Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-28
rreesmcn.s Hospital Investigation.
Tile TESTIMONY TO-DAY.

THE TESTIMONY TO-DAY.
The sub committee of the Senate committee
on arpropIia tons Investigating the manage
ment Of the Freedmen's Hospital, continued
the examination of witnesses to-day.
James p. HerrOn- one of the men engaged
with DR.. Palmer i'll the manufacture of paper
pulp frOm palmetto, testifes that he had the
use of the engine in the Freedmen's Hospital
but at no cost t" the governments, because b =,
would have been wasted.
DR.. Palmer testified that no expense wa . en-.
tailed by HeTrOn's use of the engine 4 fhe
The paper company was losing CONCERN.
Witness testified in relation to the charge of
his having used piece OF governm .nt pipe for
his private mse, that Engineer Calvert in,
formed him that the pipe had be IN living about
The place for some time, and belonged to the
Howard University. DIR. Pa.mer bought the
pipe fr, M Treasurer JOhns,O on, of the .univer-
Sity.
DIR. G.. B. Purvts testified that the steam used
Tor manufacturing pulp cost the government
nothing; had handled no moneys of the hos
pital except his salary; gave services to the
hospital free; his personal friends gave him
small SUMS OF money as the nucleus OF an en-
dowmeGt fund: received $40 last year; the en-
dowment fund was not at present in tangible
shape.
Patrick Fl. Sheehy. grocer and liquor dealer.
OF 2U2S 9TH streets, repeated his testimony given
thought that Dr. Palmer would be removed.
MI. Calvert guaranteed witness from 800 to
$50 per month worth of business if Palmer
,hH be removed from the management of
to him.
VIM. H: Hoover, butcher of the city mar
ket. teStlhed that he always sold the hospital
good meat and never charged more than the
usual rates for it. The salt pork sold by wit
ness to the hospital was always good; no per
furnish the hospital beef
William Vol, board of health inspector of
meats and vegetables, testified that HOover's
meats We're good.
Richard Hartnet. n butcher who had been
in HOOverS employ, testified that the meats
he caried TO the hospital were always of good
quality,
Santus Auth, who has a stall in the Center
market, testified that he furnished Hoover
with good salt meats and hams
Wllbert Clary, 4 fruit and produce dealer,
G3 Louisiana avenue, testified that he had
known DR.. Palmer for twenty years, and al
ways found him to be OF good character and
tatoes. DIR. Palmer was very particular as to
the quality Of potatoes furnished.
Henry Kaiser, baker, 9Th and o streets,
testified that he had furnished all the bread
used 10y the hospital for the past five years.
He gave one pound of bread for every pound
Of flour received; his.prOfitS We're about s. per
barrel OF flour. Received on an average "a
barrels OF -four monthly; flour was furnished
by VIM. NJ. Gait u Co, and was always was of
good quality; witness had not had settle
ment OF his accounts with the hospital for two
years.
TheO. ]. Maver, of the firm of VIM NJ Gait
& Co. testified that the firm had furnished the
hospital with -four since 1874: always gave the
highest grades of family -four. An extra pur-
chase by Dr. Palmer one month saved the
hospital about - cents On the dollar per barrel :
this extra purchase made the monthly amount
bought seem very much increased DR.. Pal
mer always bUySa good grade of -four at the
lowest prices
John A. Hamilton, of the firm of Barbour &
Hamilton. grOcerS, testified that in trading
with DIR. Palmer for the hospital the lowest
prices were charged for articles furnished :;
the hrm never made DIR. Palmer any presents ::
never sold him anything for his personal use
al prices lower than charged to any other per-
son.
Calvin Wilmer. grocer. Wm Dix. butter
dealer. and VIM DeMett, of the firm of VIM
wall q Co. dealers in clothing and general
merchandise, all testified that they furnish ed
supplies to the hospital of good quality, at
reasonable prices.
j. b. Johnson, treasurer of the Howard Uni
yersity, testified that the pipe taken by DR..
Palmer belonged TO the University, and 1t be-
ing almost worthless, except for Old iron, he
gave il To DR.. Palmer
MI De Mott s testimony was accompanied
by sworn affidavit, saying that on the 10th Of
March, 1876, lie became business agent fer
VIM. Wall X Co. that suit was begun against
o. ). h. wall, (cOlOred) for $40. When sued de-
1endant presented a receipt from Mr.. Robin
son. W no was member of the firm at the time
defendant contracted the account, and Wall
informed depOnent that he had received the
goods charged in the account from Robinson
i'll consideration Of his (Walrs) influencing the
authorities of the Freedman,S Hospital to
give the trade of the institution to Wall &
Robinson.