The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-04-25
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TEwKsBURY rERRORs.
Female Inmates Eaten to Death by Rats
Others Beaten with Sticks and Tfes with
Ropes-A He'll on Earth

Ropes-A He'll on Earth,
BosroS, April 1S-At the Tewksbury
Aims House examination to-day, Mary E.
Bowen, formerly an inmate. said she could
not eat the food furnished, but lived upon
that bought with money furnished her. She
never saw any Of the Marsh family while
there. Thirty or more women were bathed
in the same water, many patients having
bad skin diseases and many infected with
Yermiu. When there was time carbo
acid was poured on the heads of such pa
tients. Yermin were all over the place, rats
being SO abundant that patients would call
the nurses to drive them away. One con-
samptive woman was unable to call for help
and her feet was badly bitten. This hap
pened every night until she died. Clothes
and everything were filthy, but when visi-
tors were expected things were cleaned.
One woman who died was large, and her
body was crowded into q box by men stand
ing on IL. She had on the same bonnet
worn when alive. Another patient occu-
pied the bed on which this woman died that
night, no change of clothing being made.
An old insane woman was teaten with sticks
and tied with ropes.
Witness had come on ON New York to
give her testimony. BgORn asked several
Lot pertinent
Brown retorted that the characters of the
witnesses, so far.were fitsubjects for criticism
| and he proposed, IN this case, 20 know this
Witness entire story. The Governor said
he did not propose % sit still and allow his
witnesses maligned. He asked the Commit
| tee not to allow it. Some of their daughters
might, by chance, come to this hell upon
earth. Loud applause from the spectators
| followed. The Governor said that because
witness was fallen woman, her character
should not be the issue in this case; she
should answer all pertinent questions bus
not those which sought to drag her down.
Brown said His Excellency WINGED as he
never had before He called the Governors
attention to case where he (the GOvernor)
had questioned witness in regard TO char
acter, ETC., in most uDheard of way.
The question as to proceeding with the
cross-examination was decided by the Com
mittee in the affirmative By five to four
vote.
which she was known In New York, and
counsel demanded it to inquire into her
character for veracity.
The Governor said this investigation
would interest the entire country where
there were institutions like Tswk:bury, and
ought to go before it. Already it had
| aroused examin atoms IN other States. He
had never had a political thought in con-
nection with it. The only questions to be
decided were law, proprie;y and humanity,
but opposing cOunssl took that narrow
view Of it, OF which he was capable.
The Chairman said the Governors re-
marks and another 3 to 4 vote would hand
this Committee down as another Committee
was handed down to the country By its tC
y vote. 1t was highly improper, and be
hoped no more political illusions would b
made by any of the counsel.
The Governor said he had as little respec
for the Chairman's opinion as the latter has
for his, and he had no respect for the Chair
mans decisions. Being asked if Miss Bower
would be present tomorrow, Governor But
Ter said if she wasn't here the testimony
! could be stricken from the record.
Adjourned.
BosToN, April 19.-The Tewksbury investi
cation was Re sumo to-dsy. Miss Bowen re
. sumed the stand and detailed the history o
her downfall. Her testimony had no bear
, ing on the original purpose for which thu
investigation started, and much of it is unfi
for publication. Mrs. Catherine Powers
employed at Tewksbury, took her six chill
dren with her. Her baby was taken from
! her and thrown into the bath tub wner
other diseased children had bathed, and wa
wiped with the same towel. 1t was the mos
horrible place she was ever in. She reier
ated the abuses to females in the bath. On
,, woman of seventy was beaten with a stick
, All women had their hair cut close and soft
soap deluged over them.
Boston, April Ex-Governor Butler to-day sen
order to the State Board of Health, instructin
them to assume all the powers and duties of tn
Board OF Trustees of the State Aims House o
9 Tewksbury.
At the Tewksbury examination to-day E. r
! sanboron, Of Cleveland minister OF the Church 9
Lawrence in $780, said spaulding. Trustee. on tn
witness expressing surprise that he should tax
the Office without salary, told him he (5pauldipe
c.uld control important contracts. On the eros
|. examination 1t was shown that the character G
: the witness a minister was none too good. Tn
( witRess was asked why he left the Church. an
4 became excited. moving in q threatening manne
: toward Counsel Brown. He said he left the mir
q tons, such as he has been placed In In Lawrenc,
The State Board OF Health and Charities II
: fused-6 10 Ito take immediate charge of th
Tewksbury Aims House, and voted to ask the 81
preme Court whether the work may In tn
J. | statute Is obligatory; whether the Board may
II or must" take charge.
General Butler tonight said that the State Boar
!, | of Health, Lunacy and Charity. entirely meuI
derstood his action relative to the demand for Ii
+ removal of the Trustees OF the Tewksbury Ain
e House. IL was q remedial, not primitive measur
IS 1t is due the widows. orphans aud poor unfor
n unates Of both sexes that they shall know In q
= vance whether they are to be cut up after deai
v a, the Harvard Medical school or murdered
~ starved. adults maltreated, ana insane Peep