New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
VOCAL MISCELLANY.
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uraIv .cene Yesterday in room No
lie Stevens House. where the se asaj,s Of the
RU%1nr.tion Commission. Senators Jacobs, Lnue
mgsR rovnina. Lord and DAILY, Commlsslon4esr
asr secretary jackson, Dr. Carn9chan pr, M an
HsnTy @src present. Mr. jackson testified to the
napm{ - money the commission had received from
N sonrces during the last years. .ne
Ecsstle Garden. Wards Island for transportation
alsries. repairs etc. the number OF enp,o3A;eS
ame and salary of each he ais Se names Of all IN
ks,sTisd nersons doing business at Castle Garuen;
HE Contracts made with them, the prices cni ~
by them etc the ssers of fooa liquor beer
Ind cigars also the arrangements Tor the 'rahSPoi
{ation Of baggage and other matters. c,rcoor. An.
Chief at Wards Island from 1878 to 1851; wpe,, ui,o
office was abolished TO make room lod that the
chan and that he was removes hia' h.ll;ed
s office might Mr. c0 Starr T" Nj Hurl6ut re;
marked 70 him once that the Commission o co" ~
600 year for fb the sbiset Mas dismissed with
"a smile in knowing manner well unoerS'0ou "
men OF ane Imaconbs-Do YOU know of any gross I'm
moraIity at Wards Island on the part OF high ON
Gals ... ,,rso in the hos.
pital had an Legitimate child, and was soon
pora rr,moted to he a matLOn. COMMISSIONER
Stephenson was chairman of the WardS lSianu
Committee at Tue tme. -. ,,o,rIodcs that the
81 10
child was 81 egitimate he said that the woman uo-
clined to state who was the father. - roIo
Senator Jacobs-Did you ever know tnat any ,he
tive OF anv Commissioner was an lnnd'0 VI WV
Wards Island Insane Asylum NJ. e.orr ,ros
Dr Uenrv-Yes sir! A relative of MI starr was
patient there. and when learned ne nd discharSe
senator Jacobs-Did You ever know OF a NIo r
scenn hsving occurred or Wards Island when scls-
Dr. HenryNYes sirl On October 2, 1880 met
Mir. Starr at Wards Island He began 10 aouse me,
and ne and Superint endent Floyd name haue suon
manifestations toward me that feared PEI soii as
souIt and pcked up a PAIR of scissors ana ueciaSu
/ would defeni myself Indeed. Mi. starr s,iu ne
wOud undertake TO thrash he alone IL TIC WIZ n.y.
so old. believe he came theIe " 0""'0 ~ P
sOnal annoyance. . -. c+or-
At this point there was pause ana nr C 0,aII,
rising deliberately walked Slowly i3Tau tbe air
browning and shaking his hands wildly IN Ihe ar,
sad in a loud tone: " God hates a coward so DO
i And there's a coward IN this room. ,-.;.
Dr. Henry-Mr. Starr has maze an o0Soi'"''on
which desire to reply to- ...n,o.
Senator JacobS-We are not investigating that.
DIR. Honeywell, Mr. Starr has made remark
that I believe he intended for me- ana desire 10
saw that IN all myffe, Fve never allowed myself 10
be called a coward. -, l;,o,. Nv
Everybody was now in state OF the hlg1 tb ok
element and efforts were made TO queH tne MS
fnrbance but Mr. Starr shouted at the same I
shaking his fingers in DR.. Henry STAGE; " Wen, We
called you a cOw.rd twenty times ana you We neNei
DR. Henry-l've served in the war for my country
ana have been ia many battle. ,a "a
Nj, StaIr-N ell, you thu clAV"
If If wasn't here before this committee, I'd woliop
YOU now If AIN seventy years old. $50
Or Henrv-N hill | was in the war you were
stealing aud you're a notorious llar
Senator Jacobs-How this thing Will look IN the
morning papers! 8, IL. ,t,-,od
Mr. Start don't care; he's dirty blackguard
and III prove it repeating II several tunes.
In the midst OF the excitement Senator JACOBS
adjourned the session until today at p. m.
Or Henry and Mr. Starr slll continued to wran-
gle and each tried tell the reporters his side OF the
story Mr. Starr ADM ted that his nephew was IN
fbe 5svjnm on Wards Island for few day. Finally
MIR. Starr lett the room, and Dr. Henry soon fol
lowed At the latest accounts neither had email
lenGed the other to duel.