The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-05
NEGRO HOSPITAL
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whites, and that the attention at the
negro hospital was better than here.
When asked to explain the reason OF
the higher white per capita, he replied
that he could not us ne had never
studied the question.
Senator sadler then. asked this qucs-
Il tlon
rs It fact that the negro insane. who
cost the State less than slOD a year, gets
more comfort in every way than the
white insane, who cost the State $50 a
year more ~"
DR.. Henderson replied that 1t was a
4 fact. &.
The committee will continue the ex
animation, OF Or. Henderson io-morrow:
Bitter Feeling the Cause.
TO morrow afternoon at i:3o&,he com
mittce will adjourn until Tuesday morn
Ing Mny 18TH, after which, It Ia said, q
3 ten days session will complete the IN 4
yestIgation The adjournment Is to allow
the stcnogranhcr time TO copy his notes
nnd.lto permit tho members OF the conf
mittec TO arrange their private BUSINESS
affairs
The statement printed In The Times
y Dispatch to day that the cause OF the
Investigation is the bitter feeling exist
Ing between the superintendent, Dr..
Foster. and the special board. Is ac-
knowlcdgcd hero to be the true one.
DR.. Foster to- day upon reading the
statement. said: "Yes, that is true only
you should have BaidNone member OF he
special bonrd aIIcf does not Trouble any
longer FOR he has been removed lam
IN harmony with the present board
The present board consists OF Messrs.
4 Cole. Bland and Wright. Mt. Cloves was
until a few months ago, q member OF inc
special board.
The Morning Session
Il The morning session began q Wy
o clock. with all the committee present ,
cha irnen sadler raped for order. and
then asked that the room be cleared l of
executive session. 81,
Mr.. George r.. Bland. OF tho special
hoard as well as DR. @. c.. Wright. IN Q
new. appointcc and Mr. II, -. cole We
present making full special BOARD ~
attendance All of these gentlemen VII
4 Id spiaced on the stand, as well as j uuee
Garnctt, late OF the board.
Chairman Sadler, at tho close OF the
e.ec,,tive session. announced that the
. matters discussed were Of purely leEai
SARGENT at Arms Watkins then called
iDr. Henderson, who did not conclude ms
testimony on yesterday.
Hon. Joseph Il. Lawless, counsel for
Dr. Foster. the superintendent, asked to
be allowed to address the committee.
Mr.. Lawless complained that his client
had been excluded from tho courtroom
on yesterday, when his charactcr/wals be-
Ing assailed. He asserted that the ques-
tlons asked DR. Henderson tended TO
show that Or. Foster. as superintendent
had not properly managed the hospital.
"For the first time In my life, said
Mr.. Lawless, u found myself In court
without client"
At this point Chairman sadlor inter-
rupted Mr., Lawless to say that DR.. Fos-
ter would be allowed to be present dur
ing the examination OF any witness who
testified as to his management Of the
hospital. Continuing. Senator Sadler
said that any officer of the institution
would be allowed to be present II his
or her character We're assaled. I'm Il!
Senator Rison expressed tho opinion
that all should be present all the time.
"The character of every officer of this
institution Ia being .assailed, and all
should be present" said Senator Rlson,
Excited Witness.
Chairman sader declined to rule as
Senator Rison requested, stating that tho
committee had already passed upon the