Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
MAKE OR. BOLTON
OVERLOOK HEAD;
DELAY DISMISSAL
Freeholders' Committee Places
Man Against Whom Charges
Are Made in Control.
Or. DILL ASKS FOR WEEK
TO REMOVE BELONGINGS
Interesting Evidence in Case of
Lawless Girl-Charges
SE Against DR.. Stiles.

most surprised man on the staff Of the
Dverbrook Hospital for the Insane to-
day Expecting that his name would
be dropped from the payroll Of the
Institution to force his resignation. re-
Quested some time ago by the hospital
committee of the Board of Freeholders,
he found himself last night. after a
eeven-hour session of the committee at
the Overlook institution. appointed
temporary successor to DR.. Daniel M.
Dill, who was last week deposed from
. the Office of medical supervisor on
charges that are practically similar to
those under which Dr. Bolton is rest
ing. DR.. Guy Payne was really given
DR.. Dill's office until permanent sue
cessor can be chosen. but as he is at
present out of town, DR.. Bolton was
put In charge,
N The appointment of the temporary
medical director came at the end of an
hour of stormy proceedings; not quite
as stormy. however. as the six hours
y that had preceded the taking up of
that business, during which time the
f case of DR.. J. Walter Stiles, accused
of improper conduct toward Miss
Jennie Lawless, a former telephone
operator and nurse at Overlook, was
discussed. The testimony in this case
most of 1t from hearsay-was exceed
ingly interesting DR.. Stiles was called
"a moral leper" and other pet names
and during the whole proceedings the
members of the committee were con-
stantly In u state of excitement.
Hatchet az GnveI.
1ney interrupted one another, used
language that was, to say the least,
unparliamentary. and such pande-
monium reigned that Chairman Ben
jamin Haskell. of the committee. after
knocking several square inches of skin
from his knuckles in pounding for,
order was finally forced to send out
for hatchet, which served as an Inn
provised gavel until the end of the
session.
At the beginning of the meeting d.
rector Wallace Ougheltree.. foreseeing
the great lengths to which the pro-
ceedings would be drawn out, took the
most comfortable position he could find
1. and slouched back in his chair with
his feet on the table in 'front.' several
inches above the top of his head.
Chairman Haskell. after waiting for
the director to do 1t of his own accord.
finally requested him to remove his feet
= from the table.
When Freebooter Gottlieb suggested
DR.. Guy Payne as temporary successor
to DR.. Dill an uproar ensued. After
this had been quelled the voice of
F'reeholder Frank e. Ward was heard
suggesting DR.. Bolton for the office.
This was the signal for another riot
Of noise Mr. Ward was finally able
to make himself heard again, and ex-
planned that DIR. Bolton, being assistant
medical director, was entitled to the
office by right of succession. The
chairman's hatchet threatened to break
through the thin boards of the table,
but enough quiet was finally secured
to permit the taking of vote. The
result of the ballot showed every mem
ber of the committee except Freeholder
Althen voting for Dr. Payne.
1t was not until the committee had
taken recess and reconvened that 1t
was discovered that DR.. Payne was out
of town. Then the fight began anew.
Freeholder Gottlieb informed the mem.
bers of the committee that Chairman
Haskell had during recess notified DIR.
Bolton to take charge of the hospital
until DR.. Payne returned. Director
Ougheltree and Mr.. Gottlieb, on hear
ing this, proceeded to inform the chair
man, in no uncertain language, that he
had seriously erred in presuming to
appoint DIR. Bolton without instructions
from the committee. Warden Charles
: A. Steadman was then suggested as
temporary medical director. but was
voted for only by Messrs. Ougheitree
and Gottlieb.
The mention oflDr. Gaston's name foi
the place caused probably the biggest
row of te day. Under no eonsidera-
tion," exclaimed several members of the
committee.
Then the proceedings became farci-
cal. Some wit suggested Chairman
Haskell for the place. and the COM
mittee greeted this with loud laughter.
The members managed to control their
nirth long enough, however. to ap-
point DR.. Bolton.
DIR. Dill Called In.
When someone brought up the ques-
tton of Dr. Dill remaining at the in
stttution the clouds burst once more.
Hes no longer an employee" de-
clared Director Ougheltree. HE has
no right In the building. The warden
must not be permitted to supply him
with food and bed"
Then DR.. Dill was called in and re-
ouested that he be allowed a reason
able length of time-a week or soto
collect his effects and depart.
'Will it be necessary to use force in
evicting you from the institution" he
was asked.
I'm still legal head of this hospital"
replied the ousted director. II am
going to take legal steps to be allowed
to retain my office and my home"
The members of the committee de-
rnanded that Chairman Haskell per-
form the act of eviction Immediately
nv placing his hand on the shoulder Of
DR.. Dill and reading to. him the reso-
luton of the Board of Freeholders
which ousted him.
'Pll do that later on" replied Mr..
Haskell II don't want to put DR.. Din