The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08
PADOLEO WHILE I'LL.
DR.. Wey Says He Thinks It Was
Proper to Punish Barbour.
The Inmate Was lust Recovering
from an Attack Of Pneumonia.
Secret Conference Held at the De-
tense of Brockway.

As soon a. the Commissioners as
sembled, few minutes after 10 o'clock
this morning. at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
the defense CT the Board OF Managers
of the Elmira Reformatory was re-
sumed.
DR.. II. p. wey, the physician OF the
Institution. whose cross-examination
was not concluded last evening. took the
stand again. Ex-Judge Gilbert asked
him a few questions about the inmate
Moses Aai on, who Is now confined as a
lunatic in the asylum at Matteawan.
Last evening DR. Wey said that, in
his opinion. the padding OF this patient
1--WE times and his being confined in the
rest cure" and "secusion" cells for
seventy two days did not tend to ag-
gravate the malady from which he was
suffering.
Mr.. Gilbert then questioned the witness
as to the case of James Murphy, who
was sent 20 the asylum and after some
time transferred back to the reformatory.
He was padded there. and in short
time afterwards he became insane again
and was sent once more to the asylum,
where he is now. Nothing of Importance
was elected from the witness, and ex-
Judge Gilbert began to question DIR.
Wey about an inmate named Clarence
Barbour.
Just at this moment the Commission
ers called the lawyers to one side, and
they held a very long consultation in
such low tones that the drift of their
remarks was not Ineligible four feet
away. After consuming a quarter of
L.. III, ,t,,o
ton OF DIR. Wey was resumed.
He raid that Barbour had an attack
Of pneumonia. and as soon as he began
to recover from that trouble he showed
ing little further as to the time the
inmate was suffering from insanity. the
lawyer asked DR.. Wey this question:
LAS far as you know, was 1t proper,
in your opinion, to subject this man to
condition.
When Judge Gilbert asked DR.. Wey
IL he knew an inmate named Benjamin
cyl, Lawyer Stanchfield became humor-
GUS and asked the Commissioners II
hESikTas could De 0la"e' Tor striking
Dir wey said he began to have his
sIspic &c 800 to Eys sanity aeo ut
had watched the prisoner. but he
thought his actions were due to a
dislike of his keeper. The witness did
lOt VI cyl euiSiuc III
January last.
DIR. Wey explained that he usually
made his rounds of the Reformatory in
the early afternoon. after refractory in
mates had been padded.
He admitted that on twelve different
occa sions he was called from his home
to the Reformatory hospital to look after
inmates who had been bruised by blows
from the paddle. DIR. Wey also admitted
that he rarely on such occasions made
more than superficial examination of
their bodies
The prosecution also brought out the
fact that another inmate, John Moloney,
had complained to DIR. Wey that he was
| Ill and unable to work. DIR. Wey thought
the man was shamming, and so reported
to, Supt. Brockvay.
Moloney went back to work, and a few
| days later was found dead in his cell.
Death had been caused by valvular dis
| ease Of the heart.
The Commission adjourned at the noon
hour till Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
1t was the original intention of the Com
missioners to continue the invest CATION
at Elmira, but later 1t was found more
practicable to remain In this city.