The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-12

! food In abundance, ana said that II this
was so. t::had not been reported to MIN,
and that the fault should be placed where
! .ittbelonged. 8t a, /, III
Physical 1tnpossibility.
Regarding the charges made that ho
did not pay daily visits to the various
wards, he asserted that he had not done
go and that he did not intend to do SO,
| for 1t was a physical hilityt tor
him to make such visits and attend to
the trying duties of his Office. I'd stated
positively THAT the cub committee which
drafted the rules, ana of which he was
a member. did not Intend that the su.
| permit endents should make daily Visits
to- all the wards, and that he had In
sisted upon this when the rules wore
Graf ted. After a pause he said:
| Mr.. Cloves was present and knew
this. He agreed, but asked that the
rule be kept In the hook. II see now that
lie lid this for Interior motives.'''' ..s!g
do sou know Mr.. Clowes's notvcs7'
asked Senator Sadler. II
Subsequent actions have given me am
PIE proof that was right" replied Or.
Eos ter. IA. T. s,
Morning Session.
called to order at ILLS O'Clock, eli the
committee being present. Mr.. II. L, Glenn,
once an attendant, was called, He SAID
ne had been an attendant from 1897 To-
1903, when lie was discharged, charged
with having been drunk @.a
Witness said that he thought he was
discharged because he d id not vote FOR
Mr., Henley for commonwealth attor-3
& ney. When he voted, Mr.. BROOKS, stew
ard Of the hospital who acted as judge
or election, poked his pencil through ms
ballot StIfy5 IKE tsF,t8
Mr. Glenn said he felt sure that It was
learned how he voted. and that ne was
then discharged. @ #
Q'Why did Vol, not protest about out your your
ballot being marked
"I was afraid Of my 5op. ~ Z. :
Q. ."Are you sure your ballot was was
mark &c r. n 81
IL; A. 81 did not see It ma rked. saw ~
poked into the box with a--pencil, and \
II suppose It. was marked. .s&
asss3S Witness said that all three officers OF
election were employees OF the hospital.
and that Mr.. "A. Brooks. Mr.. q opeWell
and Mr.. sweeny were present when he
voted. NJ. l,;,.f5 %fE Y.
81 Mr.. Glenn said he had ''ducked '. pa
tents, perhaps four or Ave- 70 make
a,lien behave themselves. He said he had I
seen patients a''burned..,.''g3 a
Senator Rison and Mr.. F'ulltatn, object
ed on the grounds that It was well
known that pa TENTS had been treated by
burning, and thai further evidence along
that line would only consume time. sena-s
6 or r oberts and DR.. Dunn cOnCurrcd. i55Is
Mr.. Ould: "EItve you ever bather more
than one patient iii the same tub Of wa
ter?'ss
Senator Roberts objected. saying that
tho committee, In his opinion, had enough !
Information along this line. He said he j
did not care to consume more time. :
Senator Rison said It was only cumu-3
4lattve testimony. and tina t. he was un-s
willing to spend more time and put the
State 70 rurth Their EXPENSE. IA /. 81
CHAIR OVERRULED.s
The chair was overru1ed. but continued
to ask questions Of a like ma ture.i
@s Senator Rison: II insist, Mr.. Chairman,
TONS II lss
iI Colonel Lawless: @. How often have
you been discharged for being drunk
"A A. Once before, and suspended once
Witness said he had been on a spree
/ for two days, quite often. II have seen
the attendants-A1r. Hopewell.y Mr.. Mar
shat Brooks, Mr.. Proctor, Mr.. Buck
Brooks Mr. Caldwell, Mr.. Edgar Nor,
ris, Mr.. Bob Wilkins, Sr.-all as drunk
as T.. was n e. h III ss IL
I'D Witness said Wilkins had been dis
charged. He said he drank Whenever Re
could gel. it, and that all the others
drank when they could get It. Glad
well was afterwards discharged for
drunkenness. Ho had seen the two
y Brookses and Hopewell Staggering
drunk. Or. Williams, he said report
4 ed him for being drunk.
II had no use for him CDR. WI llams),
and he had no use for me-, said the
witness. A 81 H Nj # "a
/ He told several people that he was
going to lvot e for Mr.. Armlstead and
against Mr.. Henley. the regular nolnt-
nee. of the Democratic party.
Mr.. J. B. G.. Spencer was recalled to
testify regarding Mr.. Cloves introducing
I Dr.. Henderson as THE next super!ntend.
ient OF the Eastern State Hospital
In less than two hours, t he converse tion
to Mr.. Thomas G. Peachy, the postmaster
of williamsburg, who had asked him who
Dr. Henderson was. Az
Mr.. H. Gregory Spencer was recalled,
Ho said he had repeated "the Cloves In
PRODUCTION Of Dr.. Henderson" to Profess
sor Stubs, OF William and Mary College.
Chairman sadlcr then said to Colonel
Lawless: 'The committee is practically
through, and we now call Dr.. Foster"
DR.. Foster Testifies.
II Dr.. 7. s. Foster. superintendent Of the
Eastern State Hospital. was then sworn,
He said he was a graduate Of Randolph
Macon College, the College Of New York
and the Royal lnfirmary. OF Edinburg,
and that he was fifty years Of age. He
was member Of tho State Board OF Ply
siclans and served for six years on the
board OF the Eastern State Hospital.
IN speaking OF Dr.. Mcclure Williams,
he said DR. Williams was educated at