The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-15
Or. LOcKHbRrS DEFENSE.
MEDICAL LAKE suPERIxTExDExT
REPLIES TO CRITICISMS
Declares the Eastesa WaskfDgsen
Hospital for the Iasaae Better
Manages Than ~ Any Time In Its

Superintendent Ioekaars. of tsse Medical
Lake hospital for the snsasss, makes 8 &C.
tasied reply 20 the report Of ssae ss<-s.sstIse
committee on that iGxtisasluss- He declares
that fsie Invest. SsstIan Was eo5cs@Esss and
conducted IL partisan ssAaSs that ~ SsEa-
fEge are "a pars fasse. and IN par 1sssEgsse-
resenl atiorss: taat tae ssassssassoa = wea
ynanaged. and thai former SEsssy rissSsEtent
Senpse inspired and directed tire attack GA
the present management cat u psasae Mir
sls governor ami Esase haarss ef audit asss
cosstroi. Dr. Iscckaarss Etatefaessf fellows
in detail:
Preliminary TO referring 10 aogsas q the
charges made by the h014se cgsgsrEsttsn ar
detailed In the.r report wsss TO eail pub
lie attention 10 some facts During ne
firsg four years Of the management OF the
Eastern Washington hospital ! Mas one az
fhe commissioners therefor. Many things
occurred during snas time that called fcTtn
newspaper common. and criticism Some
Of them gave ms great paia and anxiety.
A Mr. Coffee who had been highly re<ofn
mended by the prominent Republicans OF
Spokane for a place there. gave the man
assment great troso.a. Ills ultimate re-
nnoyaI became a necessity There were
fraoseng reports Of occurrences n the
wards indicating more or les careleassness
en- the Part Of attendants One patient mad
his eye cut out by a iong-nailed antagonist.
the Iens falling on the floor. The case OF
one Kelly gave as the most trouble te
had been imported by DIR. Scmp.e from the
state Of New York. He was acting a. head
warden when perhaps ia Hquori ne
stamefuiiy ABUSED patient. he noise
IL created reached Spokane. The then
ouokane Statesman. 8 leading Journal OF
that time, tnow merged Into and part or
the Review. took the matter np and ven
tflafcss ii until the commissioners ordered
an Investigation. Mary witnesses were
examined pre- and con. Mr.. J, Howard
Watson, then local editor OF the spokes
man conducted the case against Dr. sem
pte | conducted. for the most part,
the defense for the said sempse. The
charges were found true rs alleged. The
board promptly discharged Mr.. Kelly.
which act Or Semple had fun power 10
have doHe but for some unknown rsa-
s5u. he failed to do during the several
dAss or weeks intervening Perhaps De-
cause said Kelley had known DIR. Senpie
oniy as s. physician in convict insane
ward AT one 81 the asyiunls III New YORK
where they both came from,
When the hotiy contested case was az
last ended by the discharge Of the Of
finder kelly. by the board. ! asked Mr..
Watson what he thought Of the matter.
sEefl." he said, dryIy. ''you have saved
ur. SempIe.'
when DR.. sempir Left.
When Or. Semple iafs The institution
July IS 1897, having given UP the Keys
With a bad grace. ehargined AT not having
ben able TO hold his position there--ne
poured out hts wrath upon Governor RoS-
crs whom be characterized as a poiiticat
frtckster without regard for truth or
honesty--haviug made promises ana
hedges 10 him that hs never meant 10
keep. Next he denounced the beard OF
audit and control az ii graeeiess makeup
~ everything vile. and dol. hidiMth as
the worst of the lot. Then ne applied al
the epithets 10 Mr.. Lister h~ could thihh
al. and lastly he turned upon any one
tGhich mea nj mel who would take posi-
tlu5 under such a board.
He was furionsiy mad. and uttered I'm
yrecations and maiedietioBs. not few,
Indicating what he would do 10 gel even
With them later. From that day 70 this
he has been my enemy and mas piotted
tion Iasseriy | have good reason to be-
lfey.. he has turned sc-ibsier for the out
burst. in which pusscatton there nave
appeared the most Infamous falsehopds
eyer uttered Ivy venai press, such as
sschaas al Medical Lake and other VEN
osnous attacks upon myself and The man
agement of the hospital. These articles
as everybody knows. were sent over 10
olympia and found ready credence Ia the
mind of the astute iawmaker and would
he Incumbent of position hefs-Dr. WI
ier--wbo moved an investigation based
upon these scurrllcns attacks published In
DR.. wsiser declaring they were written
by responsible person tfsr. SsFnpie Is
81 opposed to be a responsible person.
The Iavesttgsttoa.
Then Upon these anonymous articles a
committee Can Bepublscanal was sent 10
this hospital tn investigate dieaven save
IN. mark, and when said committee ar
rived here tsey proposed to send for pr,
seulple-~ wss,er sat,i ne did not know any.
thing about hospital matters. he wanied
pr semple ard Mr.. Mcdowell siie former
superintendent and the local member of
the old hoafdt sent for. They we're Ssni
for. The board consisted at lfr- Writer.
pr. Carpenter and Nt. Myers saitorney
eor thu hoaTl, i've Republicans. all po~
isficai enemies - the institution. - 1iTe@-
fsxste the management 81 this hospital,
with power ~ send for persons and Pc
y.~rs etc For tSspe DAYS ard II ghts
they examined books and papers ard eagl~
tated and ircuNatad and fsnaisH 1hsn DR..
Sengin had pr01osed ssTVersS hundred
questions fnF NfsHT Ia ask. nc returned ~
IA spafau. And ire laug reat~up wrath of
the little man heSan u take shape ana
show fga auiaRsS, What wss sought for tn
this sC-sallsa3 inNestis&ttanF Earpings.
possible defects fag}' ftn3sngF Anything
70 make ynint agatass the management
~ the Institution fu his noble work 81
depreciation trey ia0arsl DAY ana wight.
and when nothing estid ~ henestBy founi
Tea md faalt With they went To Discharged
employees ara took their venesno3as false
hoods truths ard repeated them "a that
august body. fhe ko3tse tf Representatives
ssus they found favor - tlsuts ewes ANA
they were published a. ~e}l-ss tess ned truths
hat moss ~ their SsAksseomts were really
without foundation tn fact
note SEINE 9f gAs tEefns found in the
commuters Fvporr.
THE pump useA slaweF pump station ~
run two DAYS week 'Fhe facts aye ttAs
record shows II ansl MIR kefsaa confirms
stl that the p9np fan usually three Ia
five days tn week afgS IA Siszs4rueF every
day There agsA AS le8kaxss naa -, fhe
reservoir aT pipes. Ats3T eight years
wear leaks are snosfe ASats 20 acrsl- thar
when the pipes ~@se ,seA
During the stay ~ che committee ~
gave a very satisfactory sxhthlgtass ~ tNA
capacity 81 TIE AC~ss caFanaay &asf sa.s~ss-
p4sslp ta shros barge stS&arr ~ Wsse~
over the hsghFSt Nsft ~ the An4rsfal
h,Altllnv This eas snsde passst-= s.aly 10
tho repair az th1 sssrSv-uau3e lsFssg<,s, ss,.r~
rag the s~ssisr explosion saa svi@S s8s.s ss,r
months thereafter umssl rvssyvsg under rr,,,
direction, IAr SsSarse sAs5 fnere wsre s,et
esagga men 10 mar sAc ladders N@eAsn+