The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-26
NEW JERSEYS DISGRACE
oharges Against N" superintendent OF the
Home for Disabled soldiers.

The New Jersey Home for Disabled Sol
icrs in N",yare was inspected yesterday 10y
Senators Enson. Cooper and MIX. ana ASSEM-
olymon Fielder ami O'DsiHu g Rae legislative
committee On the Soldiers Home. The CONF
mttcc examined the ratiou~. beds and hospital
and conversed with The hattle-srarrcd inmates.
Ieveral o; whom are one '-sg"i or one armed.
while others are dying q consumption and
Nher diseases coiirl.t,l while in Tie army.
After the inspection iherommitt'c WIS organ
lzeI with senator Eu-On Us Chairman. Writ
Ten change aeaIu-t sop r.lt lent oft Wore
read. VIM. \. nvnoii- late Of Battery \.
First New Jcrs ~ Artillery j. the complainant.
and he address a las .harg - tn" Log -la-
lure. H. W.- an inmate Of the Home for twDn-
ty-one montis H. alleges that VIM. Cn.ton.
suffering from excessive u~' of alcoholic stimu-
lants. was n"slr'r"d aui leit 10 die IN an unused
building. H. other allegations are ~ follows:
Benjamin Denton, veteran of 1872. died IN
Consequence at the SuI rht"udrut stopping
his ration Of l4uOr. Wh. b lad been pres r bed
Lv IN. rhv- l.i.n J ur. lf,rirr .lI.l from ,,aut
OF proper nnurishmvut. and N mr., T.. III 'h"uur
WAS refused w-llrh" on ia" Et'und That h"
was, suI'r ~ from wi ~,oy. and had only
Abram Van Arden AMI others c.idd not obtain
medicin" when tNry " D." danger h-N 90. hr-
cause D.sp.n-aGy Clerk l'st WIS absent in he
city. enjoy M himself WIN trends, The
complainant had great trouble IN gaining
sdmis sion To- the. II me, although he fom-
piled with me law goN mig m" iusulu-
ton. While bee WIS 10 tn Brisli Hospital
Of the First Brigade. First p.vi- nn. Of
me siYth Army t'ris in 1874. hc ,wns
NAMED IN tho army until 'h. r,os OF the war.
He was admitted e. 90" ii lmo on S'p;..G. lNt3,
and acted ~ rl rk. D. rarlau, and urlni y. und
received ia for II a months work. j. II L '>t
and two others w'rr lrNiNu-N paid $50 Tor
doing the same work for ll's months. Post
was dis harged for att mptins - dcf.Wul the
Home out OF n $40 board hil, bat Was taken
back on hi7 promise 10 pay TIN" d7ponsnry
was paid salary of go, although h, knew no,
thing about medicine. Mathew !. Smith Of
Company Is. Eighty eighth Now York state
Volunteers WIS dis har-cd tl-ht or t'n times
for .runNrul and taken back without trnu-
bic, hreau-,, Ar was lrEnl Of ~" sup"rin-
llcnt II Ind been discharged from the
National II un for drunk .un'--. Other men
were rclu-ei reainitttn'r at = being On 'e dis,
was paid so month. and was recorded rs a
seamsfrr-s. Ohrr friends of the superin-
tendcnl wer' ii at the Home for u year at the
expense OF The state.
The comp.aininl made other charges Of a
TN-Go,s Warl and Newell arl Dr. Dough-
crly prlnoun" . me charg'~ t. D. mali 'lpu-
AMI totally untrue. l. .poV. ward sud;
and would ul-t him with my family
property. and lft. he lus .rytd twenty yrar-
In the arm g. and h. humane. houurib lr. and
honest. The managers keep him hero hnctus'
they know IL would ir hNri % r pace him"
GOV Newell rouadrl in G,,. Wards re.
marks, and Dr. llHugl'rty -n'd tNnl Rfynpds'-
charges Wnrr pure ldlIrlNii Nu-. On motion al
senator C".l.i IN" 'tlarE's were referred L
scnd AN answer &C. ti.o L'.a-latur".
III" visitors lalfo,k oi G.nuHr. M viii ]
Speeches wor. iH.lo. II was urulp, 'd 10 "r''
II handsonr irirk hume nt "a iulurr day. Th'
appropriate i41VJV To- the lionie Tor the presen
year.