The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-04
Evidence Shows Super.
intendent. and Special q !
Board Not In Accord.
FIGHT ON DIR. F. OSTEl|:,RE;'g.
is PLAINLY EVIDENT
Statement Drawn From Dr.. Hens,
derson That Dr.. Foster Rarely Ss
Goes Through the Wards. !,
Steward Declares the
Beef Used is l5Ss "a.
Good. 4 Aiss III

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Especial from Our staff Correspond ent.0 ii u
:, WILLIAMSBURG, VA, May S.----Ths 4,
third day. session Of the legislative cons
.mittee, charged with the investiga ton Of
the williamsburg Hospital for the insanesS
while not as sensational as the previous "a
day, served to Introduce estinony that lsA.s
promises to lead up to startling dis..a .s
closures. 58 ,lti5 n 55 i3l 5a3 ID Nj
( The people Of williamsburg are begin Az
ming 10 awaken to the interesting examit.sS
nation that is being conducted here and y
to-day FOR the first time the court rooi1
III Cameron Hall was thronged with an al
eager audience. u 81 4 81 ssS;ss
Dr.. Foster superintendent Of the hos
,pltal, said to-day when lie found RI his
picture in The Times-Dlspatch. printed
next to one Of Mr.. Cloves II don't
like the company in which you put irne.sssS
4. In that sentence may be sunlmed d up
the cause and animus of this invests ga O.
ton. There are two factions In controlS
at the hospital, one headed by y i. F,oste
the superintendent and the other co n-FS
4tTOllcu NY lllS SpeCidl pUeiEu u t1lSAAa
Air.. Cloves was lately member. III "A :ss
Ugly Rurnors Afloat.
J Feeling is high. and f arumors, that
seem Trustworthy can be relied W vi ponsSS
there Will shortly be made disclosures Nat
will be more startling. There are / strange q
stories, not whispered but cried al loud, 3
Of debased morality, Of degeneracy and Il
of bad faith In ofnce that seem d mos s8l
x<~. Ala fr,, rt,nna e%f7r,{n
lis only fairSto say, relate to tile past
but members of tho altteea who are q
acognizant Of them. say VI that \ hey viii
be stigated to Il very bot ttp1l.
~ The sensation of 3tle8 d d YSfSs oecu rredsg n
when Mr.. Brooks. the steward SS Of the
hospital, testified on the stand ;tha I'll Dr.5s
4 Henderson, the first sistants pll ysicianS h;
! OF the hospital had told him that Dr.
Foster, the superin tendent. did ot&Yisit
the wards, did not plan for the hospital lsS
and did not care for the physica Y well sss
fare Of the pa atients. Sft SS3F ID 4ssss fl5
K L Hon. Joseph T. less counsel ford
Foster, was ross-examining the witness
when@t the statement was made and IA sill -sS
sence regned for a full minute. 1T was
felt by all that the real battle had Il
,at last begun and that tho pretence Of n
the opening questions had been wept.sl
away. IA 4 3,
There jes every effor4 lbeing made Ell
to show that Or. Foster Is not q coln-Ns
'petent superintendent, that lie Is not
abreast with the times. and that he
does not give sufficient or efficient care Il!
TO the institution. All the question e 50 "a
far have been along this line. 8E88Ss
Petersburg Asylum Much Better.
DIR. henderson stated on the stand U.s.
afternoon that no physician ever stted Nj
n dead patient to determine whe Their or rs
1trt0
superintendent had not been 81 through
the wards With him but six times within
the two years he had been at the hos>,s{5g{
.pital.. rs gS5s.
Dr. Henderson also told OF improper
conditions that existed when he took n
charge. OF straight jackets being used
OF patients being compelled to sleep on
tho floor and OF duclsing as punlshrS n
ment In answer to questions, he con.ss3f
trastcd the condition at Petersburg negro II:
asylum with conditions at Wllliamsburg, IN,
much to the advantage OF Petersburg. 2
At this point Chairman Sadler inter-5s
rupted the witness to say: 39
'.rhe negroes are treated better and Il
kinder than our own white people,
It was a dramatic utterance and im-Ss
committee ana audience alike. S
Senator Sadler also brought out the
curious fact that among the purchases 5
for the hospital were Wild duck, soft shell s3ISa
crabs, turtle and cigars. which the steW-S3
ara said were not used for the patlnts,ssS
Dr. Henderson suggested that the board 81.
probably consumed these delcacles.
Earlier In the day the rotten beer
Incident occurred, when Chairman sadie "a
asked the steward II he served bad beef, p,
and continuing, said that tho committaa "a
had been Informed that the beef brought se
to the williamsburg Hospital by express Sse
was so rotten that the express MESSENGER
could scarcely stay In the car with it.e5 sS
Moved the Whiskey. ri III
Mr.. Brooks. the steward, the first wits
ness of the day related the Incident OF a M
barrel of whskey being removed from sss8S
lis custody BY order Of DR.. Foster and s5ssf
given to the drug clerk. Mr.. Judd, who, E
he said he had been informed. was q $9
"disspated character. The whiskey Wan sl8
moved back to the steward room hy .
order OF the board, and Dr. Foster was ~
exceedingly angry In consequence. ana aSs
told the board So Ssla5 5ssI
It was ndicat ed by the questions asked as
along this line that DR., Foster had Or
dered the whiskey removed from the stew
ards room because the members of the as5SSf
board were in the habit OF going there 70 sSss
drink at the expense or the Institutions s
When the session was adjourned q Dr.
Henderson WAS still on the stand, and
will he examined again to-morrow IT 9
expected that Colonel l4awless Will bring
out some startling facts IN his cross-ex-
animation of this witness. which will ~
probably be begun tomorrow afternoon. IS
Opening session-Third Day.
The third days session OF the lnyssttg tga- MI
tion committee began this morning II sa
e:a5 with the ntrolnetlon OF Mr.. Al M
Brooks steward OF the hospital. as N SSd
III SSSs is;sS SSEE
rr,, Jnsanb ~ . T,awless WAS pressn k.sy n
DR.. Foster, Chairman Sal gSS
Instructed the sergeant alarms to sxsssN'