The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
COL. LAA'l(:S';IS'j. ! ! I D S
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BIY..C | y. GLOVES.
Son Takes Exc eptions,to
Remark g n l|i J, About, bout, His Fa-
ther. Texas Cloves.
DIR. WILLIAMS
AWFUL, CRUELTY
Witness Tells In Detail Of His
Ducking and Burning Insane
Patients AS Punishment.
The Days Evidence
81 in FavorrS$5of Dr.
Foster. N
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Especial From d STAFF Correspondent)
WILLIAMSBURG, :, A., May l7.--
The sensation Of the day in the Eastern
stats Hospital. .g investigation came Just
at the end OF the days proceedings when
Colonel Lawless arose and addressed the
committee. He stated that Il son Of
Mr. & Texas Cloves had approached him
With threatening language and gesture
In the grounds of the asylum and had
demanded what he had meunt f'y calling
his father $"that creature" during the ses-
sion Of the committee
Colonel Lawless said that he desired
! to serve notice that he would protect nifn-
I self In the proper manner from Mr. Texas
Gloves, who, lie said. mad killed several
.men, and from Missions and Ills rela-5
4 ttions. 5ssj Ill j58 jssf;.ss
Colonel Lawless said he asked the pro-
lection OF no 4 man, but he thought 1t
proper to bring ITO theS attention Of the
Sscornni ttee the threats OF witnesses.
\. Intense Excitement.
There was intense excitement during the
short address Of the counsel for Or. Fos-
$ter, for 1t was felt that the time has
come when word may bring on q per-
scnal difficulty.
a;Mr. Texas Gloves said tonight to q
1limes- Dispatch represent tatiSe that ne did
not intend TO have "a personal difficulty
with Colonel Joseph T. LaWless collnse! Sc
for Dr.. Foster, superintendent OF tne
Eastern State HospitaL ,.sS n Il
Colonel La wless to-day y during the eve eve
min g. lluding to- xas ias sioHss'
1spoke tof al1inls as "t ha tur .; II .Ss
~ ftternoun Mr.. Fetert "es,sE son
of Mr. Texas Gloves, approached Colonei
Lawless and asked him " nat. ne Hheant 't.a'1
tby his. harsh language about his father
ro,one1ts1 4 ,awess replied that he meant
exactlv what he had said, and informed.
M. Peter. Cloves that if@he was SEEK
ing n difficulty, he could get itaNright
there.
Mr. Peter Gloves left after using threat,
ening words and gestures. f.i
Killed His Man.
IT is said that Mr.. Texas Cloves mas
killed his mainland Colonel Lawless noti-,
Trled the Investigation Committee ON that ne ne
would take proper steps to defend him-
self II was thought that a personal.
%difficulty would certainly follow either
Shet weenl c olonel I,awless and Mr.. Texas
%c1owes or his son, as the most Intense
5excitement prevailed throughout the city
Mr. Texas Gloves. however, states that
Gthere will he no difficulty, for he says, he.
will urge his son to let the matter rest.
.He states that the affair Is the outcome
~ nolitics and the result of his fight,
m Colonel I.awess, when he ran for Con-
gress from this district.
873"I am not afraid Of any man. and II
81 had. heard Colonel. Lawless make the
! sstaten,ent,calling me that reature" |
should have answered him. but have
no idea Of having a personal difficulty"
said Mr. Cloves.
Colonel sI.awless said that being here In
Williamsburg. where Mr. Cloves lis so we'll
known. he has nothing to say further,
than that ne is prepared to stand by his
main statement and that there is nothing
10 retract He says he does not know
whether Mr. Cloves was Tor MN or
against him in his campaign for Con-
gress. l
ss Five Witnesses.
There have been five witnesses on the
stand TODAY, Messrs. Proctor. PoWell'
Badkins and Van Fossen, who haHe
served as attendants In the Eastern STATE
hospital. and Mr., Cole, chairman OF the
special board OF directors
same startling disclosures have been
made. but for the most part the evil
dence ] has been but n rehash OF what
has been related before
Mr.. Badkins, former attendant test'-
ned TO the cruel treatment Of patients by
T,rst mcclure Williams, who he said
d,,cket the poor unfortunates when he Was
IN n had humor and burned them cruelty
when he was "in burning humor.
GiThis witness also testified that Dr.. WIZ
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