New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
INVESTIGATING THE ASYLCMS.
MOTHER INQUIRY ORDERED h 1hE
GOVERNOR
.,,,,rx COUNTY AUTHORITIES AFTER lNfoRNA-
prpoET on THE FINANCIAL
N,yAGEMENT IN MANY STATE
INSTITJ ZION :

~, Ok ,sneciaD-Another investigation
is of ,he Custodial Institute for 'eeo'e
OF "'O ,,o,,en nj Newark, Wayne Nou'''E' ~
ali''',a-o5 nv Governor Flower. l"i9' SUNNI
c.eta BOARD OF Charities coho"c''" ~ ,,
'"e,.,,,, '"e In the resignation u lne SH 49,,
-. or,csrs after charges or cruel'E 'S"
aI an had hecn established Charges nave ho" ""
ih'i 80" r cn,,cal ,nismanage nsnt ana the "oN''
n'@, ,fo,,ol charles McIOuth TO take 'es''''o"'
~ - ,fcIouth Is trustee OF me lh9'''u''o.' O.
o',ro1 The position but It is said tNat ''e ',
-, insists upon his serving Inc h'9' "'~''"9
he on January .. .n Tho Suffolk
a,,.horitles have begun an Investigation oi
.o . -, tho death Of Charles GHderslee'e' '"'7
'A' ,r,i,,ton l. L. In the Hudson HlNer go
,r.s,i,sl about a month ago II po'He an -,
,.or oath his body was unisudiIE e'"iO -
1'se-urel The hospital a"'hoi"'eS .N', ,ho,
~, ,pvthing Of the matter until toid to-uay '"i'
heA'1 any 80, Nod besn started. DR.. Pilgrim su-
i" ',a,, of the state Hospital. wheh SioNe"
p". the matter said: "This IS the hrSt nav {
-, about the matter. \ nonth Deio'e II"
-, cuderseeve was falling rapi1N iio'i' e,.1
,rosis and he necessarily Flc"''' - 49,,
I,,, rnoy anything about the alleged u'SiS ~
,oent Of the body. .,o,,.a said.
., ,,.er had any trouble with Mr. GhiderS'eeIe &
-, va. one Of the least troublesome "e'i -
mr., The cause of his death was s."''" ,
II, had q number Of sears on ms race anu ~
~ ,,.aas, and he constantly picked them lie
rom N'9O - veins This is the first nave
az any. ,,vesfigation. Cildersleeve hauii
- ,,.,bino for months. There were no US
,r,,,an,s on the body when 1t left mere - ~
- I've taken TO the depot In Il "aso'i' go Gov
o,1 \ half miles, then IL was put III INV s.o,
~ an Wi, aud was met at the Grand Centrai oep''
nv another wagon and conveyed 10 - 80 haIr,
,or,, 7, might be possible that "hie ~ o'""9
,r,rsferred the body may have receNeu SUNNI
,,,iscs from the jolting of the vehcl'' -, ,or,e
-, Noe estate Controller Campoen SOME
.,,,a AGO appointed Henry W. BoweS DIS a." 49,,
ov mine into the financial administration oi ~.
u eN'"''ie , - tho state which do not come unue'
-. ,,,,oryision Of any state board OF "I'O'
- hos completed his vestigatlohs anu %"
-, his report 10 the Controller II y q" 49,,
.o ono and contains numerous N''' a,, 1T
,,,on a,sclose some interesting ia''S' 80,
-. o>,o,oirel bv Mr. Bowes were III" 49,,
tu'lons I.,,,,tion for Deaf Mutes. at Rome
C.,,o,lx Institution for the improved -.
.' ~, Daaf Alutes at Buffalo; New ho' I.. i.. II
.i Tow Deaf and Dumb. in Newborn .. a,
>-.born New-York Institution for De" s.no,,or
,,,,ore. the Institution for Improve" tsaDb
49,, Nutes in New-York city; - '.i 'o.Ni
oi hea- | 1D,,roved instruction of Deaf Mu'es
- wss,cbester County; the Western ern. INV New
Institution for Deaf Mutes AZ athdH}e Minded Women
aorK KXewark: the syracuse STATE HoUse o
aTaeSI!nded children: the HuuHUm a,ii',m for orphan
Keiufe iqr indian children at NeryaleSi insti
anu nahs.er Industrial School; the, NSw Nf. tbe Stat
iSda for the Blind NewY95TS 5 s6ccty S for III
Soldiers Home ne Juvenile Delinquents on Kanaal o,
Kid New-York city The report WlII Of super
isi.a NJ ,ooa IS of having the whole over thes
be the financial and admnstrauye next I4gis
,nlsiscoii,,,,,nms radically changed by the neN'
lature. -. .ho Controller Mr. BOwes ca
IN ms ~ the fact that the tables w instjt
ror. show that 5,135 inmates -. h vear 1Sl
M !ils dtvan,ined cost for support or F F So+l On
s. Ss6@g W. Ilnder state supervision Nm
eo1fsn some 900 inmates me tS9s fOS in charge
ba cs state hospitals that for The ETfr Es Wr Rowe
the cs%i enifa vii not exceed ysl ms. T., IN The cor
Per elbo%.s the necessity Of econony he recon-
ssa.s' ss.' - ,bese state institutions anu rdAr direC
, uuCt tbs. slch Institutions he pdcend mar Nh
ile'lr,s;on and he also recOillii .'arfac,ed an
sur of keening their accounts DE Pdo,ted Thi
..Sst more uniform system De the Goyerno
, tlaC vii rrobahy be submitted Dy ~ forepar
report VII ,ipeistnre some time during the io''P"'
Of January. ~ ,bat under the present systei
III - Zoo much favoritism shoWh III which ar
tler' 5ls,i,{s,raton J. OF the institutions "nnd ma
olal al'd IN, local boards OF manas.s p ae bv th
contrOl.en. DS 1oT these Institutions mace p!. 40
aaIspsIstnre aaIpICIptd are generally obtained "i'o"s"