The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
EMBELLISHMENTS Find
Inaccuracies Amount
ing to S175,00.
FLOUR CHARGED
DOLLAR TOO MUCH
Fearful Use Of Straight Jackets,
Taylor Building, AS Well AS
Montague Building Alive
With Vernin-Law- Y
less and Saddler
Have Words.

Special from staff correspondent,
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. May 5--Ltke
! thundercIap came the announce msnt 10
executive scsson thls morning that the
accounts OF the Eastern State Hosp'ta'
showed certain Inaccuracies and srregu'
IarItles and that the officials had been
careless, at least, InShandling the money
OF the institution.
Messrs. n. g. Boudar and Son, the
experts, who are examining the BOOKS
Of Ht the hospital, reported to Char
man sadler, Of the investigation Com
n,ittee, last night that they had dscov.
cred a difference OF s175 In the accounts
1 OF 1899. ~
In january Of that year Messrs. e 2:
saunders's Sons, wholesale grocers' o.
Richmond, we're awarded the contract
for Us barrels OF flour at the price Of
s3.e5 per barrel IN February the oi''
was presented by Messrs. E. a. saun.5
ders's sons for Sass per barre and was
paid BY the hospital authorities, the ac-
count bena approved BY Or. Foster, the
superintendcnt. The apparent loss ac-
crulnq TO the Eastern State Hospital was
exactly a dollar a barrel, or $175.
Chairman Sader said to. day that me :.
money would certainly be recovered u
JImpropcTly PAU, diu ''o - 49,
It was only a ca Sc Of gross carcles g
M. Boudar, the expert accountant,
stated that there was In his mind no
doubt regarding the loss to the hospital
4 OF the s175, for he had carefully exam
Incd the bids, as well as the or,e'n
check and the vouchers.
y or. Foster superintendent, explained
4 that he Us In no way responsible Tor the
carslcssncss In question, as no did S nos
take charge Of the institution until e eo i
ruary Il, 1889. and the purchase from
4. saunders's Sons was made prior
Ito that time. The bill, however, $ WAS
paid In February and endorsed by him.
Used Straight Jackets.
There were other sensations TO- gay !, ~ 81;
n Lesser order, but interesting, neyerthe-.
less.
& rive matter OF the use OF straight
4ackcts was again gone into at length J!
and Or. Henderson was MADE 70 stei /,
that The laundry list showed a genera !. !,
Use az this means OF discipline. he say
that In 1899 there were but ~ stralsht'
Jackets lanndered at the hospltal ~
1893 there were l,l2l and that last se','
4 there were none. The questions regard
Ing the use or straight-jackets brought
ho,,t liyely:{lwar OF words between
chairman Sadlcrt and Colonel Joseph a !.
II .awess. counsel for DR.. F'oster,\ which
showed the intense feeling that prevails
{ In the investigation.
Colonel I.awless in the couse Of his
remarks said to the committee:
II call on you as high minded Nir-
sginians, to give my client fair play
At another time Colonel Lawless en-
dcavorcd to show that Mr. Cloves. a
f member Of the board. had talked
witt, Or. Henderson with q view To-
wards forming n plan for the inyestisA-
lion committee to pursue.
3lf chairman s;adlcr resented the question
and holly replied by saying:
"ThIs committee is conducting this In
vestleatlon and not Mr.. Cloves
Interest grew intense when Colonel
1,awlcss asked DR.. Henderson II Dr..
Foster had ever demonstrated with him
regarding his conduct with the female
p attendants. Y
DR., Henderson replied that DIR. Foster
had advised lin not to play cards with
H The female attendants In the reception
room. and had said you had better take
your wife with you when you play cards
with the ladies'" Sg
some time was consumed IN asking
= questions regarding the necessity Of visit
ling dead patients. with viewAto dlscoy-
erlng If they were really dead,
is, DR.. Henderson explained the plan en-
Moved at Central State Hospital, and
told OF a case III which man would
have been buried alivo had not a physl-
clan visited the body. '
Not Through Politics,
Dr.. Henderson denied that he had So
cured his appointment as first assistant
physiciau through politics, and stated
that he had never mot Ex-Governor Mon
tag,e and that he had never voted for
him..
The witness, In answer to question
stated that Dr. Foster had told him thai
Dr. Southall, the second assistant nhysi.
clan, was not a capable man, and should
not remain at the hospital.
Ito also told Of a petition being clrcu'
lated In the wards, stating that Dr. Eos
ter had visited the wards daily, accord
ing to the rules OF the hospital. Witness
said that the petition was not generally
signed,
DIR. Dunn, of tho committee, asked Or
Henderson If In his opinion It WAS nee
Fl cssary for the superintendent to visit tn
wards every day unless some patient
we're in y critical condition, The wines
replied that he could not answer tina
question, ms the rules ordering the visit
d we're made by the Board of directors.
E Dr. Henderson sprung q sensation lat
III the day by stating that when he cam
Ia the hosplta! in 1903, that the Taylo
4 building on the female side was 1nfeste
with yermin in all three wards, ant
that he had had very hard work In ex
terminating them, &
He also stated that 'clean clothes
brought from tho laundry now, contaI
verlnln. I,
a question asked ny Colonel Lawles
lust before adjournment created an In
tensely heated discussion between tn
chairman on one side and Senator Tdsol
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