The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-22
THE CONTRACTS
FOR SUPPLIES. | J.
Steward at EasternStdtoH
Hospital COuld5N0t Ex-:.
plain Discrepancies,
PAID MORE THAN 5s5s.
CONTRACT PRICE
Captain L. w. Lane, Who Sold.
Flour Under Contract, Said }2
He Had Never soldIt FOR sI
More Than His Con- 8ss!l
tract-Mr. Cloves Is
Did Not Come.

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WILLIAMSBURG, VA, May 21.-Ths
twelfth days session Of the Investigation sS8;
OF the Eastern state Hospital broughAsS,
forth no sensations, and was for the s$
most part but O re-examination OF SteW.34f
ard Brooks. who had already testified {ss
fully. Il ~ 3. n III S8is
It had been determined to put Mrs.
Eugene Cloves, foriner' memberEof The Ss
special committee. on The stand. but ,hs S Sa
did not come down from Rlclilnotld .g5 VI sss5
The session was to have begun lat i0 04s 44s
o'clock this morning, but Senator adler
chairman Of the committee, was delay ed Ss
In Richmond. and did not -reacl, SV Vll-seeS III
.llamsburg until this afternoon. Two ses.$iSSA
sions were held, however one at d o'clock g&s
and another at S:15 o'clock. But two il$s
witnesses were examined. Il Mr. Brooks.5S 5S
steward Of tho lospital,5 and Captain y.
w. Lane, the father Of Colonel La ne. 8Sf
commissioner OF hospitals nu@father-tns3s8 3s8
law or Mr.. Cole, Of thel special 5boare
Tie room was packed Il with .Eil3 II dense
Sthrong, who listened with the Y utlnoSl III III
attention to@the questions nllo oS answers Ss N
along the T$lnc Of furnishing supplies to-
tho institution. }ssss sssss
MI. Brooks was questioned relen tlessl 3 n
or the subject iof tho awards OF con tracts
the purchases OF supplies in " illnnlsburgS4s S4s
at retail prices. which reached AT timex ~
10 per cent. over the Rcontra prices al f
tile Improper bills presented by contrac-$ss
tors, who lid one price and charged Il 9ss;4
ihGier one. 4i ff3ss f85ss
# Mr. Brooks H was Sgnlso cxtln,i ed stlg s. aims
concerning the .Whiskey 9ep
I DR.. 5F oster Not to- Blame. Nh
sss 6 developed sthnt er5sl
NAY Ito blame for the legged ilnpro rsrss
awards the purchase y s,irp lQis o.
"a dea lers or for tho payment % f,s Az
5crsslvc bills. sgf.i i33 sds
These various duties were In the hands
OF the steward and of the local boar M
& Mr.. brooks testified that no -four Y lls22ss
were asked to Bid for flour, and that at-S8
Though the hospital uses 1,095 ba rrels 9 as8
flour yearly, only 500 barrels are pur--5S3 pllt -
chased by contract, and the tt resi- resi- u a
bought in the local market ut retail prices
The reason OF this, the witness S. sag. W.1s
the lack Of storage although ChalrmallS
Sader pointed out thnt there was roo rooo.l olalsss
for thousand barrels In the "a sementy ell1s3 D
OF the Montague building l 4; g
This building Is by the way, now cal llNo saS
',B. sB. b." (Bed bug bulldlng). Nj u ggss8
The trend of the questions asked .pyssss
Chairman Sader was TO SHOW thlat t.rltt
purchases were made to suit the ~ w. ~
3irnmsburg merchants and 5lns Que sin-sSSs
stance. mt least, the witness stated that
this was the case 1t was IN the pllrr--.5Ft
chase OF fresh meats which Mr.. Brooks
said was limited to the two NNllllarlS-1saESf
burg butchers, although, the Ninsallis
and Armour bids were often oWcr.
Witness said that the local butcher n y
purchased from lingan and Armour q n, 9 Hi
then sold TO the asylum. When asked ss
why lStngan and Armour were not gtyensss sssas
tbe contract direct. witness said u that5
the special board did not consiider r53$l ~ u
advisable ss3Ss
Poor Memory. s555ss 855
TO most OF the charges made agalnstis n
the witness III the Boudar report 5ll,ne ne Y; Y;
answered ''FIe could not recollec cts,s il bli N
TINT he hoped later to explain aftel' reS- ss
ference to his books. l5g
Chairman Saller asked witness tf tha s$s
whiskcy had not been removed from .hl,s ny f5
care after 5hc had Invited a K legislatiNo s4
committee In his storeroom to drinlk..4se
Witness replied that he had not .9in-sggs
yited tho committee, that tho members III
come MS usual md thnt he did not SUBS;
pose that Dr. Foster objected
Captain Il, W. Lane having been plafeaul35 3ss
OH tic stand, testified that he hnt i'eenttnss39
five wears. fTc said that it was not ST.
fault thnt supplies were purchased trornE VI
him at retail for what he would prefesfS
to furnish at contract prices IN n whole. 998
sale way, .,f s
Captain Lane demonstrate that the
steward purchased MT retail To supply 2
the hospital while waiting for the cons
tract goods to arrive after tho contracts sle
had heen let The evil seems 10 be that
the steward does not ask for sufficient 8
quantity OF supplies to last for three VI
months In his quarterly memorandum ~
and that therefore. the hospital IS forced N
Ia purchasc In tho local market at higher
rates supplies to make UP the shortage
An Instance was cited In which tobacco VI
was contracted for from Richmond cons
Germ. and, on account OF delay. was nur- ~
chased In WILLIAMSBURG nj double tha6s
contract price, Sss
Other Witnesses. .sS
Mr.. Bol,dnr tho expert accountant, VIII H
he on tho stand Tomorrow, and VIII s
nrobaily consume the entire day. 1t Is III
supposed thnt thero viii be AT least twen-
IN moro witnesses examined. and perez
haps more, ,st$gs
Ar eugene Cloves viii certainly be ii
called 10 testify, md 1t Is said that his 81
testimony will be most interesting,
president ryler, Of William and Mary IA
College; Rer Mr. Goodwin o' sr,''an '.
church: nr. prewry, superintendent saf 3
Central state Hospital ulso aarnett,
Colonel WaltcrtiT TaSlor, Captain Afa-s s
Crracken Coo,,el i.ahe. Miss RloSt9n, Miss 3g
Emmett, Captain rrapllen. Dr McGnfsE
Williams and Or, Fpstep are ainons those s55s
who will be called 10 tho stand ne peo-9 9ss5
plc OF Williamsburg have Just begun to 4;
take active interest in tile inyestigatlon.s% "A
Every dag now the courtroom ls crowd. u u
ed with Inen and Women, who follow me 81
evidence with interest. for all are On NJ
one side OF the nthers The tru.hsof tilaEYSSS