The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-17

port and assure you that all past differ
cnces will be buried and your action IN
electing me second assistant Will be en-
tirely satisfactory.
Respectfully yours.
p, T. SOUTFiALJI. 3
DR.. southal then stated that the paper
was dictated to him by N.Y. CLOVES a'lo
that he wrote and signed 1t.
DR.. Southall stated that this paper nao
tied his hands as far as his reiatinG lnu.-
dents to the members Of the board. ne
had felt bound to report only 70 -.
Foster. sto ~
aside. ,,, ~
Chairman sadler then said, can Df'
Foster
Colonel 1awless arose and urged that
Dr, Foster be not called at this time. lie
said that DR.. Foster had been mace ~
a manner aydefendant and that therefore
he should not, in fairness, be callcd az
this time.
Chairman sadler, in reply, said that
every officer Of the institution was under
investigation and that therefore Dr.. Eos
ter ought to go upon the stand.
Under Fire.
Senator Rison, OF the committee, OPP
posed the ruling of the char. re
said that It had developed that Dr. l os-
ter was under fire and that all evidence
should be lntroduced before Dr' fos.e'
was asked to take the stano.
Ar Pnlliam spoke in favor of postpon-
ing the examination of Dr. Foster az az
did Senator Roberts and pr. Dunn.
Chairman sadler then announced i
the chair was not sustained that Dr. fos
for would be placed in the position OF
defendant and+woud not, therefore DC
called as witness by the committee.
It would place the burden on the 7la'e ,
of bringing a number Of witnesses any
charging the committee with court Of
inquiry.
senator Rison then said. THAT is the
onlnion of the chair and not the ruling
OF this committee.
Col Lawless :5.'Does the chair. mean that
DR., Foster will be REQUIRED to bring
witnesses hers This own expense z"
Chairman Sadler: No. sir
Colonel Iawless 1--WE do not for mo-
ment agree tina t3Dr. Foster stands IN tile
place Of a Defendant.
Colonel Lawless then stated that DR..
Foster, personally, would greatly prefer
n go llpon the witness stand at TINS
time, in order to answer the charges
that had been already made and which
he could answer most satisfactorily, but
he felt that he should walt uhtil an
charges were made and tnen answer tHei'i
fully and completely.
The committee then went into executive
session to consider the matter OF placiis
d. Foster on the stand.
Chairman Sadler announced that the
decision of the chair was not sustained
and that DR.. Foster would not 90 on the
stand
Those voting against the chair were
Messrs Rison, Pulliam. Dunn ana Rop-
erts. Mr. Ould voted with the chair.
recess was then taken for dinner
After the dinner recess, Mr.. a. Iexas
Cloves was called to the stand. MT.
Texas Cloves is the uncle of Mr. Eugene
Gloves, a former member OF the board.
Mr.. Cloves stated that he had been
specla attendant in the hospital two
wears previous to Governor Montague,s
nomination. during Or. Fosters admin.
istration. Witness said he was PAID
by Mr. John Conway to care for ms
brother, who was State patient Wit
ness said he acted for six or seven years
as an attendant under DR.. Moncurcs
administration.
Witness then told OF a row he had
with Or Foster. IT was a matter OF
politics in the election OF DIR. Sonthall
over Dr.. Foster. Witness supported Dr.
Southall.
Obnoxious.
Witness said DR.. Foster wrote to Mrs.
Conway. telling her that his conduct had
been so obnoxious to him (the superin-
Etendent) that he could not serve as spe-
c!al attendant longer.
Witness told OF a conversation he had
with DR. Foster. IN which the superin-
tendcnt told him that ne (Clowes) had
worked against him. ana had supported
Or, Southall for superintendent
Il 1,ng
who had Informed DR.. Foster OF these
things, and that Or. Foster decllhcn 10
divulgc the source Of his information,
Witness then related at length the AZ
fairs that brought about tho diflculty
between him and the superintendent.
Witness said that when he took Mr'
Pcyton Conway away from 'ne asylum
and carried him to his nome me l'f 'le, ~,
Was handcuffcd, and a SHIRT was ne Only
garment he wore lie had been IN THIS
condition for year.
After he came to live with the witness
he became kind and never wore hal'"-
cuffs.
witness said that Dir, erhttemptea
to gct the patient away from nm, DIV
the he (tlle wtncss) had said that II any
one man came to take him, 'hat man
would "bc sorry" witness sa'a ~
Foster wrote a slnnderous letter about
him, which said that he (Witness) collo
not take care of himself, much less u
patient.
Witness said the next time he saw
Dr. Foster he gave him the best thrhsn-
Ing he could Dr. Foster brought SUIT,
hui the blry acquitted the witness, Later
Dr. Foster attempted to boycott the
wltncss' business
WItnesa then told of his meeting Dr.,
Foster In The hospital GROUNDS ana OF
II, ar'u ,,,ll In X. u.
foster had an iron har In his hand ana
said
'lf yon don't get out. III knock your
bihins oul, sou damn sroundrcl.
Witness enId he WAS picking MS iee''i
Kim his knife and Nc replied
"l'li mIek this knife into You y you
ify ~ Htrike mel"
Wltnpss said he was leaving the grounds
Whcn l,r Foster sprung AZ nm ann
knocked him on the head WIN ne won
bar Witness said he caught Or, Foster
and throw him under the wagon, going