The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-01-02
WIDOW TELLS OF
HUSBANDS FATE.
Mrs. Hughes's Story of tho
Nurses Fatal Cruelty
in Bellevue.

To-day The Evening World gives .
verbatim interview with Mrs. Edward
Hughes. Of ia wcst Nincty-n street.
whose husbands death was caused by
the ''me..cal examination he WAS sub.
1ected to for the two days he was an
inmate Of the insane ward at Bellevue.
From n man In tho best OF physical
health. standing six feet two inches and
Weighing two hundred and twenty-five
pounds. he was IN twenty.four hours
transformed into Bringing. crippled
old man. unable to eat and with par,
of his scalp torn OIL.
This much was vlsiblc to the naked
eye. Internally ne suffered from the
compound fracture OF seven ribs.
Mrs. Hughes comes from Phtsburx.
Pa. where her father Is n practicinE
physlclnn. She Is a woman OF prepos.
sessing appearance. refinement and s.du-
cation. A, all times she IL most COM
posed. sha Is we'll aware OF the treat
mcnt her husband received. and will
bring suit for Slo0. 900 against the city for
murder OF her husband.
Mrs. Hughas's story Is as follows:
My husband died In 81. Luk.'s Hospl.
tai. this city. on January .. His death
Was due to complication OF diseases.
produced solely by the treatment he re-
celted at Bellevue Hospital In June OF
the preceding year. My husband was
hfty-one years OF axe and n perfect
physical man. On Sunday. June I. 1895.
We had planned to 20 out on our tan.
dem TO Manhattan Beach
Stricken by the sun.
''At the last moment became indIs.
posed and friend accompanied my
husband. The day was very warm and
he overtaxed himself and suffered a
mild sun-strokc. On returning to this
city he was arrested on Columbus
avenue for blocking the way OF the cars
and preaching religion to the motorman.
He was confined In the Yves, One Hun.
dreth street station all nigh, and taken
TO the West Ftfty-fourth street court
In the morning. whence he was removed
to Bellevue Hospital for examination
a. to his sanity.
u sent for DR.. 4. r. Cnlln. OF Us
West Eighty.sceond street. who had
bsen our family physician for more than
eiEht years. Or. Grain went TO Bellevue
ana saw my husband.
Doctor. said my husband in my
presence. get me out Of here and re-
move me to a sanitarium at once. /!
yeut don't III escape
We assured him We would do all We
could. The next day went to visit him
"a vas told ! could no, See him.
asked permission to give him a change
OF linen. which request was granted
His solled linen was returned TO me
"rapped up. When opened the pack.
age every garment was drcnched with
blood. was frightened and demanded
10 sec my husband. | refused po,n,
blank to move unless was permitted IN
SEQ. him. finally sought out DR.. Fitch
to whom ] told about the clothing n.
was Insulting.
Have you no mother. or brother. or
) s'sterT asked. who II they were IN Tho
condition my husband Is Undoubtedly In
would move you TO pity7' '"'
Life Held Cheaply.
i Madam. replied Dr.. Fitch. looking
pray be reasonable. VIVA, possible '' ms,
sane man's?i w" +"
!, etnallyIl WAS permitted after waiting
n nTna hG III 20 sse my husband; Il. was
] stood over him with a long strap Win a
metal end and kept hoErinE him about
the feet g maSs him ti.t up ana down
.the corridor nike q dog, demonstrated.
but my husband when se was permitted
to re Ne, Whispered:
'pon,t make the least complaint. II
: ypuI 81 y may not live another day. No
z11<el man KNOWS what takes place II,
~ IL po!uflng to the ward where tho
3 e c9nR:si s Of h!s eide, and said
:. a. ccnst.p iasisr. and there va
Igeqqe,s 20 uhieh eighteen