The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-02-01
OF
HOSPITAL
CINCHED
Administration Dominance Over
Napa Institution Completed
by Managers Board
SACRIFICE OF THREE
MEN is UNAVAILING
Chambers, Rutherford and DR..
Clark Succeed Belcher,
Meacham and Steves
DIR. STONE WINS ONLY BY
ESCAPING PROSECUTION
DIR. STONE WINS ONLY BY
ESCAPING PROSECUTION

nj tration control of the Napa
- u hospital for the insane was
perfected tonight at a meeting
of the institutions board of managers
called for that purpose.
J. S. Chambers of Sacramento. David
Rutherford of Oakland and DR.. j. w.
Clark of Santa Rosa succeeded as mem
bers of the board Richard Belcher of
Marysville, H. NJ. Meachani of Napa and
feed themselves to assist DR.. Elmer
Stone, as they believed. to gain i'm
munity, but who. in fact, accomplished
nothing in the superintendent's behalf,
except possibly to save him from Grim
inal prosecution.
Neylan at Meeting
J. F. Neylan of the board of control
was present, but refused to discuss the
reasons for calling for the resignation
of Richard Belcher rather than that of
either Emmett Phillip of Sacramento
or Thomas b. Dozier Of san Francisco.
The conditions at the asylum were
such. he held. that the control had to
be taken over without delay. and for
that reason he had secured the three
designations.
In the meantime Dozier and Phillips
remain on the board. Whether they are
to continue in Office Neylan can not say.
his reason being that ne has filed his
report and is through with the reor-
ganization of the board.
Phillips was deposed as president OF
the board tonight. j. S. Chambers was
named to succeed him. while Rutherford
was elected vice president.
L. L. Hayman Undisturbed
L. L. Hayman, the secretary of the
board, remains undisturbed for the
present. Dozier and Phillips both urged
his retention. but the majority of the
board decided to defer action until to-
morrow.
That no medical superintendent will
be named to succeed Doctor Stone.
whose resignation becomes effective at
midnight, until Governor Johnson re-
turns from the east late in February
is the impression here tonight. For the
time being A. C. Matthews, acting first
assistant physician at the asylum, is
the acting superintendent. but a ques
ton was raised tonight as to the legal
ity of his acts.
Doctor Matthews was brought here
from Poughkeepsie, n. Y. last July.
and his eligibility was questioned in
view OF the fact that he has not been
a resident Of the state for year.
Dozier made thinly yelled reply to
the board of controls criticism OF the
board of managers. lie directed his
attack to the lunacy law, which has
shorn the managers of practically all
their power, save an an auditing board.
Our board is between the lunacy
commission and the state engineers
department and has no power Left
said Dozier, who bitterly assailed Nat
Ellery for his failure to lend tho aid
of the engineering department upon
the request Of the manager.
Dozier called attention TO the refusal
of EIlery 20 put in cutters around the
buildings and thus save the buildings
from serious damage.
IF your suggestions to the 1unacy
commission on such matter. don't bear
fruit Neylan interjected, Il can guar
antee you results if you take the matter
up with the board of control.