The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-15
MORE TESTIMONY TAKEN
With Regard 10 The Management of
The Confederate Home.
SUPERINTENDENT KING HEARD FROM
He Denies Charges of Partially and Is
Sustained ry i Number Of Com
petent Witnesses.

Austin, Texas, February 1.-THE leglsia
tive investigating committee resumed work
on the Confederate home this morning and
eight old soldiers testified. and also Super.
intcndcnt King, All OF the witnesses gave
very favorable testimony 10 the manage.
mcnt and the home, and they all said. with
one accord that they were perfectly salts
fed had plenty TO eat, and that the food
was cooked we'll with the exception Of the
beef Tho witnesses were bright, ntcli.
gent looking mcn. The truth was plainly
visible on their faces. and when they spoke
OF the management Of the home they dwelt
upon efficiency aud upon their good treat.
mcnt at all times,
one Of the old soldiers, while ON the
stand alluded 10 the fact that he was a
beggar ON account OF living at the hands
OF tac State, senator stafford promptly
challenged the statement. saying that the
nid soldiers at the home were entitled 10
tue best la the land and should have Il.
ANA that IN no sense were tuey beggurs
bur patriots.
The testimony given at the morning ses
sion was IN part as tollowS
l.. Ii. Mitchell OF NueCcs county, nm I'm
mate OF tue home Tor the past i've years,
aHId that ne had been In the home duung
inite administrations, and hdd uuthiug TO
10 the fare he said the beet WAS tough,
hut then they had plenty oi good milk aud
pleud and vegetables whenever they We're
10 po had In lhc market lie said the In.
mates were well treated 10y tao Officers and
lhdt If the mon acted rght superintendent
htus would treat them nAcWtsc. He had
neNg observed any .pnrtiuiuy ON the part
or superintendent King except that he
had uc1ru tuut that gentleman was partial
10 aim hecNusc he came 10 his room 10
play dumiuus.
The witness spoke well Of all Of the Of
hceiA ana said that he never had any
trouble about getting his Laundry on time
Tie only objection lac could think OF was
that superintendent King was zoo lenient,
as there were several sore heads out
there who We're always kicking.
w 4. Carlyle Of Waco. an inmate " the
nome Tor seven years, vas next called lie
said no had no complaint To make ugains,
the management lie got plenty To eat,
aud the laundry was IN a better shape nov
than ever before, II don't think there nre
too many employees az the home" he de-
clared. lie had never seen any parualty
on the part OF the officers towards tho IN
mates.
John Booth OF Karnes county, an inmate
for the past four years, WIS called and
said that he Ind never seen any Partially
exhibited ON tile part Of the officers He
had never been mistrcatcd and said that
the food was good, except the beef, hut
he had no teeth anyhow, aud it did not
affect him.
X, w, Emerson Of Lamar county, IN In
mate Tor TWO years, leHilOtu iNNl 30 INI as
he knew the management of the home was
good. As TO the food he said ID was good
enough for him and thar hc received all be
wanted He knew nothing about any EN-
ployes holding two positions aud ala not
know whether or not there were too many
employees. He had never seen any dis
courteous treatment OF the inmates by the
management,
John r. Lux Of Bexar county. an Inmate
since May 23, 1901, testified that he was
man Of close observation aud had never
seen anything wrong since he nad been
at the home As 10 food, he said; we
get Just what we deserve, that Is II Ia Just
wis; we ought to have. uoyer saw any
mistreatmcnt either I'm the dining room or
hospital" lie had never seen any partial
lty displayed on the part Of the oulcors
towards the inmates. AS 10 having a niue
plot Of ground to cultivate, he SAID " woulu
be all right for him, while his health was
good, and that he Ind often asked the Of
nccrs to give him some work TO do.
j. S. Davis Of Tarrant county and an IN
mate FOR four years, testified mat tue trra'.
mcut to the old soldiers by the onlteis WIS
good enough Tor him. and that he had never
seen m,8lrCatmont OF any character nc
said the food was good.
g. w. webb OF Hulr on county, an IN
male for two years, testified that ne never
saw any mistrCaimcnt, and thni ne Eol
plenty of food. lie acts as one OF the
waitcrs In the dining room ana WAITS on
thirty-slX Of his comrades ana nc'1, nun
any complaint. He WIS Ina the hospital
Tor two weeks when he first entered the
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