Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-05
Close OF the Bagby Investiga-
ton Last Night.
HIS HONOR CONSIDERING
ihe stand. S,a,ennent OF Health OF
fieer 7sasby. Letters In,rn-
dnc-,:. Addrefx Zoe o. fense

St!u- 70 90 N the case ri Health Off
GER Bae'by. suspended pending the re-
sui, into the conduc, Of his Office dur
ing The yellow fever sale
Wien Dr. Eachy was suspended.
there was {, court ror,n full of people
really to testify against him. During
the several sessions of the investiga-
ton, which has been il progres IS dur
Ing the past ten days. there has been
i notable pau@ity Of witnesses. AS 4
matter Of fact. the city mas had no ma
t"ral Witnesses. The few Who did tes-
1ify relates: that which the defense adj
lnittcd. /;
I'll" investigation was brought to a
close last night in the Corporation
Court room before iii audience Of
simply benches. the puu!ic. apparently.
having lost interest ii tho matter. Tho
mage, has promised lo announce his
decision today. What Chat decision Will
~. 10 man knows Perhaps Eis
Iiol"i., las; night, did not know. In
deal. he intinIated that he had not
made UP his mind.
Mr.. r. q. Hickford appeared for Dr.
l'aShy. as usual. Nh. w. c. Stuart
W;,s present. but aid not take any part
in tho affair.
The investigation opened with Dr. J.
~. -Nylcr. secretary Of tic Board of
Health. IN the stand explaining the
minutes Of the Board Of Health on the
Monday Afternoon foloNing the cut
brc.an o! the fever. These minutes are
2 Ec1y Important factor in the pro
:cc1inSs. as the nefcns., Claims To have
acted rntircly Within lhc regulations
adopted at this meeting - far as issu-
ing r;lsses was concerned. except the
charge feature
The mayor and Mr.. l1irkford differed
widely in their construction Of the in
tent Of the action of this meeting. The
mayor held that the ncard intended
that only those persons who resided
outside the line could come back in.
not anybody ANA everybody Who might
receive passes.
Mr.. Bickford. sustained by Dr.. .Ayl-r.
held that anybody could go out Of The
city. ana that all to whom passes We're
issued could, according IL tho intention
Of TIL. board, return before noon Tues
Jay.
When Dr.. Ayler lMll concluded his
testimony, tn. mayor Swore Mir K: G.;
Bic:!nrd. and aSkt'l him if he did not.
on the night '"hen Or. lsagby was sus-
pended. say that if these things We're
true, even though h c;!icial Mas his
own brother. the mantle. Of Office should
fal! from his shoulders.
MIR. Bickford asked the mayer to de
fine what he meant by these things"
He said he aid 1ruk. a similar state
:ncn,. saying that il Dr.. HaSby had
sold passes. he would wan, To see the
mantle Of office fall from his shoulders.
The charge against Or. l>asby chat
night was that he sold lasScs. ana this
IS what the people apparently believed.
Relative 70 his statements regarding
the weakness Of the guard line. Mi.
Is!ckford said tina, III, had said that the
line was too weak. bar! that Willie he
did not question that the line VAS un-
der the general supervision of the
health officer. it was in eifest. under
tie control Of the chief Of police.
The mayor here announced that the
city rested.
Dlt. BA(;i:Y ON THE STAND.
Mr.. Bickford said that he only had
one question To ask Dr. l;aSby DR.
jaa by was sworn
Mr.. SicifolN reminded Dr. Ragbv
that one witness had testified that DR.
l!aShy had refused him Il pass for
seven or eight men. ana he had after
wards gotten the pass from DR. Hos
ltins.
~. EaGb$ said that this witness,
jackson. BY name, had ayproa% hed !,irn
~ ~ was abou, !, bnfp} IA. fn,,
III" city ANA asked him for this pass
II" tod Ja kscn 70 60 - Or. Ilnskns,
which he dd
,fn& mn%nr Then took tie Witness in
hand. III response to questions. DR..
':"ghy stated Shat On ;hh Monday af-
sc.ncon he had issual about seventy
~" passes: he had charged for only
iNrse or four, personality: he made the
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