, 1865-05-18
THE PES E HOUSE INVESTIGATION
The Case C0nllnucd- Letter from
Former patient-DiHEraceful
ac1ne Ia tho IRtuse.


Jane Thornton, Matson end nurse at The Pest
Rousc charged By Mre. Rosa Bsownell with hav-
ing caused the Geath Of her husband, WAS called
up for the deferred examination before Justice
Brown on Wednesday afternoon. E. G. Asay.
Esq., sppeared for the defense, and W II. Rich
azeson, ksq;, fer the prosecution a., ..4....
stsnd, and ftared that he had on the Previous day
held poet mo, ten cxamtnativn Of the dis'n-
ttat the s,onarh. iptesttues, Mver and duodcuum
had b< en- delivered to Dr: I. Manla for an.lJss;
that the stomach showed fnaammaaoa1of the nu-
irg, ind that Dr.. Iahfa had stated that It would
require tome three weeks to make the he11ical
In ens~ CT to question By the defense the wit
rces admitted that Or cas ual examlnstion there
we're o symptoms tnconsl.tsnt with thoee ex-
hthitsd by one who had died q q sDa!,pos, acd
had bt en- rcstless, aud il whom the pustues were
IN this testimony he case was continued TIL
safa1eay. NJ =, ii o'clock, the prisoners bs.
We psint in ,hi. connection the following letter
wr1tten by geLtlemap filing a responsible posi-
! ton in rpr cir. whose 1ame is appended 70 bis
letter: VIC know nothing Of tts truth Or falsitF.
oition Of 1he old Fetf House vas cause q great
baa 5 b tas eseaon CHI e 81 ns%
Pert Touse; we owe It to him .n!so to sr2tc tha:
se has more than once complained to our report
err tst Il ss scarcely pe.s,Se to e, deesnt
~
ton.
EDITORS Trit.une: -.-..
lbo,:c.d in yesterday mornings TR1BusE: The
zta:,Mtpt of the ar1eeI OF Mrs. Wt!t: GIi1. Jcn-
- Eoynicp, fur the supposed murder Of patient
ct the tna1l pp1 bospral, in winch Institution she
held The pctlt;on OF maEon.
Win rune Of the asntes that have existed at This
hospital, I dc. m ii my duty to give the public,
through the columns OF your paper, a brief out
e Tedt th sona ohel Int esa
cunf1ms by Gumhet OF Wttnesses-
Abort ysar acoI was taken tisS with the small
Ee1t. FL; Al Is generally Enosn 'his i she only
hospital IN Chicago whore patents with This s,cE,
rees are 1aAep, snd those ttopp4ns at hotels or
to catch thle loathsome olsesse, havc no other a.
ifrpa,ise than to be tasen 70 thls place for tres.
rent While IN ntnste OF tets hospital, Was ar
t61t mspy OF lie pa'isDts thtrc received froH
these IN charge. EhD not only showed gross neg
lect in attspdlng to our wants, b1t az almost en
tire lisHt gard ior 0. comfort and recovery. 1ht
\ noHe were kept flthF, IS were also the beds
phich we're literally covered With Eerulin: but al
this was hut tiRlpg when compa.ed With nan1
oihe1 disgusting featu1es eopnec1d with fh's In
At that time, with the exception Of the natron
tht re wa. hut one nurse. who vas drunk most .
h.r time. ard who shorty afterwards was sent K
Joliet lor rubbing soldier Of eome like m1ade
ne~nor. The upsron, fnttead Of attending to bel
duties sDd mlnisttring 10 the want. Of those en-
5
Ut 1he head Of soGe degraded hroth-i; instead O.
having placed In her charge the comfurt and 1ves
cfsevela> pst.entt. who %cre lyang helpless on
icatbsome dlsease--a disease, too, which
is cnIfd no1e from good nufting thaI
ohts hs4s c1
Ubose lives cou!d have been sared had they been
treated with an, Thing but the most gro:s neglect
TIE i he my BE- 20 sae
| seemed wholly rtratdEea II the scenes and cit
cunslances around her. Wien tho would past
through he eek ,asttsa 81 nsfTns woI si
suffering, she wonld bandy her vulgar jes's Of
perhaps raisc her dress to her knees ard eznio,
| The Accomplishments she had acquired In whist
ling snu dancing double shuttle Or in fome othel
behavior equally indecent and unbe coming.
frcm &uoihtr 1nstaDce-nnd 1t aR only one .
Of her eontuct. There was one poor feliow. wht
. for fome csuee OF other had incurred her .cecla
| depl6atr1e- Once when he made known to hel
. replied Ibat she sincerely wished that he va:
dead; that he waa a nuisance, and th1t il be haf
: not teen 70 mean be would have been dead lonE
rathcr Was a!lowed to rot in stencil and asth hav
eave abuse ard misuesee. When we read of tht
filled with indjgnhtion: but how much more In
! dignant khou1d We feel whtn We knox that action
tquglIy as b1utal a. any related Of those prisol
lens, src suffered 10 bare existence IN cur rer1
, niost All these glar1ng- abuses are known az!
tolerated b Chsrits S. Perry, our City H~alts
oictr, ano for which he Is 1lnls and crl Dinail.
at 3auIt. 1wtll say. snd say It TOO, without an,
;. 1natc1, us intent whatever, for have no othe
: motive IN view than that the truth be brought +
lleht, thar this Perry j. unfit man as has eve
9 held portion Of 1rusiI The public know By
little Of his acts Of hia Official conduct and II
0 61d be would long ego have forfeited the irnpol
tsnt position that he has 30 iohg and 80 Shame
s fully dlEgraced.
+ it's hiEh tlme that the Bosra of Health sboui
sake his sutjt Ct IN hand and inFesttRate aud n
dtees those long standing abuses. In the m'dat
q Christian community an evil OF Encn an e91
e out exposure Let Charles Perry be removed
orce, and let maa be put in BIZ stead who Is NJ
> loet to every feeling of shane, ho9or and ha@aI
> fty. Lei woman also be selected OF rePntsb
character, who Instead Of possessing the heartles
nees Of prostitute will snoW s9me IN true a Wonsnl
fse5rE md Who ~ assars y aet r. inna 1na a. aS
, may chsnce hereafter 10 become inmates OF II
! fhfcnro Feet House. WM. P. RESD.