The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-27

| town Superintendent King was placed or
! tue stand and began with an early. histox,
| Oh the Maher case, saying that Mahor hid
co,,sd du tline MIN nus ro9mmates and no one
| 10 move 10 the hospital against his own viii
and he remained there until three weeks
hhelore MIS- death. Maher eould not con- ro
nus bowels, besides suffering from the
wound on his leg. For that reason Mshcr
| was taken TO the hospital. lie paid Mnher
particular attention. because he could not
get along with his comrades
DIR. I'm did wrong hv not exomlnin,
Maher Instead Of taking his word as TO his
condition.
Regarding the Hedgecoth case tbs old
man who 1t was charged Ind been scsIdSd,
ne committee said thty did not wish 10 ~
INTO that, as tney had Thoroughly tx
amined Il to their entire satisfaction Re.
turning to the Maher case, the Witness saia
that he regretted Il, us II was an un.
fortunate circumstance and 1t was liable
&c happen at any time when patient was
like Maher
In reply to question from Colonel slnp.
sou, the witness said that he visited me
hospital every day. though the surgeon had
charge Of Il
The witness then related the phvsle,l
workings OF the home In huyns vcretnh rs
ana supplies. including beef AS 10 The
numoer OF horses at the home the witness
sald that the State had three and there
We're others owned by officers who Also.
lutely needed them lie said that no had
s use np cue. Of his bugelcs while working
of the home. ''' 'ie "Se
:. Regarding the DELAY or supplies. he said
IL was due to the system Of bnying
As To the system Of bookkeepiu- the
witness said that the legislative commit.
zee pronounced IL first class He never ala
see Mes swarm at the hospital, though NJ
timea tho dies were lad. He said he had
n letter from the local chapter of the
Daughters OF the Confcderacy in which il
was stated that they visited the hospital
every week and never found Il in bnd
condition. As soon AS he got the money
the hospital was screened
lie then told OF giving the Stop from the
s kItenep to man for half Interest In
some hogs, which were sold for lumber
and the lumber used for improvements He
always busy
As to the estimate made each day for the
unlly food allowance, the Witness said that
the qrartermaSter counted the inmates III
the dining room and based ration allow
ance on that instead Of Keeping record
The average age OF the irmites Is 40 years
ana months and the institution is moro
or an inHrmnry than anything else En-.
proves are instructed TO treat inmates cour-
WouSv The home has twenty three acres
or ground, ten cottages with twenty-uine
rooms, one long building OF clcht rooms
one building of sixteen rooms, two small
cottages and one twostory building OF nIne
rooms. one building OF two rooms making
4 total Of SiStysiX rooms aud beds for a45
Ihe home now has $50 Inmates Judge
disagreed
with the legislative committee aud the Wit
ness replied that the other committee did
not set the facts.
He said that he alwass kept three beds
Tor an emergency whom old soldiers came
20 the home without proper credentials.
The manner OF approving bills for goods
bought at the home was gone into aud It
developed to some extent that the word of
the cook was taken In mnuv instances
Mr.. Henderson asked the witness how
ne knew the number of men absent each
day He replied that a record was kept
Mr. Henderson got into an argument with
the witness concerning his knowledge OF
the muster roll and the colloquy was
stopped by Judge Bcckham. who Informed
MT Henderson that he could ask dues-
tons but not argue with the witness The
witness then turned to Mr. Henderson,
saying: You abused me when YOU came
10 the home to investigate the Maher case.
Y on saw me there NJ the time: why did YOU
not ask me to 90 with you and make an OK
planatlon: No. sir, YOU acted very strange
This ended Superintendent Kings testi.
morr.
Dr. Joe Gilbert surgeon ut the home.
took the stand and whom asked WHIT nc
needed snid he needed two night and two
day nurses ono trained nurse, two nhdi.
IONA walters, one man 10 work outside
Of the HOSPITAL a new lee chest an operat.
Ing room and surgical Instruments. lie
said he would like TO have nm N-ray mn
chine. He also recommended that nntlents
IN the hospital be htted with loose uni
forms, SO thcv would he more comfortable
He further stated thar he had received
three years Of eNnerieucc w connection with
his medical studies AZ Galveston.
DIR, Kerr a member ~ the committee In
dorSed every word NJ the home surgeon
saving that he should be allowed evcrv-
thing requested. rs tho hospital badly
needed them, especially an operating room
and proper Instruments
John Gildart, who testified Yesterday
was allowed 20 correct his testimony
The committee went into executive ses.
sion preparatory TO tnal adjournment