The Portland daily press., 1899-02-09
Now here is what they did do.

against the executive surgeon Of the In
stitution. DIR. L. e. Holt What took
place there Is related by the papers Of tine
succeeding day;
Having called the meeting to order DIR.
the president Of the board. Mr.. Dow, II
would be necessary for the board to choose
a temporary chairman, and he called for
nomination for the position.
II nominate MIR. Henry p. Cox as
temporary chairman" said Col Henry
"Mr. Albion Little is nominated, - said
DR. Searle. "All those In favor Of Mr..
Little serving as temporary chairman,
| please say aye
No one was heard to say aye.
Mr.. Little is chosen your temporary
chairman, announced DIR. Searle.
MIR. Little hssitated some moments be-
fore acoepting the position. dc was urged
| by Col. Osgood and Hon. n. y. Frank
to take the chair, and did so.
Observe the parliamentary manner In
which MIR. Albion Little was got into the
chair.
After Mr.. Little had stated the object OF
the meeting and announ,ei that DIR.
Holt was so sick that he could not be
present, the Hon. NJ. p. Frank, Zone Of
tho trustees) said;
He didn't suppose DIR. Bowers would
want TO go on exparte. The trustees
wanted to hear both sides and have an
opportunity to examine witnesses While
DIR. Holt would doubtless be willing for
the hearing to proceed in his absence he
did not believe IL was fair to the institu-
tion that this should be done. Mr.. Frank
said he wanted the charges thoroughly in
yestiRated and wanted to hear all that
was to be said on both sides. lie then ex-
planned that in his present condition 10
was not prudent for DIR. Holt to leave his
house, as he is suffering from very
severe attack of the grip. and in the last
| few days his temperature has been very
high with symptoms of threatening pneu-
monia. Had he been able TO leave his
house he would have been present and
MIR. Frank thought IL would DO best to
ad journ the hearing until DIR. Holt could
be present.
Dir. Bowers said that as far as he wa
concerned he was ready to have the hear
ing postponed or do anything which it
seemed best to the board to do. de had
understood that DIR. Holt was q very sick
man, but hs had hoped that he would be
so far recovered that he might be present
at this meeting. He was sorry to learn
that his illness prevented his attendance
He had understood. however, that DR..
Holt had sent n communication to the
board of trustees and this he had hoped
might be read at this meeting. He agreed
with Mr. Frank that IL was only fair TO
the Institution to hear both sides of this
case with parties present, and he had no
objection 70 make against an adjourn
ment.
The meeting was accordingly adjourned
a week Outside of the little irregularity
in choosing q chairman up to this point
all had been fair. MIR. frank fol the
| l,aa axnrossod n 1aoira IL, hav 70 "a n
impartial investigation, and DR.. Bowers
had conceded with him that DR.. Holt
ought TO be present when the charges
were heard, and readily consented TO ad-
tournament The reader should keep in
mind MIR. Franks role and his attitude
at this meeting in order TO fully appreci-
ate some things that happened later on.
After the decision to adjourn the
trustees went into executive session, says
the newspaper report, and after they came
out one OF their mum Der gave nut for pub
lication a letter from o. ii. Jersey of
Buckheld. This letter Is quite long and
a considerable part of 1t was in the nature
of testimonial to the Intrmary. The
paragraphs In 1t to which we want to call
special attention are as follows:
My Dear Sir-I zee by the papers that
certain DIR. Bowers had made general
charges against DR.. h, E. Holt and while
these charges are not tented L have
| right to make general claims and can
itemize them and make them specific If
necessary.
Now have no acquaintance with aud
do not know Dr. Bowers by sight. Neither
have ever heard anything about him
professionally or otherwise, but l want to
make this suggestion. that 1t takes
genius to build up and maintain great
public and beneficial enterprise, while an
ordinary man and / have thought some
| times blockhead could tear the same
down and relish the debris.
DIR. Bowers was the complainant In the
case who during the evening had waived
| all his claim for an immediate hearing in
order that there might be no appearance
of unfsirness TO DIR. Holt. The gentleman
who gave out this letter for publication
was a member of the Board of Trustees,
who had expressed desire some time be-
fore that the hearing might be adjourned
| in the interest OF fairness and impartial
ty. 1t will be seen that in this letter
given out right on the heels of this pro-
fession of fairness and impartiality DIR.
Bowers is snef- ngly referred TO as
| certain DIR. Bowers" and likened to
''block head" How beautifully this COM
ports with the claim that is now set up
that these trustees are incapable of acting
otherwise than in a strictly honorable and
impartial manner.
| On the 23d OF January DIR. Holt had
sufficiently recovered to lie able to appear
and the trustees met at the Eye and Ear
Inflrmary TO consider DIR. Bowers charges
What took place then we shall narrate on
the authority of the reports of the pro-
ceedings, the accuracy Of which have
never been questioned. After the meet
ing was organized the Hon. Nj. p. Frank,
a mem Der of the hoard, moved that the
charges be- taken up sereitim and that
the trustees should be empowered to ask
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