The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-13
A MARTINEZ HATRON.
Chicken and Bottled Stout in The Eyer
green Home.

SAN JOSE, Feb 2-The investigation of
the management Of the Woman's Relief
Corps Home az Evergreen. near this city,
was resumed here to-day by the department
officers 0f.the W0man's Relief Corps, the
President, Mrs. Emma L. Gillingham, of
Santa Barbara department, presiding. 4
large number OF visitors and former in
mates Of the home were examined. and from
their testimony the conclusion may be ar
rived at that the Evergreen institution was
not place where peace and sweet concord
abides. III treatment by the matr0n, Mrs.
Shay. under the protection of Mrs Kline
of the w r. c., appears to have been the
result of the evidence OF the day.
Mrs, Kate h. lofty testified that she had
been an inmate al the home and thought
that many Of the inmates had been misused
by the matTOn This witness coTrobOrated
the chicken story. and stated that the fowl
had been brought in for Mrs. McCIay, but
was eaten by Mrs. Shay, the matron. Mrs.
T0ffy also testified that the matTOn said to
her that ''the old fools in the home had bet
ter keep on the right side OF her or she
would report them"
ENGLISH STOUT.
Another circumstance was where the ply
stefan prescribed English stout for an IN
mate, but the matTOn was unable to pro-
cure it at the store ia Evergreen, and OBJ
tanned instead some beer in stout bottles,
with which she said she would fool The old
lady. The beer was taken to the home
ana afterwaTd drunk by the matron.
Mrs. Eliza Mansfield was sworn and testi-
fed that tie home is a very nice place, but
the management Is not what 1t ought 10 be.
The witness said she was sweeping and
taking care OF the sick people until she be-
came sick herself. The food was not such
as sick people should eat. When she
wanted cruel and toast she could get neither.
/. I'll.
lOnged because of the lack Of n0uTshing
food. She said that Mrs. Shay oyerworked
the inmates. and related instances in which
she had been taxed beyond her strength.
Mrs. Shay had also refused 20 send a letter
written by an old lady, Mrs. Vestal. She
opened the letter, read it, and then said,
Il will not let it GO" The witness mad
never seen Mrs. Shay open other letters.
A SERIOUS MATTER.
General Sheehan-This opening Of the
letters is a very serious matter; it is Grim
inal.
Mrs Mansfield said she had never men
toned the letter matter before. 1t hap
pened about a month before Mrs. Vestal
went out Mrs. Shay" said the witness,
took the letter out Of nv hand in the re-
ceDtiOn-rOOm. The letter was sealed ana
stamped. She tore the envelope open. /
don't know what she did with the letter. /
felt so badly, too" continued the witness,
ito have that old lady, 70 years old, treated
so shameiully."
The President said Mrs. VestaiS testi-
mOny would be needed
1t was concluded that fairer test Of the
truth Of the accusation could be made by
bringing Mrs. Vestal into the room without
telling her Of the nature OF the testimony
required. The President canyassed the
hall, but could find no lady whose silence
and discretion could be relied upon, and
finally DR.. Stout was delegated TO roundup
the witness.
Upon her arrival in the hall Mrs. Vestal
testified that she had no recollection of
handing letter to Mrs. Mansfield. She
had written several letters while at the
home. III l got answers to the letters l sent
they were torn 0Den," she said.
She testified that she wrote several letters
to Hannibal, Mo-, where she has property
interests.
ABOUT LETTERS.
Q.-DO you rem mber having written to
any one from whom no answer has ever
been received? A number of letters
have done that way. One letter was brought
to me torn open. An inquiry showed that
the envelope was all right when it was
brought TO the hume.
The witness further testified that Mrs.
Shay had full control Of the leLteT-sack She
did not know who opened her letters, but
she had her opinion, all the same The
sack was hung in the hall, open, and any
one could take the letters out Mrs. Mans
field was friend Of witness, and she trusted
her. II she had had letter 10 send to the
sack she would probably have selected Mrs.
Mansfield as TIE bearer.
Odd you ever get an envelope and
some pieces of a letter? Ayes: 1 could
not get enough OF the pieces together to read
the letter. Mrs. CARRIER gave it TO me, and
Mrs. Shayshad placed it in her hands.
DIR. Cyrus Teed, of Rnreshan notoriety.
says be Will remove his San Francisco fol-
lowers to Chicago this summer
sTRAISINe AND RAcKINe yonr Lungs and