New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-14
o,,rantine Methods Explained
WV Nv Chief Clerk, Who Tells
About a DefaICatlcn.
,o,1IQUE SLIPS DISAPPEAR
savers and Household Bills Fig
- are in Payments by the State
DIR. Doty May Be Wit
ness on Monday.

.,,enously dOcile witness at the in
litigation of the administration of Or.
,,,,h H. Doty. Health Officer of the
-. before Judge Charles y. Bulger
covernor's commissioner, yesterday,
=. r,l, again he on the stand when the
...ri,s is continued in the county court
A. 10 o'clock this morning 1t is
a,nscted that Dr Doty will be called on
Monday
rnder the patient but relentless prod
aos Of Charles Dushkind, lawyer for the
.,,,nlainants against DR.. Doty, DOYLE
.s,,,,,sd that the system of bookkeeping
!, ,bs department was not trustworthy;
.s., some Of the books and records from
- office at quarantine had been taken
.r.v in the last year and disappeared,
.,5 that 1T would appear" as If certain
..-sonal and household articles. amount
,,s 70 several hundred dollars. had been
,rrcbased for Dr. Dotys private use and
,aid for by the state.
4on January =, 1911, YOU paid bill
= s12cO2s 10 q department store?"
asked Mr. Dushkind.
This could not be found. a duplicate
rss obtained from the Controllers office
and put in evidence.
one item read, "Dr. \, Fl. Doty's ac-
count. S225 o. Another read, Sl60 10
Health Oficers account
Isn't il a fact that these bills were
,,ken our Of the files because Dr. Doty's
PERSONAL bills were paid by the state?"
asked Mr. Dushkind.
No" replied Doyle
Roses and Lilaos.
Didn't the state pay for roses and
alacs for Mrs. Doty?'
Not that ! know
This bill. which Mr.. Dushkind con
tended was for Or. Doty's personal ef-
fscts. included flowers. shirts. rugs, por-
deres. curtains. a $50 refrigerator and
kitchen utensils.
This would appear as II the articles
vent to Dr. Doty:'
II would appear So"
A bill from Fred. .. Hawkins florist,
at No. 33j Vanderbilt avenue, Staten
Island was then shown Doyle. 1t showed
hat against o.. ten Mrs potys name
vas written IN lead pencil and beneath
we're four ditto marks covering In all
fys items on April 81, for q total Of $40
worth o. large hydrangeas.
Or Doty signed the check which paid
this bill?' asked Mr. Dushklnd.
Yes" replied Doyle.
And you handed him this hill at the
ilme?"
Yes.
Mrs Do,y got the flowers, didn't
sbe?7
Z don't know but that Mrs. Doty
bought these flowers for the state"
Later Doyle was excused to permit
CD. Dean. superintendent OF grounds at
Rosebank. Staten Island, TO testify.
Did you put Mrs. Doty's name and
The ditto marks on this florist bill?"
asked Mr.. Dushkind.
y think ! did, but I am not sure said
Dean
AS superintendent Of the grounds 1t
vas your duty to O. X. this bill?"
Yes"
Did you o. X. it,
Il think I did"
Mrs Doty, ne said, ordered some of the
tens on the bill.
"Prstique" Slips Disappear.
Asked about the change in the system
u bookkeeping begun at Quarantine III
October last. Doyle. being recalled, testi-
ied that II affected only the receipt and
disbursement Of money. He said, in re-
ply 10 questions by Mr.. Dushkind, that
% books or records had disappeared in
The last year.
Haven't some 'pratique' slips disap-
Pesred?'
"Yes."
We'll. aren't those original records
Reluctantly Doyle admitted the fact.
Can you account for the disappear
'nce Of those 'pratique' slips?"
No"
Weren't they burned last November
didn't burn anything"
Wasn't something burned last No
rsnber?'
Yes; rubbish"
What was this rubbish-pratique'
.ips, books Of records and memorandum
looks, weren't they"
] wasn't there"
viii YOU swear that tho pratique'
SIPS were not burned?'
You can subpoena the man who
burned them, Mr. Nelson"
He IS a clerk under you
YES"
Did YOU advise him 80 burn those
BOOKS and what you call rubbish"
No
Where did this so-called rubbish
@rne from-your office"
Yes"
Did YOU report the matter to the
Health Omccr?"
NO"
Were any Wauque' slips burned at
Tie ,ime.'
no"
bow do YOU know?
I ssked Mr.. Nelson.
Tells How Bills Were Paid.
hr Dushkind undertook to show that
We departments method of paying bills
vas open TO criticism. If not worse.