The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-10
Draft Is Submitted
To Jim Morris for
Law Consideration

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formally present Guest with q trans
script Of the testimony against him.
since this Is unnecessary under the
law.
Although a copy OF the formal
charges will not be made public until
they are approved by the board. It
was indicated that they are not in
tended to cover all Of the ground up
on which the board feels CHARGES
could be based and only enough de-
tail will be given to lay the founda.
ton for the boards case.
Guest was reappointed by the board
last July and only things which have
occurred since then will be listed in
the charges, 1t was said, whereas
much Of the testimony offered against
Guest at the Jamestown hearing per-
tanned to events which are alleged to
have occurred prior to last July.
Will BE Made Public
The transcript Of the testimony
taken at the jamestown hearing prob
ably will be formally filed BY the
board In its records, in view OF DR..
Guests refusal to resign and the re-
Sulting controversy, and will then be
q public document open to inspection
by the public.
Since the matter has never been
discussed at a board meeting at
which all members were present, the
attitude Of the board as q whole has
not been determined. The three ap-
pointive members are known to favor
Guests removal with the attitude OF
J. A. Kitchen and Miss Bertha Palm
or, ex-officio members, not definitely
known.
Under the law the board action.
II 1t decides to remove DR.. Guest, will
be final. The boards Interpretation
Of the statute being that their action
Is not subject to appeal to the courts.
Succeeded Hotchkiss In 1921
Guests predecessor rs hospital SUI
perintendent, Dr.. william Hotchkiss.
left the institution under pressure in
1921 after years Of service Is head Of
the institution.
When appointed as superintendent,
Guest was not connected with the In
stitution but previously had served
as assistant superintendent under DR..
Hotchkiss. At the time Of his APP
potntment he was practictng medi-
cine In jamestown.
Meanwhile members Of the board
were reticent about discussing the
case for publication. They had hoped
that DR.. Guest would resign as they
requested and thus prevent the pos
sibility Of public scandal.
The formal charges had not been
prepared tonight and indications
were that they may be filed by the
board acting as a whole. It original
" had been tho intention to have
them presented by one member Of
the board.
characterization, Incompetency
The charges are expected to &C..
cuse DR.. Guest Of characterization
and incompetency with detailed in
stances cited In their support.
One condition which q hearing
would be expected to disclose Is the
alleged lack Of agreement between
Or. Guest and other employees Of the
institution. Heads Of various hospi-
tai departments testified ct the pre-
lilninary Investigation and the board
would, presumably. place their chief
reliance in this testimony IN the ef-
fort to remove Guest.
It also was Indicated by board
members that the hearing might de-
velop testimony OF still wider scope
than the anticipated charges would
contain.
The SUPPLEMENTARY Of the hospi-
tai for the insane Is not q political
appointment and the board OF admin
istration IS designated by law as q
nonpolitical board. In addition to
the two ex-officio members there are
three members appointed by the gov