The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-29
FIXING UP.
Warden Hayes Gets State
Hospital Ready for
Investigation.
INQUIRY STARTS TODAY
The Board of Managers and
Counsel at at the
Meeting.

! Especial to ''The Jersey City News."l
/ TRENTON, July 20, 19O1.-Warden Will
lam P. Hayes of the State Hospital has
thoroughly prepared himself and the
| grounds and buildings of the institution
| for the investigation this morning by the
| committee appointed last week by the
| Board of Managers.
During the past week the warden and
his men have not been idle and there mas
/ been a general house cleaning and fixing
| UP about the establishment. In no place
is this sudden burst of thrift more appar-
| ent than in the little park IN which from
200 to 300 of the male inmates of the in
| stitution are wont to congregate daily.
One week ago the conditions existing in
this park and which had existed for years,
despite the protests of the medical depart
ment to Warden Hayes, were pointed out.
One of these protests was that the park
was without either sanitary facilities or
water and Warden Hayes had long re-
fused to provide these.
In one short week, however. the little
park has undergone metamorphosis and
Warden Hayes is fastening the work of
having lavatories and water put into the
park.
Cement foundations, the laying of
which was begun a day or two ago. are
now well under way for the lavatories,
and arrangements are now being made
for water supply.
Besides this the park itself has been
thoroughly cleaned and raked and earsh
put on heretofore filthy spots, so that
when visited yesterday its appearance
was almost beyond reproach and its
marked contrast to the conditions pre-
vailing only a short time ago.
The buildings, too, have come in for a
fair share of attention. Cellars have been
cleaned and hooks and crannies hereto
fore the neglected receptacles for dust
and dirt put in good order.
Externally, at least, the institution to-
day is in much better shape than it was
week ago.
This state of affairs. at least, is directly
traceable to the disclosures made of how
matters had been managed or misman-
aged by Warden Hayes.
Arrangements have been completed by
the Board of Managers for the investiga-
tion which is to be held in the managers
room on the central corridor of the main
building, but the committeeman have
statements regarding the scope of The in
Rariry or the manner in which it is to be
conducted that has left those interested
completely at sea and has given their law
yers no chance to prepare or consider any
line of questioning.
Counselor Edwin Robert Walker who
is to conduct the investigation for ting
managers, has been at Atlantic City fol
two days, his object, it IS understood, be-
ing to see Judge Thompson, chairman of
the investigating committee.
Judge Thompson, when seen by re-
porter at his home yesterday, refused aD-
solutely to discuss the matter or to make
any statement relative to the investigd-
ticn He would neither say what policy
would be pursued in regard to the exanii-
ration nor what topics would be consid-
cred in the inquiry.
1t is expected that before proceeding to
the formal investigation the committee
will hold a secret meeting to talk over
matters and determine its line of action.
From the announcements made after this
conference the various counsel interested
must take their cue as to how they shall
proceed.
Besides the counsel for the board there
will be present James Buchanan, repre-
eenting Warden Hayes; John II. Backes
representing the attendants, and Colonel
John T. Van Cleef, representing DR.. Will
liam F. Jones'
Dr. Ward, the medical director, will
not have any counsel He has said that
he could see no reason why he should be
so represented.
1t could not be ascertained whether the
committee intends to call first the war
den, or whether the attendants who pre-
sented the petition concerning the food
viii be first asked to tell of the conditions
which prompted their remonetrance.
Neither is it known whether any of the
managers will take the stand to tell of
their connection with the furnishing of
supplies to the institution or whether this
important topic will be touched upon at
all.
1t is anticipated that as a matter of
course all the physicians will be asked to
testify, they being closely in touch with
many affairs pertaining to both depart
ments of the institution.
The medical department is composed
of John W. Ward, M. D., medical direc-
tor; John c. Felty, NJ. D., assistant physi-
clan; Charles L. Allen, NJ D.. second as
sistant physician and pathologist; Will
liam F. Jones, NJ. D., third assistant ply
sician; Paul L. Cott, M. D., fourth as
sistant physician.
The business department is represented
by Warden William P. Hayes and Harvey
H johnson, treasurer.
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