The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-02
MAIN 5ENTR ANcE TO EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL.
not-all supertntendents and directors.
disagree"
q. Were your personal relations pleas

not-all superintendents and directors
disagree" .4l8
@. Were your personal relations pleas
ant?'
a. "our relations were always cordial
until my nomination was held up. !
never came here without shaking his
hand
q. IBID you not always consider him a
good and efficient superintendent"
81 "A. 81 did. would not have advocated
his election II I had not thought him
good and efficient" sS
Witness said he harbo-ed no resentment
against Or. Foster when he opposed his
nomination in 1899. He said he thought
the motive was the personal enmity be-
tween Dr. Foster and Mr.. Texas Cloves,
his uncle. who sued Or. Foster on ac-
count of personal difficulty.
Witness said he depiorcd the whole
matter, and did his best 20 bring about
reconciliation. He had hoped that 1t
was all over for he received letters from
Dr., Foster addressing him as Dear
Cloves and Dear Mr.. Cloves"
In answer to question by Mr.. Pull
liam, witness said that he thought a
trained nurse was necessary to the
asylum, If the finances permitted 1t and
the nurses duties were Pill ally set out.
He said, however, that IT was morn
necessary to have a druggist who also
served as typewriter. IS.
Chairman sadler reverted to the
Brooks "coal incident"
IF you had known that Mr.. Brooks
desired to give you the coal, would you
have accepted it?"
witness said again that the coal be-
lonEcd personally to Brooks. and not
to the coal company. He distinguished
between Brooks personally and Brooks,
manager.
Chairman sadler again asked the
question.
Mr., Cloves declared that he saw NJ
improperly in buying from Brooks at
nominal price. He said the "Chesa-
gpeake and Ohio official" did not pay
Brooks a cent for the coal-Brooks had
told the witness this.
"A The chairman said that the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company was not
under investigation.
Neighborly Act.
Witness said he regarded the act Of
Brooks as neighborly act. Brooks
lived three squares distant and visited
at his house.
Colonel Anderson-Q. "Did any bidder
for coffee offer you coffee free?'
A. Witness said that l.. G.. Younger
had furnished him samples to try coffee
for the asylum. but that he had insisted
upon paying l.. c, younger for the SAM
pies, although Younger mad said he
made no charge for samples,
Morris, had offered his wife q pair OF
shoes as a Christmas present. but that
he (Clowes) had declined.
Ia Witness said, In answer to Mr.. Ould,
that the Younger coffee was later award
ed the coffee, and that 1t was used for
"a long time.
Witness said as manager of the Column
bio Typewriter he had endeaVored to sell
the bidders his typewrlters. 1t was his
Legitimate business, he said, and the
way he supported his family. lie said
both Younger and Brooks had decllneu
to buy his typewriter.
At this point Colonel Anderson pro-
tested against the cross examination OF
Cloves by Colonel Lawaess, who he
said was only here to protect DR.. Foster
and that he khould only be allowed to
cross examine the witness regarding the
matters which reflected upon DR.. Foster.
j Colonel LaWless said he was not the
counsel OF tho committee, but that no
would gladly cross-examine the witness
on all points Of his testimony If the
committee desired IIe understood, he
said, that he could only cross-examine
on the points that affect Or. Foster,
Graft Charged.
senator Rlson said that graft" had
been charged and that the committee
should have full light on all graft"
transactions. II Colonel Lawless desired
10 cross examine, he thought he should
be alowtd to bring out all light.
! Colonel I,awle4ss said that Colonel An
derso,l had said ON yesterday that he
CLawless), was actuated by private malice
and that he desired to say that Colonel
Anderson was mistaken in this. He
was lawyer retained by Dr. Foster
and that was all.
Colonel Anderson replied. that he ac'
copied fully Colonel Lawless's state,
y rnart N n nd II. ha "a had nada. any -Cemark