The times., 1897-07-10
FOUHDL|NG HOSPITAL CASE
Sleep Banished From the Neigh
borhOod by Crying Children.
DECLARE II TO BE A NUISANCE
Several Witnesses Testify That
They Are Strangers to Sound
Slumber Oh Account Of the Weep
ing of Little Waifs-P Property De-
preciated in Value.

The examination of witnesses by the
grand jury in The Washington Founding
Hospital case was continued yesterday.
Air. ]. A. Delaney was one OF the first
witnesses, and be told how for nights he
and bis wife have been kept awake by the
continuous crying of the infants, and
classified the institution as nuisance
He explained to the jury that the location
of the hospital was detrimental to the value
OF his and adjacent property.
In the absence of Judge Colgrove, his
wife testified in his place. Mrs. CoIgrove
explained that she owned IaIge piece OF
property ON tie corner OF ana Fifteenth
streets, which in summer was rendered
useless 10 herself and family because of the
sleepiess nights caused by the incessant
crying and moaning OF the infants across
the way.
When questioned by cne of the jpryman
as 10 whether she would insist upon the
removal of the hospital in case its sale
involved the rcversion OF the price Of the
ground % the heirs, she replied that she
would. she explained that she mad bought
ber land ana improved II with the idea OF
its going to her children at her death, and it
seemed lard TO lie cofnpelled to give lp
the property at this late day, as they would
be compelled to 90 II the nuisance across
the street were not auated
One of the jurynen remarked that as
he understood the matter the property
could not be sold, but Mrs. CoIgrove
quickly Gisabus ed his mind of this idea by
explaining that the property had last
summer been offered for sale and n
sign to that effect had been put up on the
grounds.
Mrs. Laura Hughes, owner and resident
OF 1710 Fifteenth street. testified to the
jury that In her opinion more help and
better food were needed, and that the
infants would be far better off In the
country n. all times, but eS pecially during
the summer.
One jury;ftan asked Mrs. Hughes when
she complained OF the incessant crying,
If she were lying on the floor and could
not move haud or foot il she would Dot cry.
And she replied that she supposed that
she would.
The testimony Of Rev. s. Reese Murray,
rastor Of the Methodist Church on the
corner Of Fifteenth and L streets, was
20 the effect that the institution was a
nuisance and should he farther out Of
town.
a Times reporter interviewed the resi-
dents and property-owners Of the neigh
borhood, and with one exception they
were of the opinion that the hospital
should be moved to the suburbs of the city.
Mr.. j. A. Delaney said that the place
mad become an '.abominable nuisance"
He remarked shat ''tf the naighbors We're
kept awake at night by four OF five dogs
which Aowled all night long, policeman
would very quickly inform me that I
was maintaining nuisance, which must
either te abolished or / must 60 to Jail.
The matter in question is the same, oily
on larger scale. / have been unable
TO rent the front room of my house ex-
cept to deaf woman"
Mr.. W II Heron, of the eli-know real
estate firm Of Herron & Rancy, who up
to short time ago owned the property
at 1T10 Fifteenth street, said that un,
doubtedly the hospital was a nuisance and
deprecated the value of the buildings and
grounds in the neighrorhood.
Mrs. Agnes NJ. Bradley and daughter
OF No 1722 Fifteenth street, Complained
to the reporter that, like all the othel
people In the neighborhood, they were KEEP
awake night after night by the cryin.
children, and that their property had de
preciated In value In the last year.
Mrs. S. NJ Thompson, of No. 1925 Elf
teenth street, said that had been annoye
only one night as they lived too fa1
north for the sound to reach them to
any marked degree, but she concurred il
the idea that il was not a fit place
for an institution of the kind.
Speaking OF the death-rate, d resident
of the block said that a man employed
On a large telegraph pole, near the hos
pital, had Come nearer to the truth q
the matter than anyone else he had heard
The lineman, hearing the crying OF ths
children, began to sing:
Hush, little baby; don't you cry;
You'll be an angel bye and bye"
That, he said, was pretty near the truth