The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-13
TIE PATERSON ALrsnoUsE INVESTIGATION.

lhE rAIERNUN hLNSnUUSE iJSESIiGATlUN.
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The further investigation into the alleged craetes OF
the keeper Of the Paterson Amshouse towards the in
mates OF that establishment reasoned last evening a.
eight O'Clock The following additional testimony was
ei.cted:-
Samuel GIbbs sworn ana cxamsed Ilive in Paterson:
think am Ia nh-eighth year; have been in the
foorhouse; cains from the army Ia 1858 in the fall
and went 70 the Poorhouse remained there three four
months; Sglor keeper at that tme; the treatment
OF mo inmates must confess bad as 70 food; the
bread good but you could not tell ne to tho butter
whether II was butter lard saw Sigier once beat
woman with stick as thick as your lcounsels) thumb
sho was q crazy woman; saw Mrs wDit'aker beat q
woman; Sly Ter beat the woman on the path between
both hnnses he beat her for couple Of minutes did
not see him beat any one else sglor came Up at tho
moment the boating Of The woman by Mrs Whitaker
was over; the blows given by Mira Whitaker to the
woman drew The blood from her head
tfoss examined--I Went 10 the hospital, sick with
rh uma,ism; did not get well, and Mr. siger sent
70 New YORK; he paid my way there; don't knew II
tie kindest man ever met. for he came Iear wrnging
my neck OF once (laugherl.
William David Lawery, sworn and exarnined-I 1--we in
Nam street, Paterson; am seventeen years old was
left in May, 1851; had been there for eight years The
keepers during that time had been Stnson Taylor and
sigler; the management Of the institution was not as
good under Siger under tho other keepers; mean
the regulations as to working aui whipping had 10
work at work that suitable age, in clean
ing the ditch; in going to bed after work clothes,
S wsre se sen up o 1o morning morn 10 wet We
followed that until / nearly got cousump-
ton; saw a man whipped who was hot
an inmate, but who wanted sto an inmate who
relative OF hiss he whipped by Sger at the gate
way with horsewhip; the man was struck several
times win the WHIP viii n was broken in three or tour
pieces; the butter in slgler's time good
under tho previous arrangement; the butter was too
salty; aw Sger putting pure beef grease the
bread have nothing TO say to the treatment OF the
ipnates when Taylor lett and Sgler came the men
thought they did not get the allowance OF obacco;
we were cleaning out the brook the Aldermen were
going to visit; Sigler told stop cleaning tho
S;n aud we d'd; was ten or eleven years old when
boy with me at that work he younger; 1t was in
the month Of March; the weather cold; in the
schoolfoom when ordered 10 clean out this brook the
snow the ground had shoes in the school
room, but sgler took Thorn of when wo went
TO clean the ditch out. no ordered them to be
taken OF, not temporarily while in tho water,
bat aogether the shoes afterwards returned
me- cannot cay tho other boy had shoes on in tho
scnoolroom but BIO had no shoes on while cleaning out
the brook the man whom SSier beat a. tho gate per-
sisted in getting I'M he go. half way in the gate he
side four or five yards from the gate sgler wanted
drive him away; while Mr.. taylor had management Of
ier's ,imo, 1t began TO fail Q From what causeP
a. From cleaning GU that brook the beef grease put
grease Off the bread we preferred the butter to the
grease but the butter not given 10 all the inmates
Cross-eyamned-Siglcr went to the Amhouse in 1881;
cannot tell the month; aid not know much about
months there; guess sSler had been there three
four weeks when he sent mo to work at the ditch the
ditch Is out in one OF tho fields s northeast from the
house; worked at the ditch until was brought away
We worked steadily at he ditch before the Aldermen
came and afer we might have stopped work when
Slgler did not see U.S. the Aldermen there
afternoon; do not remember any else but myself
and tho other boy have worked at the ditch; there
we're fires kept in the house while working the
ditch; sometimes made the free; don't remember
Mr. siger required me to attend school; attended
school two or three weeks after Mr.. sigler came
there to 1--we; MI. Siger ordered my shoes to be
taken or; guess he ordered himself to take of the
shoes; he did not have any Whtakers the house
then went TO the ditch because Sigler ordered me;
know he ordered me because had sense then O. who
IN want hat hn npda Is,,N
don't remember think he did it, canIot tell all tho
bits Of thIngs he said because ! don't remembers
ditch? A. Oar hands dnd ahovels I could got
ditch with my hands O. Did not sigcr drive you and
boy named Brock away from playing in that brooke
m ~s pay sna
and clean out tho ditch; have been talked to about
teatifyng here and have talked to several persons;
have talked to Flood scveral persons have been spo
ken TO by Mr.. vsncerhoeven; he did not tell what
to say; he did not Goa. or barney me about II;
woman about II; have spoken TO iicGsw about it:
saw Flood in the street. spoke first Of this maer Mr.
would have como without any request from him; did
Ter was drunk but the inmates said SIS b Sig
he was profane for a horsewhip going upon
Haa saaey Mr. ssr 'rS and undertook Sy
force to come in before sgler touched him;
not be allowed to his relaiive did rot know he
had just como from the Jail; do no, know that bad
b,on discharged from the almshouso for whipping a
child; the people with whom lived since left the
aimshousc have often spoken against Sigler; Siqler
wanted togo back work fer no;e of his he
! badly treated at tho place was living ~
cav siger lowering around, getting Up papers an
things from the Mayor langhter; he did got thcm:
saw him going to the Mayors office all tho to gel
me 70 90 10 his uncle know that; nobody told me:
knew he was anxious toget TO so there while was
In thepoor house; my name William HARRISON be- |
foro went TO iivo with Mr. Layerck; 10 not know
who NV iather mother was.
RedrectI would not have gone TO work at the ditch
ieler had not instructed how the work was
TO be done; did net hear the who was beaten ut
The gate ask Tor permission 10 in before be was
struck; wcre asked 10 hurry up with tho ditch |
(1auehter)
question hero 10 whether il would not be |
desirable 10 close tho testimony OF ono side
Mr. Iarklow said he had been Informed that as long az
the committee sat there would DO witnesses to examine
Already $50 pages OF evidence had been aken ard Il
would occupy consideranls time to dscs, IT.
Mr. vanderhoeven said that he was no party 10 that
arrangement He bad three witnesses TO examine
One Of them was in attendaDce-a woman
The chairman of tho committee said they would allow
one more witness 10 be examined tonight.
, NJ vaodernevcn SAID that upon inquiry he found |
that the witness had CONC away, rs it was unusual 10
examine more than one witness each evening The |
witness would testify 10 some matter
After some further discuss was agreed TO adjourn
the investigation till this evening At eight o'clock when
ths branch OF the inquiry Will DO closed with testimony
Of three more Witnesses After that the committee will
meet q tho Almshouse Wednesday morning. at half
past eight o'clock. 10 examine witnesses for sigler