Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-01
NOT YET SETTL ED.
Another Adjournment in the
Bagby investigation.
THE EVIDENCE LAST NIGHT
Covers the Ground Gons over the Fret
afsht, Relating to Fact. Admitted
by the Defense. Things
Came to a stop.

AFTER hearing further evidence in the
Bagby case. His Honor. the mayor, last
night continued the investigation until
1870 P. NJ. Monday evening. when he
hopes to get through with it. and be
able to report the result to the council
tn following night.
The investigat ton. as is known, is for
the purpose of inuuiriug into the con-
duct of Health Officer J. r. Bagby dur
ing. the yellow fever scare, he being
charged with having been guilty of
misconduct in office in tho matter Of is
Suing passes and charging for them
The defense admits issuing num-
Der Of passes. and claims that they
were all issued in accordance with the
regulations Of the board Of health.
This has not BEEN disputed
The defense also admits that fee
was charged in many cases in issuing
passes, but claims that the fee was for
the clerical work, and that the action
was perfectly Legitimate. The defense
admits this might have been ill-advised
ana unfortunate. but denies that there
was anything corrupt about it, The
defense claims that it is for the city
to prove that the health officer was
actually guilty Of corruption before it
can dismiss him.
up to the present time. the testimony
has all been to substantiate precisely
what DIR. Bagby admitted. Whether
the city will have any testimony to
show anything else. remains to be seen.
The witnesses testify to having got
ten passes and to having paid for them
That is the sum and substance up to
date :.
The Investigation last night was post
ponet from last Monday. 1t began at
s O'clock MIR. r. G. Bicl1ford. as before,
representing DR.. Bagby The mayor
conducted the examina tions unassisted
THE WRONG NIGER"
The first witness was Henry Jones,
colored. who testified that he did not
know anything about the pass which
was made out in his name and which
which was in the possession Of the
mayor. Henry said he was out of the
city at the time. 1t was evidently a
case Of the wrong "nisger."
SAND NOTHING.
T.. Hoff was sworn. He stated that
he lived in Elizabeth City county, and
was a painter by trade. FIe said he
got two passes. He mad two wagon
loads Of vegetables to bring to the city
the Monday morning after the quaran-
tine was established. They came in
and went out on thai Monday. That
night the witness got personal pass
from DR.. Bagby, GOOD for the next
morning. He paid nothing for it. Next
morning Mr.. Hoff went to DR.. Bagby's
office and found Dr. IIoskins issuing
passes at % cents apiece He issued
a pass to the lines TO Mr. Hoff who
paid quarter for it.
II simply laid the quarter down. DR..
Hoskins picked it up and put it in his
pocket. That was all. Nothing was
said" concluded the witness.
+ HE PAID NOTHING.
Nathan Bowman, co!ored, was called !
He got pass from DR.. Bagby, who did
ness see DR. Bagby charge any. one
else While he was ct the office.
THOUGHT IT FUNNY
r. C. Rogers. of RiverviaW. followed
This witness got pass from DIR. Bag
by, who did not charge anything for it.
The witness was With c. D. Phillips, !
who was the next witness. Ills testi-
mony was practically the same as that
given by Mr.. Rogers, so far as the oc-
casion referred TO was concerned.
$ The witness also testified that Dr.
Bagby had refused him a pass to bring
his Wife into the city or to take her
through the city; but at the same time
he was trying to get 4 pass for his
wife. Mr. Schmelz came in with mis-
whole family. The witness thought It
was funny" This was Tuesdoy morn
ing
PAID DIR. HOsKINs.
The next witness was William Cheny,
colored, Of Elizabeth City county. He
got a pass Tuesday morning from,
'SOma little short thick-Sat no-) NJ he
didn't know who; (the pass was signed
by DR.. Hoskins). The witness paid a
quarter for the pass.
EIGHT FOR A QUARTER.
John "A. Jackson gotta pass Monday
evening to so to Rivervlew. When he
got the pass he heard DR. Bagby say
something about 25 cents but he did
not rightly understand what he said,
and went out without paying him for it.
The same afternoon ne went to the
office to get passes for a crowd CT Riv-
ervieW men on the outside Of the line.
DR., Hoskins gave him pass for the
batch of eight. and charged IS cents
for it. He saw DR.. Hoskins paid the
same sum by another man for a pass.
DR.. Bagby was not present. The wit
ness said that he had asked DR.. Bag
byifor the pass and was refused before
getting it from DR.. Hezkins.
MIR. BICKFORD EXPLAINS.
N1r. RicKford here explained to the
mayor that he evidently misunderstood
the position Of the defense. "tWe ad-
NIT" ,said Mr.. Bickford that charge
was made for passes Tie question is,
whether for monetary considerations
passes were issued to unauthorized
persons
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