The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-20
COMMITTEE.
UNANIMOUS
Central "a State |. Hospital g
Completely indicated i X
MAKE THE REP oRT TO-DAY Z .
Paper Drawn up BY Senator clayton
Was Adopted Without Dissenting
Vote Praise Of Or. Orewry
and Mr.. Strauss
MAKE THE RE TO-DAY !, !;

rhe scnnte Committee on Public 1nsti-
tutions mot yesterday afternoon TO adopt
Its report In relation to the charges made
against the sthto Central Hospital ut
Petersburg.
on tho night before It had boon de \
termined, in general way, what this
report should be- Mr.. Clayton was ass
signed the task OF writing tho report that
viii be made to tho Senate to-day. s3S
The report was adopted by on unani-A
nous vote MS follows:
10 the Senate Of Virginia.:
on the 9th instant your honorable body
passed and had }erred to your Com
mittce on Public institutions and Educa-a
ton the following resolution:
"Rcs Owed, That the Committee on
Public institutions and Education be,
and the same Is hereby, instructed to
nroceed ut once to make q full and thor.
ough investigation into the charges made
against the Central State Hospital, tho
officers and management by Or. RI T.
styll and all other matters connected me
with or relating to said hospital which
may seem proper to the committee or
DO suggested by, any one else.
''Thc committee IS authorized to u sit
for this purpose during the session OF
the Senate, and to send for persons and
papers, and It shall report as soon as
possible s. 4. Z ts5.
your committee proceeded to make a full
and thorough Investigation OF the charges
against said hospital. DR.. r. y. Styll.
Randolph Reese, together with the su
perintendent and other a officers and
employees. In response toA summons. ap--.
peared before your committee. After
thorough and searching examination Into
all the charges preferred. your commits
tee begs leave to submit the following
report:
.si FIRST CHARGE. Z.
First The charge that SEQ, 900 appro-
prlated by the State was diverted at one
time from the purposes for which It was
appropriated IS not sustained.
This money was appropriated BY the
state for general purposes. and was by
order Of the Executive Board properly
used for the erection OF necessary build
Ing for the accomm odatlon of the In
mates OF hospitals, Tho action of the
board was duly reported to and ap-
proved by the General Assembly, and no
blame attaches to the officers OF the In
stitution for the necessary expendi-
ture, but on the contrary, the action In
this respect Is commended, especially as
It appears from the evidence that tho
patients in nowise were deprived OF the
support necessary for their health and
comfort. III 81 f5
Second That the superintendent Of
tho hospitals OF the State were absolute
and autocratic In their authority In their
| conduct towards tho officers and en-
| 8ployes. This charge, SO far as applies to
| the Central State Hospital, Is absolutely
! without foundation.
Tho officers and employees testified that
| the superintendent was a strict dlscipli-
MARIAN, but always kind ana courteous IN
| his manner Of dealing with oil connected
| with the institution.
Third. Tho charge of the immoral con-
| duct OF one Of the officers towards an
employee is not sustained.
1.-THE evidence disclosed the fact that
1.-THE charge was for alleged immoral con-
| duct occurring more than three years
ago: that tho Executive Committee and
| the Board of Directors had fully, jnves-
tigated the charge when brought to their
! attention and dismissed the same as I'M
worthy OF serious consideration and upon
further examination by your committee
tho action Of tho Executive Committee
and the Board Of Directors is approved.
RANDOLPH REESE.
Fifth. The charge that the employe
Randolph Reese, was dismissed from SER
1 vice by the superintendent without cause
is not sustained. The evidence upon this
charge shows that Reese made improper
proposals to female employo Of the
! hospital tina t she made complaint to the
! superintendent who brought tho matter
| to the attention Of the board. Upon
i hearing the evidence the board ordered
/ The dismissal Of Reese, which action OF
| the board, upon investigation, Is approved
sixth. The evidence adduccd before
4 YOUR committee shows that the patients
/ are properly clothed and fed, and tina!
| everything necessary for their health anc
comfort is amply provided for.
! / Your committee deems It proper to ade
! that it appears from the evidence thai
Dr. Drewry, the superintendent, and Mr.
! Jullus strnus, the chairman OF the Exec
utive Board, together with assistants ane
employees, have administered the busl
| ness and financial affairs Of the Contra
state Hospital In q manner deserving o.
the highest commentator.
1 Your committee herewith returns as
part Of this report the letters Of or
! styll. and Randolph Reese. containing
snecincntlon Of charges. together VIII =
the dispositions Of witnesses who tcstl
ned upon the investigation herein re-
ferred to. Z