The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-24

fro,o an architectural standpoint The
| estimated cost of such building made
| by architects Is $4,000.
Witness used the expression "em'
| bamed beef"
G. What do you mean by cmbalned
beef7" asked Senator Sader.
al mean the beef which Is preserved
| and which Is served here. It comes from
the West. | won't touch It myself"
Witness said he did not know how It
was DONE. Witness said:
"a don't like the smell OF Il. It is not
| pleasant to me-"
| Witness said that the beef seemed
| were used upon It,
Praised Foster.
Witness said that the superintendent.
: Or. Foster, had been dilgent In the
discharge OF his duties and active In the
affairs Of the hospital.
Captain Treviian then stool aside.
Mr.. d. Z. Marable was the next wit
ness called.
Mr.. Marable said he was for two years
employed as an attendant that he left
here four months ago.
Witness said he had seen ton or twelve
men bathed In the same tub OF water.
Witness said he assisted In bathing these
patients.
Witness said he never reported tho
matter either to DR.. Foster or to the
assistant physician.
Witness said 1t was the custom to
battle the patients In this way when
he came.
Witness said he had killed bedbugs In
the Montague building. and that filth
had fallen on him from the floor over
head as we'll as bedbugs.
chairman Sader stated that he do
sired every one who had complaint to
make to come forward and tell what
they knew; II they declined to come
forward, they should forever afterwards
hold their peace1
Witness said that neither he nor the
other attendants worked as hard as they
could IN the determination of the bed
bugs.
Witness said that DIR, Foster had noti-
fled him that he would not need him ar
ter the end Of the month and that he
had then resigned DR.. Foster discharged
MN because he thought witness was
not attending to his duty.
MI Marable then stood aside and the
committee adjourned until o'clock.
A Handy Man.
The afternoon session was called to
Mr.. III. NJ. Sweeny was called to the
stand.
Witness sid he is travelling agent OF
the Eastern State Hospital.
Witness said he has acted as store
keeper. as supervisor, as attendant, and
as clerk.
Witness said the bookkeeping was
not difficult.
Witness said he had heard that DR..
h,irr
had never seen him perform the act
Witness said he circulated a paper on
the male side setting out that DR.. F'os-
ter was dilgent in visiting the wards.
Miss Jones', the matron, circulated a
paper of like purport on the female
side.
Witness said that the paper was signed
voluntarily by the attendants
! Witness said he prepared the paper
a the request of DR.. Foster.
Witness said he brought both malo
and female patients to the hospital
On cross-examination by Colonel Law
less, witness said that DR.. Foster has
made Il good superintendent, both dill
gent and faithful
In answer to questions put by the
committee witness stated that Dr. Foster
and DR.. Southall for Il short while were
not on friendly terms.
This unpleasantness did not affect the
proper management OF the hospital,
"The hospital Is In as good condition now
as | have ever seen It,"
Witness was then a-owed to stand
aside.
Miss Ocio Jones. tho matron. was ncxt
called to the stand.
Witness said she was supervisor on tho
female side. with salary OF S3o-whIle
the supervisor on tho male side gotta
so month
Why Is this, said Chairman Sadler?
Because the men make tho laws" re-
piled Miss Jones IA general laugh fol-
lowed.
Witness said she carried through n Pc
ttion, exactly like the ono On the mno
side. which aot out that Or. Foster Wis
tied the wards Eight signed tho paper.
Some refused to sign 1t.
Witness said $40 had been six years an
attendant Mt the innrmary; that she had
often seen Or. Foster In consultation with
the other physictans; that II was not II
rule OF the hospital for the physicians to
examine patients after death.
The chairman endeavored to make the
witness say how often tho physicians held
consultations.
Witness Insisted that she could not
rccolcct.
SYitnesg said II was Impossible for her
10 my exactly how often, but TINT thcy
did not hold daily consultations.
Wi,nnss> stated that when tho patients
were H., Dr Foster Waited them,
Witness said that conditions here now
were M good md In many Instances
better ilDn In former ndmnisfr0 tlons.'
straightjackcts.
Wltnssscs snld TINT straight Jackets
werh used when II wnn absolutely nee
osHnry. lhut on one occasion Dr HeHdW-