, 1879-04-25
mn COUNTY HOSPITAL.
..a., Mills Under Investigation
for Alleged b1alfeasauco'
o,.er sta.e Of Affairs at Col. cleary'a
Pet Institutions
pi<.te Medical Glasses Trotted Through
tho Different Wnrds,
ngt,G" Was Boiled Down to
~" Make Hkoleton.

..rostson with eo'e".'ea ~ I,HI..t
e.'t e'ntrds, By Committee o. tl.e noa.1 1.o y.
1r,""n,tsIoncrs OF Cook County 'nto tac anaars
tvs,u ". nuplic hospital ot tins county. lho
" s..tf,l Committee consisted OF tot'u''e'asfs %
ar,,se,alJ, senno, Bocsc, Wheeler anu ole".
i.'t -. Tbe1 were appointed A. recent 1neo1'hS
~ NJ, County Board for the purpose a1o'esa"''
=, m., n1.t YESTERDAY morning at tt'e Comm!tsec.
s,am @ adjoining the B9aFd'foon'' ~ 1no ou,'u''s
..,o,t Of Dearborn sTeuao an'l 'i'ehGa. sttee'.
trarec,sld prusldedand innpsn4nE tt'e oa'askaa
-. an,olons us to whether or not tne sress IN"
W. n",,1c should br admlttod. lts dla not "ahs'
ps' ~ .,n. to conduct the business with "malscc-
n.,,m toward anybody. Tho press anu tlla
u,huc vcro admitted. Alter TIC soloh!c ue'
w.. Which proceeded this tecsatons Mf. A''ls'
w. usS warden Of Couk County Hospital was
..,oa IN. and there was reed to h's1' anu 'or
~. arst time to the Committee series "i
.s.,ecs wv signed by nobody, but orally 'athefed
y, Commissioner Fitzgerald. They "e'o as
follows: ,, aud ,xttne,,es ,y,t, bc ready 10
W H.,s,m ia tharvc, that Warden Mills showed
y sttsr Insompescnc5 in tue management OF 'n'
Aos7l,s: charged, and witnesses VII bo called 70
::;,. ~ c,,srce, TINT Wnrltn Misls .ras ~ The
ten te, ~ eett,ng intoxicated not only oat OF the
utio hut many tes ~ aaq frio"s: of nPI h,s ia t.
htttrauensa1, ,,on.nrv Of ya Institution, Ani that
,t .,I II. friends dld those conenna large unen-
nnn,, t,n md bought for tho use nt the nat!onta.
nd s ho and hs fr'sns On ra,efat oc ~ ~
efink 10 e1cest nn' eaf1'ea oa ''''oa''' ''A :"
Intoxicated way, a. ,,,,,c,ou, oh,e hodied peo
Ns eaaiSSc aiScrs tWo actors named mcknight and
P,or,nicK Murray wern guests Of the Warden, nr
ot ill., 1ohn:on INC Mst Wy. ~ 81 .,e " '"e
n IL charged that thu Warden look q prom.
tnsnt pr; hs IL sio.nttat and tint ono torpsc. ao
dne .n ~ '|v VA wilh hts knowledge placed In one
" ,hr yatt Of The launlrY and thciu billed until
tho dc,h was separated from The oonss aaa tat IT.
tsmaina for prone! hnI,al: ,au .n,,..,,x
D. 1ts CHARGED that Mmor4"s tatn..d nfuu "ncn ~
to iotptal tfea'neI ",,.x nna that nnsy fmr ,ho
ths hosgtnt A. rnrrstsss great tnny more per
Na'sa a1 JI IT, Turned away; tlat In fact be- seemed
o oas ssS .hc Hospital was uoi intended to relieve
tSs l. sds.t,tatc sdh lick.
h. Il il charged That The Warden destroyed large
quantities Of heddinE. Toy what rcasan me nnaef-
i:asd would ask your tomualt'oo 10 'ascs'lRa'o'
He riRAps NOT GUILTY.
~. alterations were, upou motion Of Com
ri.,'oncr S0csr takU, I'm scsiatim and the Clerk
..a ~ roc M. 1.-Hthnt Warden Mills showed
u,tsr inct11uctcucv In the Management, "-.al,d
w. u. us Vc1y nrnmotly replied (llat ttn charge
Mss s not not true. Tlen. az fast IS tho Clerk
,ouia ,os| Mr. Al,lls ropieIvery promptly to each
,ta' ia .vc4r nv nnc: hThat IL no. trle.n Then
sn.u.d AZ" H. traiiuony. Nr. Mills said that the
..o sctnrs mcntionei In charge No, were not
W. r,,sss. tn,.v wars old fy,enda and quests OF
4, H.. s'Ihs Iohu.on ihr Mntron. 0nr Of them, Me-
@ yngsh, i,ad hcen tnicrtaincd for about four
%.r, nnd DomInick Murray lad s,cpt and
s,ssstfs.tsd a, ti,r iInsnltni frr slot ten 5ays
=. nr,t ~ Mr' Mia could rcmembeE. lie sup.
1o!si s'' III sirs. Johuson lad obtaincd tic
es:u,, sos:a ~ tc ficsni ii tsommttee bsjro sho
,Sr;,na no r"nt1cm.,, IN nnrtoEr nj her ms
n,,.1N. ~ RI. ,vt"rss Dir, not know of nnv rnie
,.| , n;r.cr,hcd thr cntcrtainintt Of eucsts. and
hmssf 6s otca askeu eetemen to dino
rh VI mi1e'' hn III 1h., rharen ctm,,rcbcniur tic boil
uv ~ I'D de,i1 notjrnt ,vas aii untrue.
trla afth ehorre ,vos rcn}' sir. Aftlts sal,
tt,t ha H hod nrvcr Inrnrd nny nersnn awnv
Ehon VIM i. knew ~ he nrrdy md icsnrytur. Tiii,
We'1ic, Il nnari hst ncycr nrcvniIc'l ,,non him To
,,sa u n, 4 nnt,cnt, IL Tassett' n The
Vsi,s., Wa1, iai rnmnia,ncti on.. tJny Tint In
wv Mt '1",ti," % annmyh tslvn,.io y noticni. =
nn1 ~ 1iiit. hed -.nitcI tint IL I'M, h"e,, IN
air's.l M Ir r." III nsn,tss t:nn,i,isc "a toxc in
no .r" n.t,nnt. "a mn,o.s ,sv ,rnro II surS ~
av,recd ~ s cnni,;on ,nt t,,cy rn, r. not safeiy
aHay such puttents, u,h ho had, ns the alxttl
ehArge alleged, destroyed solno bedding, but
mt i Iarge amount Of II. Onto a nlnn
hat come to tue Hospital at 2 o'clock .. n1.t and
ter. u. hc had died OF scarlet fever lii