The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-06-09
CALL |N'COVERNOR
IN KANKAK[E
PROBE
DENEEN MAY BE SUMMONED To
TELL or FACTS or COAL
CONTRACTS.
SCORES OF WITNESSES
Clash Between Grand Jury Foreman
and States Attorncy--Ncw Out.
rage is Discovered
Beat Inmates.

kankakee, H. Juue Silt Is prob.
able that Governor Daneen viii he
called to testify before the grand jury
in the investigation Of affairs Of the
insane asylum He is wanted To ex.
plain why the las time tho coal con.
tract was made he took tho matter out
of he hands of the officials that MS
ually attend to sgch matters and pur-
chased the supply himself Te bust.
ness management of the institution.
the books, vouchers and accounts win
be closely looked into by he jurors.
Scores Of witnesses from every de-
partment will be examined with al
view to disclosing possible irregnlari
tics in the coal 60 .stract and the pur
chasing of supplies according to
court off cial who is taking a keen
interest in the investigate n.
The story gained credc~ce here 70.
night that Chairman cf the Grand .THr7
Minsler and Colonel G. r. Miller. ar-
sistant states attorney who Is CON
ducting the investigation clashed dur
ing The proceedings when Minsler ext
amned witness too closely Minsler
assured Miller who was former pr.
chasing agent at the Institution. hat
a thorough investigation ef al of TIE
departments would he made.
Miller. who has been absent from
the investigation up 10 the present
time on account Of having several Grim
inal cases In court. announced this
afternoon that he will be present at an
Of the seasons and gives assurance Of
doing all In his pawcr TO bring out
everything criminal
The manuerin which Foreman Minis
Ter asserted himself is taken as an en-.
-couraglng sign that complete inves.
tigation win be had
II is rnmorcd here that Super'n.
'endent Corhus viii not he let cut
but will hand IN his resigaa- ion later
ana that former Superintendent Cianen,
who is now located OF Madi on, Wis.
will again be called TO take charge.
The fact was brought to light to-
night that a deaf and dumb patient b7
the name of Merrill was hrutaiIy at.
tackled Tuesday afierroou, over a miIa
south of the inst tuition by an at.
tendant, Knocked to Inc ground and
badly beaten. Patrick O'Gary, team
ster, interfere and with shovel
forced the attendant to cease he abuse
of the helpless patient
Patrick Ward father of Kittie Ward
The paiieat who gave birth 70 child,
wa shere today and retained Kanks-
kee law firm 10 bring damage proceed
ings aga 'nst the truetees Of the Kauka,
kee asylcm for $4,000 for criminal
negligence
Miss Grace Martin. former head
nurse, who was discharged by the
board of trustees, testified this after
noon. No Information as to what her
evidence would be could be secured.
hut II is understood that she did not
try TO protect the administration
The Rev Evans. who has made
startling charges. has nrt vet been
called 10 testify. and is not likely to
he Rci1g d schsrred patie7t. he
Jury think him unreliable Dr Weld
g. the on'v wit0css called so far that
har known ANYTHING " fhe case NJ Miss
Ward during her confinement. he SAID
that he first diagnosed he case car-
recily. but when told hat such a thi~g
was impossible. said that she was
suffering from a tumor.
Eat n. he former dairvmsn who
was recently indicted for steal nc milk
from the institution and who AZ the
time remarked that be vas Dof the
only one who would get II. viii most
likely he called 20 testify. He could
most likely give some damaging infer.
nation.
Tho state civil service board al
springfield has den ed a rebearing 70
Dr Heckfocn and Miss Marin phyFi-
cian and nrrse. discharged. The iOari
decided the discharges were in the in
fere-t of d discipline.
Eigin. Til. June S-Dr Frank s
rrsf.es~~a- f..Hs- fr-aa-rF Nfe r1as-