The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-07-01

Nixon that the woman did not know any
thing, and for him not to do that; picked
! her up and carried her into the main
| building myself. From the main build
! ing | carried her into the Jail building.
When we got into the jail she did not
want to go into the cell, he took hold OF
her and lerked her hold loose from the
door jam, and threw her into The cell onto
! the floor, as you would throw Il drunken
man out of your door; she bounced foot
or more off of the floor. That was enough
for me, did not want to see any more Of
such treatment rnd left ,
Further deponent saith not.
JOHN SCHEMP
Sworn to before me and suks-< z
[sEALl scribed in my presence this :
goth day Of June, A. d. 1886.
WIN. P. PRICE,
Notary Public, Hooking County, o.
wM. WAIVER.
The State of Ohio, Hooking County, S.
Oh this Soth day or June, personally ap-
peared before me William Waner, who
being first duly sworn according to law
deposes and says:
have read the statements of Michael
Howard and Jane Sisco to the committee
consisting of William Alexander, John
Hansen and James Little, in which state
ments said persons say that there is NO
truth in the statement heretofore made by
me through the Sentinel. / make this
affidavit with a view to put my evidence
in the proper and legal form. When I
was working at the Inhrmary / saw Mi
chael Howard strike the crazy boy Lind
sey with his hst; and when he vomited,
Howard threw water from q bucket, over
him. The general condition of the In
firmary was so sinking and filthy that /
could not eat there. l would not eat q
meal there.
Further deponent saith not.
WIN. WAIVER.
Sworn to before me and sub
[sEALl scribed in my presence this goth
day of June, 1886.
WIN. P. PRICE, y
Notary Public, Hooking County, o. =
ABEL CARPENTER.
The State of Ohio, Hooking
County, SIS.
On this Both day of June, A. d.
1856, personally appeared before
me, a notary public IN and for said
county, Abel Carpenter, who, be-
ing duly sworn, deposes and says:
During the time | was County
Commissioner, and while Mr..
Daniel Nixon was Superintendent
of the intirmary, visited said in
stitution. 1t appeared to be badly
managed. The place had filthy,
dirty appearance; the pest house
especially was in very dry
filthy condition. 1t Was not ft
place for any human being; w.uli
hardly have made decent hog
pen. did not think that things
IN general looked rs they ought
to. From my observation think
that the management was bad at
the time OF my visit.
ABEL CARPRNrER.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribcd IN my presence this Both
day of June, 1886.
seal WM. P. Price,
Notary Public, q. q. o.
ELIZA wEsrENHAvER.
The State of OHIO. Hooking
County S 5.
On this Both day of june, A. D.
1886, personally before me,
notary public in and for said
county. appeared Eliza Weston
haSer, who, being dnly sworn ae-
to law. deposes AMI says,
that on one OCCASION accom-
panied Mrs. McGrath to the poor
house to see her old friend Mrs.
Red we found the main building
II toIerabiy clean place; where We
found Mrs Red was too horrible
for description. There were no
pillow slips on the pillows, and
they were fearful filthy she laid
IN black oil cloth arrangement
there was no sheet; hsr hands
were filthy; her finger mails were
filled with worse filth, and her
eyes were gummed shut with mat
Ter her feet were equally as filthy
If not more so than her hands.
She had on an old calico dress
that was the sole garment of her
body. torn on the shoulder and
exposed her bosom to q set Of lg-
norant paupers; it was horrible.
She had bed sores too horrible to
talk about, and was lying in a pool
# urine that looked and smcllc'i
~ though it had been there tVO or
.hrcc wres;s The spoon out uf
which they gaze her medicine weS
vcry ,lirtv. The bel On whic;,
the lay Was made of rough sawed
u;nber; the walls and fnor of
he cell IN which sho hal lni'l all
yIntcr without fire, WIS covered
With Snot and sp.t; the A,.,r wa.
filthy. The cell hail
rot been cleaned since she had
,ecn removed !romit There was
horrible stencil. She had sores
N her rs large us my two hands
The oil cloth on which she lay was
ONE kind of u carriage curtain.
'he could not be turned or to. ch-
d on account of the sores, and her
Iress had worked up around her
houlslers. leaving the balance of
er person on the oil cloth AMI i'm
pool of urrne | could not al all
cscrihe her condition IA 1t really
ras. 1t was too horrible for de-
crIption. | cannot think of it.
ow without horror There was
o humanity exercised in her
rcatment. Further deponcnt
ayeth not.
ELIZA WEsTENHAvER-
Sworn to before me and sub
:ribed in my presence this 30th {.
ay of June, 1886.
WM. p. PRICE,
SEAL Notary Public.
D. p. BLACK.
tate of Ohio, Hooking County,
SIS.
On this 30th day of June, A. D.
5S6, personally appeared before
Ie, notary public in and for said
,unty, David p. Black, who, be-
lg first duly sworn according 10
w, deposes and says: | was at