The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-03

in a tight room for several days. and was
later taken sick.
DR. Satterthwaite said that the troubles
of Katie Barlow could have been, and
probably were produced by the dungeon
and the walking up and down stairs. She
further stated that DIR. Norton and DR..
Buckman, both of whom examined the
girl had said that she was not salivated
by the use of mercury as had been
charged
Mrs. Emley entered into lengthy coll
loquy with DIR. Satterthwaite as to the
cause of Inflammation of the stomach, for
which trouble Katie Barlow was first
treated by the physician. DR.. Satterth-
waite was asked as to the effect on the
system of a girl who was kept in room
on bread and water for five weeks, It
having developed on Tuesday that girls
had been kept in that condition.
The doctor said it would naturally have
serious effect on the nervous system,
and Mrs. Emley interposed the objection
that this was only DR.. Satterthwaite' 3
opinion.
THE information is of interest to all
the people of New Jersey outside of a
very few, who don't seem to want it
disclosed" said Mr.. Backes.
Mr.. Backes went into lengthy exami-
nation of DR.. Satterthwaite, first disclos-
ing the fact that there had been friction
between herself and Mrs. Eyler from the
beginning of the latter's term as prin-
cipal.
How did the trouble start?" asked Mr..
Backes.
.It began over a case of pneumonia that
/ was treating Mrs. Eyler diagnosed the
case as typhoid fever, and desired the girl
removed to room at a temperature of
A degrees was the reply. Mrs. Eyler
and I have not been friendly since"
DIR. SatIerthwaite told Of having reports
ed to Managing Trustee Cook that the
girls in the school were being bruised
from punishment.
Mr. Cook objected to DR.. Satterthwaite
going into some OF the troubles, and the
Governor directed that she go on, Mr..
Backes stating that if Mr.. Cook was
culpably negligent in reporting his find
ings to the other trustees it should be
brought out.
DR. Satterthwaite further stated that
she had gone to Lewis Parker, secretary
of the board and told him that she felt
it a conscientious duty to call his atten-
ton to the fact that girls were being
maltreated
He wanted me to make specific
charges said DIR. Satterthwaite, but l
told him l thought it was his duty to in
vestigate. He told me I was perfectly
right, and said he would look into the
matter"
When asked whether she knew Katie
McLeer alias Stella McLea, who, it was
stated. had been i'll treated, Dr. Satter-
thwaite stated that she had treated 50
many cases resulting from punishment
that she could not remember names.
The doctor said she recalled Sadie
Weissman. the girl who was sent to the
insane asylum. The girl was very sick at
the institution, and she thought that her
sickness had been brought on by Ill
treatment.
DR.. E. B. Witte, head physician at the
City Hospital, was called by Managing
Trustee Cook He stated that Katie Bar
low gave evidences of suffering from large
doses of mercury when she was taken to
the hospital two weeks ago.
''Her teeth were loose said the DOCTOR
'and she had some other symptoms. The
symptoms were not pronounced enough
to be positive
DR.. Witte thought the girl was thirteen
or fourteen years of age. In reality she
is seventeen years of age.
might not the Iooseness of the teeth
be produced by punch in the mouth?
asked Mr.. Backes
1T might" !" was the reply
Gould not the trouble in the stomach
be produced by walking up and down
stairs twenty-five times?"
1T might be so produced
"A cold could produce it. could it not?1
Yes a cold might produce it,
Gould not beating produce it?"
1T might, but there would be some ex-
ternal evidence"
Were you given history of the girls
case?"
q was told of it by Mr.. Cook
Miss Anna Mr.. Vanderveer. the rnatron.
was called. She was inclined to give bat
tie to Lawyer Backes. Several times she
allowed her temper TO get the better of
her. The lawyer started off by asking
Miss Vanderveer, who is quite a young
girl, what relation she was to Managing
Trustee Cook. Miss Vanderveer stated
that she was related to Mrs. Cook. and
was not ashamed of it.
When asked if Miss Hammell who pre-
ceded her as matron, and who had been
at the school for twelve years, was re-
moved to make a place for her, Miss
Vanderveer stated that she knew nothing
about it.
Have You ever seen any harsh treat
ment of the girls by Mrs. Eyler?v asked
Mr.. Backes
Il have never seen any girl ill treated. ,,
replied Miss Vanderveer with much en-
phasis.
DO you know of Mrs EyIer fiogging
girl with a slipper in the cellar?'
''The first I knew of it was when it
| came out in the papers,"
Didn't you know that Mrs Eyler took
Theresa Tracer down in the cellar and
hogged her with a slipper?"
Il knew Mrs. Eyler took her into the
cellar
Miss Vanderveer said that only on one
occasion did she strike a girl and that
was after the girl had used bad language
to her. No one was present to witness
the striking.
Did you ever see a teacher strike a
girl when Mr. Cook or any of the trus-
tees or lady managers were present ~
asked Mr.. Backes.
Il never did, replied Miss vanderveer,
because they never needed it,
When pressed for information concern