The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-01-18
OTTAWA FREE TRADER; SATURDAY, JANUARY lS, 1879.

Flaherty delayed in getting Jackson had al
ways furnished those things without asking. To
my certain knowledge, sick people did not get
such supplies they needed. | understand
there is no milk about the institution. Have
called Tor it and couldn't get it.. Called on Mrs.
Arnold, not Flahcrty, Had n sick man wanting
buttermlk, another ale; didn't get them. Heard
r charges of Mrs A.; did not examine INTO them.
Have great faith in Mrs. A, ! thought her partic-
ularly well qualified to take charge Of this insti-
tuition Have man there sick with sore eyes,
He gOts only dry brcad-no butter. II you ask
any thing of Flaherty he will say I'll take charge
of and see to it, and that's all you hear about 1t.
Under Mr. Jackson | felt free to ask for whatever
was needed Was afraid to ask Flahcrty, for fear
my head might come on. To Westsate: When
asked Flaherty for anything he said he would
see about it," To Flahcrty: at was last spring
that asked you for supplies; can't fix the date,
! never called your attention afterwards TO it, !
don't think the man with sore eyes gets what he
needs. He got the butter. ! never asked you
for other things-4iraid to, Heardyou furnished
a little butter-a nrkin of ii. | called once Tor
; dried apples To Grove There is n very gen
T cral feeling at the Asylum that it is mismanaged.
i Heard they threatened to mob Flahcrty. They
made these threatening remarks to me" 10
| Flaherty: 81 did not circulate the meat story.
Dr. Godfrey told me and | mentioned ii over in
Smiths cigar store. The only specific article !
asked you for was butter and got it," To West
gate: "Don't know that Flaherty has ever re,
fused to furnish any article outside OF what J.
the supply Of tobacco once last spring. THIS
caused The talk of mobbng. Some of the in
mates say they have gone to bed hungry. Many
/ of them are insane 70 rlahcrty: Don't con-
slider it my duty as county physician to examine
the food there, but have looked at the sanitary
arrangements"
! DIR. j. $. RYBURN sworn: Acted US county
physician about 81 months last summer. The
| food vas abundant and clothes good. Some II.
mates not very well dressed. Complaints OF
-, had G,ku al
| boiled meat Oh the table; clean and eatable corn
bread, &c; no table cloth, but tables clean
Went there On my own motion. Have had no
talk with Flaherty about it. Have heard inmates
complain, but did not consider them capable of
! tcstifying. Never ordered anything for the sick
that was refused me. Saw plenty of milk there for
sick There was deficiency of nurses at one
| time for sick Always got what | ordered for
the sick. There was deficiency of butter once
or twice. but they had plenty of soup instead
Mrs. Arnold interruptng: Yes, but when we
had II or Is women sick, ddn tell you hadn't
anything to give them but coarse food
DR.. r.: yes, but you had plenty Of mk and
butter for the sick" To Flaherty: "Whcn went
hold myself ready to attend the sick at the Coun.
ty House at all times, and you would give me all
needed supplies, and you did as YOU agreed
Mrs ARNOLD sworn: cam Matron Of the
County Asylum. LEuger n Lincoln appeared as
her attorneys The sick have not had the deli
ne We are supplied by the county with bread,
meat, coffee tea sugar, but no dclicaclcs. i
have asked Mr. Flaherty for a number Of things,
but he has delayed in getting them. On Friday
last had 80 shirts out and wanted thread, but lie
has not sent it, needed yarn; he did not send
it. asked him for steamer, to steam old bread,
but it has not come. asked him for dredtrull;
he said he didn't use il on his own table; it has
not come. got some dried peaches, paying for
thom myself | wanted them for the sick.
Clothing has not been supplied aS we'll rs in Mr..
Jacksons time | have used the strctest ccono
my 10 make the meat 20 as far rs ii would. Have
never been out of flour. Can't say when com
plant was made that we were out OF meat. we
were not authorized to buy II single pound. II
saw notice to this effect in the RepubijcdH. We
were out of meat from one Sunday till the fol-
lowing Thursday, towards noon. Have asked
Flaherty for things he failed or forgot TO get
My relations with Mr.. Flaherty have been pleas
ant" She related II conversation with Mr..
lynch, in which he said 81 had orilyed Flahcrty
to ret some shirting.' "Dne word brought on
another until told him if I couldn't get things
needed should leave He told me could leave
to mOrrow. Told him how certain visitors had
blamed me for not getting shoes for old women.
He told me to lay the blame where it belonged
on him and Flahcrty. Butter and milk is scarce.
We have had to buy butter. Have not been sup
piled with clothing for change OF garments for
new corners there. Am afraid our house will be
infested with yermn. Have one man who came
there lately; we had no clothing for him, and he
had To sleep on the floor; he is lousy. Never
had cause of complaint in Mr. JackSon's time
To Flaherty: "You told me you did not care to
have charge of county house, but if we could not
get along amicably one of Us must part. You
said the board would sustain you | did not write
that article in the Rppjican TO offend yon but to
eXOnerate mygclf Remember that when we
wanted shoes for the women you told me you
had sent to Chicago for case of wide shoes made
to order; also that You had to send them back,
rs they did not suit you. lnever purchased much in
JacksOn's time without consulting him.. lie used
to tell me to ret what was needed, III small
things once got ten balmorcl skirts at Lynch's
that he objected to. He thought them eXtrava
CANT" Flahcrty: How does it come that if
Jackson furnished everything you needed it costs
just as much now, while you say | don't furnish
enough" Ans. 81 don't know" Flaherty:I
" How comes it that there was lot of clothing
left over in January, when came in, and all this
stock on hand yet, $500 worth OF clothing in
January" Ans. "Wcn, am not speaking of
mems clothing Ruger: ''Flaherty, you should
know" Flaherty: These goods were bought
by Mr.. Arnold" Flahcrty to Mrs. Arnold: You
make the complaint in the paper that failed toI
give jackson credit for these things on hand, yet
you bought more" Ans. 81 didn't know why it
was required" Flahcrty: 81 refer to the bills
they speak for themselves and are safer than
memory-when did we get those goodT Ans
YOu got no dresses for the women till this fall.
Ques. "Do you recollect when the first bill Of
denims and sheetings was got:' Ans. Il think
in May" Flaherty: "The bill says it was in Feb
ruary; wasn't this a part of the supply" Ans
good supply OF groceries, clothing and other
things on hand in January-what do YOU call a.
good supply" Ans. Enough for two weeks.
Faherty: mo one sympathiZcs more with YOU
than myself in this matter, which others seem to-
have forced you into. You call two weeks good
supply? Have not always consulted with you
rs TO what YOU uccded"' Ans. "Nel, others
have blamed me for not having things needed.