New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
MUST END DOTY HEARING.
Next Saturday Last Day, BuIger
SayS-BartoW Letter Read.
DESCRIBES FOOD PROVIDED
Steamer Lines Got Different
Rates, a Fact the Defence
Promises 70 Explain Later.

George Gordon Battle. counsel for Dr.
Doty, Health Officer of the Port. whose
administration is being nvestiga ted follow
ing charges, had buried ace Yesterday,
and lost no time in playing II. When Com
missioner Bulger. who was appointed by
Governor Dix 10 hear the case against Or.
Doty. opened the hearing in the court
house. Mr. Battle stepped forward ara said
he had A letter which he would Ike to put
in evidence The letter was dated August
70 1910. and was from Dr. Francis W Bar
tow, former superintendent at hoffman
Island Statements made in Il contradict
ed much Of the testimony Dr. Barlow gave
al the present hearing
In II the writer described the nigh dual
tv Of food and tho abundance Of II fur
nished 10 passengers detained At tho island,
and, supported BY sFidavits, denied charges
Of cruelty and IN treatment.
Judge Bulger admitted the letter in evi-
dence. and copies Of IL were passed over ~
reporters. This proceeding irritsted Charles
Dushkind, the attorney for the complain
ants. and he lost no time IN accusing Mr..
Battle Of PLAYING 10 the press. Mr.. Battle
retorted good humoredlv. but Mr.. Dush-
kind waved more excited. until finally the
Commissioner was forced 10 use his gsvel
10 restore order.
Mr.. Bulger tried n expedite the proceed
ings as much as possible. and in sdjourning
the hearing until Tuesday warned counsel
that they must complete their case before
next Saturday.
Commissioner Eulser. Al the close of yes
terdays proceedings. said one Of my peo-
pie" has complaint 70 make. The latter
told the Commissioner that he had been
accused Of stealing some papers bearing
on the case. Mr. Battle laughed snd said
II your man has not stolen anything, he
has nothing 70 fear from us
Dr. Edward -. Rymer. one Of Dr. Doty's
assistants. was asked u he could explain
why certain favored lines should be
charged only 50 cents a day for the keep
OF their detained passengers, while others
were charged 81 day.
Or Doty has no favored lines he re-
torted.
Mr.. Dushkind was persistent in pressing
the question. and finally the witness said
he supposed the difference in charge was
because Of the difference in care afforded.
This explanation did not satisfy, and the
doctor was hard pushed, when Mr.. Battle
came 10 his rescue, and suggested that
perhaps the lower rate was made Tor those
lines which generally had large number
Of their patrons at Hoffman Island end kept
them there some length Of time-in other
words. a kind OF wholesale versus retail
proposition.
Mr. Battle said he could offer ~ eT-
rlanatior himself, bat would inquire into
the matter and produce the proper tesh-
n1ony relevant n the question later.
cecil :. Hudson. chief medical officer at
Hoffman's Island. was the first witness ana
Wa. cross-exanlined at great length by MI
Dushkind.
To the evident surprise or Commissioner
Bulcer. he testified that a. far rs ne knew
10 immigrant women were employed 10
scrub floors on the island. He denied tnat
men we're allowed I'm the quarters provided
for Immigrant women Asked II the immi-
grants were provided with butter AZ their
meals he replied: no; they don know what
butter is. they don't want it..
Then Mr. Dushkind asked about the Lucy
rlemmons case and inquired into Tho moral
conditions OF things on tho island. during
the course Of this questioning. nr. Hudson
admitted that Or. Doty had call ID upon him
- exnIain his own conduct with certain
women. but said that after an investigation
Or. Doty found there was no OASIS i'r any
charges or immortality against MIN.
Charles r. Kingsley, assistant nacteiloio-
cist under Dr Baldwin, and I'r. Ryner
were the last two Witnesses. DIR. Synsr
said he thought Il would be Impossible 70
keen cholera entirely out Of this country.
He said that sometimes several 'rst5 We're
necessary 20 determine the existence or
cholera germ in 4 suspect.
commissioner Bulger seemed greatly IN
t..oete1 i'm the TESTIMONY regarding a dr.
farortiation in rates for steamship nnts.
1r Drebkiud mentioned the Austro-Amer-
icar line as one If those 10 whom he
Ill rr Dotv allowed siyty-cent per day
rate.
we will make no mystery IF this ar all.
~e.or,ed Mr. Battle Il will investigate and
rroduce the proper explanation
Ilr. Bartow's letter in part follows:
bova tho honor 70 submit the following
~o,or, I'm regard to affidavits and state
ments made concerning norman lsidno.
The monu for detained passengers IS for
braakfast each passenger receives Two
Rolled eggs one-thrd Of twenty ounce
loaf Of fresh bread and as much cofee as
tbey request For dinner, stew consist
ing of fresh beef taken from the fore quaI
- I'D leg potstoes. carrots. turnlpS ana
Cr,ons Each passenger gets one quart OF
this with the privilege Of second dish, "
reqIired. also one-third Of q tVentySouncs
- 90 fresh bread For supper the menu
aries. consisting Of mscaroni soup or oesn
qour. or rice and milk, or steWed prunes,
toge+her with one-third Of tVenty-ounce
loaf of fresh bread, and as mucn Tea a.