The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18
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said, from attendants. 3. ~ ,,,3sE %.
Witness stated that the medical starr
had not been holding cons consult tons a s, nnd
the Especial boArd ordered that consul a
tiolfs should be. held.
Senator RisOn:
CUES DO you say YOU know that to be
the fact? X II IA ri +, .5i. 3
Senator Rison: Then 1t is not evidence.
Mr.. Cole was then discharged, II and the
,nittee took q, recess for&dinner.sf5si
oTales 'c Of 'Inhurlanity.
After the recess Mr.. r. L. Badkins, a
| former attendant of the hospital, was
placed on the stand. o,..,,
| Mr.. Badkins said he had been employed
for ten or twelve consecutive years ears W 12u io
year ago, and during Mr. Mcclure, WI Wi
Mr. Radkns described In detail the
| cruel treatment OF patients by pr. VIII
MIR, Badkins assisted DR.. Williams.
| Witness testified along the same line as
Mr. Texas Cloves Mr.. Powell and mr..
| Proctor had already testified respecting
! the a OTIS, of sDr.SNNi liams. tx: a.
Witness. said that DR.. Williams burnt
as many as thirty five to forty patients
witness stated that in former e; years a:
Shields and "a Dr.. .Aylett burned the pa
tents, but since DR.. Southall took charge
the treatment had been discon tinued .I..
Straight Jackets were not used to any
great extent the witness SAID not ma nan !
Witness told of Or. Williams having a
diTculty with a patient named HARDY.
DR.. Williams called for Hardy ito burn
him as a punishment and witness re-
fused to assist. DR.. Williams said he,
would report witness to superintendent.
Witness said all right Nothing game
Witness told of a. patient named Atkin--
son being Ntied lsI"dlcked1s because he
struck Or. Foster. Witness said Dr.
Foster was present during the ducking
and tying. Nt
Witness said he "ducked" several with
tout any order from tho physicians. @
Witness said that "duckins' was very
uncommon. The superintendent objected
TO ducking. and would no. permit It..
The patients we're tied hand and foot
and held under the water when they were
ducked.
THE patients, witness said, We're fright
ened and struggled to escape wa
Witness said he had never known amy
patient to suffer serious effects from q
ducking. he said that ''d,lcklng' was
the best medicine In the hospital" Io.
thought tho burning was carried to an
extreme a 4
Witness said no resigned because Of
III health and of better position that
was Offered him. b
Attendants Drank.
. +. $ !. !. 7 ,
Witness said that attendants carried
whskey on the wards and drank when
they. cared to, The whlskey was fur
nished from the drug store In bulk to
Witness told OF Mr. Wilkins. All at
tendant, while on duty and under tho
influence of drink. took laudanlm to.
commit suicide.
Witness said Il he ,al had seen bedbugs NJ
Witness told OF using the hospital
whiskey on an occasion when p;Jtlent
bit him. lIeLreported the matter tB the
superintendent
Witness said that Or. Foster had been
kind In his treatment Of tho patients
Witness said that the, Tower building
was infested with bedblgs In DR. Mons
cures time, but that Dr. Foster had eX-
terminated them.
Witness, returning to Or. Williams,
said that Or. Williams burned when he
was IN !! bprrn'nu I, humor," The patients
Mr., Badkins then stood aside.
Mr.. John Van Forsen was then called,
lie said he had been employed for many
Witness related the Incident when Al
kinson, n patient, struck Dir. Foster and
was tied and ducked. u
The testimony OF this witness was
along the same line as that of Nh, Bad
kinr, alf
The witness testified that he was in
the engine house, and that in his opinion
new machinery would be saving to
tho hospital,
Witness said that Dr. Foster was kind
and considerate to the patients and that
he had no fault TO find with him,
Improved Under Foster,
Witness said thatsthe engine plant had
Improved since pr, Foster became super
inendent, the capacity being more Than
doubled,
Mir. Van Forsen then stood aside,
Colonel I.nwless then arose and adj
dressing the committee said thot son
OF Mr.. Texas Cloves had approached him
In the hospital grounds and had asked
him what he meant by calling his Gather
(TeSas Glowes) 'that SaSatrHe.' so