner ot the
finances will be made. however, and sew
era witnesses have been summoned to
appear for this purpose. As there have
been no rumors of anything wrong in
this line it is not expected that much
will be developed OF Importance, as the
examiner has recently made an examlna-
ton OF the institution and found every
thing in the fiscal affairs all right. The
reported charges of ,rreulrrities in con-
nection with the purchase OF goods for
employees out OF the state funds have
nothing in them, AZ far as can be
learned.
Among those who are present TO tes-
tify are Ex-Gov. Shortridge, who was
summoned by Public Examiner LanRlie,
and not by the board, Rev. Whitelaw, OF
Cummings, and Jos. Hicks, of Sanborn.
Attorney Burke Corbet, who was en-
ployed in the case, did not arrive today,
and it is said will not act ia the case at
all as it was reported he wonld do.
There was little of special interest
transacted by the board Tuesday. They
met and read the minutes Of the last
meeting and adjourned until tomorrow,
in order to give Public Examiner Lang
lie opportunity to proceed with the in
vestigation of the financial affairs OF the
hospital. There were number Of wit
nesees examined. Among them 5. X.
McGinnis, E. u. Strong, II. N. Middle
ton, O.. L. Churchill and Geo. Lutz.
They were asked as to the letting OF
contracts for supplies for the hospital
and il they knew OF any corruption or
m,smanagement in the fiscal affairs OF
the institution and it was stated that no
such knowledge was in their possession.