The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-21 00:00:00

THE INQUIRY AT TAE ST. GILES'S UNION.

This inquiry was rammed yesterday. The first
whams called was Mr. Bennett, the medical weer of the
Won.
Mr. Farnall—l think it right to state that Mr. Craig, In
his evidence yesterday, sail he did not keep the medical
book, which was of great mania to the poor, basins you
told him .at.
Mr. Bennett—l do not think that is correct. The more
cornet answer would be that he found I did sot keep
it, and therefore he did not keep it. I did not consider
it was neemiary to keep it, as the cards I considered
were a better record for the palliate. I had to do with
Gibean's cm from the AM or seeesd week in November
to the mooed weak in December. The day before be was
laid up he went out et my lands enirely. 1 think the
statement of Manson, the Miner that reported to Pk
Thomas Henry,s entombed for for Ginn was in a dark
corner, and if inners-bed sot bad his attention called to
him, he would sot ban observed him. I °midge hi state-
meet is substantially tram The man was dirty. It would
be the duty of the head-at ms to see that the palliate were
kept clean. The wards are noder the care of the sistroa.
The present master ls the first master who has ever gone
into the Manny. When I taw Gilman and ordond him
up-stairs, he was being washed. I saw his shirt, which
certainly was stained with *oil and very dirty. I directed
his removal to another ward. My belief is that patient
gel the amount of food ordered them. I saw Bachard
Gibson's body on the Tuesday after his death, and then
his bead was filled with vermin, end they bad mewled down
as far as the upper part of the chest, bat there
were sone on his body. Iluquestinably the vermin
might have collected on his frame after death. They might
have been generated, is the first instance, after death. The
rich and poor are subject to rerun both before sad after
death. and it is remarkable that the 111(111i11 georested oe •
dead body will not Live on a living body. I think the amnia
in Gibson's one were generated sitar dean.
Mr. Bennett, crose-examined by Maps—Whim I saw the
line, that came off Gibson lexpreesed great iatbotation at the
dirty state in which I (nod him. Gibson was thoroughly
cleaned in 42 Ward, and then might thee ban been some
of the dirt washed off him. Wham I saw Ginn in 42 Ward
I did not see any vermin on his body.
Mr. Farnall—Magee, why did you sot tall the master of
the state of Ginn before he got so bed, particularly when
you saw the norms smooth his rug whenever the master
I came into the mad
Magee—Because of Mr. Craig telling me that he did not
allow one patient to speak for another.
Mr. Farnall—But why did you 13.4 speak to Mr. Bennett!
Magee—Because of the manner in which be treated the
statement I made with regard to Morris's bief.tea.
Mr. Farrell—But why did you not tell a director?
Magee—Because I thought that Yr. Brawn was para-
mount there.
William Morris was ant called, sad the evidence he gave
before the corner was read over to him. He said it was all
true.
Cron-ermined by Magee—On the Sarday before Gibm's
death the pauper who slept in 47 Ward, came home
dresk about 9 o'clock nurse,nd went to bed, sad therefore on
that night she was not in • state to have helped him if he
had wanted it. I slept two beds from Gillen, and he smelt
very bad. You vomited after having clamed him. Mrs.
Bison, the paid puree, used to come round with the doctor,
bat I did not notice her give any medicine to the patients,
exempt a pill or two. I remember Mahoney asking Mrs.
Elan for more pills, sod she said she had none. Ido not
know that they were ordered by the doctor, bat he used to
take pills night sad morning. I heard Mrs. Elm talking
to you when you came into the ward. I heard the mares
Poacher say something to the effect that they most look
oat, for there was a spy amongst them. He saw that nurse
give Gibson some gin, bat he did not know bow much. Dr.
Craig need to pus down the ward, bat he did not always go
between the beds.
Magee here said be wined, as the pleas was present, to
state that be was never a any, and that what be had dose
had been done in the interest of humanity.
Mr. Farnall—The public have inn that view of your
conduct. I holm that in any future cue any pauper in a
workhouse will write to somebody at once, when they me
another pauper ill-treateci, and not leave it till the list
minute.
Magee —Perhaps they will sow sa they will bars more
confidence, but there is no ootionling the fact—they an
afraid.
Charles Gregory was next called, when his evidence Won
the coroner was reed over to him. This *vides°, described
the habits and lasagnes of the deceased as moat dissuade&
and the treatment he received was better than the other pa-
tante.
Cross-examined by Magae—Gibsoa was better treated
than the others. If I had wanted as man attention as
Gibson, I have no doubt I should have bad it. My wife is
• pauper nurse in the married ward. My info did sot bring
me a mug of tea and a plentiful supply of breed sod meat
every evening. She never brought me any tea, bat she
used to bring me • little bread and some soap of • night,
which she had saved from the dialer. There might have
bees • little meet in it. I did not an her where else got it,
but I supposed she saved it from her own diem.
At the close of this witeesa's evidaeos, Mr. Farman said
they had formally closed the proceedings, end that he would
forward his report and the depositions to the Poor-law Board,
who would give the matter their beat onsideratioa.
The proceedings the terminated.