The San Francisco call., 1897-11-28
E. E. Endicott of lone, which is in the
words and figures as follows:
IoNE. Cal. Nov.

loNE, Cal. Nov. IA 1897.
To Whom 1t MAY Concern: |, Dr Z. +. kndlcott
OF lone, Cal. do hereby make the following
statement relative to cruelty toward the in
mates OF TIE Pres ton School of Industry, a the
hand" OF Dr. Z. 5. o'Brien, superintendent Of
the school,
The following incident, among many others
OF sim ar nature, came under my personal
observation while N professional attendance
al the said school, and serves to confirm in my
mind, as l believe in that of many citizens OF
lone, the serious charges now appearing in
the daily press OF this county and elsewhere
against the present super nendent:
youth by he name of NICK Hamilton, in
an endeRvOr TO escape, had sustained a
Spralned knee. When called III 10 attend the
injured lad found him ly ing in the hospital
suffering great pain. l examined the knee
and found same badly swollen and infiamed.
Dr.. A. l. Adams OF lone had also examined
same and confirmed dag o'is. Treatment
was at once ins Ltuied with view 10 reliev-
ing The suffering boy, when the Superin-
tandent appeared and desired 10 examine the
injury.
he rudely grasped the boys limb, and to
our astonishment began vigorously fixing,
eX ending and rotating The limb needless of
the yells OF pain emanatihg from the tortured
boy, MS only reply being a surly ''Lie still |;
Pm boss here'
The superintendent finally confirmed the
diagnosis ana left the hospilaL AS my col
league aud were leaving he hospital few
minutes later the sobbing yOungster called us
to witness he res ult OF the superlntendentS
brutal examination. The knee had in that
short time become swollen about a quarter
larger IN size. leave ii 10 the judgment o +
any reputable physician 10 say whether II be
necessary or not to so manipulate limb TO con-
firm sucn a diagnosis.
This is but one of the various incidents that
came under my personal observation and |
denouuce DR.. O'Br.en brutality as mgnifest in
the hospital department, and l sincerely be-
heve an iuvestig alton will afford ample con-
lncOmpetency made against this man, as
well as 10 develop much damaging evidence
that has not been published, and that it will
tend TO demonstrate that the attempted re-
is farce. f. e. ENDICOTT NJ. D.
County Physician and Surgeon of Amador
County, Cul.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, H. R.
Bernard, notary public in and Ior the
County of Amador, this 18Th day of Novem-
ber 1897. H. R BERNARD.
Another affidavit is from ex-Captain P.
J. Glas, who swears that he witnessed the
fogging OF hoy until he flesh was peeled
from his back.
J. J. Hanlon OF Sacramento, under oath,
recites The details of ali incident when u
boy was lashed until he fell exhausted to
the ground.
DR.. O Brien in telephone message 10
THE CALL correspondent said:
II have known all along that these affi-
davlts were being secured. They are hav-
Ing heir inning now. Just wait until
have mine and l will give item ali the
affdavits they want"
The publication to-day of dispatches
from Stockton to the effect that cousin
OF Governor Bud was to be made a. sist-
ant Superintendent at the Preston Scnool
has created deal OF comment.
In the first place the gentleman men
toned is not cousin of Governor Budd,
and III the second place Superintendent
U Brien has n not made up his mind 10 ap-
point him as the successor of Timothy
Lee OF this city.
DR.. O'Bfien to-day informed THE CALL
correspondent by telephone that he had
decided 10 dismiss Captain Lee on The first
OF the month, but as yet bad come to no
decision as to Lees successor. Mr..
Shields, the Governors private secretary,
said:
Il understand that Captain Lee is 10
DC dlsrlaced at lone, but | desire 10 say
that Harry II. Budd. whose name appears
in to-day's Examiner as the probable sue
cessor. is not Governor Budd s cousin and
l know nothing of the alleged proposal to
give Harry III. Budd Lees place"