, 1876-05-02
PERlQLA7.
A hAMpIE OF HE 0HOCEk1Ee.

4 sAmP1E OF HE onocEAlEs.
TnE TR1nuNz from time 10 Tina has called
tho attention Of tbs public to tho fact that the
Poor House at Jefferson IL furnished with poor
food,-food that Ia not even ht for n dog 10 cat,
lot atone q human being. Saturday last air.
Wilbur r. Storey, foreman Of the Grand Jury,
presented ssatemens at tho nnunor IN which
county contracts wore Lot, aud gave scnth!nB
reviow Of = man named Glenn F: rer1olas, who;
pertuier, guaEtin tho door OF tho County
boald. aud Influences coftnin mem.
bcrs by means only known to themselSes.
This C. F.. +. IL d contractor ho turntehoe tho
eck aud poor have to consume. lie Has award.
ed contract Ut outragoously Gigt, prices, and
according to IL vas TO furnish guod and accept.
sbto articles, How has this man kept hta word?
Let tho facts given bo!oH show. Previous TO
going into Details II might be stated tilnt TRlD-
,usE Toportor took occasion to look In on Conn-
ty Agent podeu. several months ago. and the
Two wont through tho food cellar. The -four
WAS tnu.ty and tho coffee was mingng Of tloor"
scrapingB, choory 10 giva II flavor. aud Al.
together. apparently, mass Of colored dust And
rubbish. ...... -....
BrT TO THE PRESENT FACTS:
gentleman nAmod, A. J. Boil who resldoo n
Oak Park, and who has An oI!lce IN tue bryan
BLOCK, takes occasion on many Sunday to VISIT
the poor-fIouse and do whatever 10 eau 10
alloviate tho aufferings OF Code uufostnnatee
by minietetioG to tho wants OF snc ssco ma
crippled.
Al No, 2oB Wabsh avenue reefdes \ reputable
physlcian nkmod Dr.. X. D. Dodge. who. IN oom-
pany NTH alr. Bell. Waited tho Poor House on
sunday last. They vent to the bedside q ~
aged isdy vho sorvod thrco years as . Union
atmy nuiso. From excessive labor wht'e caring
for tho wounded and suffering soldiers. sho WAS
| rendered cripple, having become afflicted with
varicose VEINS. Tho lady wss % a. txo.sap, sup,
away wl.b them the teA and bread which coneti-
tuted thnt moAl. II should be stated that this
Same lady lost ali sho poaaeseod In the two great
fires nhich aconrGcd Chicago, and sho 10 nov
poor and friendless, except that nhe hes 81 only
son ia the navy, on board the 1nan-of-war pe-
no6soos. ----
THIS FOOD
was taken possession OF BY tho two gentlemen,
the tea bong poured into pop-bottle. Yostor-
day morning TRIBUNE reporter and a number
OF Presbyterian clelgynlen were invited 70 iook
A. it in the rooms OF the lnterior 10 tho MoCot.
mick Block, az hample Of Christian public
charity as doled cut by corrupt and rotten oal-
at meat served Il paupcr's dinner.tabl
The meat WAS feek'nE' I stauk t. to
thAt extent that It wna almost unbcarabe. Tho
| animal from which It was taken must have
starved to death. for poorer or worse meat could
| not he found anywhere II Was partially cornod
| 10 hle the rotsenuosa. Libby prison. In it,
worst days eyen, furnished fai1er food than thte.
\ The bsead wna bad, and was 80 sour thnt 1t made
|
nnma seemB almost an outrage upon the plant
| which bears the ,itlc-"os aitnply daunablc.
/ The odor that was sent forth
from tho bottle was sickoo'ng. Stink
weed Ia wholesome smelling IN com
| pariHon with this vile decocton. And this ~hs
the food served out to pa.icnta ln tho sick wards
/! It IL hardly necessary to eay that The gentlemen
| uuo brought down this fooa wers Indignant
Dr.. Dodge said It would bo m outrage to offer
| it to dog. let alons member Of tue human
family. At the time that tbeso two gentlemen
visited the institution tho Wardeaa =, table VA
the Poor House, holds bis placs because ne ts
on good tertns with the Hing sod psr''
not be pictured rhnn that shown IN the conduct
Of these men Ktlnbesly nd per!o!at. The 1T. It,,
and leyylug blachmail upon contractors ant
sthars but st.rye4 tho anfottanstss Of tst
ia doied out 10 them IL rotten and rocking
Yesterday Messrs Bell aud Dodge appe.red . 81
| tile County Building 70 presont tne matter be.
lore .hs Grand Jury, but that body had ad
jonrned. They will be there aRain to-day Ant
show tho food. And yeL after Ill. Periolat ma,
| he criluIpallr AZ wall ~ morally 10 lict1l.