Sunday Washington globe., 1902-05-25

Being hODOeu.
Friday last Mr. John c. Barrows, the we'll
known brieklayer Of Rosecroft Maryland,
laid down his tools and quit the job. Here
is what he states as the cause:
Il called to see the GLOBE that Congress
may be informed of the suide work being
done on the buildings at St. Elizabeth. /
have quit the job because I could not and
would not continue to aid in such a fraud
upon the government"
What is the nature of the fraud, Mr.. Bar
rows"
"Well, the bricks are being dumped in
and not laid solid. You understand in lay
ing brick both the ends must have mortar
as we'll as the bed upon which it is laid.
Then the brick is laid in solid, The way
they are being laid in by the contractors IS
simply outrageous. They are thrown and
kicked in, as we call it, and little mud
thrown over them. have just come from
an interview with Representative Sidney
1ludd to whom reported that the govern
ment was being robbed, and what do you
think he said2"
'"rhe GLOBE thinks he told you that he
would introduce a resolution to iudorse the
outrage"
"Well-pretty close guess. He said Go
away / can't bother with your fight in
this matter:'
81 told him it was no fight of mine; 1 quit
because 1 would not be a party to such rob-
berry Of the government. He only reiterated
his Go away; don't bother me.
"Mr Barrows will testify to these facts
before a congressional investigating COM
miuee2"
''Yes sir-I want you to publish my name
aif 3ress aud the further fact that the
easements of these buildings were laid in
the frost last winter and every bricklayer
knows what that means. You see by shovel.
ing in the bricks without mortar-that is
snide layiug-the men can lay three times
the amount of bricks that could be put in
solid You, therefore, can understand the
snap the contractors are having and the
gross and outrageous manner in which the
government is being robbed"
Does Superintendent Richardson know
this7"
"Ri-c -ha r-d-s-o-nl-why I just as soon
kick to the contractors. He is in with them
and knows what's going on too"
And Mr.. Barrows left US his name and
address to be subpened in case of libel
suit or an investigation.
Now the question is what is Congress go.
| ing to do about it. Mr.. Mudd has about
four thousand Marylauders scattered around
the departments, and hence his disinclina
ton to do other peoples fighting" or save
the government from being robbed.
An employe of the St. Elizabeth Hospital
for the Insane, following out the tendency
of the times has organized a trust on the
sale of newspapers to the patients and
officials This employe is the watchmar
/ of the institution and by an arrangement
with Superintendent Richardson he controls
the sales Of all newspapers at St. Elizabeth's
| except the SUNDAY GLOBE. The GLOBE Is
not in the trust operated by this employe
In fact it is barred by the chesty Richardson
because it will not fulsomely lie and inform
the world what great insanity expert he
is (nt) Nevertheless there are more
copies of the GLOBE sold in Anacostia anc
the vicinity Of St. Elizabeth's than any othei
newspaper published in Washington Anc
some of the purchasers are inmates of the
institution Not only do they read anc
patronize the GLOBE but they furnish US al
the information about the management Of
St Elizabeth's published in these column:
despite the censorship and spy system es
tablished by Or, Richardson.
1t is in keeping with that experts ex
alted ideals to issue a ukase against the
poor, little black and white uewsboys II
favor of his watchman's s monopoly The
thrifty superintendent who entertain:
friends and relatives by the score at th'
institution, beheld with a jaundiced ey,
the profits of the uewsboys, who had al
ways heretofore been admitted to tn,
grounds to sell their papers, and he con
cluded il was waste of too much asylum
money to permit these profits to go into the
pockets Of the ragged little urchins on the
outside. His we'll fed watchmau who Il
paid by the Government to attend TO th,
duties for which the position was created
spends his time peddling newspaper
through the grounds and buildings, instead
of attending TO the duties for which, a.
stated he is paid by the public, and thi
imported insanity expert from Ohio no
only permits this to go on, but has actual!
created a monopoly for his underling b,
excluding the little newsboys who depen,
on their sales for the money to purchase
their dinuers
Whether the watchman at St. Elizabeth
who enjoys the monopoly of the sales o
newspapers keeps all or only portion o
the profits we are unable to state but tha
the rake of or the divy is not too small 4
be beyond the desire Of an official who de
pnves little newsboys Of the chance of max
ing a few pennies profit on their sales w
feel assured. Where there is an oficia
sense Of honor absent in using governmeu
property for the entertainment and lodging
Of guests and wedding parties it is but
natural step to ''gobble" all in sight evei
the little newsboys profits on the sales o
newspapers.