The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-25

Mr.. NEWMAN AND THE TRUSTEES OF THE PooR-
The following letter and affidavits will be found
of interest.
BALTIMORE, April 23d, 1859
MEssRs. EDITORS:
Gentlemen In justification of my course as mem.
Der of the City Council in relation the mismanagemen
of the amshouse affairs deem my duty to submit the
accompanying affidavit to the public; you will therefore
please do me the kindness give them place in Won,
columns. can also furnish five others but would not
like to make them public without first obtaining the con
sent of parties making them.
1t my intention to have submitted all Of them tn
the Council on Wednesday last but prevented
so doing, notwithstanding, they to prove my pre-
vious assertion, that the committee to which the matter
had been referred for investigation had an
ro by reporting that there grounds for complaint
against the Trustees.
With this brief statement, and the simple remark that
it desire to the officers of the corporation held
strict accountability for all their official acts willingly
submit nv own in premises to the scrutiny of impair
tal public L. P d. NEWMAN
Jacob NJ Hampsher, Trustee of the Baltimore city
and county Amshouse the part Baltimore county
from the month of March, 1856 to March, 1851 certify
that the farming operations of that Institution for the
year 1857 were rot conducted to decrease the expen
ses or the establishment but rather to increase them
There not proper attention given either to planting or
gathering the crops The wheat, when down
lowed to lay in the swarth until portion spoiled; the
rakings never hauled but allowed remain in the
field and rot The hay crop allowed to remain in
corn was not properly attended, the poughng neglected.
weeds suffered to accumulate and choke its growth
represented these facts to the then existing Board
than one occasion but the Trustees majority of whom
were from the city, and controlled the actions of the
Board took steps to correct the evils
The report Of the produce raised upon the farm ass
shown in the exhibit for 1857 issued in January 1855 in
incorrect and exaggerated state this from nv owe
knowledge as practical farmer | believe that had thd
farm been properly worked and managed, the yiell
would have been as great represented by the annua
report.
agement of the farm and wfu Misrepresentation con-
taned therein in reference to produce raised the
Trustee believe that if the other Trustees the
county had known well did the condition of
e Of aana T%a, h9s sdnore haxe sE1sa % ahe a &
On this fourth day of March, 1859. before subscriber
Justice OF the Peace in and for Baltimore city
ally appeared Jacob Hampsher and made oath in due
form of law that the above instrument writing Just
and true to the true intent and meaning thereof
JOHN C. JOLLY, J. P.
l. Jas. F. Bayly, late resident of Baltimore CITY but
now residing in Washington D. c., do hereby certify
that Clerk of the Baltimore CITY and County Aims
house. under the Board Trustees of said Institution for
several years-up to March, 1S5s,-at which time de
elined being an applicant for re-appnintment
office In January, 1S4S, after having made out the
Clerks portion of the Annual Report (which contains
the tables in said report from to ncusive) for the
the Trustees appointed by Mayor Swami was handed
over by me for the supervision of said Trustees previous
to its being given to the printer for publication In one
OF the tables above mentioned is contained amount
Of produce raised the farm which partly made up
from slip slips of per memoranda handed by
Mr. Miles, the farmer the remainder having been already
in possession given in his monthly reports of the
consumption of said produce in the Institution l in
quired of Mr. Miles as was my custom if the reports
furnished by him correct when he answered 'they
were, and at which expressed my satisfaction Some
time subsequent to the making out of the report Mr.
Miles called me for the slip slips of paper which he
had furnished part of the report which time gave
for his reason for asking time that the Trustees have call
ed on him to alter the report That Messrs Welsh and
Merchant of the Board of usees had been to the nstu
on and requested him to do the evening preceding
our interview. had also heard from another officer
the Institution that the Trustees had determined alter
the report, and | demonstrated forcbly with Mr. Miles
against the impropriey of such course and
that nothing of the kind ever been attempted during
my time officer of the Institution He said the Trus
tees positive in their orders when said if such was
the case, of Clerk, would have carry out
their wishes Consequently the following alterations and
enargements of quantities made in the original re-
port, (Mr. Miles saying at the same time that it was
against his feelings wshes he himself been oyerruled
by the Trustees above mentioned.
The quantities given in the original report correct