Evening journal., 1895-11-29

snd cheerful demented ones, daily i'm
proving In mental strength. and, n not
ultimately cured Of their disease. at
least rendered comfortable and happy for
the balance Of their dsrkensd lives
The accused attendants have engaged
Walter Il Hayes and ex Attorney
General John Biggs AZ counsel. and have
been instructed TO do no talking, es
peclally to newspaper men.
The coroner had the body exhumed TO
day aud a careful examination Is being
made, the result OF which will be sub
mitted to a jury. The prisoners will ba
given hearing Monday. Lewis's heart
and a part OF hislungs are In the museum
at the hospital aud the claim Is made
that two prominent physicians OF Phila
delphia after an examination found that
Lewis had very bad case of heart
disease and that death was due to thai
cause.
Dr.. W. q. Hancker, superintendent Of
the hospital, is very indignant over ths
sensational story and declares emphati
oslly that II has no foundation IN truth.
The man had been patient for over
year and was known to have an ag
gravatsd case OF heart disease Dr.
HaDoker was absent at the time Of tho
! desth, bat the post mortem held by DR.
Hammond colncided so accurately with
I bis, DR.. Hancker's own knowledge Of the
mans condition, tn It there was no reason
for not accepting it As regards rough
usage or brutality, DR.. Hancker says
there has never been complaint In two
years The present alleged expose ho
| believes 20 bs due to ths dismlssal OF
ORks which was due not only TO neglect
Of duty but characterization. Relative to
the bogus Lord De la Ware the superln-
tendent says that he appeared more like
q crank than an insane man. OF Kenyon
be says the man Is a chronic Rrowler who
has been trying to get a story Of alleged
cruelty TO patients published for several
years. aud that NAPLES is weak-ninded.
He courts a full investigation aud Is
confident that It Will be shown that the
charges made arc without foundation.
| DR. Hammond stntes that he found no
marks indicating violence and no
remarkable condition of affairs, aside
| from the heart being In bad shape and
the fact that ths lungs we're filed with
something milling coal dust
The man whose death It Is claimed was
due to the three attendants was an
Italian whose right name Is thought TO
be Leon Pisa aud It is beliVod that he
was 6 miner. BE was suffering from
chronic dementia, and was difficult to
manage When in q violent mood The
rule Of the hospital Is that all patients
must bathe regularly These rules are
enforced by the attendants In charge Of
the wards, and at times IL Is necessary
70 use force 20 compel the patients TO
obey the rules. ThlB appears to have
been the case with Piss Be refused to
60 with the attsndants and resisted their
efforts to take him to the bathroom
DR. Hsncker did not know how violent
the struggle was between the patient
and the attendants but In his opinion
It might have been followed by fatal
results without having been either
violent or cruel Piss had not been az
we'll as usua, for some time. Ho refused
to eat or take medicine
Deputy Oorsner Chandler went tC
Fsrnhurst this morning and had the
body Of Lewis or Plsar sxhumed and a
post mortem made by Drs r Short
lidge and James \. Walker,
the physicians at the Delaware State
Hospital that Institution Detectives
McVey and Witsll, Reporter symonds.
who made the alleged expose, Walter.
a. Hayes and representatives. Of the
daily papers we're present The coroner
enpsneled a jury aud will begin the
Inquest Monday afternoon,
AT .er the exbumttion OF the body OF
Pisa, or Leon, BY Deputy Coroner
Chsndler and two colorsd EN-
ployes Of the hospital, II
vas tskaH to the "desd house
and placed on a dissection table, when
the deputy coroner called on some one ca
Identify It DR.. Hammond who had
entered declared that IL was the body ol
Patient Pisa
Theodore Butler, who is employed to
take charge OF the lawn around the
institution, was also called ani identified
tue remaius Pisa frequently did odd
Jobs 10 assist Batter ana the lawn keeper
knew MIN well.
Butler was sworn He testified that
the remains we're those Cf Pisa Coroner.
Physician Walker Immediately proceeded
10 make an examination Of the mans
brain. This was done In obedience e
the attorney generals order.
The skull WAS sawed of FIRST aud az
examination cf the brain WAS begun {
see whether the man had died from the
effects Of any violence
Dr. J. j. Black, president OF the Boary
, / OF trustees, arrived o" the scene earll
, this morniag In addition to oths
trustees and officials 40 Farnhurst thi
afternoon there are:
, Drs. Howard Og g, e g Shortlldge
! Detectives Meyey and Witsil, Deput,
attorney General Peter l. Cooper
Jr., Walter II. Hsyes. john Shsa
In an interview with an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter, Dr. Black, the
, president Of the Board OF Trus
: tees, said that special o
the board hsd bsen called for Thursday
At that tim g this matter will be taken ul
|. and be will spprise tho members Of tn
result of the inquest.
Dr. Black further said that he was on
! Of the state when the arrests were made
but could not conceive, from his
! knowledge Of the institution
! that such cruelty could have beer
! psrpetrsted. The rules had been verl
strict, and to his knowledge had beeI
always adhered to.
. At the last meeting Of the bosrd tn
: case Of Pisa had been passed upon as on
! of heart isease Now, however, tn,