The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-15
AFTERNOON TESTIMONY.
John Ferriter Says He Was Cruelty
Treated, but that IL Did Him Good.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. April 14-Dr
Brose 5 Horne got little comfort out of
the testimony taken by the boards and
Governor Durbin this afternoon. The doc
tors charges were sustained only partly
by one witness-John Ferriter known to
indianapolis people as bad egg"
Frank Hamilton. a nurse in the hospital.
was the first witness OF the afternoon He
said he never saw any brutality in the
hospital. did he ever see a prisoner
cursed by an officer. When he first came
20 the prison he was brought before the
deputy warden and reprimanded because
he was not getting out his task fast
enough. but was not punished. While en-
plOyed in the factory he saw Officers Smith
and Jenkins strike man with their canes.
but did not know the cause
James Hibbs second cook in the hospital.
said he two rations of spoiled meat.
They were cooked and eaten He saw
some spoiled figs. which were cooked and
used. They were decayed and nodded. On
three occasions there was more bone than
meat brought from the storehouse. Hibbs
said that IT was reported 10 DR.. Horne
that some bad meat had been brought to
the hospital and the doctor just laughed
James +. Johnson. whose duty il is to
carry supplies from the storehouse to the
kitchen said he knew of only one ration
of spoiled meat 1t was tainted and smeled
little. He ate some of il and il did not
make him sick
Convict Ballard had been i'll in the hos
pital for several weeks Before then he
was in sick cell. having been sent there
by DIR. Horne. Ballard told Guard Bowlin
h.. faI
guard told him TO see the warden. He said
TO the warden that he thought the doctor
was not doing his duty He contradictad
the statement in DIR. Horne's charges fbot
officer BOwlin had directed him to com
plain OF the doctor and that Bowlin had
refused 10 carry his application To tbe
warden for hearing. He had varicOse veins
and was employed I'm the cooper shop when
he broke down. The officers had treated
him nicely except IN one case. when ON,
Ger Peterson refused 20 let him leave the
dining room when necessary. Later. when
he met the oricer he said 10 him that he
should not get 50 smart that ne Imagined
he was running the prison. No officer ever
struck cursed him
John Wilson waiter in the dining room,
said meat came in once that was tainted
Or. Horne's attention was called 10 il by
the hospital patients. IL did smell or
taste badly. Witness saw spoiled figs al
the same time. but said they We're not
cooked. His evidence brought out the fact
that when the reports We're made 10 DIR
Horne OF bad food on this occasion he said
or did nothing TO prevent IL being served
Henry Wright, head nurse I'm the hos
pifal. said he felt the quantity OF food was
sufhcient nearly so The quality had
been fair. Once the meat tainted and
there was complaint once or twice about
the fruit. figs and peaches. Some Of the
convict patients complained to him about
the meat.
August Tabbat who was a guard for
two years and was discharged in Decenl-
Der. 1877, for coming on duty In an intoxi-
eated condition. said he could not testify