Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-17
MAKE DR. BOLTON
OVERLOOK HEAD
DELAY DISMISSAL
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l(OntluuCu f1TsI 1A8esJ
to shame before the members of the
committee
In the DR.. Stiles-Miss Lawless mat
ter, which was taken up previously to
the appointing of DIR. Dilps successor,
Freebooter Theodore D.. Gottlieb was
asked to testify.
II have Investigated this matter thor
oughly," said he. land 1 have told the
results of my investigations to the
members of the grand jury on sum-
mons I found that. DIR. Stiles came
back 10 the hospital one night feeling
good met Jennie I.awless, who was
then a telephone operator, on the stairs,
stopped her and made indecent pro-
posals to her. Miss Lawless rushed
away from him and ran upstairs,
screaming at the top of her voice.
Miss Lawless may now be satisfied,
but we are not. The conditions we
have found prevailing at this hospital
must be remedied. l have found that
Miss Lawless, at the office of Alonzo
Church, swore to ar affidavit that she
had never been attacked. This affidavit
Is worthless.
"Dr. Dill allowed Miss Lawless a va
cation, and while on hat vacation she
resigned from the hospital. Allowing
Miss Lawless a vacation was a serious
breach in the management Of the hos
pita1.
THE episode OF DR.. Stiles and this
young woman was by no means, a secret
matter. Miss Marshall, the hospital
matron, knew Of it. and If what she
has told me is true DR.. Stiles is a moral
leper."
"MoraI Lepcr. Defined
will you explain what you mean by
a moral leper?'" asked Freebooter
Anthem.
"Leprosy is the most loathsome of
Diseases" replied Mr.. Gottlieb, and l
consider n whose moral sense is in a
condition similar to the bodily condi4
ton of one afflicted with leprosy a
moral leper.'"
DR.. Stiles was put on the stand at
this point and proceeded to give mega
tive answers to practically every ques-
ton asked by Mr.. Gottlieb with regard
to his conduct at the hospital. DR..
Stiles became as his examina-
ton progressed and frequently contra
dicted himself. All of the questions
he answered were put to him by Mr..
Gottlieb, who seemed the only member
of the committee who took an interest
=
in the proceedings.
81 have affidavits from Miss Law
less that refute the charges that have
been brought against me- declared DR..
Stiles.
"Those afidavits are not worth the
paper they are written on" replied Mr..
Gottlieb.
DR.. Stiles wouldn't permit Mr..
Gottlieb to make him a high-roller, to
which the questions the freeholder was
asking we're tending. He Indignantly
denied visiting notorious resorts in the
city and said he had never been to a
Broad street cafe and a local roof gar
den with Miss Evans. one of the nurses
at Overlook. He ever disclaimed ac-
quaintance with the young lady. An
auto trip to a well-known hotel at
| Great Notch with a Mr.. Mulvaney and
a Mr.. Lindemann he did not remember.
Matron Marshall gave what she said
was Miss Lawless's version Of the DR..
Stiles incident. She declared that the
physician had asked Miss Lawless to
go to a room with him after making
other nasty remarks" and said that
| on the day following the alleged mis-
conduct of the doctor that Miss Law
less had cried continuously. Miss Mar
snail gave LII. OllicS Tie reputation Ol
being a hard drinker and of having
come into the hospital after "a day
off, many times under the influence of
liquor.
Sympathy for Girl.
When the testimony OF the physician
and of the matron had been heard.
Freebooter Anthem jumped from his
chair and declared that he sympa-
thized with Miss Lawless in leaving
the Overlook institution.
mo respectable young lady would
stay there he declared.
Supervisor Baldwin took exception
to this, n a lively tilt ensued, wherein
the moral issue at Overlook furnished
the main motive.
1t was finally, on motion of Director
| Ougheltree, decided to leave the matter
in the hands of the county supervisor
as Judge to thoroughly investigate the
DIR. Stiles-Miss Lawless matter and
suggest what should be done.
Routine business to be transacted by
the committee was crowded to the wall
by the DR.. Dill-Dr. Bolton-Dr. Stiles
matter.
Irving It. West, stock clerk at the
hospital. was dismissed on charges Of
INSTRUMENTATION brought against him
by Warden Steadman. 1t seems that
the key of one of the hospital doors
became lost, and when the warden or
dered West to find it no attention was
paid to his command.