The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-20
CAR GOULD CARES
NAUGHT FOR LAW
Gives Positions to His Proteges, De-
spite the Results of Compett-
tive Examinations.

SAN JOSE, July 19.-According to
Frank H. Could, the car of Agnews.
all men and women are liars who utter
words of criticism Of him or his pets
at the asylum. 1t will be interesting
to have him explain some peculiar
things that appear in the records of the
institution that he has endeavored
faithfully and persistently to turn into
a personal political machine. Now.
while men and women may be addicted
to departing from the truth. it gener-
ally is conceded that official public
records, like figures, do not indulge In
prevarication.
1t has been intimated that Director
Gould has been using every influence
that he can command to secure the po-
sition of matron at the asylum for Miss
Louise Bambauer, one of his pets who
was imported from MERGED. AS a pre-
liminary to this vacancy had to be Gre
ated. and this was accomplished by
driving the former incumbent, Miss
Ella Royce, to such point OF d1strac-
ton and Indignation that she found 1t
desirable to purchase peace of mind
and the retention of self respect by re-
signing. Not the least factor in the
system of petty prosecutions to which
Miss Royce was subjected was Miss
g. -nbauer, who carried things with as
high a hand among the employees OF the
institution as did Mr.. Gould among the
directors and more important officials
of the asylum Miss Bambauer made
little concealment Of the fact that she
herself exempt from the rules and reg
ulations, and for the reason, as she
boosted, that she had Mr.. Gould be-
hind her.
Miss Bambauer also has nrided her
self that she was to have the position
of matron, and it would appear from
recent developments that her ambi-
laws, rules, regulations and instruc-
tons from a higher authority than the
board of managers of the institution.
These have all been set aside up to
the present time, and Gould. czarllke,
has constituted himself laws, rules,
regulations and instructions unto him
self If his programme is carried out
though the legal obstacles to her hold
ing this position would be insurmount-
able to the individual not endowed with
the gigantic gall Of Gould.
On the minutes Of the institution I'M
der date of October 10, 1897 appears the
following communication from the
State Board of Lunacy.
In Lunacy, held in San Francisco on Fri
day, September "a, the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
Resolved, That when there are any va
cancies to be filled among the officers or
employees of any State hospital. other
than those of medical superintendent and
assistant physicians and internes, the
medical superintendent Of the hospital
where such vacancies have. occurred or
are about to occur shall send to the State
Commission in Lunacy copy of such
questions as m his opinion should be
asked candidates for the position or posi-
lions in question, informing the commits
sion at the same time on what day he de-
sires to hold the examination of said can
didateS.
The commission shall carefully revise
such list of questions and shall select one
of it's members to represent 1t at such
examination, which representative shall
| take with him the questions to be asked
candidates. as revised by the commission
| The examination shall be made by the
medical superintendent and the repre-
| sentative of the board of managers In
! the presence Of the representative of the
| be appointed to any position in any State
hospital except in accord with this reso-
| luton which is intended to enforce para.
| graph g. subdivision b Of section g. article
| III of the new State Lunacy Law, ap-
proved March 81, 1897.
| 1t is further suggested by the commits.
| sion that these examinations shall take
walls from time to time, and that all ap-
plications for positions shall be placed or
| the eligible list in the order of their
merit This will enable superintendent
! to fill vacancies Immediately when they
occur, without the necessity Of having