New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
BIT IN BULCER'S TEETH
Commissioner Says He'll Run
Quarantine Hearing Own Way.
TILT WITH DOTY'S LAWYER
George Gordon Battle Asserts
Newspaper Lawyer Is Play
ing to the Gallery.

George Gordon Battle, associate counsel
for Or. Alvah II. Doty in the Quarantine
investigation. began the proceedings in the
County Court House yesterday with vigor-
Gus protest against the activities of Charles
Dushkind. who. he said, had usurped the
powers of the real counsel of Commissioners
Bulger.
Commissioner Bulger replied with mucn
heat that he purposed. despite criticisms OF
the newspapers, to conduct the investigation
along his own lines He also criticised the
position taken by the Department Of Health
which had, he said, all but refused to FUR
nish him with its records. similar criti-
cism was made with regard TO the attitude
Of the state Board Of Health.
Mr. Battle said Dushkind asserted he was
acting as a public spirited citizen, and at
the same time admitted he was represent
Ing a newspaper As client Many OF his
questions, according 10 Mr.. Battle. were
obviously asked for publication purposes
Instead Of acting in an unprecedented man
uer. Dushkind had shown partisan spirit
This had gone so far, said Mr.. Battle that
Dr.. Bensel Of the Health Department, was
compelled while on the witness stand 10
protest against Dushkinds construction or
his answers.
Then followed an argument about fifteen
hundred missing slips from the records Of
Quarantine Mr. Battle said his client de-
sired the fullest investigation. and that he
would personally see that if tho records
asked for existed they would be produced.
George Bennett. Postal Telegraph clerk
and marine observer stationed al Qusran-
I,o or1 eafd
that he had no official connection with the
Quaranti station, except that he had Tor
\ short time last summer cleared or
"passo1' ccastwise vessels late In the morn
ing. This was done, Bennett said. by hall
ing vessels as they came in and asking II
"all were we'll on board.
If the cal plain replied in the affirmative
the ship was permitted to proceed 10 her
pier and the slip Of pratloue would be
mailed to the ship AZ once. For this ser
vice Bennett said he received SO a mon,
extra. He stated, however. that he did not
personally collect money from tho ships
nor did any ono board them the csrtsin's
word as 10 his health conditions being &c
cepted as sufficient
Asked If he knew Arthur Denyse who re
Gently testified that gin rickeys had been
ousffed from the urn which had contained
the ashes Of the late Colonel Warning, Ben
nett said he did. He also recalled several
times when card playing was INDUCED IN.
but said that when Or. Deity heard Of It he
ordered It stopped.
Or. NJ Serratti, { physician attached 70
the Italian Consulate in this city. said that
the food supplied at Quarantine was as good
IS could be expected. So far a he hau OBJ
served Dr.. Serratt said, everything at the
Quarantine station was clean and orderly.
James J. Gould, a Western Union oper-
stor and marine observer at Quarantine,
was called next, ana in the main corrobo-
rated Bennett Henry Marsac, formerly
messenger for the ship news Office Of The
Associated Press. testified that he worked
al Quarantine from 1906 to 1910 and had
seen drinking and card playing