The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-05
A HoRRIBLE STORY.
Investigation or the ManRgeInens of the
Aims House at TeWksbury A1assa-
chusetts.

Chu86IJ8.
BOSTON, April 3.-The committee of.
public charitable institutions resumed
their inquiry into the management of.
the state aims house at Tewsbury. Ex-
Watchman Dudley testified that when
he detected Marsh, Marsh told him to
keep still about what he had seen of
loading bodies at the dead house. Marsh
says: We have got to have some pay
for our trouble in taking care of these
critters.
The witness gave the details of the
case of 9 man who was put into cell
intoxicated and died IN four days from
neglect I saw light in the trunk room
at night several times after the inmates
had been received, and going in quietly
one night, saw Capt Marsh opening
trunks and taking clothing from them
The house-keeper, now In Eiiddle
town, told him she had seen the same
thing and that the most valuable dress
es were taken by Mrs. Marsh to her pril
vate store room and made over for the
Davis girls. Twenty children in ono
ward used 10 cry at night because ol
hunger. One night, out of curiosity
went to the burying ground and saw
four bodies resurrected and driven OF
in a wagon. The state food for the ind
mates and insane was always very
poor. The allowance of othel
food was very slender. A mau'
who drove the hospital team told wItnesl
he had taken up sixtY-eight bodies I'D
eight months The man was dissatisfied
then but next day showed 9 few hundred
which he said Tom (Marsh) had give1
him. Witness was afterwards appoint
ed with his wife to care for the femali
insane. The trunks of the insane had
hnnra "a Thu Nfc fV0v
In rotton condition, with insufficient
clothing. The cells were in o filthy con
| dition. One insane woman was Ia a eel
in an attic. She was entirely Withhold
clothing and almost a skeleton. Thu
assistants said she was violently insanl
and would tear her clothing. She ha1
| only one meal day carried to her by al
| idiotic girl, who said she had Away
| taken care of the woman. She watched
| and found that the girl threw the food
away and came back with TIL
empty plate, telling that the woman haA
eaten ali the food. In five or six week
abe had the woman out of the cell ane
In the sitting room, so changed that hel
husband did not know her. Her nam
was Mary Barron.
Gov. Butler-What was her husband
namef
Witness-I do not know. He lived
Boston.
Gov. Butler-Neyer mind. Tho news
papers will name him tomorrow mora
ing.
On cross examination witness sal
that OF 70 children who came there
one year, only one lived.
Mrs Charlotte 4. Thomas, of Andd
yer, in charge of certain departments
the aims house, testified that DIR. Peas
q female doctor who treated patients, CIV
IDENTIFY did not know her business, fo
three patients lost their lives throug
| her treatment. She had some difficult
| in getting clothes for Mrs. Marsh to la
| over the dead, and heard the inmate
| complain that good clothing had bee
taken from them. In case adead chill
had been kept long and when the fathe
came for the body, block of WOOD wa
l put into the coffin and services held ovC
| that The face of an insane girl. VIII
/ had been laid out, was eaten by rat
OF the 325 pounds of butter made pc
month. one pound day was given u
| inmates; the balance went TO Capital
| Marsh. Skim milk was given the II
mates until forbidden by the inspector
have been told by Mrs. Marsh To tax
| hannels from the women when she kre
1t would endanger their health. Whef
company was expected a WONDERED
change was made and everything WI
| put IN the best possible condition.
The investigation adjourned until z
Il n0rrnug