Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-16
SKINNED THE MILK
staff and Attendants at State
Hospital Had surfeit Of
Cream s
TESTIMONY OF r BERRY
u'-res',"~ Existed be s. N III" md
su,cr,ut.n.,cnt muS n.on-Many
Visitors Observation-Disclosures
Testimony ON the Quality Of
Mayor Nurkc's COnl.


Mayor Durkc's COnl.
The fnvcstigation OF tho conduct OF al
fairs ut the state Insane hospital at
Waterbury by tho commission app"ln'cu
at the last session of the Legislature
WAS resumed ut tho Van Moss House yes
.orday morning and continued through
1ut the day. 1t was completed Tor the
Present and AN adjournment was taken
The next meeting Will he in March In
Waterbury, ~ Montnelier L, ". \. STAFF
suid of Morrisvillc and y. &. Williams
nj Bellows Fails were thc two c"mins-
ti,ncrs present Yesterday. Governor Bell
WAS also in attendance for IA brief tim".
Atturn.'v-t;cn"ral 6. G. Fits ot Brattlc-
bcro conducted the examination.
The greater part of tho tim" WAS passed
H. the examination of Or. W. -. Berry.
former paihologist and clinical director
~ tho hospital. His testimony brought
out several interesting points, among them
l'.ing the fact that the milk wns SKIM
mcd. that many people wer" entertained
nj the States expense. th" institution
being STYLED a free State hotel. Yhe qucs-
Iitl nl coal was also ulScuSStu ~ Sblnc
lrngth. Mrs Ferry was to hav" been eX-
trimmed Yesterday but owing to Illness sh"
VII appear before the commission at
Montpelier later.
DIR GERRY on THE STAND
Tho testimony of DR.. Berry throughout
In" entire course of hi: examination
showed that ill-fcelng existed between
him and Superintendent Hutchinson. DR.
Berry said the clash between them CT. me
,lout. he believed. through jealousy or
The part of the superintendent. Dr. Berry
gid it never occurred to him that he was
receiving more favOrs from the trustees
than he ought and that he had nothing
more than mHn received whr occupied
POSITIONS in other institutions similar Ia
MS.
'ihc question of ordering supplies was
brought up and DR. Berry said that in
ruuipping the la bora Tory he had full swing.
lie said that he ordered all the supplies
for his department, that he made notes
vi what he wanted from which the ste.
1"Prapher wrote letters which were pre-
scntcd to the superintendent for his sig
nature. The witness said that DIR. Hutch
nson refused to sign such letters on only
ino or two occasions.
OPPOSED TO TRAINING SCHOOL
Tho matter of the training school for
nurses was brought up and Or. Berry
Faid that Superintendent Hutchinson was
opposed to the school. lie said that the
superintendent was scheduled to give a
course of lectures, that he gave two or
three and beyond that paid no attention
I" the school. He said the superintcn-
dcnts opposition TO the school was n
subject Of comment among those con-
noctcd with the institution.
TIE PATHOLCGIST'S WORK.
With reference to the work developing
upon His department Dr. berry SAID that
the Superintendent had nothing to do with
il. lIc did not perform the autopsies, did
not oven attend them, and that he knew
iothnT of the laboratory work. DR..
I'ilN said that when contaSious diseases
were dScovercd such as typhoid fever.
etc. the town health officer was notified
and that the superintendent received such
Information as was given to the health
officer He said that on some occasions
III, Superintendent knew from what cause
patients died, that is if there were un-
usual circumstances connected with the
c'ath. lie said the superintendent knew
nothing about the work done at the lab
"raiory AT tn" time when the presence
o. tuhcr ulosis became known DR. Berry
snid it occurred to him that somctiinI :
was the trouii" because of the lack OF
lntorost in the work displayed by the SUI
lerintendcnt. 1t occurred t. him that
l>r. Hutchinson dslked hm. Again ht
tlid it occurred to him that DR.. Hutch
Inson hcine of the older school did not
tai. q 1S fr, 81 rs, h., nj
work in question as did physicians Of tn,
present school. When asked if Tin. atti-
tudc of the supcrinto ndent was discussed
by the members of the staff DR.. Berry
replied that it was in a secret way.
ALLEGED FAvORIlIsM.
Tic question of favoritism was
brought up by Attorncy-Gcncral Fits
When questioned as To whether any
complaints in that regard had been
made, Dr Berry replied that while IN
Europe he understood that one COM
plant had been made To the trustees
lie said he understood that DR.. Upton
went to the trustees and complained
that Dr. Andrews was exercising toe
much authority The witness had NJ
I personal knowledge of this, depending
upon what he heard for his informal ion
DIR. BERRY'S EUROPEAN TRIP.
The fact that DR.. Berry in 1902 re-
ceived leave of absence and went tC
Europe was brought up and he was
asked to explain how 1t came about
lie said that he wrote to DR.. Platt one
or the trustees. and said that he in
tended to resign. but made a proposi.
tion that IL extended leave OF abscnc,
30 that he could travel In Europe h.
would remain with the institution. A,
q result he was granted three months
leave of absence with fun pay. DR.
Berry said such action was cuytomar,
in other institutions of n similur char.
actcr, tho leave being granted In ord.,
that tho pathologist might learn man,
Things hat would he Of value to the in
stitution he represented. Upon his re
turn Dr. Berry said lie presented "a bil
Of $500 for expenses and that tho trus
tees allowed II. Later the auditor
I.. hi Il Al