Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-05-29
PACIFIC COAST.
SENATOR HEARST BUYS A LITTLE
MEXICAN FARM.
The San Rafael Orphan Asylum In
quiry-Fatal Accident in Ne
vada-Harvest Begun.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RzooRD-uMoS.l
ST. VINCENT,S

| ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RscoRD-UNIoS.l
ST. vINCENT's.
The Inquiry Into the Condition of the
| San Rafael Orphange.
Copyright 1885, By The California associated Press
SAN RAFAEL, May 2Sth.-Thls morning
s: z. Maslin, Secretary of the State Board
OF Examiners. together with l.. w. Maslin,
| Sergeant-at-Arms to the Commission, and
| Clement Bennett stenographic reporter, re-
| sumed the investigation at ST. Vincents
| Orphan Asylum. About 10 o'clock the in
vestigation was commenced and continued
until 4:15 P. NJ. Quite a number of BOYS
were examined during the day, and the
testimony adduced was very conflicting
| Hiram Foster, one of the inmates of the
Institution, testified as follows: 1--WE rise
at six o'clock and then 10 to the wash
room, after which we have breakfast. had
bath about one month ago. There is no
regular time for bathing. Don't care much
whether | bathe or not. Have bathed about
| four times since Christmas. Don't like TO
stay here, but could give no reason. The
boys have had no trouble since Whelen left.
| Whelen never kicked nor beat me. Inever
| saw him kick nor choke any of the boys. |
wait on the table, and eat at separate
| table. Have not seen any stale meat nor
black potatoes for over a year. Formerly
we found them once week, but not lately.
The food is much better now. Several new
Sisters came here lately, and they changed
| matters. Would like to leave here, because
| the food is poor. Go to school every day.
except Sundays and holidays.
Joseph Markey, aged 10, was then called.
He had been in the asylum SIX years His
| father is a cook and travels a great deal.
and he does not hear from him often.
| Always got good meat. Never Saw stink
| ing meat nor rotten potatoes on the table.
! Go to school every day. Whelen never
kicked me, but | saw him kick others
Bathed five or six times since Christmas.
The last bath was about three weeks ago.
Father Croke was always kind to the bows.
Have had vermin on me, but have none
now.
EDDY Hannahan testified: VIII be l3
years old in July. Have been here two
years. Father is dead. Have only bathed
| twice since Christmas, including the bath
| to-day. Don't know when / will bathe
again. The boys don't bathe in winter.
| We wear no socks in summer. Get plenty
| to eat Have pie at Christmas, and get
butter and milk occasionally. Have seen
bad meat and potatoes on the table, when
we had to throw it away. The meat is bad
about once a month. Get clean towels in
| the wash-room every day, but they are
used by all the boys. Have never
been sick. Have had no head Sores nor
any vermin. The Sisters are very kind to
all the boys. Had bath yesterday, and
once before since Christmas. Many of the
| boys have vermin in their heads. Whelen
never hit me without cause.
Charley Forester was next called. He
said: l am 16 years old. Am here years.
My father lives on Tehama street in San
| Francisco. Don't know whether my mother
| is living or dead. Father called once since
Christmas. Whelen beat me when missed
my lessons. He never kicked me, nor
| made me touch my toes to beat me.
Never saw him kick or strike anybody
| with his fist. The food is good at times.
Have often had rotten potatoes and meat.
Would like to go home, because would
get better food. Father Croke and the
Sisters are very kind. They never whip
any of the boys.
Andrew Anderson, aged 13, was next
| called, He testified: l have been here
four years. Father lives in San Francisco
Il don t care about me, and never comes
to see me. Mrs. Barnes living at Hyde
and Larkin streets, comes to see
me. Wheen whipped me for not
standing straight. He hit me on the
legs, but left no mark. He had strap
made from a bride rein. Never saw anv
wire on 1t. He would not whip every time
We did not know our lessons, but generally.
The food is good. Occasionally we have
had bad potatoes, but always have plenty
to eat. The meat is good now, since the
big boys ran away, which was before the
fair. Have heard of boys indulging in
bad practices, but never saw them do it.
Had bath last week. Have had
about twenty baths this year.
Managed to bathe by going
with other classes in their turn. Nv class
bathed five times since Christmas. / have
tlne-comped the boys hair, but did not
find many vermin. Some boys have many
sores. There are twelve boys who comb
hair. Very few boys steal baths, as have
done. Whelen treats the boys very good
at times. The Sisters treat US very badly.
Never received any advice from the teach
ers. They do not talk much to the BOYS.
The next called was John Hanrahan.
aged years Have been here two wears
have never been whipped or kicked Don't
know when had bath. We wear stock
ings all the time. Have plenty to eat, but
sometimes the meat is not good
John Derango, q teacher, was then sworn
am native of Switzerland. Have been
teaching here two years and half Have
sIxty-tive boys in my class. Their ages
range from TO II years. The institution
generally employs six teachers, including
the Sisters. The boys are very hard
to control. Our method of punishment
is not severe. We try moral suasion first,
and If that accomplishes no good results
we have to use the strap, but never use it |
on any place but the hands. Seldom saw
MIR. Whelen strike any of the boys on the
legs. Never saw anybody undeservedly
nnnIShpH IOifTaranf oh
tilcted for different offenses Sometimes
the boys are made to stand alone in the |
yard, and sometimes the strap is used |
Never saw any boys kicked by |
Wnelen. Am constantly in the ward |
while the teachers are there. The |
school hours are from to 4:30, and |
recess at ten and three o'clock, for fifteen |
minutes. The boys have one hour at noon. |
Have never hear of the bows indulging in |
bad practices. They are always so closely |
watched that it would be an impossibility |
for them to engage in such practices Have |
never heard the boys complain of the food |
or clothing. The meat is good. Have |
never seen any vermin on the boys, except |
that IN few cases new arrivals have been |
known to be so afflicted, and they we're |
Immediately combed and washed. Should |
not be surprised to find that vermin have
been found on boys lately, as everything |
mas Deen dlsarranged and completely upset |
since the fire. There are many vicious |
boys in the institution. We try to separate |
the good from the bad The larger BOYS |
are kept in separate domitory from the |
small boys. In summer the boys bathe |
every week, but in winter at irregular |
Intervals, on account of their catching cold. |
Have not noticed any bad results from the |
lndiscriminate use of towels. Have seen |
boys with sore eyes, but they were imme-
diately sentto the inhrmary. All the boys |
are now in healthy condition.
Henry o Reilly, teacher was then /
sworn: Have been teaching here thirty /
four months. Have sixty-six pupils in my |
class. As regards truth and veracity. con- /
slider them as good as the average public |
school pupils. There are generally eight |
teachers employed here. We try to separ-
ate the good boys from the bad ones. On |
the arrival of g boy be is closely watched to !
see his traits. Have never known of boys |
being sent from the asylum to the Indus |
trial School, except in one case, and that |
occurred since the fire Have seen the |
priests and Sisters talk and reason with the |
boys very frequently. Am in the yard |
every day from A. N. to P. ID. EXCEPT |
while teaching. Have never heard any