The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-25

when Dixie" was PLAYED ' sn, dnu shou,
naugnters OF the Confederacv con tnat the
Them sN vn. - enthusiasm, but not one ~ /,
1lyydoier or laid single flower on bis au ON
AZ nnid that whenever ne visited ~ stsavt.
J dld not do SO as spy, but merely u ss
as to the horrible condl,,o, f. :. :.
,niIted, after being rlgldly pressed me, ne az.
never ha1 any conversation with sat N, ne
strata hFg about it, nor did he rem M
single ofici in OF pb complain in any way to
terms with all of them. He worIs ir men
tract the "horrible.condltlons" st,t ny re.
,naae In his letter. though he could no. W
li vant Tny ne used the phrase, but was neg.
AFTER few other questions nv Ind.
neckham the reverend gentleman VS. vuu ~
oused and the committee took rccass *,
p. III. iVeess until
Inc committee met at the Confctsr.t
home this afternoon snd examined "a,
hesses Tor the purpose OF looking into ~
charges made by the legislative Commit t .ue
,a r, u: ~ I'M a notary public, admins
tered tho oath TO witnesses
William Il. Berling OF Serrin vos -
nrst witness and testified that he GOT olop,
very well and that he had nlenty 10 ~,
im mSn th hls APP ap9etite was good Most Of the
elally the meat. Had plenty OF milk cof.
zee ana vegetables. all OF which ,vo,.o
nicely cooked. His room was neatly kent
phi, pqt me sun bothered him in the summer
PHEASANT; Also that the State furnished
MIN with all the tobacco he needed
when asked about the Maher case. no
SUD that Maher had a chronic sore lee
which he thought was n cancer. AZ 70 ~,
treatment accorded Mahcr. he said tbat a
c9mradc took care of him Once he saw
MIN ana the bed had worms I'm IT, which
came from the wound bad odor escaned
from MS body. This was two days before
In reply to a question from Mr.. Hen.
ucfsoil, tne witness said that none of the
othciaiS had talked with him since he
tcs,i1Sa oeiore the legislative committee
among the soldiers as to their being afraid
10 TESTIFY against the managers of the
home He stated that his quarters were
never Inspected that he knew Of and that
superintendent King had visited him once.
lie had never been In the hospital, but
mad friend there who was properly cared
Tor As to tue cooking of meat he said
ne guessed 1t was good, but many Of the
soidlers mad no teeth and they could NOT
eat IL. Ho had no complaint to make
against Superintendent King or any of the
employees, as they always treated the in.
mates we'll ="
Philip Bulger Of Galveston. an inmate
Tor two years, testified that he had got
along we'll that his bed clothing was clean.
AS to food, he said it was unwhoesomc
such as rotten cabbage, sponge turnips and
NV was Doullf tbOhtU. his teeth
We're bad. Corn bread is not much and the
biscuits are horrible He had never told
Superintendent King of the poor food but
had Informed Quartermaster Corwin OF the
tact. AS to the Maher case, he said no
waited on Maher, but that Mahcr would
not allow him to change the bed clothes
and would not allow any one to give him
a bath Also that the doctor gave him
attention. ne said the flies were bad when
no one was there to keep them away On
tue cook question he said that no ono
superintendent the cooking.
Generally as 10 the care Of patients in
the hospital he knew Of no neglect except
In the Maher case and that was remote
from his knowledge.
TWO FACTIONS AT THE HOME.
He said that there were two separate
factions at the home, one favorlng the
management and the other opposing That
Ihe so-callcd favorites received all the
Aavors and the other faction did not. Re.
Gardlng himself he received good treat
ment.
The witness detailed the menu for to-
day dinner, which he said was an aver
age, and Judge Beckham remarked that il
was better than what lie received at the
hotel. The witness admitted that he visited
a near by beer garden quite frequently and
drank too much when lie felt like it. The
witness could recall no instance where he
had made requisition for anything at the
home but what he got 1t. As TO sugges-
lions for the betterment of the home, he
favored strict policing OF the quarters
and an Inspection twice each week by the
officials.
Mr.. Henderson asked that the committee
take up the Maher case and dispose Of IL
as it constituted an issue between the
legislative committee and the management
and he wanted IL settled. The management
denied the charges and the report.
In order TO accommodate Mr.. Henderson,
the committee took up that part OF tue
Captain Bruce, clerk OF his committee,
on the stand.
He testified generally as to the conditions
of the home; that he found a water closet
in n filthy condition; that ne never looked
for any more closets, but afterwards
learned that the closet had been nailed up,
but the cooks and waitcrs used 1t and
would break open the doors.
Mr.. Henderson then asked that he be
sworn and he detailed the story of the
Maher case and what he found; also That
conditions were deplorablc. de said that
he had trouble in getting witnesses 10 teS-
tify. as they were afraid OF the manage
ment. He saw the hospital aud was sur,
prised as he had supposed II was as Sood
as any in the state, but 1t was not. he
said that he had read the superintendent S
report. which stated that the hospital was
well equipned SUPERINTENDENT +b M'' HitS Snss
replied that IL made no difference.
He was questioned by Judge becknum'
who brought out the TACT tDat ms COMMIT
tee made favorable report on the nome
in May As to the second report wnlcnl
denounced the home the witness SAID II
would not have been made had not me
Maher case developed, AS result the
two reports conflict. lie did not call on
King for an eXblanahlii ion
Of the Maher case, as he thought Ming
ought to know the rules aud the law OF
tho home. 49,, 1o tra,
Don't YOU think You should nave given
the superintendent a nearing!
mo. / do not. -. .,,,t, .ee+i.
monv as you desired" - ,,5 -.
no" the witness replied, we did moi
need any testimony except what We saw
Judge Beckham asked that II haHet uau
50 concealed his wound MS 70 hlae II it Jn,i
the surgeon-which he did Until until "a c aay
before his death--if it was proper 70 +h hem
sure the management without giving 'neD'
a hearing. .,.+ bo tbonrht
his action in the premises was proper Inv
Witness was then excused. z ~
on motion the committee au1'u
til a. N. tomorrow.
BATsoNs SECOND TRIAL