New-York tribune., 1907-08-06
ASYLUM FINANCES LAX.
Senate Investigators Organise To-
day-T7cO Inquests On.
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. J

Trenton. Aug. 5.-When the House investigation
committee resumed its sessions for the week TINS
morning in the State House Warden Nllllan =
HAYES of the State Insane Asylum, at Trenton, was
again put Under examination MI BackeS
directed attention the accounts Cf tie waT-
cen Mr. Hayes said his books were turned over
70 :he board OF managers, but he did nSt think
they were audited He said the State Auditor,
William +. Drake. had audited his accounts last
fail. He said il thorough auditing, ana ne
did not believe they had rbeen audited before
Questioned about the charges for patients from tie
various counties. the warden admitted The asylum
charged advanced prices for goods furnished county
patients About -.,sD year was made on IFS SAFE
OF clothing and an extra charge on shoes ne
rates generally uniform. The warden 1naue
purC hases from the Rice Clothing Company Il
which Joseph Rice. one of the managers. = the
head. and shoes were purchased from Louis A.
Fuld and Ale Sesel. botn ot whom were sons
3n-law Of Rice
lowed 10 exercise IN TIE public highwaT. although
tEeYe EOS of ground belonging 10 the ii1s-
said the hothouses were expensive auaiFs About
all they raised were flowers. which were dis
tribIted 10 the Offices Of the concern and placed IN
the halls
The Assembly investigation committee completed
this afternoon its Inquiry the condition Of af-
fairs al the State Hospital for tho Insane. where
IN epidemic Of typhoid fever has heen raging, and
dis, losures have been made of the maltrea Jneflt
~ patients and lax methods Of business. Adjourn
taken until tomorrow, when the State
Board of Health will be prebed- The inquiry VIII
he continued every day this week
SENATE PRoBERS TO ORGANIZE
Another investigation will be started tomorrow.
when the Republican Senate committee of investi-
cation viii meet for organization This committee
consists Of Senator's Bradley. Camden. and Avis.
Of Gloucester. Republicans. and Price Of Sussex.
Democrat. X is likely that Prosecutor Emley, II
Passaic County. VIII be counsel. Passeic County
election frauds and Democratic affairs in Hudson
County will be among the first subjects investi-
gated. This afternoons session Of the Assembly
investigation conducted the asylum, the
members OF the committee making personal in
spectoa of the place Noting especially. the clean
ing up that has been done since the city and state
boards az health have been inQuirfng into the
typhoid fever epidemic
The principal witness vas DR.. Z. B. Ft1nkhouser.
SOM -iu-law Of Warden Hayes. He contradicted the
recent testimony OF DR.. Ward, the retired medica!
director. and declared that Enoch Svers a Tren-
patient. died from natural and not from
81 heating administered TO him by asylum attend
DR.. William c. Sandy explained TO the com
nlittea the reason he was absent during the worst
of tie typhoid epidemic. saying his wife and baby
i'll and he given leave Of absence by
D- Ward Harold McCurTy. attendant. testi-
fed concerning the death O. John Doe Bur
ljngton County patient. who fell from q tree into
which he had climbed in the belief that he a
sailor. He denied that a stream Of water was
turned The fellow. causing him TO fall
Supervisor W H. Wynn denied allegations that
the bco.es Of dead inmates for burial
without being washed dressed. charged
bv undertaken. who recently vied John S.
GRAY. Of Eomerset County. His testimony was
corToborated by Frank s. James, attendant II
noticed that James had q bia Ck >ye. Asked
b w he got Il he said patient had stuck him.
a declared he had not struck back.