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

| cts absolutely necessary, stiiu -. $3.50"
all.
a Witness then related a number Of pa
! tients who had Of late attempted to com
nit suicide.
Senator Sadlcr then asked:
Cues Then the Central (negro) Hospital
is better supplied with attendants thail
YOU are here. since no straight Jacke's
are used there?
Ans. Yes, as am Informed.
Witness stated that In his opinion
| SUPERINTENDENT should he business man
! to look after the business nffalrs' anu
| that the physicians should look al.ef t''e
| health of tho patients.
On cross examination by Colonel Law
less. DR.. Southall stated that all crlt-
cally III patients We're sent to the m
Urinary. and that it was not necessary
for the superintendent to visit the WARDS
Witness said that in the gangrene case
Arr Self the operation had been prop
erlv performed, and that In no event
could the life of the patient have been
saved M,
Witness stated that his relations with
Dr. Foster were now ana haa peei' ~
some time pleasant.
There was no reason, he said they
shonld not continue to be alnicable.
Suicide Of Bell.
Colonel Lawless then questioned VII
ness regarding the suicide of Bell.
Colonel Lawless read the verdict OF
thc colorner's jury, which condemned the
hospital authorities.
Witness stated that the matter was
investigated by the special board ana
It was decided that the verdict or the
coroner's jury was not fair 70 tne nos
ptal 80
mitted to read the finding OF the spe-
cial board.
SENATOR Rson objected on the ground
that neither the verdict Of the coroner
| Jury nor the finding Of the lspecial poaru
was legal evidence, for the Witnesses
should be summoned!
! rhe chairman decided that as the YER
| dict had been admitted. the flnalns o.
| tho special board would also be~adm1ttcd'
Colonel Lawess then read the 1l'lu,ns
~ the special board. which set out that
t,,o authorities of the hospital were not
~ fault regarding the suicide OF bcl'.
Ar Ould then asked Colonel La"lesS
g ha did not think the special board
we're "authorties of the hospital Col
one, 1auless replied that in measure
the members OF the board were.
Dr southall then. continuing his evil
dence said that he thought every pre-
canton was taken to prevent su'ciuc ~
the hospital.
Witness then related the facts sur.
rounding the death of a patient named
uanford, an epileptic. who escaped from
the attendants, and who was FOUND dead
next day in n swamp. Witness thousht
that II was not a case of suicide, put OF
death from natural causes
Witness stated that he did not consider
Il necessary to visit the patients after
death.
Witness. in speaking Of the use OF me
same bath by several patients said
that bedbugs were found BY the speciai
clean. were bathed twice a week. ana
were not liable to make the water dir'!;
Witness said that he thought trained
nurse was necessary to the health or the
PARENTS. and that tho usefulness or the
hospital had been impaired when INC
,rained nurse had been sent away
Colonel Lawless then asked witness IT.
IN his opinion, Or. Foster had NOT maze
competent superintendent
The chair ruled out the question az
Improper, Senator Rison going on record
as voting against the chairs decision.
Witness said, In answer to a question:
that bed bugs were found by the special
hoard in the Montague building mast