The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-19
THE FOUNDING ASYLUM.
What DR.. Cleveland Says of the MISSING
Report of the Grand Jury.

What DR.. Cleveland Says of the Missing
Report of the Grand Jury.
The Daughters of the Good Shepherd, for
some time past, have been busy endeavCr-
ing To ascertain what has become of the re-
port made by a special committee to the
Grand Jury that was known as the oval
lace Grand jury" and this investigation
has been The cause of elimination and re-
elimination between Messrs. Irvine, who
was secretary Of that body, and Jere Lynch,
who was member of the same body.
Lynch charged that Graham made away
with that report. and said he could prove it
by Under Sheriff Pete Deveney. Graham
denied in most emphatic terms the charge
made by Lynch, and when the Under Sheriff
was questioned he turned the palms OF his
hands upward, shrugged his shoulders. and
quietly said. Gentlemen. | don't know
anything about the matter"
The Daughters then waited on Dr. C. d.
Cleveland, who was chairman of the COM
mittee designated 10 investigate the hospital,
and as a reply tn their questions sent a COM
muncatiCn, Of which the following is a
copy:
On complaint of the Daughters OF the Good
Shepherd the late Grand july instituted an
animation into the management OF Golden Gate
Lylng-iu aud Founding Asylum.
We wee appointed committee to prosecute
this examination aud instructed 10 request 4 del
egatinn OF lie Daughters OF The Good Shepherd
10 assist in the work. We attended TO the duties
| impOSed with all possible care, justice aud thor
| oughEeSs. We made report 10 the Grand Jury
embodying our observations and conclusions.
| Every charge of the Daughters Of be Good
Shepherd was fully sustained by what We saw
and through he evid nee OF numerous, various
and reliable Witnesses.
The shocking and horrible stories of cold milk,
| duty bottles. defective nipples, rotten mat
tresses, rags for diapers and slips, the little ones
| lying unchanged uutil they were excOria ed
| into ulcers. innuDel able flies swaTming on the
unprotected aud defense less faces ~ the ia be g.
were all borne oul. 10 some eases the secretions
| from The children accumulated Ia the mat resses,
rotten in holes and supplemented by stuffed rags
to such az extent that the fiith peIcosated the
| bedding and ran down in puddles on Tie floor.
! We regret our report Is missing from the Ia e
| Grand Jury archives, for It's publication would
| render this statement unnecessary. We are
| panied TO reisT TO this subject. but we cannot
escape our moral sense and our duties TO society.
| IL Is buoyant and happy 10 praise, but sad and
depressing 10 censure.
After our report the Grand Jury Instituted an
| investigation. Many witnesses were called
The terrible tales were confirmed by witness
| after witness until the Grand Jury was sur.
| feited With testimony, aud with one accord hey
! said, Hold, we've had enough. There's no use
| occupying further time' We recommended in
our report the discharge OF The physician and
| mairon, and likewise that they be prosecuted to
| the full extent of the law. The report was re-
| ceived and adopted by the Grand Jury as a
| whole and execution Of its Judgment would have
| gone into effect but for the destruction OF the
| body by this same 6cidal Supreme Court that
| maintained lis sovereign vitality Tor period OF
/
Let us find relief In looking upon pleasant pic
| lures that refresh the kindest symDathies OF the
| human heart, brighten the hopes and exalt Inc
| soul with pride. There is no city this globe
! where humanity and charity is so generous
| munihcent and unslnted as IN san Francisco.
| The Chiidren's HOSPITAL, Pacific Rescue Home,
| Mount 81. Joseph o. phan and Infant asylums
| Maria Kip Orphanage and The Nursery fol
! Homeless Children we investigated win unspaT-
| Ing criticism aud found al radiant with deer
| MOI al sense and rehned and exalted philan
| thrOpy. We had no idea Of The grand and su
| per- alive charities OF San Francisco until 10y
| authority OF ] we were commissioned K
| their investigation.
c. d. CLEVELAND Chairman Committee.
San Francisco March 16, 1892.