The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-13
The Montague Building.

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Chairman sadler then asked why the
sub floors OF the Montague building were
$put down before the roof was on 81
DR.. Foster said he gave the order at
the request OF Mr.. Probasco. who had been
nut in charge Of the construction BY the
board. He did not believe that the con-
tractor saved $1,000. for he opposed the the
scheme. ". !.
building, * said DR.. Foster. ,
no Abiding to the rule for visiting the
wards. Dr.. roster said that he visited
some OF the wards every day OF the
year. He then told Of ducking Atkinson.
II was when he first came to the asylum,
ana one OF the attendants said Doctor
let's put him In the tub. The patient
was not tied, and was ducked once In
warm water Dr. Foster said he ordered
that It should never be done again he
added: II assert that no n, an IN THIS
country Is kinder or more considerate TO
His patients than II am; and viii :! dls-
charge any one who IS unkind to y an
inmate OF this hospital.
In speaking of DR.. southall. SrDr. : o t's.
ter said, DR.. southall had. given him his
hearty support, anu that there was no
friction between them. q F4&
b, Reyerting to the Montague Building,
the witness said he thought the building
was as well constructed as IL the archi-
stects had taken charge Of the &construc-
ton. ls n 43
Chairman Sadler and witness could not
agree regarding the term Teal and
urgent cases. Chairman Sadler said
that all insane were critically and ;ur.-.
gently iii. Dr.. Foster would not agree
ITO this.
Senator Rison asked witness II the 6bo
pa tlent s were all i considered critically
and urgently Ill s,'sscould the Ssuperintend-
ent visit them all daily 3
Witness said 1t would be physically
Impossible to do 30.
Expert vs.. Expert.
The committee then. granted permis-
sion TO Messrs. Waddey and Phillips, ac;-
couuntants, to exam,,lS the report OF Mr..
Boudar, the expert Accountant. It was
stated that Colonel Lane, commissioner,
had employed these accountants to aex-
anime the books tof the hospital. and to
testify as to- the dition of the sys-
TEN employed. i
Messrs. sadler and ould voted against
the motion to allow the report Is TO be
examined. SO ~ H 5Ss9 a
Dr. Foster said that he knew of no
iii treatment of patients that had not
been investigated. s5
Mrs. Randolph had been slapped &c.
/ cording to report, but he did not believe
1t. The matter had been INVESTIGATED
by the board 81 ST s5 a 8i
Or. e Foster said that the assistant
physicians were not called to examine the
dead except in case Of sudden death,
The white attendants were ca pable and
could tell when a person was dead.
He said he would like to have an t.
9tendant on duty at night In every ward,
but that. unfortunately, there was not
money enough to employ the extra at 7
In speaking Of Mr.. cloves. he said:
s"I think Mr.. Cloves was too narrow
lin his views. and l do not think there
should be two williamsburg men OH. the
/ q lido you think there should be any?,'
A. I'm not prepared to say. Mr..
Cloves offered lot OF impractical
schemes.
&7I.I think his voting TO dismiss the nurse
was very wrong. think he had a selfish
motive. s Y W
will have q trained nurse, think no
should have recanted before.
Question Of Fitness.
Chairman sadler: Q, you have test-
fed that you preferred charges against
MT, Cloves, and the Senate did not con-
firm his appointment as a member Of
the board, Did not the Senate report
also state that there was evidence show
Ing that you were unfit to be superin-
tendent. and recommending that your
fitness be investigated n
A. IT have never read the report but
once 81 a,
Colonel Lawless: q. IT'S It not fact
that you introduced but two witnesses
before the Senate investigation-namely
Mr.. r. e. l., Spencer and yclrself ?'''
"A, S"Y es: that Is true
Senator sader; Q."You think the
board took charge OF things which 1t WAS
your duty to perform?''
Is "A, s,'Yes; such as Diminishing the trained
nurse. moving the wh!skey and retscttns
Miss Perry. ] thought II was very
Improper ia 983
Miss Perry; witness said, was an ex-
3celent officer and was doing her duty
we'll; that It was cruel to turn her out
because she had once been an Inmate OF
an asylum. hut had been cured for
Senator R.son; q, eDld not eminent
alienist think she was a proper person
to serve as matron r.
Dr.. Dunn; @. did she properly per-
form her duties. with intelllgence2 r.
a, She did. She was capable IN every
way
/. Opposed Cloves.
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