The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-03


Il n,pyo would be allowed to question q
h MINERS. although n suggestion might pe
made Ia n inentter cf tho committed Mr.
4 Foster then asked that hc be allowed
counsel. and TINT his counsel be furnish.
ed with 81 record VI the secret proceed'
,nRs OF the Cloves investigations. The
! request MAS granted, and pr. Foster on.
y potlnced That Hon. Joseph I. Lawless
would appenr for him III the morning.
II EDO you consider DR.. Foster fit man
for. the position Of superintendent or thls
hospital ~ was asked
h y Mr.. Cole rernted that he might be pet
4 lei, and no might be worse.
The committees then went into eSecu-
tive session In order to determine now
Il Tho secret record OF the Cloves irrest-
4 cation should be used. At the END OIL
@ llnlf an hour the doors were opeeed una
Chairman sndler made the following an
( Eouhceinent: XII
..While the committee have the record
OF tho Gloves investigation, and VIII re-
n fer to It In tho conduct of TINS 'nVcs-
ID LEGATION, quoting from 1t or referring "
it4by page will not be permitted, but cues
IL tiUns may he asked witness as to 1nc.s
contained therein so far Us they pertain
tc this Investigation.
\ not be made public, but Senator Sadler
& stated to-day that practically all OF, the
testimony taken In the Cloves investign-
ton would be brought out hcyo
Would Create Sensation.
A gentleman who has read the Cloves
Z report said this afternoon: as.N
'.rhc newspapers would give $1,000 for
one page OF that Cloves report, 1t would
III create a sensation."
After a recess for luncheon Mr.. Colo
continued his evidence. telling of Dr.
1Ienderson's appointment to q position
in the hospital
Tho witness was interrupted by Sena-
tor Rison. who asked II DR.. Henderson
had not been selected because of his
support of Governor Montague.
No witness denied this.
ii t.Dld not Mr. Cloves say In your pres
nnce that DR.. Henderson was supporter
I of Governor Montague" asked Senator
\ Rison.
II do not think so' replied Mr.. Cole.
/ Chairman sadler hero interr,,pted, say
Wing that the question Of politics had
nothing to do with this Investigation.
& ut has nil to do with IT, retorted SEN
ator Rison.
!; active in having the inferno and trained
! nurse dismissed as being unnecessary
and how DR.. Foster had earnestly en-
81 deavored to retain them
K Next came the description of the hor-
rible condition of tho Montague build
4 ing, which, although but three years
built, had been infested with bed bugs
!: through the negligence OF the oliic,als
Mr.. Cole went into the matter thor
oughly. telling how he and Mr. Cloves
Y had called attention to the evil to the
euperintendent, and how they had liter
Z ally killed tho vernin by the hundreds
with their own hands.
81 Senator Sadler next questioned the wit
n ness regarding the suicides and rum
Is always, bringing out the statement that
Z the cause was due to negligence. Mr.
I Cole added that now there was II, force
i a system Installed by Mr.. Gloves which
would in future do away with such accl-
z dents.
Mr. sadler asked this question regard
Ing the suicide Of man named Bell:
N eff this man killed himself on account
!. Of not being properly watched, would you
say that the authorities were at fault
or were negligent?'
4 Mr. Cole replied:
RI should say yes"
Suicide Of Bell.
Senator sadler then asked who was re-
eppnsble for the condition of the Mon
4 tarue building.
''The superintendent, the physician, the
supervisor and the attendants, was the
reply,
''Are these men still In charger"
Eyes" replied Mr.. Cole. 2
The committee then adjourned until .
O'Clock Tomorrow morning.
In speaking Of the scope Of the investi-
3 CATION. Senator Sadler said that he ex
pectcd to examine every emrloye OF the
hospital. as well ns the officers and many
4 outsiders. He does not think that the
& Investigation will conclude for ten days.
alr II. j. Hess. of Baltimore, former J
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