Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-25
Meat 50 Bad That i Nauseated
Prisons Who Entered Asy-
Ium Dining Rooms.
EVIDENCE FAVORs DR.. FOSTER
Attendant Admits Ducking and Bath.
ing Patients Without the Officials
KNOWING of His Rcprehensive Con.
duc-clowcs Looks over Data Be.
fore Taking Witness Stand.
Especial 10 Tic Daily Press. ,


WILLIAMSBURG, May 2i-Eight
witnesses we're examined by the leg.
islative committee of Virginia IN the
affairs OF state hospital The uucs
tiuns asked were for the most part to
corrpborate the evidence given by VI.
ncsses who have already testified.
Every witness testified TO the faith,
fulness of DR.. Foster in the perform
ancc Of his official duties.
Marablc All attendant who testified
yesterday was again on the stand lie
stated that DR.. Foster nor DR.. South
all were aware of his having bathcd
twelve patients in the same tub of
water.
Cole Attacks Accountants.
Durham Cole of the special boarl
testified at length principally along
the line Of the expert accountant re-
port which had ccnsurcd him. Mr..
Cole attacked the report and said that
the accountants did not know what
they were talking about. lie testified
that the attendants were undcrpad.
Lane Tells His Story.
Colonel Lane, the state commission.
or of hospitals, stated that he had for.
mcrly been member of tho firm of
l.. w. Lane & Son, merchants Of Wi.
liamsburg but that he resigned his
partnership when he was elected hos,
pital commissioners. Witness sail
that in his opinion the Superintendent,
was not obliged to make visits TO he
wards with his assistant physici;,,
+ Colonel Lane admitted tina. the
state made fifty per cent OH lis pay.
ing patients.
Eugene Cloves was not called 10
the stand today as was expected Ii,
having asked time in which to thor
oughy examine the reports of The ey.
pert accountant.
Attendants at Fault
D. E. Marablc was the first wit.
ness called this morning He was
put hack on The stand on his own
request in order That he might cx.
pam 10 the committee that The at
tcndants did not notify the physi-
clans in regard to bathing more
thar one patient in the same tub
of water. Mr.. Marabc said the at
PENDANTS took great pains to keep
thu, point from the physicians.
As to the meat used, he said on
one occasion he had seen meat scry.
ed that was unsound The sme!
was very offensive. This occurred
last summer.
great many complaints had been
:nadc Ivy patients of vcrmin in the
salad served. Mr. Marablc had seen
vermln in the salad on one occa
sion Other attendants saw the
sdmc thing and complaints were ut
tered
Patients "kickcd' About the Food.
As TO the complaints made by
patients MIR. Marablc said some OF
the patients would kick against the
food, no matter what was given
No attention was paid TO them.
The beef frequently had n bad odof
but i was generally conceded that
'his came from the chemical prcscr
= vati,eS.
Mrs. NJ l.. Crowder. an attendant
IN the female side of the hospital
was next called. She, in answer I'd
questions. said patient, Miss Part
we'll. lost two shirtwaists through
the laundry. One of the waists was
found on a colorcd woman working
in the laundry. The woman wa;
promptly discharged Mrs Crowdei
could not remember another instance
in which anything was stolen.
Only Two in One Tub.
Archie Walker was pext called. H,
said he was an attendant in tn
male side of the hospital. He sail
he had never washed more than two
DatieItS i'm the same tub of wafer