The Trinity times., 1855-03-24
The State Marine Hospital.


which will give our readers some idea Of the
way in which things have been managed in
that institution
j.. +. Eustick-Was storekeeper from
July to August, "a: have known the stew
ard 10 receipt for one hundred or more lOayes
Of bread than was received. The bills were
signed by Dr. Mills, and were passed by
Trustees; have known the steward to buy
brandy at sl0 per gallon for private use OF
Mills and himself, the bills for which were
made out for Hospital purposes, and double
the quantity Of brandy at s. per gallon, in
order to deceive the Trustees have known
Claughley to buy champagne and cigars for
the use Of Mills and himself. the same being
charged to Hospital his orders from the
Trustees, to keep an account Of all stores re-
eeved and disbursed, were countermanded
by DF. Mills aud Claughley. The latter sent
a new carpet belonging to the Hospital, to his
wife at Sacramento, and also purchased linen,
muslin, oysters, sardines, ETC., for his own
use on Hospital account. Witness also states
i have been ordered to send wines to
house oG prostitution in this city, by DR.. Mills
and Clauahley; it was a daily occurrence /;
have been ordered by the prosecuting physi
clan, to give fresh eggs to patients, but
Claughey ordered me to give them Boston
eggs, which in nine cases in ten proved rot
ten. Dr. Wing told me that bills for perium-
cry cost so much he was ashamed of it; these
articles were bought for DIR. Mills woman,
and charged to the Hospital as medicines; the
woman's name is Louisa Haywood the bills
amounted to S75 or $50 per month, and the
same were also bought for Claughley's woman,
also charged as medicines. have known
bills to be changed by Claughley before they
were submitted to the Trustees, both in
amounts and articles have heard him re-
mark that certain Trustees were too id
honest, aud that he wonld have them out or
break the Hospital J have known men, not
patients, to board at the Hospital for weeks
at time have known employees to be
requested to vote a certain ticket, otherwise
they would be discharged patients who
could 90 out were also told to vote the same
way; DIR. Mills patients were carried out,
and some Of them voted four or five times.
Cake left at the treasurer's Office was entered
as bread; five dollars was charged for brandy
when one was used. | have known persons
who laid in the dead house, to lay there till
the rats had eaten their faces off, and when
they were found to be too long for coffin,
Heg wDuid chap their legs of, and put them
in another cohiu-this was a common occur
renee.
w. -. Ayett, Resident Physician, says
Medical department has been conducted
good, but have thought domestic arrange
ments extravacant but this was owing to the
bad credit of the institution it was my I'M
preston that Hubbard was discharged on
account of political matters Mr.. Claul hley
had power to employ and discharge nurses
they told me that they had to vote a certain
ticket or be dscharged--ha7e told him there
was no compusion in the matter--there have
been from $50 to 275 patients.
Thos. j. White says,-Was appointed
Visiting Physician to the hospital in July,
'53, and remained till May, 'j4 during my
stay, the affairs Of the Office were strangely
managed-l knew number Of men who re-
mained in the hospital, and were supported
by the State, who were not objects of charity
some PATIENTS after being discharged, have
been retained in the house for political pur
poses they were required to vote invariably
the -ticket-I learned from Hubbard that
he was so discharged for not voting certain
teket--the Resident Physician did not receive
patients in conformity with the law, but were
received by DR.. Wing, the apothecary-to
my certain knowledge, the appointment of
DR.. J s. Skinner, as agent to board of Irus
tees, was unnecessary, and made for political
purposes-that when he received his letter of
appoint uent, he presented it to DR.. Mills
he (Nllls) ordered him out, and he has never
entered the hospital snce-the Governor
promised skinner a position, and one OF the
Trustees told witness they were forced to
make a positon-the accounts and salaries Of
the attaches have been bought up by Palm
er. Cook & Coz. McCowan told witness
! that he held demands against the institution
to the amount of so 900 or 31j,00O--the
/ Resident and Visiting Physicians have lre-
auently received their pay in advance, as
/ witness was informed by the Treasurer,
while nurses have been put off for twelve
months-he details the establishment of the
Small Pox Hospital, and says his offer to at
tend the same TOR ) 50 per month was not
replied to---the incumbent received $1,000
per annum, and while there was an unusually
small number Of patients in the State Marine
/ Hospital, persons sick with chronic and other
diseases, were confined in the same, to keep
up appearances creation was a useless
expenditure under the circumstances.
Wake Bryarly, Visiting Physician--ls OF
the opinion that the institution was not econ
omically eondueted-ihnks that Hubbard
was discharged by Clsughley because he
would not yoNe a certain teket---salary OF
witness has always been promptly paid
Mrs. v l. Mercer-W used to fur
nish hospital with game, eggs, etc.--l sup
posed most of the game, and part Of the fruit
went to the hospital, and some went to DR.,
Mills woman. Witness put articles in bill
as fruit, but was told to call them vegetables
by Claughey and Mills. Hospital has Owed
witness $500 nearly two years.
ID b. Castree states Has sold goods at
various times to the Hospital, and suffered
much delay in getting pay for the same. I've
never received any money directly from the
Treasurer except in one instance, bat alway'
sold and hypothecated his bills generally al
Palmer. Cook 4 Co.'S. At the time OF st
getting them on account, he understood that
there was money at Palmer, Cook " CO..
belonging to the Hospital.
Edward McGowan, Treasurer Of the Hos
pital since its institution, says he suppose
p there is al least 100000 OF outstanding
bills; there is no money in the treasury ia
tho ur.Sauf fire. all tho difficulty witness