The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-15

contend that 1t Is now dissolved. having,
| they say. been granted temporarily, pend.
| ing the meeting Of the board to-day. 1t
! is a matter OF little consequence.
DR.. P. r. southall, second assistant
| physician, said to-day that he cared moth
ing about the position. but that he would
| hold on until The meeting Of the loca,
board on January 17tn, and was sure that
| body would give him vindlcation. He de-
MED that the general board had any
authority to deal with his case. He was
willing to give up after the meeting OF
the local board, but would hold the place
until after that date. He had no fear
as to the result of the action OF the local
board. although he was not undertaking to
speak for the members. He Just felt
| confident that he would be exonerate,,
and declared that there was no charge
against him which could not be easily
explained away
| DR.. Q. c. Brunk. the superintendent
/ elected by the board, is not on the ground.
1t is understood that he is In Richmond
at the Richmond Hotel, and Is ready TOR
uuty II the iinal outcome Of tho proceed
| lhss now on here Shall be favorable To
! him. His assistants Drs Henry and Rul.
hrd. are at their respective homes.
Colonel Lawless arrived on the o,clooL
.rain from Norfolk. and at O'Clock tho
board reconvened, a large crowd of ladies
/ ana gentlemen having gathered to hear
] the proceedings
| Colonel Lawless offered his APOLOGIES
for being delayed in arriving. and Mr..
! Hunton on the part of the board, pre-
scented the notice to DR.. Foster OF the
acton OF the board held in Richmond
/ recently. when 1t was determined to
have revival of the case. This notice
| contains the charges upon which the
| superintendent Is to be tried. which
charges have already been printed
1t sets out as well the letter of DR..
Foster to Colonel Lane, declining to
surrender the office. and all other papers
and correspondence bearing up to the
present situations. At this point Colonel
4 Lawless presented voluminous type
! written protest against the Jurisdiction
! of the board In the case
This protest sets out that the inves-
tigation was held; that great number
OF witnesses were examined and that
a majority OF the committee exonerated
the superintendent from all the charges,
i ana that the two members signing the
minority report found no reflection upon
I his character
| The paper goes on to suggest that the
= dividing up between the three members
OF the subcommittee Of the 5000 pages
OF evidence could not have resulted in
thorough understanding OF the merits
OF the case, and that no one member of
the board could have understood all the
points brought out In the evidence.
Was Astonished.
Proceeding, the protest says:
Having gone through the long ordeal
of q searching and costly investigation,
both to the State and to myself. and
having been so signally endorsed as to
character, conduct and the administra-
ton of the affairs Of the hospital by q
two thirds majority of those who were
charged with the grave and responsible
! duty Of the investigation who heard all
of the evidence ana saw the department.
of all OF the witnesses, and who had
given more than six months Of their
| time to the consideration of the whole
case, it was naturally a matter of aston
| ishment to me that the members OF the
/ General Board, no one of whom, nor all
OF whom had gone over the entire evil
dence, should pass upon Its merits in
my absence and without notice to me
| attempt to blacken my reputation and
/ remove me from office.
| The protest continues: If the fact
| that some years ago. without my knowl-
I edge consent or approval, the bathing
by the attendants of the patients in one
| tub OF water be considered a charge
against me, you have passed upon its
| merits. LII the employment or land
| scape gardener at the hospital by the
| special board, without my suggestion or
knowledge, and which I was in any event
without authority to prevent, be a charge
against the superintendent, you have we'll
and maturely considered is gravity and
It's truth, and have passed upon 1t. In
deed upon the gravity, the truth, the
materially and the falsity OF every state
ment In your present charge against
! me, you have already passed; In brief,
l am called to trial before a tribunal
which has twice condemned mo upon
Identical charges without notice and
| without n hearing.
| IT your board having rescinded your nc-
! ton of removal, and having attempted to
! suspend me In lieu thereof, finding that
| both your dismissal and your suspension
orders We're illegal and void. now deter
| mine to hear and pass upon the charges
you have preferred and employed private
| counsel to- prosecute. l desire, respect
fully yet emphatically, to enter my pro-
test against having my reputation and
| my official conduct passed upon again by
your board. in what should be q fair,
! impartial and unni'aildcah trial bafnre