The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-31

as to his purpose in being there That
he was not there merely as a spectator
is certain. He paid strict attention to
all that transpired and when the investl-
cation Jagged, spent his time perusing the
transcript Of the testimony already
taken.
1t was suggested that Judge Beasley
might be the legal representative of DR..
Ward. who until the present at least has
preferred to have no counsel, not regard
ing the matter of the inquiry such as to
warrant such a course. Lately, how
ever DR.. Ward has been made the object
of attack by number of the witnesses,
as well as by members of the committee.
DR. Ward has bene quite seriously i'll
and confined to his bed for several days,
and it is not impossible that his physical
condition, together with the turn affairs
have taken, may have led him to con-
slider 1t advisable to be represented.
Mr.. Walker stated at the outset that
he had notified DR.. Jones to be present
yesterday, but that the doctor had not
put in an appearance, nor had he re-
ceived any answer so that he could not.
tell whether his message had been deliv-
cred.
Neither had Mr.. Walker been able to
locate Vernon A. Walcott, the attendant
who assisted in holding the hands of
William Funk, the patient alleged to
have died as the result of injuries in
fiicted by an attendant. Walcott's where
about are at present unknown, but he
is believed to be somewhere in Philadel-
phia.
In the absence of these two witnesses
the committee called Addison A. Grover,
farmer and once more resumed the in
CURRY into tn echaracter of the food
Mr. Grover stated that he had about
200 acres of farm land connected with tho
institution, of which he has had charge
for six years. The farm produces wheat,
| potatoes, grass. corn and silo corn. The
witness said the farm produced about
| $500 bushels of potatoes year, which
| is all that is used in the institution.
| Mr. Grover was soon dismissed and
Butcher Jospeh Steahlm put on the
| stand to tell about the meat supplied to
| the hospital.
| In reply to Mr. Walkers inquiries,
| Stealhm said he had only beeen butcher
since June 10 last He had helper by
the name of Forman. The butcher told
! of the process of making corned beef
I saying he had been in the business of
! curing meat for the last twenty years,
J and employed the best known method in
so doing.
| He said the corned beef during his in
cumbency had always been good, as had
the other meats when sent to the
| kitchens.
The witness also said that he tried all
the hams before sending them to the
kitchen, and pulled the joints apart in
! such a manner that he could tell of there
was any maggots in the ham.
Regarding the steaks, the witness said
! he could not tell the quality by cutting
them, as this could only be determined
| by eating them.
Mr.. Backes examined the witness as
to the quantities of meat served, and
when each variety was furnished.
How often do you take meat around?'
asked MIR. BaeKes.
81 take meat around every day."
"Iow often do you take beef?"
Monday; that is, corned beef"
''Roast beef, fresh roast beef?'
.'Twice a week, Thursdays and Satur-
days"
"Can you tell us in what proportion
lamb and beef is served here?''
.'aLmb is served as chops, roasts and
stews.''
'erhat is only for the physicians,
enough for the physicians?"
ST don't know about that"
"You don't serve as much lamb as you
do beef?''
mo, SIR
"Now, you can tell from what you
have been ordered to give of beef
whether you serve enough lamb to go
all through the wing?"
'No, it would not go around"
| .'Do you know whether any one wing
| has ever had enough lamb to go all
around?"
eyes, sir, 1 served lamb the Fourth
of July. 1 served all the kitchens
"Outside of that notable day. the Fourth
of July, do you serve any kitchens?"
Eyes, sir"
| Enough to serve the entire wing for
which the kitchen cooks?"
"That is right
'.Any outside the Fourth of July?'
| NO.
| William J. Cheesman, the dairyman,
was called and told of the dairy pro-
ducts from the farm. The average num-
ber of cows in the herd, he said was
about fifty, and the average yield of milk
for the past month had been about 400
quarts per day. The supply varied ac-
eording to the time of year
"Is it all distributed in the kitchens?"
asked Mr. Backes.
Eyes, sir, except I get a quart and
one or two other men get quart"
"Are there not a number of employees
who live in the houses of the institution,
and don't they all get milk from the
dairy"
'sThey don't get it from there. They
come here if they get it, to the house"
'sYou mean from one of the four kitch-
ens?"
"some one of the kitchens. I don't
know exactly"
"You say a portion is sent to each
kitchen?"
"Yes SIR"
"Does that usually exhaust the supply?"
81 think it does; am told there is not
enough to go around without buying
While uncertain as to the amount OF
| milk furnished to employees, Cheesman adj
| mitted that he had seen his neighbors
| and others go to the kitchen with Kettles
in which he understood they obtained
milk.
Mr. Backes told the witness it had been
| stated that the laundry operator got five
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