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

ar n QNton crosse examined witness
put she stuck pretty closely 10 her text
She had stopped the use of strait
jackets when Or. Foster and Dr. Hon
oersor had said so Witness said ar
had sent out some furnit4r. THIS morn
cited patient.
Miss Lucas. another attendant had
been AZ the hospital Tor twelve years.
Witness corroborated the testimony Of
Mss Armentrout and made "a very clear
statement
She had charge Of the eplent,cs ana
mad 10 be closely watched. though she
got along with them an right Dr.
Foster had visited her ward frequently.
and in answer 20 q question ~ 10
whether Or. Foster had neglected his
duties, witness said: He keens mo
pretty straight as to my duties %
ny X Ayiett Of Newport News
vas put on as an expert lie declared
that in his opinion the .'strait-tacket.'
was the most humane method OF re-
slfalnt ior patients where restraint was
a. necessary. He would not hesitate 10 use
u IN his private practice 70 he thought
u necessary and II he had a friend
here who needed restraint he u-ould ba
slad 70 see the 'strait-jac6et" used on
him.
Colonel Lawless changed the form, Of
ms question, so as to apply only To- i'm
proNemcnts in the physical condftfon
- ne Rsttution, ana Dr. Aylett said
q rl.H q
ments last summer. and he had noffre1
married. improvements IN them All
1t IS charged said Colonel Law
as means OF punishment IN certa la
cases. VIII you please say whether
thls is a recognized treatment among
the medical profession
II IS eoognized treatment in GER
tain cases" ne answered
~ IS also charged that an electric
battery was used on tho SHINE 90 "a
patient How about that
That Is a proper treatment i'm GER
tain cases. use IL In my practice
every day, and I use a much stronger
hospital"
Mr. HHnien cross examined the wit
ness as 20 the use OF observation-disclosures %
and the latter said while their use was
generally decried. yet II was recog-
rlzed that IL was necessary in extreme
cases He admitted that he had NOT
Eept UP with expert methods for tn
treatment or the insane. and that his
only experience IN shis line was as
an inferno In the Eastern State Hos
pital FOR about twelve months
Answering MT. Hunton further wit
eSs SAID II Woulo never occur 10 him
TO apply an electric battery 10 q pa
tents spine IN order 70 make him eat
but that he would use IL as a sort ~
a tonic, for the parpose Of toninE up
the system. II will be recalled that IL
Is in evidence that DR.. Hunter No
CURE Williams while an assistant ply
stefan here. had applied an electric
latter refused to eat
DR.. Brunk on Stand.
Or. o. c. Rrunk. who was recently.
chosen superintendent Of the hospital by
the general board WINS next sworn
Colonel IawIess asked witness n ba
had made application for the place.
Il made DO formal application he
replied.
"A verbal application asked Colonel
LawleSs.
I object TO This line OF inquiry in
terposed Mr.. Hunton.
Colonel Lawless rose to argue for the
admission of the testimony. Il pro-
pose,' he said. 20 show by this wit
ness that he had been approached in
reference to accepting this position by
members Of this court before the board
had the evidence upon which Dr. Fos-
ter was removed"
Mr.. Hinton briefly argued against tho
admission OF this evidence. Tt has
ne said, mo bear.ng upon the COM