The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-01
WITNESSES DECLARE
FEES WERE EXACTEO
administrators Inquire into Rumors
Concerning Conduct of Affairs
\, City fnfirInary.

Explaining that no investigation was
To be held AZ this time, Chairman
i-.gschherg called the Administrative
Board together yesterday afternoon at
80 O'Clock 10 inquire into reports
concerning alleged Entertainment of
needy patients who applied a, the
Eye Ear, Nose and Throat Inirmary
for relief,
Reports were TO the effect that per-
sons who applied for relief at Viz
ginia Hospital were sent to the in
firmary, where they were required TO
deposit a fee for treatment,
Several cases were referred TO Nuur-
ing the hearing. in which it was stated
by two witnesses. a colored man and
q colored woman, that thew had APP
Piled to the infrmary and were told
by DIR. Weatherly. assistant in charge,
that fee would be necessary.
Fees After Hours.
This was explained by DR.. Io.epn
A. White. head OF the infirmary, that
no fees were charged any patient be-
tween the hours OF 1890 and o'clock
daily, nor at any time on Monday.
when the whole day was fixed for
free patients. But the rule he'd bean
that at other hours, fee of five dol
lars could be charged for operating
room and drugs.
No fees are ever charged charity
patients" said DIR. White.
DR.. Frank NJ. Reade stated that re
had sent a man to the infrmary who
wanted an operation performed on
his child, ana that h fee had beer
exacted Whereupon the patient was
taken 10 another doctor by the parent,
because he did not like the manner"
OF DR. Weatherly, when he had the
original interview.
DR.. Reade referred 10 two other
cases. in which the patients were both
too poor to pay. They were sent 20
Virginia Hospital. and were sent fr ON
that place to the infirmary, where.
<hey stated, fees were exacted by the
doctor in charge.
Questions DR.. German.
Or Reade said he question al Dr.
Gorman resident physician at Viz
glnla Hospital. about the affair. and
was informed that he had bean m
structed to send such patients 20 the
nfirmary
Judge Kicks, of the Juvenile Court
and Miss Roller. probation officer Of
the same court, stated that they had
not sent patients to the inflrmary for
some time. because Of the fact that
the physician In charge had not APP
peared TO be cooperative, and lacked
the cordial spirit which they thought
should have been displayed. They
had sent a number of children who
were unable to pay for treatment IN
other physicians, who received them
with cordiality.
The evidence appeared to indicate
hhat there had been no cooperation
between the physician in charge of
the inirmary and the patients sent
there by DR.. Reade and Judge Kicks.
IT was stated by DR.. White that
there were from twenty to forty eases
OF free work every day during pubic
hours, and that none of them was
charged nor required to deposit a reg
istration fee.
Besides DR.. Reade, DR.. White, Judge
Kicks and Miss Roller two colored
witnesses were examined-Alberta B.
Hardy, of 1914 Buchanan Street. and
James H. Coleman. OF 1875 West Duval
Street. The latter stated tina. they
took children to the infirmal.' who
had been ordered from school for
treatment for tonsilitis. and had been
told that fees were necessary.
Witness Declines to Appear.
Lille Brooks. colored. who had
,been summoned to testify thai she
had met with similar experience to