The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-23
COFFIN BURNED
IN THE STREET.
Mayor Warburton Declares He
Will Leave No Stone I'm
turned to Punish Guilty
Parties-Consterra-
ton Over Female
Physician.

Especial From star Corresuondent.I
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. November ~
Two happenings. both OF somewhat
sensational character marked the de-
parture OF the General Board from the
Eastern State Hospital Early this morn-
ing shortly after o'clock, some TN
known persons burned in efgy Or. Eos.
ter in front of tho Cameron Hall Build-
ing and about one hundred feet from
the residence OF the superintendent It
Is supposed that the insult was the work
or the same crowd Of men and hoys
who attempted 70 burn a coffin in 'front.'
or DR.. Fosters house on Tuesday night
and were prevented by the police and
by Dr. Foster with drawn pistol
Mayor Warburton has issued an off,
cial statement regarding the occurrence
and has said that he intends to take
every means in his power to bring tha
offenders to justice. He says that he
had given positive orders that no burn-
Ing should take place within the city
limits. and that the action OF the crowd
was a direct slap In the face 10 the
city authorities. as well as an insule
70 one of its prominent citizens
NO expense will be spared" said
Mayor Warburton. TO discover those
guilty Of the outrage. and / am deter
mined TO sift the matter to the bottonl.'s
The unhappy affair proves the abso-
attempt 10 burn DIR. Foster In efigy.
and indicates that the affair was de-
termined and organized, and not the
work OF thoughtless boys.
Dissenting Report.
The second sensational occurrence was
the preparation OF a dissenting report bv
Colonel Turk and Mr.. Bland member OF
the general board. who voted 10 retain
Dr. Foster and the assistant physicians
officers OF the asvlun
This report. which is full OF interest.
Is given in fun below.
The promised rebuiSe to Messrs. Sadler
and Ould by the general board on ac-
count OF the personal criticisms contained
In the minority report. did not mater
ialize
The members had not hesitated to ex-
press their individual opinions regarding
certain statements made by, Messrs. sad
Ter and Ould, charging them with neglect
and. worse still. with using the State
funds TO supply 'sumptuous repasts' for
themselves. while the patients went
hungry and a spicy reply was promised
At this morning 5 meeting. however,
when the matter was discussed il was
decided that nothing official should be-
given out by the general board. There
IS no doubt but that the individual mem
bers resent the attacks made upon them
by the minority report. and It may be-
safely said that the minority report had
nothing to do with the dismissal OF Drs.
Foster. Henderson and Southall-
The general board prepared a report OF
its own through q special committee,
and acted upon that report
The Deposed Physician.
Tho three deposed physicians are noa
taking nuch for publication, although
each OF them states that he will have
something TO say at later date.
Dr Foster remarked: MY conscience
ana my record are clear. and this night
is not yet over"
Dr Henderson denies the three charges
that are made against him. saying that
hs obeyed the rules implicitly.
The charges. he says. are that he dld
not superintend the bathing Of the wo-
men patients. that he did not attend
the patients at breakfast. and that no
did not make an examination Of dead pa-
tients He says that ne. of course. did
not enter the female wards during bath
ing hours. and that he was not. under
the rules. required 90 be present at break
fast or 10 examine the dead
Or. Southall simply said: Every charge
made against me is untrue"
Changes Expected.
u IS supposed here that on January fst.
when pr Brunk becomes superintendent
a number Of employees VIII be discharged,
and that practically an entirely new star
VIII be installed. The female NURSES are
outspoken in their antagonsm 70 e.
male doctor, and many say they VIII
resign.
One OF the peculiar things about rs
whole affair is the change that has CONS
over the asylum in twenN-four hours.
Those OF the patients and attendants who
were bitter aEainst the disc hareed physi-
clans now say they wish they were 70
remain They say they would rather
bear the ills they have than hy % others
that they know NOT Of"
10 IS nor known what the future plans
~ Dr. Foster or Ir. henderson are. Dr.
Southau VIII probably go % Amelia
county. while pr Henderson may 60 ts
Amherst county. Ir. Foster has a farm
in Matthews county and he may go there
after january lst There has been some
talk Of the physicians resisping at once.
This rumor IS emphatcaliy denied by all
~ Thorn. ur Foster says the asylum IS
in better condition thar it ever was. and
that on the first of the year. when Dr.
Brgnk takes charge. everything win bo
in order
Excitement Warm.
Excitement is warmer than il has been
90 any time. and the Foster and anfi-
Foster forces are lined up stronger arI
more determinedly than ever
Mayor Warhurton gave out the fol-
lowing oftcial statement this afternoon.
Tho Mayor SIN insists that the outrage"
was the work of boys" In this how
over, he Is partly In error. His lan.zlaa-.s