The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-03

s In regard to having refused milk ou one;
occasion for white child named Moses Lee.
who died, Captain Bigger said he did NOT re-
member the circumstance.
Mrs Kebecca BeaIe, an inmate or the aims:
house, stated at this point that she showed
Captain Bigger the milk, which had turned
after being boiled. he sent out and bought
more. What he @boughtiWas sweet; that
was given to the child. One Saturday night
Mrs. Poore sent out herself for milk. but she
Mrs. Beale) did not go to The Captain about
that. Captain Bigger looked at tine milk,
which the witness brought to him In q tin
cup, and then he ordered it all to be brought
up. Witness brought. 1t all up that she had
BOILED, aud the Captain sent out and bought
more. In regard to- the statement made by
Mrs. Poore that she had sent Mrs. Beale to
Captain Bigger to show him the milk on one
occasion, which was designed for 4 white
child, the witness. said that Mrs. Poore had
never sent her to Captain Bigger.
Captain Epps, assistant superintendent Of
the almshonse, stated that be bad been con.
nected with the almshouse ever since Cap
tain Bigger had been there; that his manner
has been uniformly polite aud kind to him,
and as far as he knew to Mrs. Po0re, With
whom he has frequently seen him convers-
ing; and be had often remarked upon it.
He had never in his life heard a .dscorrte.
GUS remark from Captain Bigger to Mrs.
Posre. He had been present on several oc-
casions when they (Mrs. Poore snd Captain
Bigger had conyersed on the SUI ject of their
duties, and when Mrs. Poore LETT he (Epps)
had remarked to Captain Bigger that he had
never seen man with more even temper.
On one occasion he was present when the
removal OF the hospital store.room was being
discussed; Mrs. Poore appeared to every
much excited about it, but Captain Bigger's
manner was very polite and respectful.
He (Epps) was In the Office one afternoon
when coiored man came in with can Of
milk. He sounded the bell, and Miss
Stevens came in and took the milk; as she
did so he remarked that the lady had told
him to say that the cans must be scalded
better. He was present when Captain Big
ger had told Mrs. Beale to bring all the
milk, which she did.
Mr.. William jenkins, member Of the
Committee for the Relief of the Poor, was
examined in regard to the statement made
by Mrs. Poore that Captain Bigger would
not oppose her rec 'ection. Upon one occa-
sion, Mr.. George Palmer hadshowed him
Jenkius) letter from Mr. Magruder In Bal.
timore, in which he said that be was glad to
know that the affairs of the Sinking Fund
were to be examined into, especially those
connected with Mr. Coleman; that the city
authorities ought to examine into the affiirs
of the almshouse and committee; that the
committee had combined to put out his sis
ter; that they were feastlng on the. city Is
money, and many other statements Of SINH
lar character.
Mr.. jenkins subsequently saw Mrs. Poore
with the endeayor to quiet matters, when
she denied that such a letter had been writ
ten.. She called in her brother Mr.. Magru-
DER and introduced him to the witness, who
told Magruder that be (Jenkins) had seen q
letter received bya gentleman IN the city re-
citing the facts aforementioned, which let
ter was written by Magruder. Colonel Ma
gruder also denied the statement in toto. In
regard to the statement that Captain Bigger
wanted to get rid of Mrs. Poore in order to
put bis (Bigger's) Wife in the place, he had
talked with Bigger, and it was an entire mis-.
take. Mr.. jenkins further said that Mrs.
Poore was mistaken in her statement that
Mr.. Jenkins had called upon her before the
publication Of her card.
Mr. NJ. L. Straus said that he had been on
the committee since the appointment by Gov
ernor Walker; that Mrs. Poore's son, he
was told, had been sleeping in the linen
room, and it was in his (Bigger's) opinion
contrary to the rules to admit any one else
sleeping in the room. The committee ali.
thorized Mr.. Bigger to move the lineu-room
down stairs. He remembered, on one oeca-
sion, that he had been sent for, and when he
got TO the almshouse be saw Mrs. Poore and
told her, in the presence Of DR.. Haukins,
that Captain Bigger and herself must try
and get along harmoniously. She then said
that she had no charges a1hateoer to make
against Dir. Bigger. Mr.. Straus was in.
duced to ask the question by reason Of the
outside rumors he bad heard. He (Straus)
believed that Mr.. Bigger's manner was
uniformly polite and courteous to every one.
DR.. j. s. d. Cullen stated that the first ne
ever heard about impure milk being at the
almshouse was in Mrs. Poore's card. Three
or four times students and others had con-
planned of sour milk during the four years
be had been at the almshouse. Nothing
had ever been said, however, about the i'm.
purity of the milk. The students never re-
ported any impurity In the milk, but they
did saw it was sour, and milk will sourat any
private house during the hot weather.
:. Mr. Straus once complained to the Doctor
of the antidy condition Of the hospital, beds,
&c. DIR. Cullen forthwith wrote Captain
Bigger the following letter:
sI DECEMBER 2D.
"To CAPTAIN Charles p. Bigger, Superin.
tendent of the City Almshouse and Hos
pital: Sir,-I regret to say that MIR. Straus
felt it TO be his duty this afternoon to call
nv attention to the untidy condition OF the
hospital generally, and particularly to the
soiled and dirty state of the bed-linen and
he attbe same time instructed me to advise
'Witb!you upon the subject, and see if some
thing could not be dooe under the present
organization to remedy the evil complained
Of. i4 80 ~
fsI trust IL only necessary to call your
attention to this matter to have 1t remedted,
and that further complaint necessitating the
changes in the house will not be required
L am, very respectfully, yours, &C.,
lS,ened] 81. S. ID. CULLEN, III. d.,
"Physician and Superintendent to
City Almshouse and Hospital"
Captain Bigger holding Mrs. Poore re,
sponsible, enclosed DR.. Cullen's letter in the
following, which he addressed TO her:
.rla Mrs. j. b., Poore: Madam,-I deeply
regret TO forward the enclosed letter OF Dr'
|, ,CiIiIeu; but as the matter is one for which
the matron tswholly responsible, it becomes
my duty TO do so.
81 most respectfully ask that the nlatron
will hereafter give constant attention TO ting
cleanliness of the hospital, and should she
find that the nurses are not disposed TO obey
her orders, as to cleaning, de-, at once re, e
port the fact to the superintendent, who viii
extend all the assistance in his power te
remedy the evil complained OF.
,a# tlSs every respectfully,
ia sc. p. BIGGER,
ts Superintendent"