The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-13

months to year. Is that about the av-
erage time?"
probably about one-half have been
here more than a year"
BY the governor-"When complaint Is
made to you, what is done?'
II report it on the daily report to the
medical Director
when the complaint was made by the
attendants to DR.. Ward, didn't you re-
gard it as reflection on your
Yes
"Didn't you go and try to straighten
| yourself out?"
| Mo-
did you do nothing at all to explain
your position?"
Mo-
I The next witness called was Assistant
Supervisor Robert ]. Hauck whose tes-
timony was similar in the main to that
of Supervisor Wynn. Both witnesses
showed the same prediction to avoid all
questions bearing upon their Knowledge
of bad foot not appearing on the daily
| reports
What are your duties?' asked Mr..
Walker.
THE same as those of Mr.. Wynn"
You make daily reports?"
| Yes
Have you ever made an examination
of the food served?'
st have very nearly always"
Don't you always?"
| Yes
"IIave you ever seen any poor or inn
| proper food served which you have re-
ported?"
"I don't tkirk I have ever seen sucn
a food. The reports don't show
when Go you make up those reports?"
"The same day
| DO. you make up the reports to-
gether?"
Generally we do.''
..TIave you any duties which require
you to make any personal reports?"
81 have never had to do So"
| Ibid you ever see maggoty ham serv-
edg'
"Once I believe there were some mag
| gots in the pieces cut from a ham"
ssHow about the corned beef served?"
'T should say the corned beef was of
| fair quality
Have you ever seen bad eggs served
| to patients?"
mot to my knowledge"
.Have you ever seen patients refuse TO
| eat the food served?'
NO"
| Mr. Backes interrogated Hauck at TIE
| opening of the afternoon session when
! he was recalled to the stand. While de-
| nying that bad eggs had been served ex-
| cept in one instance, Hauck admitted
| that stale eggs had been served quite
| often.
He denied the condition testified to by
other witnesses that it was often neces-
sary to break open several eggs before
getting a good one.
Mr.. Backes also called attention to the
fact that the language in the reports
made by both Wynn and Hauck was gen
orally identical, showing that they were
in the habit of collaborating before ma
king them out
Pursuing another topic, Mr.. Backes
asked Hauck if he had ever had occasion
to eat any of the stew served Wednes-
days, and if so what was in it.
Prior to the making of the complaint to
DR.. Ward Hauck said he could not tell
whether vegetables were served in the
stew or not He had never noticed any
offensive odor from either the stew or the
canned beef.
What was the quality of the pota-
toes?" asked Mr.. Backes.
Sometimes the quality was not as
good as it might be- admitted Hauck
Describe it,
"Well, sometimes we got old potatoes
which were discolored. They had a black
ish tint but I wouldn't say they were
bad
"How long were they served in this
condition.
Il couldn't say
ibid you ever speak to Mr.. Hayes
about them?"
mo"
.'Was there no occasion?"
| "Well, should say if there was, it was
not my duty to report it to Mr.. Hayes.
| By Judge Thompson" Have any of
the attendants complained to you of the
character of the food served?''
81 don't remember.
BY Mr. Backus:-"you don't say they
haven't complained?"
.I think they have since the petition
was presented
| ..Not before?''
| .T think not"
Ever hear any of the patients com
plain?
| mo, sir"
| By Mr. Andrews-"What vegetables are
| generally served?''
potatoes are the principal ones, but
there are sometimes others such as
| beans. peas and tomatoes"
"And celery?' interjected Mr.. Bu-
| chanan
"About Thanksgiving, replied Hauck
| Hauck's testimony closed with some
general questioning as to the character of
the tea, butter and coffee served, all OF
which he thought had been all right.
| IL. A. Ingram, the next witness, showed
much candor on the stand and proved one
! of the best witnesses called, albeit he
| created something of sensation by his
disclosures as to the reason why COM
plants from attendants had not been
made before.
"How long had the attendants contem-
plated making their complaints before the
petition was presented?" asked Mr.. Wal
| ker.
For some time; probably five or six
days"
WAS it called forth by the food getting
worse?"
yes
~How was it when you first came
here?''
"of about the same character"
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