The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-10
The TnwkAhnrx Tale.

BosToN, April 0,--The Tewksbnry aims.
house hearing was resumed today. Gov
ernor Butler was absent. Charles D.
Marsh, clerk Of the alms.house, said the
original books had been delivered last
night. Mrs. Fannie X. Dudley, formerly
night watchwoman at Tewksbury, ,esti-
fled to seeing the hodies of q woman and
child in n trunk; often found children In
the founding hospital neglected; saw hot
tie OF morphine used to quiet infants; re-
ported IL to Captain Marsh, who attended
10 IL; ten days after one Aiant was given In
charge OF an insane inmate, who smothered
y with pillow, but was told by Captain
Marsh to keep the matter quiet; while ]
was night watchwoman about seventy
three babies died and one lived:
sometimes when the children were hungry
IN the night carried in food, but Mrs.
Marsh found that out and stopped me- when
| went over to the foundling department
to work many beds were in an outrageous
condition; found an insane woman In a Gel
lar without any bed she was attended by
an insane and idiotic girl; they gave this
woman only one meal q day, and this idiot
girl carried IL, and instead of giving Il 10
the woman threw 1t away; we took the wo-
man out and she coon ileshed up and be-
came well; there was woman (Margaret
llennessey) In one Of the cells, who said
she had not had anything but water fcr
nine days some of the patients had no un-
derclothing and some no stockings; II was
difficult to get enough clothing.
Mrs. Nina &. Davis next testified; vas
employed in the Tewksbery hospital at
night; helped lay out the body OF Lizzie
Cannon; the body was warm when we put
II in the coffin; new inmate named Kate
Tumey died, and l saw the body after IL
was laid out covered with rags; / reported
II at once 10 one of the doctors; Captain
Marsh said had better keep still about Il;
saw sick child where maggots were eating
In around her skull; many time rats were
so thick have seen them run across my
lap when was eating.
William Driscoll, sta'ion.agent OF the
Boston Il Maine railway at Tewksbury,
about two years ago, was at the aims. house
one day, and saw woman In cellar, tied
TO settee.
An attempt was made by some laborers
to bring In q large box, but the chairman
ordered 1t to be put outside in the hall,
Tho stralsht-Out Mormons.
KIRKLAND, o., April 0.-Fourth day OF
the Mormon reunion conference. Elder
Humon Robinson, Of Iowa, conducted
prayer and revival in the
forenoon in the temple. AT
the afternoon session Bishop John TAYLOR.
OF London, England, Wales and Continen,
tai Europe, submitted areport, showing
about, 5000 memter, OF the reorran.
rope, and 1900 In Eogland and Wales. Tho
missions are prospecting finely, and pros
poets OF the erection OF several III ore
churches soon are good. Other reports were
read, after which the conference adjourned.
Tomorrow night Joseph Smith lectures on
temperance. The conference will continue
for i've days.
Dangerous Rival.
PHILADELPHIA, April 9,--0iiices Of the
Pennsylvania railway state the announce
ment that the Chicago, Pittsburg & 81.
Louis railroad, under reorganization, which
come an aggressive competitor for
east-bound passenger traffic, but
Chicago did not imply any
antngonism among the systein Of roads
owned and operated by the Pennsylvslin
company, Pan Handle route. Ponnsylyanin.
Officials say II is nearly forty miles longer
between Chicago and Pi,tsburg than by tbo
pittsbnrg, Fort Wayne 4 Chicago
line, but under the reorganization OF
the Chicago, Plttsbu'g X 81. Louis rond, X
will be given better equipment, be. IN 4
fair condition TO compete Tor buf)hesI.
Nothing In this direction win be done, how
ever, until after tho m m'eiing Of the GEN.
eral superintendents and passenger stenss
In ". lonis next week, when the sofipK
schedule will ee arranged. In other quar-
ters II 70 stated the impetus which ID to s.
given the buslness Of the Chicago. PttsburIl
| u st. Louis line 10 directed mainly ~ ,nss
the Baltimore 4 Ohio road. - !