Daily globe., 1878-03-30

the Employes.-They Wrote to the Com
mittee ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the Papers are
Saying of the Matter.
Special Telegram to the Globe.]
ST.. PETER, March 29.-The GLOBE COM
mittee of investigation at first in its search
after truth found it almost as difficult to
find as did the ancient anchorite with his
lantern, but the same distractions did not
stand in its way as those which met the
inquiries of the Senate committee-the
almost impossibility of getting people to
speak. With the former the trouble was
more that witnesses were inclined to talk too
much rather than too little, and the asser-
ton of one would conflict with the state
ments of another, and even sometimes con-
tradict themselves. There is scarcely person
with whom the committee of one was con-
fronted who had not something to say about
the institution. Some mysterious tale of
horror to half hint at or scandal to unfold.
it's wise discrimination discarded at once as
totally untenable and sometimes as too alb
surdly extravagant even to tell to the horse
marines.
The committee did not, like the Senate
committee, hold it's Investigations in lux
urious parlor at first class hotel and sub
poena witnesses and bring them before
it by the strong arm of the
law. On the contrary it brought itself be-
fore the witness and in few minutes was
IS all
sometimes more. Extravagant tales, which
from their wild improbability and the hear
say nature of the testimony, of course
were discarded atssonce, but when corrobora-
tion was made by more than two or three
only found their way into your correspond
ent's report. One matter pretty fully in
quired into by the committee of one, was
that of the baby found at the stone quarry
near the railroad bridge, and the first wit
ness called was lady formerly employed in
the institution.
THE DEAD BABY.
Witness-Know Alice Johnson; she was
an attendant at the upper hospital; the end
of March or the 1st of April last year, was
passing her hall and saw the patients all
alone; it was dinner time; went
to Miss Johnson's room; it was
locked; took my own key and unlocked the
door; saw Alice sitting beside the heater with
ashawl wrapped around her; she was shiver-
ing, and looked awful bad. said Eswhy,
what's the matter Alice;'' she said have a
headache. "Headache nothing" said I,
cts something more than headache" I
thought from the first what was the matter;
I had noticed Alice for long time; any one
could see what allied her, and of course DR..
Bartlett could not mistake; we got Alice to
bed but did not undress her, and sent for
DIR. Bartlett; he came and staid with her a
few minutes; she was up and had supper the
next day, but looked very bad; think she
left the asylum in a week or two after; do
not think she was discharged; she had given
notice to leave before; she went
over the river to live with man
after that, and at last was
scared by him to leave, by telling her the
sheriff was after her; believe she is now in
Texas; some days after this the child was
found in the stone quarry; everybody thought
it was Alice Johnson's child, and that she
had kept it crushed up in her trunk; one leg
was broken, and it was very much bruised.
GLOBE Committee was the opinion
of the people of the asylum?
Witness That the child found was Alice's
child.
GLOBE CONDO you know if the child
was born alive?
Witness-I do not know that there was
any child born.
GLOBE Com.-What is your opinion-do
you think DIR. Bartlett knew?
Witness-I don't know how he could be
mistaken. It was the general opinion that
Alice made away with her child.
GLOBE Com.-Was DR.. Bartlett very regu-
lar in his visits, and prompt when called on?
Witness Generally, think.
GLOBE Com.-Was there no inquiry into
the matter just referred to?
Witness-No, not that ever heard Of
GLOBE com.-Was it ever talked about
outside? Was it ever in the papers
Witness Nothing in the asylum is talked
about outside; it is a strict rule, and employ
ees would be discharged if they broke it.
The Tribune never publishes anything hap
pening in the hospital; his paper is regulated
by the people inside the hospital.
GLOBE com.-Can you tell anything about
the food?
Witness-It is sometimes very bad-the
meat especially; the butcher sends up there
what he can't sell in the town. The cook
and he are good friends; he has got rich in
the asylum.
LAUNDRY WITNESS.
Another lady witness said she had been
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