The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-16
President Boardman De-
cIareS 1t Was Inspired
by Pure Revenge.
CHARGES ARE REVIEWED
Denials Made and Explana-
tions Offered for Action
of Hospital Employees.

President w. J. Boardman. of the
board of directors of the Emergency
Hospital, today made report to the
District Commissioners, in which the
authorities OF the institution review the
investigation of the Board OF Charities
into the recent charges of mismanage-
ment, and other irregularities In the in
stitution.
The report OF the directors is ex-
haustive, and goes into each charge in
detail. Attention is first called to the
fact that while the Emergency Hospital
treats nearly as many patients annually
as all Of the other hospitals in the city
combined. it received only $4,000 from
the Government, while the others re-
ceive more than 100000. The president.
however, asserts that the hospital has
funds able to support Il, and then calls
attention TO the attempts Of the doctor
who made all Of the trouble to have the
hospital turned over TO the Government
entirely. This, the report says. is at the
bottom Of all of the troubles which were
recently aired in the newspapers.
Doctor Was Dismissed.
This doctor. who brought about the in
vestigation. was a member Of the medi-
cal staff. but his name is suppressed in
relied with DR.. d. T Stuart subsequent-
Iy dismissing the latter. although Stuart
had proved to be one of the best house
surgeons the hospital ever had The at
tempt to make the institution a Govern
ment hospital. the report asserts. was a
scheme for revenge on the part Of the
doctor. who. because OF his offensive
ness had been ousted- The same, the re-
port says. is true of the charges he
brought.
The report. in discussing the charges.
says one of them has been sustained by
the evidence. Regarding he irregulari-
ties In vouchers, the board found there
was nothing disclosed TO substantiate the
accusations. Regarding the allegation
that policeman had beaten a patient,
the board found there was no truth In
the charge. and the president asserts
! that had the policeman beaten anybody.
ne would have been responsible to the
authorities at Police Headquarters. and
not the hospital. The policemen at the
hospital are there in the interest Of the
police regulations. and the officers Of the
I hospital have no control over them.
No Abuse of Patients.
! President Boardrnan again denies there
/ has been any abuse of patients in the
/ ambulances. but admits that at times
/ the doctors have had TO use force To
save their own lives and prevent the
patients from injuring themselves. He
! cites the case in which a man was al
\ legged TO have been beaten into insensi-
/ bility by a doctor who used a water
{ bNtle He says the doctor. young and
/ not very strong. went out with the am
/ bulance and found a large and power
/ ful intoxicated man who had fallen and
/ injured himself. The doctor got him into
/ the ambulance. After the vehicle start
ed the patient suddenly attacked the
physician. and the latter was compelled
TO defend himself with the bottle, which
was a flexible rubber quart affair, which
the driver had used TO pour water on
the head Of his horse in hot weather
4 number Of doctors testified that nc
weapon improvised or otherwise would
have done less damage.
Boards Investigation.
Much space is then given by Presi.
dent Boardman in commenting on the
/ report Of the investigation by the board
I recently, and then he calls attention tc
many discrepancies in the report. He
says the report states that the tota
income from private sources for min,
! years was l6,456.5l- In reality, the book,
OF the treasurer. Arthur T. Brice. show
/ there has been contributed S36,344.S7, no
, including $4,000 from Mrs. Hearst anC
the many thousands OF dollars contrib
uted III money and necessary articles By
the ladies auxiliary board
The president says If the hospital as
ISOLATION had not furnished this none,
and the necessary articles the hospita
I would NOT have bepn AZ 10 ,acof,,. 80,
I tients.
MAJOR ALFRED B. TAYLOR