Evening star., 1926-04-24
AssaiIs Crowds Action.


son declared the sessions hereafter
would be closed.
Assails Crowds Action.
This is a sober and serious inves-
tigation," he said, land not political
meeting. We are going to have order.
and In view Of the demonstration just
given, the sessions hereafter will be
executive" :,
DR.. White at the outset OF the
meeting requested copies OF the
record in order to prepare defense.
'The whole investigation" he de-
clared. has resolved itself into a
personal attack by Mr.. Blanton on
me. Mr.. Blanton has developed into
a personal accuser. have been
a asked questions about things that oc-
Cured over a quarter or q century
ago, and Mr.. Blanton has been pre-
pairing this case against me for q
month. My lack of memory at times
has been used by him as accusations
against me. have no desire to with
hold any information. ! wish to make
d formal request to be furnished with
OF the record in order to
prepare q defense. / can use the
entire time until the end of the
month in answering these attacks and
I ask permission to summon wit
nesses. Several persons have ex-
pressed the desire to testify in my
behalf"
The request was granted by Chair
man Gibson. He also announced that
it would be virtually impossible to
finish the inquiry by May / and re-
port to the full committee, and there
fore at the next meeting OF that
body he would request an extension.
Asks Patients Presence.
Mr.. Blanton told the committee he
had requested DR.. White to have AL
len and Wagner at last nights ses-
sion and demanded OF DR.. White why
they were not present. The super
intendent said he had received no for
NAL request, and when Mr.. Blanton
asked the men be brought before the
at 10 o'clock today, DIR.
White asked:
"yVill 1t be an executive session."
1T will not be-" replied Mr.. Blan.
ton.
DIR. White replied he would not
bring tho men before an open meet
Ing "for the purposes of examining
the patients in public. / ask you
not to do this on behalf of the pa
tents You can grill me all you want
to in public. but not these men,"
II want the citizens Of this country
TO hear them and will submit them to
DR.. White for an examination" de-
,lared Mr.. Blanton.
"r wouldn't think OF doing such q
hing in public" replied DR.. White.
I'm not going. to allow these men to
De exploited It's against the ethics
f the medical profession" DIR. White,
however. agreed to produce them to-
lay, and Chairman Gibson said at that
ime the committee would determine
whether the hearings should be open
n executive.
The decision to have Commissioner
to testify this afternoon was
made on motion of Mr.. Rlanton
1Tr Gibson, referring to the an.
made yesterday by Mr.
Eenning. offering to assist the com.
nittee In its investigation. declared
he was informed he would be allowed
o testify before these hearings be-
an"
The cross. s.examination Of DR.. White
asst night produced no concrete re-
ults other than to provide amusement
or the witness, the examiner and the
udience. DR.. White drew applause
rom time to time for ironical remarks
n connection with his testimony, and
demonstrations also were given Mr.. |
3lanton during the exchange Of pleas |
lntries. At one time DR.. White leaned
ver to Mr.. Blanton, who sat next to
lin, and said: ''I wish / had your
nergy. you're a wonder"
You and I would make a good
eam," replied the Texan.
White Proposes Own Test.
When Mr.. Blanton announced that |
n the conclusion of his examination |
f DR.. White he would submit him. |
elf to questions, the witness replied: |
Suppose put you through a |
examination"
At another time Mr.. Blanton |
warned" DIR. White that the COM |
nittee was going to visit the institu-
ion. You're going to take us all |
through the place, not just those
'retty buildings. You're going to |
AXE us where other people don't go. |
he bull pen and all. I know you are, |
or I'm going to lead the way"
This remark was met with applause |
nd Kisses from the audience.
The charge by Mr.. Blanton that !
Fenning was given /
rec access to the records Of the in |
titution in order to determine what |
had the largest estates"
vas vehemently denied by DR.. White.
Ir. Blanton read an affidavit of |
,eeper of records to the effect Mr.. |
Tenning has received permission to /
xamine the files. but DIR. White re-
lied there Is nothing OF Importance
n any records except those in the
nancia1 room. These. he added. Mr..
7enning never saw.
Mr.. BIanton read two aff1davits of
'ersons who had been committed IL
egally, 1t was charged.
Says Conditions Corrected.
In the case of a mother and daugh- |
er who had been sent to the insti- |
ution many years ago, Mr.. Blanton |
said: God. doctor, isn't that terri |
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