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to do. In that period, he said, he
carried such things as roll of cop
per screen wire, nickle- plated rods
a cement blower. and linen to the
car of one of his supervisors. Sew
eral times, he declared, he put gaso-
line in the tank of the car.
Il left" he explained, because
I saw it might mean Lorton for me
again"
When the subcommittee prepared
to excuse Mr.. Tucker, he asked for
an opportunity to make state
ment. Allowed to proceed he then
made his charges of brutality.
Foreman Testifies.
eff you're not sleepy and won't go
to bed" he declared, they coke you
and tie you in it -.-...
He said he witnessed an orderly
and a patient "tie a man up after
the patient had struck the other
patient in the mouth and Knocked
his teeth out.
Arthur E. Files, foreman Of the
Gallinger laundry, admitted some OF
the charges Mr.. Tucker made with
respect to removal of hospital prop
erty were true, but declared part
of them were not. He said any
property he had taken away he had
paid for in full.
The subcommittee plans to call
DR.. Joseph Gilbert, head of the hos
pitfalls psychiatric ward as the first
witness when the hearing resumes
at 10 am. tomorrow. He will be
asked to answer Mr.. fuckers al
legations of brutality.
The testimony revealed for the
first time some of the allegations
in the report which was submitted
to the Commissioners in July by the
Controller Generals Office.
Robert A. Roane, 328 Eighteenth
street NE, who resigned from the
staff in December, 1910. was asked
whether he knew Dr.. Bocock used
WPA workers assigned to the hos
pital several years ago to work on
his farm in Virginia.
II heard it, but I don't know who
told me-" he declared.
Later, under questioning, Roane,
who was chief clerk at the hospital
for IL years, said the information
might have been given him by
Waldo A. Kuhn, who had been en-
ployed at the hospital since June,
1928.
Senator Bushfield began the ex-
animation of Roane by reading ex-
cerpts from an affidavit given the
Controller Generals Office.
The affidavit declared that several
medical officers had lived on the
hospital reservation without charge
that a $500 emergency appropria-
tion for medicine had been eX-
pended for groceries for DR.. Bocock's
home on the reservation, and that
the superintendent had used q
Filipino might cook for part time
services in his home.
The affidavit also alleged that q
pharmacist at the hospital hac
given Roane and several doctors
denatured alcohol for use in the
radiators of their private automo.
biles as an antifreeze and it hac
been a practice until 1886 to collec,
q 81 fee from certain officers fol
insurance.
Asked whether the insurance func
was turned into the Treasury, Roane
said he did not know what hap.
pened to it.
Boccok Fires Questions.
AS Roane prepared to leave the
witness stand, DR.. Bocock arose anc
requested an opportunity to ques.
tion the witness. The request wa!
granted and the hospital superin
tendent Immediately fired a volley
Of questions at him.
Why have you waited so long tc
bring these charges to public atten.
tion?" he asked rs it true tha'
while you were at the hospital yol
were thoroughly addicted to the ust
of alcohol?"
Il don't believe So" Roane an.
swered.
Under the subsequent barrage o.
questions by DR.. Bocock, the witnes.
admitted he had been In difflcultie,
in Prince Georges County, Md; il
Luray and other sections of Virginia
and at one time had been sentenced
in Maryland to six months at "harc
labor but was released for hospita
treatment. On release, he admitted
he became patient in the psy.
chopathic ward at Gallinger.
DR.. Bocock wanted to know /
Roane had not been treated Will,
ct Gallinger as a patient for alcohol
ISM. He replied he did not know
Row his case had been diagnosed.
Kuhn Takes Stand.
Kuhn, who mas supervision ovel
the agricultural activities and tn,
grounds at the hospital, followed
Eoane on the witness stand. He frs
was questioned as to whether he f1as
nDsfe loans of money tn some nj tn,