The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-16
USES VILE LANGUAGE.


Did you ever hear Gruhn use vile
language was asked of Mr.. Ward.
oh, yes he does that all right. He
used very indecent language and in the
presence Of my wife he used improper
language
What about the trouble between Mr..
and Mrs. Gruhn %
ssWen, Cruhn imagines that his wife
is guilty of improper conduct, and he
has much trouble with her. I believe
that she is a nice. motherly old lady.
Once while we were there, Gruhn and
his wife had a falling out, and Mrs.
Gruhn left the pest house and went
home to North Topeka. She was gone
all of one night and a day, and I do not
think that any precautions were taken
to prevent her carrying smallpox con-
tagion with her.
Mrs. Gruhn says that her husband is
not right in his mind, and that their
neighbors in North Topeka have
threatened to have him sent to the
GRUHN KEPT A PISTOL HANDY.
Mrs. Ward states that Gruhn carries
around with him pistol, for what pur-
pose she knows not
Mr.. Gruhn has a big 44-caliber re-
EeIVeI WIhch ne Keeps III , lls p $780, nios
of the time. m sure don [ Know Wnat
he does with it. or why he carries it, but
know he carries it. Sometimes when ne
revolver. I don't think that he has any
business carrying a revolver.
There is no reason why the pest house
should not be quite a decent place to
stav if il was onlv managed properly.
But everything is dirty. and in confusion
/ They have lots of good furniture stacked
away which they ought to get out and
use. They simply seem to be ignorant OF
how to run such a place If person
wants anything, the only way to get 1t
is to get it for yourself.
They keep their ice. box outside OF
the building, where it is very easy for
anybody to come up and take out what
! ever is wanted Gruhns children from
| North Topeka come over and play around
with the children who stay at the pest
| house, and then go away without being
Mr. Bayiess said in speaking of the con
i ditiOn of things at the hospital; I have
/ seen the numerous children of Mr. Gruhn
/ leaving the hospital laden down with
baskets and packages OF course do
not know what they had, but I know
4 they came empty handed and went away
well stocked up. I know that some OF
+ the packages contained big pieces of meat
+ because L could see the blood and grease
While I was in charge of the hospital .
continued Mr.. Bayless, the highest gro
Gerry bill we ever had for a single month
as near as I reconect, was S4S That
month We had over twenty patients in
the hospital Our grocery bill usually
was about S25 a month.
It is true that the city succeeded in
4 pital Tuesday night Gruhn was brag-
ging TO me about it yesterday, and say
! ing that we could not keep the city IRON
| using the hospital
SLIPPED IN ANOTHER PATIENT
Recently the exposition company which
/ rents the fair grounds has stationed
/ Henry Bayless at the gate of the grounds
to prevent more patients from being TAX
en- to the hospital. but in spite Of this
precautiOn the city physician succeeded
on Tuesday night in slipping in another
patient through hole in the fence al
the north side of the grounds This pa
uent had been brought from Oklahoma
and put into the Santa Fe hospital anC
there developed a case of smallpox. H
had been working on the section dow
/ in Oklahoma Naturally the Santa F.
people did not want him. and as h
could not be taken through the guarded
gate of the fair grounds. the health an
thorities saw to 1t that he got into tn
hospital by the underground route
WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW.
The city records show up an aston
ishing extravaganza in the purchase q
groceries and supplies.
Under the administration of Cit.
Physician HogebOOm, when Henr
Bayless was in charge of the hospita
the records of the health department
AID the bills on file with the city clerl
show the following facts for the month
Of December to April, inclusive, whe
smallpox is at its worst stage:
Grocer
No. Patients bill.