The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-09
Salvation Army Hospital Au-
thorities Assessed $40.
More Testimony About Unsani-
tary Condition of the Place.
WHO Is RESPONSIBLE?
That Question Puzzled the
Court For a Time.
Time to Move the Institution
to More Suitable Location.

The Salvation Army authorities were
fined $40 apiece in police court for
maintaining their hospital, which the
board of health has declared is a nui-
sance.
The afternoon session of the Saliva
ton Army hospital case in police court
commenced with Mrs. Eli G.. Foster,
who lives next door to the hospital, as
the first witness. She testified that
cotton had been blown from the hos
pital premises to her yard and that she
had noticed a bad odor coming from
the hospital and was driven from her
home on account of screams and loud
noises coming from the hospital On
cross-eXamination the defense attemp-
ted to show that Mrs. Foster had
thrown chicken feathers into the hos
pital yard.
DR.. Agnes Mckee Wallace was the
next witness called. She testified that
from December, 1896, to September, 1898,
she was connected with the hospital
| She testified that as a member of the
city board of health she visited the
hospital and found it in an offensive
condition. On cross eXaminatiOn the
| defense asked if the hospital was not
under better, conditions when she was
in charge. Judge Magaw called the at
tention of the defense to the fact that
| DR.. Wallace was not being tried.
Prof Eli G. Foster was placed on the
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as mis- Wife
Ju@g e Magaw called halt in the pro-
| ceedlngs and stated that he wished to
| know who had charge of the hospital.
Il do not intend to aid you in the
matter" said Lawyer Reed for the de-
tense. Although he has failed to do
| SO, that is for the city attorney"
| Acting upon the suggestion Assistant
on the stand. He testified that he knew
/ that DIR. Hammond has charge of the
/ hospital.
| Nels Mcconnell, who was formerly a
| sanitary officer, was the last witness
! called for the prosecution.
| The defense entered a demurrer on the
| ground that no evidence had been
| given to connect any of the defendants
with the charge of maintaining nuis-
| ance. The demurrer was overruled re-
| garding DR.. Hammond and Mary D.
Story and was sustained IN the case
of Jessie Isham.
We'll, one third of the case is fin
! ished,' said the lawyer for the defense.
Il have gotten one off, and that is bet
| ter than usual"
DR.. w. f. McVey was the first wit
ness called for the defense. He testi-
| fed that he had had two cases there,
| and that so far as he knew they were
| properly cared for
On examination the prosecution
asked if he knew about a pig in the
| back yard. He said he did not.
Perhaps the pig was kept in the
| parlor," suggested some one who had
| a seat in the crowd.
DR.. r. E. McVey was placed on the
| stand.
Have you been to the Salvation
Army hospital?" asked the defense.
Yes. 1 went there to hold a clinic"
you say you went there with DR..
| McClintock?''
mo. 1 said I went there to hold a
clinic" said the doctor, while the court
raped for order.
"Oh. yes. yes; see. Did you go into
| the bath room?"
Il went to where the telephone was.
I don't know whether it was the bath
room or not"
The court took recess for a So
second laugh.
Cant you tell a bath room from a
telephone box?" asked the attorney for
the defense.
well, 1 don't know. I didn't see any
thing Objectionable"
The court was too much convulsed to
rap for order.
DR. NJ R Mitchell testified that he
visited the hospital several times and
always found it in sanitary condi-
ton.
Did you visit the hospital December
10, 1882" asked the prosecution on
cross-examination.
How did you find the hospital?"
I'm a sanitary condition"
The prosecution produced the written
report made by Df. Mitchell as CITY
physician recommending that for the
protection of the neighbors' that the
hospital should be moved. He acknowl-
edged the report as his. He also rec
commended that the hospital should be
moved to a neighborhood not so thick
ly settled. His testimony rather
strengthened the case for the city.
| DR.. J. F. Minney was placed on the
stand. He said that considering the
| appliances he considered the place in a
! fair sanitary condition.
Dr. S. E. Sheldon testified that he
considered the hospital in a sanitary
| condition He said that in many ways
he considered the Salvation Army hos
pital in as good a condition as his own
hospital He testified that he visited
Mr.. Zirlzle who died at the hospital be-
fore he was taken to the hospital and
that he had neither smallpox nor Gu
ban chickenpox," but was suffering
} from intestinal trouble.
DR.. Charles Hammond testified that
he had been in all the rooms of the
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