Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-01
CONFLICTING TESTIMONY
ON |NF|RMARY PRACTICES
Did not Receive Full Co-Opcrltion
From II, Says Judge
Kicks.
DEFENDED by DIR. }. a. WHITE
Administrative Board WithhoIds Ac-
ton Pending Examination Of An
other Material Witness - Matter
May Go to Hospital staff.

one material witness failing to APP
pear. the Administrative Board yes
terday took no action after hearing
testimony In connection with the charge
that fees had been collected from
charity patients sent by the Virginia
Hospital to the Richmond Eye. Ear.
Nose and Throat lniirmary, 2l7 Gov
ernor Street. Assistant City Attorney
Anderson. who WAS present at the
hearing. was requested to have the
absent witness, Lilly Brooks, sum-
moned through the Polio. Court. Chair
man Hirschbcrg announced that the
board would not pass on the matter
until she has been heard il was
brought out that she might he enabled
to eniiGhten the board as To methods
reported to be in vogue at the in
firmary.
Judge J. HoSe Kicks. of the .Iuvc-
nile and Domestic Relations Court. who
has 10 deal with many INDECENT per-
sons who are frequently in need Of
medical or surgical attention, told the
board that he had not found full CO.
operation from the iuiirmary. and mad
discontinued sending patients there.
He said that operations which would
ordinarily be performed at the in
Urinary are now done without charge
at the Memorial Hospital. He had al
cooperation on the part of all local
doctors when il was necessary 10 apply
To them to treat "a charity case.
TOLD THAT 0PERA ALTON
WOULD COST HIM 81
Judge Kicks read two letters which
nc had addressed to the Administrative
Board. In one he stated that boy.
Joe Hardy. had been sent to the in
Urinary, and that the latter reported to
u
hrmary's physician. told him the neces-
sary operation would cost IS. Judge
Ricks later secured the services Of n
physician who performed it for moth
ing.
In the second case, he said. an officer
OF mis- court took boy to the in
urinary for an examinations The Of
nicer was told that Friday was the only
Tree day" and that Or. weathcrly
would be away on the following Fri
gay me patient WAS taken to the
memorial, where the necessary exami-
nation was made without cost.
MISS Sarah Roller. probation officer
OF tho Domestic Relations Court said
that since Judge Kicks had had his
experience with the infirmary. she had
never taken n patient there. but had
uirected them TO the Memorial, where
the work was always done wiihout
charge.
DR. Frank NJ. Rcade. secretary NJ
the stan OF the Virginia Hospital. re-
iated three Instances which had come
MS observation of patients going
10 the eye and ear diSpcnsary He
toid or colored child whose fathor
nc had directed to go TO the Virginia
tiosp'ai. ana who was from there sent
TO the inf,rmary. DR. Reade said tina,
ny colored man was told TINT the
,r,'n non, Tor adenoids. would cost So
ne operation was later performed ut
inc virginia Hospital without cost
re related two other similar cases
testimony along the same line was
also given by Gilbcrta B. HARDY col.
-, OF iol4 Buchanan Street. and
Games H. Coleman, n colorcd ,.roco,
OF Us West Duval Street.
DIR. WHITE EXPLAINS
CONDUCT OF INIrIRN,ny
The conduct OF the infirmorv u.a.
explained by DR.. Joseph \. WHITE u,ho
member of the Virginia Hosnital
s'''i ana in charge OF eve and no.e
work. Recently Or. Wcatherlv w,.
suoStituting during the absence or Dr
"n''e ana was removed by the Admin.
10, ".se board on tho ground that
u" had refused to otcroic IN a ,
NY patient. Or. WcathcrIv v,o. ,,,o'
'". At inc inquiry. but did not t,stiry
=" hltc declared that the mfr.
mary was free. He cXplaincd I'm,
'h"fi,S patients were treated durin,
'"'n hohfS Tor minor trouble. and If
'"e niiiheni made il ncccssarv ,ho,
were given free board and lodping ,nL
an necessary medical atteutiou ~,
s"'" mat some patients who had hco,
sent there from tho Virginia Hosnital
mac refused To he accepted as cb,rit,
p"uehts. In these cases he said Dr
Nea'herly would render his scryicn.
on me same basis as any private proc-
..ti"her and charge for them Dr
Ncatherly performed the duties =, ,,,o
'h'lrhary without cost, and. in return
wa" "iiowed TO maintain his office
mere. lie receives and treats his mi
Na'e patients there Inside of dis.
f"nSary hours. Dr. White said
questioned by Chairman IIirscbborc
!r' White replied that the Virriuia
hospital did not always give crednn-
',"is 10 patients who were referred IN
me ihiirmary. II was also cxploipcd
mat patients were frequently rcfcrrct;
I" lite dispcnsary to sec whether moi,
physical condition Warranted their no
ms received in the hospital for treat
ihcht or AN operation
DENIES STiTEME:NT Ttt,r
CHARGES WE'RE NAM,
i,r. White denied that any cba,.os
We're made for service at the d;sncr
SafS. During hours or dave