The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-24
THwKsBURY ALMsHoUsE.
Malpractice Alleged Against the
Physician.
Charges of Corruption by Foi mer
Clergyman.
The Trustees Peremptorily Re-
moved from Office.

bOsTONl April zS.--At tno loWkbDury iufph
tigation to-day, George Pillsbury testified q
purchasing pig from Captain Marsh and pay.
ipg $40 December i5th the entry for which
could not be found on the cash book OF the IN
stitution but only an entry Of 80.
~. IL. Sanborn, now OF Cleveland, Ohio, but
minister OF a church ut Lawrence In $780, said
he preached sermon which was referred to In
previous testimony. Mr.. Spaulding, trustees
on the witnesses expressing surprise that he
should take the Office without q salary, had
told him that no could control important con-
tracts.
On cross examination an attempt was made
TO show that the character OF the witness as a
minister was none too good. The witness was
asked why he left the church. He became ex-
cited, moving In q threatening manner to-
wards Mr.. Brown, but was finally quieted,
lie said he left the ministry beoase he chose
been placed in In Lawrence. Mr.. Spauldipg
had succeeded IN removing by ways that were
dark every minister who had preceded the
witness at Lawrence. He had opposed Spauld-
ing, hence the latter's enmity.
Ennice Newton of 6 Oak Place, testified as
TO the birth OF Miss Bowen's child, and Miss
Bowen's good conduct
nr. e. w. West tasliiied that while a sls
dent be went TO Tewksbury to see hospital
practice. He assisted DR. Lsthrop in case Ia
which Lathrop was guilty Ia bis opinion OF the
worst Kind of malpractice. The difsecting
room at Harvard Is over firm ground, aud
while he was q student there remains we're de-
Gently disposed Of. He could not see why the
bodies OF children under two years should be
wanted for dissection, as they were OF no use.
Governor Butler read from the records of
the trustees TO confirm the testimony OF DIR.
West TO the effect that there were not suitable
instruments for use in midwifery cases.
Isaac ]. Tully testified that he had received
despatch from Captain Marsh that Margaret
Lawler was dead. He went with coffin for
the remains, found the woman alive and took
her home.
Joseph Dubee, an inmate OF the mans ward
IN 1881, testified as to abuse OF patients One
man got choked at the table but no assistance
was rendered for half an hour, when they put
him in a box and carried him out. little
boy OF seven with the Group received no atten-
tion for three days and nights and finally died.
In six weeks he saw eleven carried out He
would sooner nil his pockets with stones and
jump overheard than 60 to Tewksbnry for
twelve months. Adjourned.
President Eliot OF Harvard, DIR. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, DIR. Henry j. Bigelow, and other
eminent men. have been summoned as wit
nesses for the defence in the Tewksbury case.
Governor Butler to-day sent an order ito the
State board OF health instructing them TO as
sume all the powers and duties of the board OF
trustees Of the State almshonse at Tewksbury,
TO take effect at orce. He requests the board
OF health to appoint some officer to take charge
OF Tewksbury. and states that the name OF
Frank w. Sanborn would be acceptable to
him. he also requests that an inventory of all
State property at the almshoase be taken, as a
precaution, should action upon the bond OF
superintendent seem necessary. The Govern
or saws the families OF the various officials are
furnished with their entire living at tho aims
house contrary to law. He notifies the board
OF health that in the future he intends TO put
the responsibility OF the conduct OF the aims
house upon them.
The State board of health and charities re-
fused by vote OF 6 TO /, T. take immediate
charge OF the Tewksburs almshouse and voted
10 ask the opinion OF the Supreme Court weth-
or the word may" in the statute il obligatory
or not, that Is. whether they may or must take
charge OF Ii.
Pending reply from the Attorney General
the board adjourned until IL a. M. Saturday.
The statute referred TO, reads that the board
may, when directed by the Governor" per-
form all the duties OF trustees OF the State in-
stitutiona.
Frank D Sanborn, who Il secretary and in.
spector of the board aud whom the Governor
designated as proper man TO be appointed BY
the board TO take charge Of ewkshurg said no
inducement could be presented powerful
enough to cause him to take the place under
the present. circumstances. The board by .
large majority is strongly opposed to doing any
thing under the order Of the Governor,
unless they are absolutely Obliged to-
do SO by statute. The trustees whom the gov
ern0r proposed 10 displace are Emily +, Pope
OF Boston, Francis II. Morse Of Winchester.
Ellen Hammond Of Boston, William II Spaud
ing OF Lawrence and George r. Elliot Of Bill.
lerica, So. "a, 's4, 'S5, 's5, respectively.
Gen. Butter, in an interview tonight, said
that the members of the state Board OF
Health, Luuscy and Charity entirely misun-
derstoad him IN the action he took relative to
his demand for tho removal OF the trustees OF
the Tew ksbury almshouse; that his order Of
removal was simply remedial and not puri.
tive measure. He simply removed them pend
Of
that II the committee decides that nothing
mas bean shown that is derogatory TO the trus.
Ices and their management that they can
then be restored TO the performance OF their
duties by executive orie He says, however,
that IL Is due to the widows, the orphans and
pooi uncertainties OF both sexes that they shall
know IN advance whether they are 10 be- cut
up after death at Harvard Medical School or
murdered at Tewksbnry; that il IL appears
that there has been no inbumanitv, II children
have not been starved, adults maltreated aud
insane people confined in cells, then the trus-
tees may restored to office. ii not then the
greatest good of the greatest number has been
conserved by his action ia the premises. He
then throws the responsibility Of the disobe-
dience OF order UPON the members Of the
board and says thas II Frank Sanborn, the
present Inspector OF Charities, sho was des.
ignated by him to take the supervision OF the
almshouse, fails to do SO he (the Governnrl
will find some other means OF compelling obe-
ulence 10 MS orders. Continuing he SAYS he
shall do his duty in the prirnises fearlessly and
regardless OF who IL Injuries In conclusion be
warns members Of the state board that the re.
sponsibility has been thrown upon them aud
that II they refuse to accept the responsibility
and attempt TO cover up in any way the wick
edness and corruption that has appeared he
will proceed 70 the utmost limits OF the power
vested In him by the people Of the state to com.
pei them TO observe and obey the laws.
The majority of the members of the Tewks.
bury investigating committee seem TO be little
perturbed by the Governors movement today,
but regard 1t as something OF an aifront TO
themselves az q preiudgment OF the case as no
witnesses for the defence have as yet been al
lowed to be heard.
Mr.. Brown, counsel for the defense, consid.
ers the governors action direct attempt to
prevent witnesses for the defense from being
heard. He will go on, however, until the At
torney Generals opinion is known.