Evening star., 1926-05-13
'FENNTNC BARRED AS ATTORNEY
ON TAKING OFFICE, SCOTT SAYS
Was Notified He Was Disqualified in Federal Cases
After Becoming Commissioners, Record Shows.
Hospital Aides Testify.

Mr., sullivan TO admlt tnal ne per
sonally knew nothing about the col
ored mans disappea ance. 1t hav-
ing happened some time before ne
went to work at the institution; that
he himself had not found the skull.
but that II had been given to him:
that he had not reported II tn the
superintendent and that he was not
producing II with the idea Of leav-
ing the impression with the sub
committee that some official Of the
institution was guilty Of foul play.
Man May Have Fallen.
In reply to series Of questions.
he admitted that there was III feel
ing between himself and Mr.. Bar
nard. He said his thought was that
there might have been negligence
on the part OF attendents in allow
ing the colored man. who was said
to he simple minded. To wander OF
In the woods at night. where he had
prOba bly, fallen against the stump
of q tree and died from exposure.
He testified that no other part OF
the human body had been found, as
far as he knew. Representative Gil
bert OF Kentucky questioned Mr..
sullivan along the line that he SEEM
ed to be interested In conceaiing
more than he told. MIR. sullivan
denied that he was trying to pro-
tect any one.
Mr. Blanton called as witnesses
Thomas q. Miller. formerly an at
tendant at st. Eliza his, and G.. H..
Law. formerly in charge of ward
there. He questioned them closely
resa riding the case of Joseph Wal
conis. new patient at st. Eliza :
beth's. who was put In a cold pack
and allowed to remain there for
seven hours and when he was taken
out was found to he in a very weak
condition. followed by commissions.
and died in the hospital the next
Mr.. Law testified that Felix A. Cop
sey. an attendant whom Mr.. Bla nton
had sought to produce as witness
list night but who IL now on vacation.
had put this patient in the cold pack
by direction of a doctor. In reply to
a number OF questions, Mr.. Law said
that during his II years al the institu-
ton, where he graduated from the
nurses school. he never knew of any
other patients being left in pack for
seven hours md that he thought being
eft In for such a long time might have
been responsible tor the mans death
lie said the records showed that the
doctors = direction had been to leave the
patient In the pack until he Quieted
down. lie said that If the patient
puieted down in less than the seven
hours the attendant was to blame for
his death in leaving him in longer.
Officials to BE Called.
MIR. Miller substa inflated Mr.. Laws
testimony and both protested that
they did not know q. the cold pack
being given to patients as punish
ment. hut az a more humane method
Of restraint and auieting their nerves
Than the old recourse of putting them
in strait Jackets. Both of these wit.
nesses protested that they had no
grievance against the institution or
any off1cials there and that each had
left the institution Of his own accord
Mr.. Gibson stated that District on
cials whom he has had in attenda nee
at the hearings for several nights
to testify will he called as wit
nesses at the opening of the hearing
his evening These include Municipal
Harris and Assessor Rich.
ards
Mr.. Blanton called as witnesses
".
Eliza beths. and Monte Sanger. adj
assistant to DIR. Villa m
A. White. superintendent of the in.
Mr.. Blanton sought FIRST
to secure testimony from Mr.. Lehman n
regarding why and how long his
named Lichtenbere,
had been working at the District
Courthouse. Failing to secure a sat.
lsfactory answer. he then called Mr..
Sanger. who said that in all Mr..
had been at the Court.
house six or seven days. getting for
DR.. White information rega riding ca ses
in which he had signed papers for
Mr.. Fenning for the information OF
the committee II he should again be
called as witness
MIR. Gibson asked Mr.. Sanger and
Mr.. Lehman to produce the records
IN the case Of Joseph Walconis, who
died after being in cold pack for
seven hours.
COrrects Former Story.
Mr.. Blanton also questioned Mr..
Sanger concerning the death of a man
who was said to have been found
Sanger said. on looking the case up
he had found died in a ward after
ha wing worked In the dairy
When MIR. BlantOn insisted that the
hospital authorities should bring Mr..
Copsey back from his vacation to tes-
tify before the committee, Mr.. Gibson
said that II this witness Is con.
BILE .dista nee away and is com.
ing back within reasona Bile time
there was no particular hurry he.
cause the committee had other wit
nesses in prospect.
Mr.. Blant0n also questioned Mr..
Sanger about the wild parties
which he claims DR.. silk took part
in and about private gate" put
in for DR.. SILKS convenience. MIR.
Sanger said he had attended one
party only at DIR. silks residence.
that 1t wasn't at all wild. that 1t
broke up before midnight and that
the gate in question was not a pri.
vate gate to which DIR. silk alone
had a key.
Mr.. Bla nton recalled Mr. Lehman
10 the stan nd. who testified that there
" ere two conflicting stories regarding
the death Of the man said to have
been found dead on a cot in the
cow barn. One story. he said. was
that the man died on a cot in the
dairy and the other that he died in
The medical service hospital. He was
directed by Chairman Gibson to pro-
thu nf3rio1 in,