The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-25


This picture OF Judge Taft on the 6
said he would have power to order 9
doctor out on the ambulance and to
suspend him II he disobeyed The ques-
tioning reverted back to reports OF
deaths. and he said that all deaths were
recorded by Assistant Superintendent
Lewis. He said that he didn't know
whether there was rule covering this
but insisted that deaths were always
reported and recorded. The authority
for the removal OF dead bodies is vested
in the Health Board, he said. Con-
corning the medicines in the operating
room, lie explained that all bottles were
labeled. He visited the hospital about
once a day.
TO Mr.. Elicit he said that he admit
ted the child upon the representations
OF DR.. Oppenhimer, but would have
required more information from people
he did not know. Mr.. Satterf1eld asked
UNI IL uc IepOI LEU .IuS NAV lSA ~ LIZ
police. and he replied that at DR.. Tre-
Villains suggestion the coroner was
notified of the death
Replying to Mr.. Hobsons question why
he had not reported the child's death
in the committee meeting Monday
night, Mr.. Davis said that 1t had never
been the custom; that he never had re-
ported deaths to the committee. Where
would be the gain" he asked. In my
suppressing the information II had
thought 1t had been my Guty to report
the matter? court publicity" he said.
"and am glad the grand jury Is going
to Investigate"
He would use guards, he said. II he
thought it necessary. and cited an IN
stance In which he had done so.
Hard for Him to Believe 1t.
He said that he did not know the
child had been murdered when he went
away. that he didn't know 1t now.
could not realize that the child had
been murdered.
ct is hard for me to believe. that
the child was done away with. Inever
could take 1t in."
He said he would not have gone
away If he had known the child was
murdered. When asked If he took any
precautionary measures after the first
ulttIlplt uc oulu AAO SSAAu hASS
1t. II want to impress ON this au-
dience here" he said, In trembling
tones, that always make these cases
q family affair. and the man who said
I regarded this attempt with cold in
difference did not know me.
Much Of the questioning at this juno
sture related to the possibility OF Mrs.
Gaylords having committed the crime,
but he could throw no further light on
the subject.
Replying to Mr.. satterheld. Mr.. Davis
said that the coroner was notified and
that he arrived at 5 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, but that Coroner Taylor
did not express an opinion In his pres
ence. It was not his impression at the
time he left that the child had been
murdered, though he had been inform
ed OF the two attempts at poisoning,
and knew the matter had been taken
IN by the coroner. He kept insisting,
however, he never did realize 1t. and
gave this as his excuse for leaving the
city Tuesday. lie admitted to the
Mayor that lie thought the affair sus-
5picious, but did not think 1t necessary
for him to remain. After Mr. Hobson
asked if any member of the committee
or any citizen wanted to question hlm
Mr.. Davis was dismissed.
Hl Lewis hedru VI ! OAnonAh -
Assistant Superintendent B. G. Lewis
was then called He stated that ne
was informed by DR.. Noskirs OF the
first attempt at poisoning few MN
sutes after the attempt was made. lie
made no inquiry into the matter. He
had always understood that the medical
staff was supreme in the hospital.
There was no written record, he said, OF
the baby's death. other than Coroner
Taylor's certificate that the child had
been criminally poisoned. He knew
nothing Of tho circumstancesfo OF either
poisoning, and had never visited the
hospital until yesterday. AS 70 the re, -,
ceIving Of foundlings he said ne mao
had no experience, except IN the cas-
OF an aband oned negro chile.
The rules governing the ho pms
showed that the superintendent ma
cnntrols Of all officers except the medl-
cal staff.
Mr.. Lewis did not think any OF the
noison could have been taken out OF
the dlspensary, though 1t was possible.
Or. Treyilian Te.tifies.
Dr.. j. G. Trevilian, who had arrived
while the meeting was In progress,
was then put on the stand. lie sald
lie was one OF the staff OF the 1nstitu-
ton, and that under the reorsanlzza-
ton Of the home his visiting months
were June. July ana August.
He said he was Informed soon after
his arrival. at 1885 o'clock. on July
18th, Of the poisoning, etther by Dr. p,
Hosklns or by the nurse. He examined
the child and found all the symptoms
Of poisoning. He was questioned
closely on the care OF poisons, and
said there were no special rules for
handling them, nor did he say anything
In regard to leaving the operating
room open. There were. no written re-
ports or permanent record made Of the
case, he said. and asserted that he was
not responsible for the making Of
them. He remembered afterwards,
however. that daily records OF cases In
the hospital are kept
"Could, 1t be possible for a patient
TO be brought here and done away
with without some physician In Rich
mond knowing OF it7"& Colonel Ander-
son asked him.
"No. SIR" replied the witness. EIe
visited the wards daily during his
months for work at the hospital, and
saw all the patients.