Evening journal., 1895-12-02
NOW INVESTIGATING.
Thomas Oakes and David M.
NAPLES Sworn.
THEY TESTIFY AT THE INQUEST

Huddisd Up in Chandlsr's Workshop and
once the Inquest on Pisa's Death Be
gins-oaks and waples swear to Insane
Hospital Brutalitiss and OutrAEes and
That Leon Pisa was Beaten to Death.
The Three Prisoners Present.
In the little room back ,of the office of
the deputy coroner and commonly used
by him Rs workshop, the Inquest Ia the
matter Of the alleged murder Of Lin
Pisa or Leon Lewis, was resumed to day.
Ia addition to the jury, Attornsy-G General
K Q. White, Deputy Attorney.Gensral
Peter L. Cooper, Jr, Trustees Smith and
Stewart, President Black, Drs ShortlIdge
and Ogle and Hugh o Brown and
Reporter detective symonds were huddled
in the illy-lighted, closely
quarters, which had been selected In
place Of the much batter room used by
Municipal Court and which was used by
former coroners or the Levy OoHrt room
which could have been had for the
Rsking.
Detectives Bring the Prisoners.
1t was 1915 VIXEN the three prisoners
In custody Of Detectives Witsil and
McVey arrived. Thomas OAkss was the
first witness. He gave his home as
Trenton, N. J, aud said he was an
attendant at Fsrnhurst up to November
On Octsbsr 8 he WAS in
the toilet room with John Biz
zard, when Attendant Brown asked
him 10 assist In helping convey Pisa to
the bath room. He, Oaks, seized one side
of Pisa and took him to the bath room
when Brown gave him the trip and
jumped on him. Clayton threw q basin
Of water In his face to re-
vive him. Later he was thrown
into the bath tub. When witness after
wards asked il the man was dead, Brown
said be could not,be dsadsr. The witness
described how the attendants took
bold Of Pisa he saw Swan jump on
PisA and fall him with his knees In
answer to Mc Whann, witness said ne
never saw any violence on the part Of
Pisa"
Gross examining witness Oaks.
In answer to other questions the
witness said that Lynch removed the
mans clothing. Afterwards they took
Pisa up and threw him Ia the tub. Pisa
made no opposition. The patients never,
to witness's Knowledge, made any
kick. Pisa didn't make any
resstancs to bis mAltrsstment. After
Plea was tripped 1t seemed As though he
WAS dszsd or unconscious. When Lynch
helped throw Pisa in the tub he remarked
Hes only ag-" crank anyway.
Lynch was not prsseAt when the man
was trippsd.
Patient WspIes on the stand.
David n. NAPLES Was the nsxt witness
He lives at Nassau ana Was an inmate Of
Farnhurst OstsSer he was In the
ward when Brown came and told Pisa,
to come and take bath He keized the
back of a chair. Brown told witness
to 60 and tell Oakes to help take the
man to the bathroom. When going to
the room Brown struck Pisa several
times in the neck. At the bath room
Brown gave Pisa the trip and fell on
him. Swan hit him or kicked him. Dr.
Clayton was on his feet and said: "Get
up boys, he's dying" Then they shut the
door aud he saw nothing further until
the body was brought out The witness
described the trip which was used by
Brown. Lynch WAS not there at the
time.
Never Saw Patients Refuse TO Battle.
In answer to questions he said he
never saw any instances where patients
refused to take bath After he had
been tripped, Brown aud Swan stood
Pisa on his feet, but he couldn't stand
and then they dragged hin In the room
Saw Swan kick Pisa at least once and
had his foot back to kick again when DR..
CLAYTON made his remark about the man
dying. Pisa WAS In the asylum when he,
witness. went there Never knew Pisa
to have any spells Of sickness Didn't
see him offer any resistance after he had
been broken from his hold on the chair,
and never knew Of the prisoners abusing
Pisa
Swan kicked the Man to Death.
Robert Kenyon, a patient at the
hospital, where he WAS sent on account
of epileptic fts. said he WAS sitting next
to Pisa when he was called to take his
bath. Pisa refused and shiversd as
though cold. Saw Brown trip
him, and Swan kick him Wit
ness turned away in disgust as II
was an ordinary Occurrences. A few
minutes after witness went back to the
bath room and found that the man was
l dead hNAu klCA0u ulu NuoA bnty were
inside the room twice, and hard. Wher
ne nsxt saw the nan Piss It was In th'
room Of Pepper. Witness didn't see th'
man trippsd. Didn't see Lynch there
until after the man WAS dead.
Theodore P Butler who worked at the
hospital on October 5, described tbs
digging Of the grave for Piss. He didn'i
see the burying but saw the exhumatior
OF the body and identified 1t as Pisa Lui
as ne was known there.
sweArs That Piss Fought.
DR.. Harry l. Clayton, Of Philadelphia
was 4 patient at Farnhurst. October .
Was talking to another patient In th'
wAshroom, opposite the bathroom.
mute named Andrew bsckoned him to th'
bathroom, where be saw Pisa lyinl
on the floor Swan. Brown and OAkel
were there. Pisa had his hand oI
Browns throat. Witness loosed the grip
aud got a kick from Pisa In the head
he then noticed that the man wa
dying