The Portland daily press., 1899-01-24

DR. Holt said he knew nothing about
such letter being written.
Mr. K. u. Winslow said that In regard
TO F. NJ he was the best paid man
In his employ and had plenty Of money.
He knew he never could have been q
charity patient. DR.. Holt said he never
saw this man to his knowledge
DR.. Ciough said that one Of the patients
wanted gold bowed glasses though she
was treated as charity patient. She got
them and paid for them.
Mr.. Frank then read "a statement from
DR.. Holt relating to DR.. Bowers failure
to attend clinics when n member of the
staff of the Institution. DIR. Holt said
that DIR. Bowers had manifested great
hostility towards the institution since his
removal from the staff and had madsf
threats to him a
DIR. Holt was not questioned by any y
the other trustees. IA
Mr. Frank thon said: "As I have sal
shall not vote on this matter. but W
desire 10 make few remarks before th b
case ends. II seems to me tn n
Bowers has misconceiyed his duty Ia
ceso. lie has done much to injure ~
fair name of this grand institution which
Is doing such noble work among the poor.
A psrsou may do much harm to an in
stitution of this Kind by making accusa-
lions against its officers ANY person ay
stand on u street corner and make charges
like these A cur may bray at the moon
tut the moon In all the henuiy Of its
mo uf,,o,
upon the earth undisiurbed by IL. 20
may some men hurl accusation against
this noble institution which goes on I'M
disturbed by the ate mpt % iujure 1t and
calmly continues It's WORK long after the
accuser has gone to his long r. 81 / con-
fess to feeling this matter more than |
ought, continued Mr. Frank with tears
in his eyeJ. 81 stood by the Inlrmary in
those days when we appealed in It's behalf
to the shrewdest and most paIsimonious
men of our state as well as to the most
munificent. and these in death did Dos
forget the institution for which we have
labored. These charges we have heard
here are thinner than air. Any ranter
might make them. Any prattler about
the streets might make similar charges
against any institution. IL is a misfor-
tune that they were made. Is it to be
wondered at that some one among the
thousands of poor persons who are treated
here free of charge may he disgruntied at
their imagined i'll usage here? These
charges of disgruntled persons have not
been trumped up but they have been con-
osntrated by Dir. Bowers. There is only
one action we can take In this case as far
as / can see "
DIR. Bowers's reply was brief. He said
he had no counsel rs had Dr. Holt, and
was not accustomed to making an argu-
nent In court. He hoped that some of the
statements made ut this hearing would be
made public, that some of the things
which had been done would be printed.
He said he had done as the Loard re-
quested in making specific charges AZ far
As he was able. 1t was his original iDten-
ton to have the matter solely confined to
The board of trustees, but they had chosen
to make it public though 1t was not his
desire that it should be done. The fact
that in answer to these charges DR.. Holt
says he does not find any record of these
persons as being charity patients is no de-
Tense nor Is 1t any defense for him to say
he does not remember these people. L
leave the case as l have given it in
the hands of you gentlemen and in the
hands Of the public"
The board then went into executive ses-
sion and remained there some fifteen
minutes. Mr.. Frank went into the execu-
tive session with the other trustees.
Nothing was said no arguments were
made and no discussion took place regard
/ ng the evidence SO the reporters we're
told
At the close of the session tho rer ~rters
were given the following copy of tn. reso-
lutions which had been passed unani-
mousy by tine board.
Resolved. That after a careful con-
sideratiou of the testimony presented at
the hearing we are convinced and hereby
record our unanimous opinion and judo.
me ut that the CHI yes preferred by DR..
John w. Bowers nave not been substanti-
ated and that we are satisfied from the
evidence presented that the executive
surgeon, Dr. T. Z. Holt has, in all mat
tiers relative to the Infirmary, acted with
a high sense of honor and for the be st
interests of the Institution and that he
possesses the entire confidence of this
hoard ~