The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-29
DR.. Edward MCGUIRE and
Or. K. G. Bryanet0
Be Summoned.
INQUIRY INTO
WORK OF FORMER
The Area is Small But It Has
Paid Well-Paticnts Work
Without Pay and Like It.
Baker Tcstifies Asto
Number Of Biscuits
Baked Daily.

Especial from a Staff Correspondent
WILLIAMSBURG. May 2s.--Dr. Me-
CURE Williams. the assistant physician
OF the asylum, whom DR.. Henderson sue
cceded. and who has come in for a fear
ful scoring at the hands OF Witnesses
will be defended by the; professors Of the
University College Of Medicine. his alma In 9;
mater. }$$$
&3 DR.. Williams. who Is now a surgeon IN
the navy, stationed at Manila, is the son
OF Dr. Williams, OF Albemarle county.
who served with General stonewall Jack Il
son under DR.. Hunter MCGUIRE.
Dr.. Edward MCGUIRE. OF Richmond, has
notified the chairman OF the Investigation
Committee that he desires to appear and
testify to character and intelligence Of
the young physician,. who has been ac-
cused OF burning ducking and otherwise
maltreating the patients OF the hospital.
|. Or. Robert G.. Bryan, q professor OF
the University College Of Medicine, will
probably accompany DIR. Mcclure. 4
@ Chairman sader has announced that
The will summons DR.. Mcclure and DR..
Bryan to testify to the proper treatment
of the patients.
#$ The chairman has not yet summoned
Judge d. c. Richardson to defend him
self against the charges made by J. s..
Moore. Judge Richardson sent word to
the committee that&he was in readiness
TO appear and testify. and only awaited
the call. "a "a
On account Of Hashout on the Ches-
apeakeE and Ohio Railway near Walkers S
Station, the train carrying the chairman n
OF the committee was delayed forty
minutes. and 50 the seventeenth days
session OF the committee was not called
to order until II Eo' clock. ss
Question Of Biscuits.
air. Brooks the stewa "a, was again
questioned regarding the food furnished
fthe patients. He denied the statement
made by Captain TreviIan. the super
visor, that only about one hundred bis y
cults were furnished the patients every
morning. Mr. Brooks said that 300
biscuits were baked every morning and
that If the patients did not get the food
1t was the supervisors fault.
#''I give out enough food every day
& to feed the patients, and II they do not
get It, Its not my fault" was the reply
made! in answer to question as to
whether the inmates got enough food,
AnSinteresting matter was developed by
a question put by Senator Rison as to-
the Work done by patients.
II Mr.. Brooks stated that the carpenter.
an inmate had for IS years done work
that would cost the hospital $500 a
day. 1t would seem that this man. a fter
paying his own per capita, has saved the
asylum $31, 600 since he became an in
mate. sft5 t
Farm Pays Well.
Mr., Brooks testified that the farm pay
ed we'll. but that 1t did not furnish
enough vegetables. In answer to n ques-
ton about the ''far famed wnlskey epl-
sode,'. the witness said that he gave
whiskey to certain people who came to
tho storc-room and that he could see
no harm in doing so. \.
Farm Too Small.
Mr.. IIudgins, the farm manager, testi-
fed at length as to the needs OF the
asyl,lnl farm which he said was too
small and not FERTILE i5t5s
A loud laugh followed his statement.
"This is the worst place for bugs !
have ever seem. t
Colonel Lawless brought out the fact
that DR.. Foster had for long time
tried to enlarge and improve the farm.
Mr., Hudgins made, according to the
supcrintendent's report, over $500 clear
on the farm last year, but Chairman
sadlcr insisted that the prices charged
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