The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-16
.DUCKED FEMALES |
IN THE: / BATH TUB.
DR.. Southall Declared
1t Was Good for
Them,
COMPARISON WITH
NEGRO HOSPITAL
Several Patients Bathed III the
Same Tub Of Water-Four
Suicides Have Occurred
in the Male Ward
Within Two
Years.

8 (Epeclal From staff Correspondent)
H s tW1LLIAMsBuRG VA, May 15.--After
Il recess OF ten days the Legislative In
vestigatlng Committee again took up
It's inquiry concerning the alleged mis-
management Of tho affairs Of the Eastern
state Hospital. The steward OF the hos
pitaI, Mr.. Brooks. Informed Times Dis
e patch representative that the matter OF
oycrchatge Oh flour amounting to sl75
a made by Y. a.. SAUNDERS Son had not
yet been adjusted. but had been taken
up with the Iichmond firm.
DR.. Henderson, first assistant physi-
clan. wis aga In on the stand and was
p questioned closely about the diet t&and
4 nursing at the Eastern Hospital as conf
pared with the Central (ncgro) Hospital
& Chairman Sadicr asking the direct uues-
ton II the negro patients did not receive
a better attention than the whiles.
DR.. Henderson stated that the Eastern
Hospital was not equipped for perform
Ing major operations and also said that
neither he nor the second assistant. Dr.
Soulhall, had proper Offices,
5 Shortly before recess Dr. Southali was
called 10 tie stand. and AT once began
a series OF most Interesting statements.
Or. Southall said that he had ordered
three female patients 10 be dncked In
n ba til tub and that he believed such
trea t,ncnt was for the good, OF the pa \
8 ticnts. Con- tlnung. DR.. southall said that
he hnd used straight-jacke and be-
4 lIeyed them 10 he necessary for the re-
stralnt OF patients and that he had seen
handouts used IN the institution. @
Startling Discovery.
A Startling discovery was made when
the witness stated that several patients
were bathed sjnsthe same tub ofisWater. SE
as this not very revolving asked
6 Chairman Sadler. ss, Al
Dr. southall replied: "Yes. suppose
60"
The witness then told OF four suicides
thai had been committed in the male
ward within less than two years--tflose
OF Bell. Thomas Falion. Hall and Bell
Z neld--which caused the board to pro-
muleate new rules for the protection OF
pa tents OF suicidal mania.
Chairman Sadlcr read from the findings
of the coroner's jury In the case oi
Bells suicide, in which 1t was written
that Bell came to his death through neg
llecnce on the part OF the hospital au-
thoritlcs a
Dr.. southal declared that he was not
responsible for the presence OF n-bueS
IN the Montague building, because. he
said thoy we're there when he took
charge. following DR.. Mcclure Williams.
A Sensation.
A sensation was sprung late In the
afternoon, when DR.. Sonthall announced
that the reason he had been reduced
from first assistant to second assistant
by the special board was on accouiit account VI
b z j. 4f II /
"Because | refused to unite In per-
secutton of the Rev. Mr.. Roberts, OF
this city" were the words Or. southall
used
Dr.. southall admitted that he and Or.
Foster had been on unfricndly terms,
and stated that the reason or the pad
feeling arose from a difference OF opin-
lon regarding the management OF 'hc
& institution.
cong ressnnn Southal Is here listening
"a tho testimony of his brother, DR.. p.
IT. Southall.
i relatinr to williamsburg nre being fire.
quently quoted
"The town where the lazy
Live on the crazy"
or course, this Is rank eNagseration,
and Is n fancy that Is not bourne ont
by fact.
n connection with the hospital affairs
nit,, those OF Bruton Church promises TO
nlay no rnimportant part IN the lnVes-
t,ration. Chairman sadcr said today
thnt he intended getting TO the very
bottom OF the matter, and that ne
wanted the people of virginia 20 emo"
what connection the church OF Williams
h,,rn mad with the Eastern state Hos
pital.
The Proceedings.
Tho sixth days session was called 70
order at II o'clock, with all the coHllnlt,
tee present Or. Henderson was recalled
to the stand by Chairman Sadler
Colonel Iawess. addressing the COM
mittee, said that, ms the committee mad
decided that It WAS improper for The
witness CDR. Henderson, to answer the
question propounded "Do you know OF
any dereliction of duty Of any sort on
the part of DIR. Foster" (the superlh-t
tendent), he had no further questions 20
ask.
In answer to questions asked by Chair
man Sadler DIR. Henderson related that
on one occasion pr. Foster had made
an arrangement with man who had
Invented an apparatus for extermlnating
bed bugs and yermIn, Dr. Foster was
absent when the man visited the hos
pital and he CDR. Henderson, accom-
. panied hln 10 tIle llltll maze tWaFQ III
the Montague building, and witnessed the
attempt made to kill the bed-buss,
Witness said that strip was torn
away from the wall, and that many bed
hugs were discovered some OF which
were killed, while others Went into the
wall.
DR.. Henderson said that he kept q
record OF the condition Of his own pa
tents, and that the record was kept at
His private residence, because, he said.
lthere is no office Of any sort In the
executive building, or IN other buildings,
Ior the use of the assistant physicians,
kcontinued on Nlnth Pagel