The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-26

OF HOME.
| .a,,s Of Confederates Heard a
Number Of Inmates.
L, \ r.s SOME COMPLAINT MADE
a.. ouarterraster and the Cook
.v..ersrs--Will Be Wound Up
~ Today Probably.

4, r..as, June 25.-The Confederate
~. ~ ,ommittee expects to complete Its
,,arow evening and adjourn. OF
mates asked to appear before the
.. iris afternoon TO tell their COM
ii, dozen responded, and what
..,,S was Of petty actions on the
,,v uuartermaster aud the cook.
c.,,.derate Veterans committee con-
ne Confederate home this morning
4 the investigation. Mr.. Hender-
~ present and the committee in
,,,n that he could finish his side Of
!. regarding the issue between the
I'M. committee and the board Of
,ss 10 the death of Maher and the
n, ~ Eedgecoth in scaldlng water,
.s,,ed by the legislative committee.
s,,derson stated that he desired the
lance Of a half dozen witnesses TO
li, charges, aud they were according
,snnoned.
!. srst witness called was Bob Emerson.
u,rssrson conducted the examination
n A, testimony given by the witness
IN. bis committee IN the Maher case
| "a 10 hinl-that Maher had worms on
n s-and the witness said 1t was true.
1 q, Fitness was then examined by Judge
"A and he testified that ife had no com
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"a and that the doctor visited his
IT,. o;ien. He was never n patient In
s.srital Makers room was near his,
n X aeycr saw Maher until he was taken
4 K. bospital, aud for the first time he
,rr the worms. He never saw Maher
n. hs was taken to the hospital. He
E,.l Ina, the diet at the home was good.
iSs Tsrrcn was next called hy Mr.. Hen
~ and his former testimony was read
nm 10 the effect that Maher had worms
Kim He saw Maher the day before he
n tsIsn 10 the hospital and he had worms
|. H. then but that was the first time he
E,'r Al me worms, which were on Maher.s
|.yIsr never complained and ! never told
M. about 1t fof it was not my bust
n. cid that he had been getting along
In ,nce he had been in the home and
N, Il never asked for anything but what
n tough. but that he had no teeth.
I'M Cisrkson was put on the stand and
\, Henderson read the former testimon
I'M witness to him about Maher that he
~ worms on Maher's leg. On cross-eX-
rlstIon by Judge Gould the witness said
Nt h had never been In the hospital and
M 4, had DO 'growl" to make during
!, ulst year" lie always got what he
Mid and had no complaint as to the
r,tr,tut accorded him. He said that
NM Il the inmates sold their clothes
d that he had more pants than he Rne"
bat to do with,
n, rest Of the witnesses were In the
,s,Ila, so the committee went over to
1lnlns them. While at the hospital inc
'stederate Veterans committee took occa
NJ n look around and question all OF the
utsrts With one exception the patients
,ttd that they were well treated, had
\ the attention they desired and that the
"a vas we'll cooked. The exception was
1, id fellow who stated that his coffee
n nlways cold. though patients on each
IL Of him said their coffee was served
thtm hot.
L j. Calhoun. doctor. who is a pa
Int said that the hospital was properly
trincted. When asked about Maher, h'
I'd that Maher was Il peculiar man an.
rs very hard tn please. He did not tbinl
.ii Maher suffered for lack of attention
tst bis condition became known.
Nv. Wyatt formerly sheriff OF lJlrlesor
s,rty, stated thai he was in the hospita
ten the legislative committee examined
h Maher case. That his bed was ahou.
4 feet away, but the committee never tool
) testimony He said the hospital wa
tccd condition, and that the floor wa
l,ured every Tuesday and had been TO
IEs time, as that was the order from
y surgeon.
Boarding the Hedgecoth case (this bein'
y Old veteran who the legislative comm I
= reported ms being nearly scalded In
"a tub, besides being compelled to BATH
Bis own flth). Il. NJ. Harper stated tina
pulled Hedgecoth out of the tub. gave a
: opinion that lIedgecoth turned on thu
Y water himself after he got In the tub
\ $50 said that Hedgecoth had no con
3 over bis bowels, as he was paralyzed
I also said that the water was not no
i,lan to scald any one.
! ! McCutcheon, the hospital nurse, ties
ss " mat he prepared the bath for Hedge
" and that the water was Of the usua
.aaFrature and fresh, and that no one els
y pstned In the same water. as fou
,sls aad elapsed since any one bathed Il
Sss'rdng the Maher case. the nrrse stated
I \. ne was In the hospital when the, leg
isWe committee was there. but that the
y VOL call on him TO testify. As to th
y. On ne patients. he said that ther
" some Mes In the room. but nothin
!, ! Tue exaggerated report of the commit
u. henderson asked him a few questions
II, ~ MS nonattendance when the legiS
nv ~, committee was there, and the wit
I, L1spued mat he was standing near tn
, M. table In the center of the roor
TsIs some OF the Maher examination.
s ~ glosed the testimony for the morr
\ I' ,'go and the committee took a recess
x. " W Blackwell, nm inmate Of tn
N was called first after dinner. Fl
n y Nv Complaint TO make and had Away
,,,,Ss VIZ treated. Officials and servant
ny /, aim cautiously.
,s,. .. CheSsher, one Of the board O
1890 stated that he usually made a
4 Avn or the home once each month
i nt mad never found any irregular
IN urine, ~. that il all reports such n
d ,h ny oy the legislative committee wer
n,ons W. nome should be abolished As {
IN r ~. he said the legislature a
~ down the estimate presented h
I sstiO u, ana the last legislature shave
/ tpE 10 question from Mr.. Hendel
Al a., witness said that It was not a fac
! mss inmates who complained agains
uagement were afterward In ba