The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-12
DOCTOR FOSTER
TELLS Il OF CLOVES / I
Declares That He Was
Unfit For the
Board.
INVESTIGATION
DRAWS TO CLOSE.
Defends Dr.. Williams, and De-
clares Him a Superior Young
Physician-Glen Declares
He Was Discharged on
Account of Way
He Voted.

Especial From a staff Correspondent.)
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, June 1.-THE
end OF the investigation at the Eastern
State Hospital is drawing to close, for
the committee announced this morning
that 1t had called Its last witness, and
Or. Foster, who call It what you may
is on trial. was called to the stand To-
testify in his own behalf.
5sItsis thought that the committee viii
adjourn on Wednesday evening, after
8nnving been in actual session for thirty
one days, al an expense TO the Com mon
wealth OF probably 1900 ID
After an Interval OF a few weeks,
during which time the official stenograph-,
Ser5 will copy the record. the committee
will be called together by the chairman.
and the official report viii #b. written.
Dr.. Foster was placed on the stand later
In the day and gave his opini lion OF MI.
e. H. Cloves quite freely, declaring sthat
he WAS unfit to be on the board and sdid
Il a ! great deal to ;dlsorganize the insti-
tuition and should never hove been ap-
pointed. # X &
The morning session began with the
Stendant, who had been discharged for
drunkenness, who asserted that he was
dismissed because he did not vote the
straight Democratic ticket He also
stated that he had seen u DR.. ianls
practice on the patients by; burning with
1austic, and that he had ba tned several
ipatients. s8
81 The committee. by vote OF four to-
two, decided N that 1t had heard enough
OF ~ nd +r,i1nd
further questions. iE553 5s
Drunkenness 3s
on MISUNDERSTANDING lion g lem said | tnat
aenness and once suspended for the same
cause. 7'}
he said, were drunkards, and ended by
expressing his opinion Of Or. MCGUIRE.
who had reported and n had him dis,
charged. 5se 55s5
II had no use for him and he had no
use for me,'!'3 seid Glenn with great feel;
ing. s6 IL VI 5.5s !. i5
Dr. Foster, the superintendent under
fire, began his testimony shortly before
the dinner hour. He began by stating
that he was a graduate OF 4 ndolph-3
Macon College, OF New York College, and
OF the Royal Inhrmary Of Edinburg,5
Scotland 5}s5f
ss5 DR.. Foster paid a high compliment & to-
DR.. Mcclure Williams. who, he said. y
was ca pable, Industrious and splendid
organizer, who demanded that the at
5tendants keep the wards In order, !, nd
who reported them when they did not
do their duty. s
Dr. Williams. he said. used the burn
Ing BY caustic treatment with his knowl-;
edge and consent On several occasions
he had consulted with DR.. Williams res
garding the treatment, which was favored
by the best medical authorities.
Significant Remark. &
Dr.. Foster used this very significant
sentence:
II do know that many Of the attendants
on the male side did not like DR.. VIII
lianls.'' @ s III q Si.
& Dr.. Foster read n paper showing the
improvements that had been made by him
since he became superintendent In 1899.
Including advantages In every branch
of the asylum III # 5334 n III 5$
35 He also read from his various annual
reports. showing that he had recon-
1nended separate buildings for consun1p-
ftlves and epileptics, an Industrial shop
to give employment to the patients a
separate home for attendants a modern
Ice plant and cold storage, SO that beef
might be properly handled; new
kitchen, a large dining-room, and more
land for farming.
with Intense feeling, In answer to a
question regarding conditions at Central
8(negro) Hospital, DR.. Foster said
Fl II and the superintendents OF the other
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