The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-17

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took his friends and converted the
| store iEto bar-room.
He criticised this summary removal
OF the whiskey for the further reason
that he had advised with Colonel Lane
and they had agreed that the drugroonl
was the proper place for 1t. DR.. Foster
stood aside.
Calls Foster Liar.
Following up his references to the
] wh!skey, DR. Foster proceeded to testify
| az to whether he had criticised the
board andlyit. was plain that. he was
laboring under suppressed excitement.
| there having been n decided tremor in
| his voice.
/ BY easy stages he led up to a climax
which threw the entire proceedings into
the utmost confusion, and which came
| between himself and Colonel Lane.
| II have criticised member of the
special board" he said. FOR testifying
before the Senate Investigating COM
the hospital. when SIS worth of corn
| was sent from his barn to the farm and
receipted for in his own name.
| II thought the General Hospital Board
| made an error in calling on each OF the
| hospitals to pay s4S51 as the travelling
| expenses OF the Commissioner of Hospi
| tails when the Legislature had passed an
| act saying that his travelling expenses
| should not exceed $500 have critt-
| cised the general board for this. and
| when Colonel Lane presented me with
a bill ! called his attention to this law.
He said he was familiar with It,"
| AT this juncture Colonel Lane declared
warmly that this payment was under
an opinion rendered by the Attorney
| General and proceeding. said:
(which opinion was copied III the
| minutes book by that man. pointing
| to DR.. Foster.
this opinion, and also said it was his
understanding that this bill was for
| expenses incurred by the commissioner
prior to the taking effect Of the act
of the Legislature.
Colonel Lanes Hot Retort.
| He insisted that this was not a
proper line of inquiry, and Judge Tired
way took the same view.
In this confusion which ragged
for five minutes, DR.. Foster was
| reminded by some one that Colonel
| Lane was not u member of either
tile general or the special board.
| Witness said he thought he was,
and WIS proceeding with his stnte-
mont, when several members called
| for order, and insisted upon the
irrelevuncy of the testimony.
said Dr.. Foster, Ito show cause
why L should not be removed from
I Office, hut 1 do not wish to do Colo
mel Lane any Injustice"
! "YOu are doing me serlOus In
| Justice. holly returned Colonel
Lane from the chair. ''You are
making II falsc statement about
me and you know 1t liz lie when
you mike IT."
The situation was now Mt n crit
Teal stage, and several members
| were on their feet MT one time, the
utmost confusion prevailing.
DIR. Foster insisted on proceeding,
! but Messrs. Tredway and Hansborough
appealed that this line of questioning
At this moment colonel Lawless
came to the rescue and said he would
excuse DR.; Foster for for while lie ana ma
stand. Drs. Mcclure and r. Q. BRYAN
had just arrived from Richmond and
they testified as to the use OF cau .s.l
that given by them at the former IN,
curry BY this time matters had Quoted
to some extent. DR.. Foster was re-
called. He was about to resume m, ms
ton objected and was supported pg
Messrs. Tredway. Hansborough and
others-members of the committee.
Persecution" Says Foster.
"I am here on trial.. said DR.. Foster,
"and 1 am not only peing prosecua ., 90
| [ have q right to make my statement.
II don't mean to say that Col Lane
was deliberately robbing the state, or
| that he had any such Intentions; and
| NV remarks shall not be construed that
"rhen I withdraw what said con-
corning you" said CO., Lane. but 1T.
| Foster did not stop here.
~ desire to sEy' he went on;
~thnt for three years this hospital
has been n monopoly: II I'm. been
in the hands OF one family, that Is
why am being fought to-day. and
no less a person than All. Montague
is responsible for It,.
Iawless said 'fMr Chairman, am
! through" and q recess was taken until
7:3O O'clock.
Cross-Exarnination.
The committee resumed at 7:S5 and
Mr. Hunton took DIR. Foster in hand on
cross-examfnatlon.
OF patient where no examination was
made for three months afterwards. witt
ness said he omitted to examine the
report carefully for the reason that when
1t was made the board was In session.
He was questioned closely as to the use
of Strait Jackets" and said 1t was ct
his instructions that they We're abolished
except in extreme cases.
Cross examined by Mr.. Hunton as to
food conditions, witness exhibited diet
list, which he said was made out each
day
"Then the statement of Steward
Brooks said MT. Ftlunton, f'that the ulet
was about the same all the year, Is in
correct is it?''
.T cannot undertake to vouch for Mr..
Brooltss testimony" was the reply.
Asked about the relations between
himself and his assistants, witness said
there had never been day when, he
had not met his assistants and talked
with thom concerning their work.
Mr.. Hunton was irving e establish
that when DR.. Foster criticised Dr..
Southall to DR., Henderson this tended
to interfere with thar harmony which
should prevail.
Colonel Turk observed that his exper-
fence had been that there had not been
enough criticism, and thus again he was
combating a view held by the attorney
for tho board. AS to the rule requiring
the superintendent to visit the hospi-
tails daily Colonel Turk said It was not
observed at any OF the hospitals, and
he did not wish to make, DR.. Foster do
more than the others did,
This statement WAS challenged by
Messrs. Frsnsborough,S Tredway and other
members
Used to Have Egg-nog.
DR.. Foster was asked II 1t had not
been the custom to have egS-nog mt the