Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-15

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Edward O'Neil was next sworn, and
said: 81 made no complaint, and am
not the man to make q complaint.
meat is too tough and the coffee wants
more sweetening. l think the Colonel is
a good man. 1 have no charges of bru-
tality to make against him. never saw
any grounds for any,"
THE CoMMIssARY EXAMINED.
Commissary w. Roberts was next
placed on the stand, and was very inn
portant witness. He said: 81 came
on the 10th of June from Yountville,
where 1 was Quartermaster. My duties
are to make a requisition for everything
of subsistence and to issue the stores.
am responsible for the bill of fare, which
| submit to the Governor and Major for
their approval. The contract with the
butcher calls for good meat; no pro-
vision is made for quarters. We get
meat once a day. l think we get as
good meat as can be furnished for the
price-5 cents pound for fresh meat,
and cents for canned meat. The meat
comes every day from to p. m. l
receive it. 1t is true that there are three
Sergeants to inspect the meat, but they
do not. have reported to Major Urd.
man that the meat was not inspected. l
do not know if he brought it to the
knowledge of the Governor. l have not
seen the men at the scales; they have
only been there half dozen times in
two and a half months. l was on the
committee that acce epted the bids. If the
meat is bad l have right to reject it.
never have received any bad meat. II
comes one day and is used the next
We get the legs and necks, sausage
boiled and roasts. The Governor does
not make personal examination of the
meat; he looks around on Sundays.
II do not know the market
price of the meat. have not reported
to the Governor that we did not get the
whole carcass; l have said that we got
too much neck. think we should get q
better quality of meat under contract.
get $25 month as Comm;ssary. My
immediate officer is the Treasurer, Major
! Urdman. The Governor appoints the
three Ssrgeants. They will not remain
there during the afternoon to see the
meat come in. The meat today was an
average meat and was not ordered es-
pecially for the occasion. 1t was ordered
last week, just the same, for on Satur-
days 1 issue the orders for the week. II
is an abominable lie to say that we had
an extra pound, ounce or quarter tod ay
it was ordered, as said before, last Satur.
day. / have not the right to change the
bill of fare. 1t calls for fruits, and the
men have peaches, apricots, prunes, ap.
pies, melons and canteloupes throughout
the season."
Louis Edelman, the cook, was the mex
examined. He said: 81 came here from
Yountville, where l was assistant cook
We lived better there than here. l dc
not think we have enough meat, but ]
cannot say that the quality is ever bad
quarter-shoulder; the porterhouse is
not think that any of the men 60 away
hungry, for there are go many dishes for
them to select from. The coffee is good
enough all the time. The reason it is
sometimes cold when the men drink it is
because it is all poured out at once, and
if they do not come right in it cools off,
Governor Treichel inspects the kitchen
every Sunday, and has been there two OF
three times in addition. The Commits
sary Sergeant was away two days this
week, but while he was his assistant at
tended to his duties"
THE "TRIBUNE" CoNTRADrcTED.
The next witness created sensation
He was Comrade Fred Pratt, the car
penter of the establishment. AS he took
the stand Committeeman Tarble said
that he would vouch for him as a con.
scientious, honest man, who would
rather cut his hand off than tell lie
Mr.. Pratt said: 81 have been here
three months and have no complaint tc
make. The meat is too tough, but the
coffee is fair. l never knew the meat te
be tainted. The potatoes are good; gel
butter three times day. l have never
seen any brutality. I wish to say tha
the statement in this mornings Tribun,
purported to have been made by me il
false. absolutely deny that made the
following remarks:
1.-THE majority here are suffering for want o
pro er food, And they suffer q great deal o
abuse from the Governor and the civilians il
hi employ. The boys are ordered around ant
kicked about most shamefully They have t.
stand it or be punished. The rules are not hare
not expect them to be happy and contented.
The complaint made by Comrade Young
!. about the sour hash know is true. The hasl
was not fit for dog to eat. The men could no
and did not eat it am afraid to say all that
could say for fear of losing place that bring
me in a little money. Yet know the old sol
diers deserve and are entitled to better treat
ment."
This statement created quite sensa
ton, and Tribune man present rose
and tried to explain that Mr.. Pratt's re
marks had probably got mixed up witt
somebody else's. AS, however, similar
cases had been discovered, as will be
narrated later on, the excuse was not re
ceived. 1t was also very strange thai
some remarks Mr.. Pratt admitted hav
ing made were with those he did not.
| John Dwyer came next. He said: "]
came here year ago last spring.
have no complaint to make. l am 6
private here. Sometimes the meat is g
little short, but it is ordinarily good
The dinner today was the same as Other
days. The rations issued here are in ex.
cess of the proportion at other Homes, as
can be found by the comparison OF
records. l was at the Leavenworth
Home. l never saw any brutal treat.
ment here. The Governor is always
kind. l have heard him say how panied
he was when he had to turn men away
for whom there was no room in the
Home. l was Commissary Sergeant here
from November last to the LIST of July
The Governor inspected everything once
a week, and made additional calls be-
sides. | resigned voluntarily. The
cooking is good. 1t is difficult to get a
good cook. The quality of the meat is not