Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-27
Adjournment in Investigation
OF Conduct Of Dr.. Bagby.
NO CROWD OF WITNESSES
Heres.y Evidence NOT Admitted, A1r. A.
C. Peachy's Statement. 4 Lie Out
Somewhere, lie Says. The
Testimony.

Honor's office last might. but was not
finished because Of the fact that some
Of the witnesses for The city did not APP
pear. After hearing the evidence Of
those witnesses present, Mayor Moss,
adjourned the case over to Saturday
evening, when it VIII doubtless be
closed
The mayor had advertised. request
ing all those who knew anything :lbou
the case to appear before him Hast
night, but when the investigation be-
gan there was. in reality but one ac-
tually material witness present. MIR l.. |
&. Vaughan.
Mr. Il; G. 'ickford appeared for DR..
tRagby. The city attorney was pres
ent. but took no part in the proceed |
lngS. which were opened by His Honor !
reading the following charges which |
he had served upon DR.. l'agby
l.--That While the city was maintain |
Ing a strict quarantine against Eliza
beth City county ana the towns and |
places therein. and you had authority !
ana II was your ofticia! duty to enforce
all the tluara milne orders and regula-
toms of the city and to maintain th,.
said quarantine. You did on July g
and on August !. 1899. in disregard and |
violation of said rules and regulations
corruptly issue and deliver to a large
number Of persons wl'itten passes to
30 out of the city into said Elizabeth |
City county and To various places ana |
towns therein and then to return from
said guaranteed district into this city,
said passes being Illegally ana corrupt-
~ isued by you in consideration of va
rlOuS sums Of money.
'2-That on said days you did know
ingiy authorize and allow DR.. William |
HoSkinS for you and in your name to |
issue written passes as aforesaid stat
ed
"3-That on said days YOU did charge |
and receive from and authorize and al |
low DR.. William Hoslins to charge
and receive from large number OF per-
sons various sums of money for writ
ten passes into the said infected and |
uuarantined district and back into the
city.
''4-That on the days aforesaid While
In charge and control Of the quarantine
guards, you did permit a large number
OF persons whom you knew were from
the infected districts and places that
had been quarantined agains; to come
into this city. in total disregard and |
violation OF the quarantine rules and
regulations
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
To these formidable charges and
specifications, DR. Bagby plead not
guilty.
Mr. a. c. Peachy. the first Witness.
sald that the statement made BY him
before the council was from hearsay
evidence. He knew nothing personally.
He said, furthermore. that some hot
headed Democrats had said. so he had
"a !
Eagby was instituted by Republicans.
lie wanted to say that that was a lie OF
the whole cloth. Being questioned, Mr.
f'eachy said that he had heard Dr. Bag
by admit to the council having issued |
passes ormoney. but DR.. Basby stated
that he did not do it for the money
that was in it, but as Il COMPENSATION
for labor.
Mr.. P. Il. Small testified that he had
gotten pass from Dr. Bagby to go
out of the lines and stay out. He did
not pay for the pass and no money
was asked Of him.
DR.. Atkins told the mayor he had
gotten a pass from DR. Hagby (Th:s
was in accordance with an order Of the
board giving passes to all physicans) |
Mr.. I3ickford asked him if he were
not the man who tried to bring some
Watcrmelons through the lines. DR..
Atkins said he did try TO bring 4 couple
Of melons through for q friend but
made no effort after he found it was
against the regulations.
Or. j. w. Ayler. secretary Of the
BOARD Of Health, testified as to the or
der of the board allowing persons 10
go out on passes and return by u o'clock
Tuesday. these passes 10 be issued By
the president and secretary Of the
board: nothing was said about charg-
ing FOR the passes: the board gave DR..
'Hoskins no authority to issue passes.
The doctor said that he had himself
on Monday issued some SIX or eight
passes to persons living UP about Nor
riSons.
l0r. Ayler said he knew Of no Passes
having been refused by DR.. Bagby be-
cause the applicants refused to pay
'Ihe testimony Of DIR. Ayle. related
principally to the transactions of the
board Of health during the first two or
three days of the fever scare
pr w. F. Greasy. acting health on
Ger. testified relative to the meeting Of
The Board OF Health Monday afternoon |
succeeding the origin Of the fever s are:
but he knew nothing Of the order about
passes good Till Tuesday noon The |
witness in response to a question from |
Mr.. Blckford. said that on Monday
evening there was little excitement on |
account Of the situation. compared with !
the feeling Of the succeeding evening. |
DR.. Greasy testified at some length re-
sardlns the purposes Of the appoint !
Inent Of the advisory committee Of the i
business Mems Association.
Asked whether at the meeting Of the
business Mems Association Tuesday
afternoon anything was said about DR. |