New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
MAY CALL MlNNOCK AGAIN
WITNESSES TESTIFY THAT Hls hEr y
rArroN FOR TRUTH is NOT GOOD
LETTER OFFERED By DEFENCE
NOT ADMITTED.

ysospit.l nurses indicted for manslaughlef ."
rourt ~ the death ~ Louis - fi",p '"s t.,oya
esne psvion IN December. was cohulue- :,
rudgs -ou,,nr and a Jury in Part III or the '"u'' ~
General Sessions Yesterday and much OF Wv 80.
~ss spent IN testimony by witnesses TOT ~ ~ :,
who were called 10 discredh the tesu'u'
Thomaa J. Minnock the main witness iO'
v,-o...,,,tor one Of ths witnesses was Minnooh
foster mother aud MT Welman. OF counsei TOT 80 -
defence tried I'm vain 20 get IN evidence -
which she had received from Mnnock' lHo ,as nc
OF tho letter disclosed hut II Is
thst Minnock viii he recalled rom
and questioned about n -,
There was a hint in the proceedings ,,"' a..
letter contained something calculated 10 N'
Minnock's testimony, Miunock Was Ia t"e - 80
psvilion when HuHard was there. but ne N"s
there under tho assumed name of McDohala' Uru
was feisning insanity order 10 get material i''
q Newspaper story Assistant District ATTORNEY
Pierce. who Is conducting the prosecuuoil, sou
yestarday that he would try 20 have M'hho0N Ph'
duced in court to-day
oDa :, tbs srs, witnesses called yesterday was
John Fayne a keeper at the M0rgue. who testiheu
that on December u message had oeeh ieV'
ny telephone a tho Morgue from the i'shi'' 20
yf,,on Tfs was a cont Gdictcn of Ainn"cks tes-
timony that ne had heard Davis teiephohe 10 M"
the result ~ she Hillard autopsy He haa re-
ceived no messages from any ward he s~'a'
SAW HtIaIARD RUNNING ABOUT WILDLY.
Thomas Spencer, Inspector of the Department %
CHARITIES said thal On December Il about o clooN
be looked into the ward and saw hlli'Sf"
srouns wildly IN a demoniacal manner ana 'he"
Hiuiard struck Dean who came into the Once -
x..h the blood from his Later he had heAto
a noise Of q scufnc. and looking I'm saw hl'lla'o ."
thu noor with the three men trying to suodue mn"
and get him into restraining belt one "0''i's ~
on zach side and lEilliard kicking
o.-Dd you any Of the nurses strike h''iiaro'
o.Dd you sac any Of them putting their hands ailes
on Hillard ihroats A did not see any sue"
ewe sskea before ;, tRs EssT SSTGnes res 70 ss
Mr.. wollman Objected. and insisted on Mr.. Pierce
reading ths( Testimony. Mr, Pierce then read;
y e.E ao; stop there. we7t ont
,s,-Dis yOu say that? Al meant that went
on with my work in the Once ,,,er, that left
Q.-Nhat did YOU meanF Al nl'Sid 'ha' ie''
the door.
Reading spencers testimony that he did not
know how soon the nurses were upon hlhiara nor
who they were md his statement, i didn't see
any more I came away when the man was
s;rllrk" Mr. Pierce asked him how ne reo"ncled
this with the testimony he had just given. lie
said that he had been asked to answer any
more questions.
'TDss you expect any more questions when you
said. That Is all ! saw
he said that Mr.. Mclutyre had drawn his atieh-
ton from the matter ny asking other questions
Nov. isn't true thar YOU testined TINS morn
ing to seeing billiard on the floor to make your
testimony conform TO that Of Gleason" asked Mr.
Pierce.
Mr. wellman interposed
Il object 10 his prompting Of witnesses" said
Nj Pierce
n Mr wellman asked to have testimony taken be-
II fore the Coroner put in evidence
" You know that request is for effect" said Mr.
Pierce.
why DO YOU make such suggestions" said
Judge Cowing Mr. Tellman. You know that
they not proper.
o.-your testimony is prompted by o t6e fact 'ha
o-isnr II true thar You are al interested qs u
in charge Of the insane ward FOR long time.
COULDN'T RECOGNIZE HILLIARD
James r. Gleason, register Bellevue Hospital
Was sworn.
Odd you patient q the insane gsSj5S Dsy91
recognize TIiard.
Gleason said ne was m tho ward on December !!
sbou, $50 D. m. and the patients were al supper
There was no disturbance then. AterWaTd. Whei
the table had been put against the wall he heard
a disturbance and saN one OF the patients Rihe
ON tho floor the nurses holding him down. Deat
irving 10 put restraining belt on the patient "h'
tried 10 bite Marshall and nearly threw Davis Over
his head. Tie said he walked 20 the other enc o.
the ward with Mcdonald Oainnock'. and both ha'
their hacks 20 the struggle
o-what Was the patient doing when you left
A-He Was being held on the moor, And was some
DID YOU soc those men strike or choke the
patients A-No.
Dr Allen Pitch one of tho State examiners ir
lunacy az Bellevue testified that he examined I'M
lard on December lS. about 3 ?. m. The patient
~rsx hoarse and had scratches or his forehead. H'
e.plaine5 that he had recalled about th'
scratches at the inquest until he had lef
the stand and Davis had spoken TO him. Dr. Ntof
said ne had told Davis on December L that NJ
suspected that Mcdonald cMinnocD was news
paper reporter fesuing insanity.
H.rs ar had Sfussa On da his aos
talked with Davis after leaving the stand
selusion thar their food IS dangerous and refus'
20 eat, A great many, IN certain classes 81 th'
insane
Is TIA common practice to persuade them 70 ca
ny violence" tEKcludedD
THAT amounts almost 70 a personal stack upor
me" said Dr Fitch.
o-was there any violence when YOU examined
sisted
nr Valentine n. wildmah. examiner in lunacl
IN the Pavilion Cor Insane. denied the converse
tion with Davis which Minnock related accusing
MAGISTRATE HOGAN TEsTIFIEs.
city Magistrate Hogan testified that Minnock wa
brought before him December r. on Dr Fitch
complaint and thar he asked MinnOck n ne ha,
any person IN treated IN the hospital. and M
said he had not,
Didn't you" asked Mr.. Pierce ask that ques
tion al the instigaticn Of Or Fitch TO protect an
hospital
'Dr. Fitch said that tho man had tried TO get I
story and failed. bW; that ne had something else
ssid the Magistrate
After the recess William H. Kelsey. ek-Judge O
the City Court 81 bridgeport Conn Vas called.
o-po YOU know Thomas ] Minnockg Ayes
o-whst is his general reputatIcn for truth an,
Veracity? Avery bad-as had A. could he
o.-Would you believe him under OATH Neve
BY Mr. Pieroe-That rs your answer; you woul,