New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-11
REPORT SENT TO THE GOVEhNOh.
EVIDENCE OF ABUSES IN STATE lNsTlrU'
r1oNs AWAITS HIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EVIDENCE OF ABUSES IN sIAih iN0iAAO
rIoNs AWAITS HIS ACTIoN-TELEGRAMs
CONTEMPLATING THE CONTROLLER
Albany ulv 1O-state Controller Morgan this
afternoon forwarded to Governor Roosevelt az
oyster Bay, that part of the testimony taken
IN charitable institutions relating to the ABUSES
oe MANAGEMENT, such as unsanitary me'nous
of cleansing the inmates. solitary conilnemeh''
flashing to the floor and the strapping OF inmates
upon their bare bodies His reason for trans
,r,t,in9 this part of the evidence is that the
Governor is the only official clothed with suin-
c,ent authority to reach abuses OF this char
acter-the supervision Of the Controller relating
almost entirely TO questions affecting the n
,ances and that Of the State Board OF Char-
,ties to questions Of ordinary management
hut the Governor has full power to appoint ana
remove boards of managers and through them'
10 reach superintendents and subordinates.
The Controller has taken this action sooner
than he had intended doing on account OF the
great pressure brought upon him Tor the pup
licatjon Of the details of evidence relating 10
these abuses. He felt, however. that as 'he
Governor was the one 10 decide upon what
ever action was taken, 1t was proper Tor MN
IN aee the evidence before II was given TO the
press.
The Controller IS in receipt of large NUMBER
of kilograms and letters congratulaung MN
upon the stand he has taken, but there are three
10 which he attaches great value
One "a from a manager Of one of the institu-
Ix,ons referred TO in the Controllers published
statement. It is as follows. emitting name and
date;
don't know that you need any backing IN IN
view OF the general approval expressed throus IN
the press of your action. l wish as one OF me
managers OF 10 say that 80 far as l.
individually am concerned, II seems 10 me no
YOU could do nothing less, and that your act'oii
was not only Unsuitable. but praiseworthy'
Another is from a gentleman who has oeeh
.s,,ye,v engaged in the charitable work Of this
state for fifteen years. He says:
have been reading with great interest your
,hla defence OF your policy toward state IN
stitutions and rejoice to find that you naNe
started to uncover some or the rottehheso VIM
has existed in them for many years AL 49,
citizens will approve your course In my up
Iience of fifteen years / came across man!
abuses in the State institutions ana nave oi'e -.
wondered how long they Woud De aho"eu ~
continue.
Tho third ,s from q prominent and influential
citizen of community in which one OF the
institutions is located. He says;
7 have been interested IN the affairs CT our
BOARD" or rather, 1 prefer TO refer to IL as
'the Board" of Managers of the refuge mere
for have felt for several years that the man,
agement OF tne ulSlibutVfi
in the nostrls Of decent people when It's work
ings were exposed, as l knew they must De
sooner or later. / want simply TO thank you
for your acto. in this matter, ana am sur
YOU will have the moral support or the enuIe
community, save the eX-managers ana ther
friends or those VINO have been Fronting, po-
lticafiy and financially, in the rascaHy prac-
tees.
The Controller Is also In receipt of tele-
gram from another manager who congratulates
him upon his action.