Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-22
Legislative Committee Horri-
fled by Testimony of
Mother In Giroux
Case.
CHAINED CHILDREN
NUDE TO BEDPOSTS
Inmates Were Kept in Yard With
out Proper Clothing When Tenn
perdture Was Low Officials
Refused to Give Intormd-
tion About Home.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Memoers of the
legislative investigating committee
gasped at the story of the injuries re-
ceived by Frank r. Giroux. the IL
year-old epileptic. burned last Decem-
ber in the Lincoln Home for Incur
able Children, as related CO today's
session
President Moulton of the State Civil
Service Board was accused by Di.
Frank w Llmoaen, gu seon or .ne
German Hospital, with treating him
(the Doctor to a course of sprouts
because he refused to shape his an
swers to favor the institution. 2
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben NJ. Giroux. par
ents of the boy, told the committee of
the injuries the boy sustained. the
attempts of the attendance to conceal
the facts and the brusque treatment
they received at the hands of the Of
ficials
Giroux testified that when he tele-
phoned DR.. Frank G.. Billings, presi-
dent OF the State Board OF Charities,
and asked him to investigate the case,
DIR. Billings exclaimed: 81 have no
| time to run around looking at chill
dren."
Nriroux explained the circumstances
| and repeated the request. He says
he repeated his first remark, prefac-
/ ING IL with II can't help that" He
declares Dr. Billings hung up the re.
| ceiver when he tried to tell more
about the case
Boy Roasted Alive.
DR.. Lambden testified the lad was
mot burned, but roasted alive" Twen-
ty square inches of flesh was cooked
| to the second degree" he said.
"One side Of the lads face, his throat
| and his ear were baked, and his ear
dropped off. The backs of his hands
were burned" the witness declared.
Although 92 days have elapsed and
the boys parents and relatives first
| supplied skin from their own bodies
for grating, the wounds are stin
| sloughing and have defeated all cura-
| tive measures.
Mrs. GirouX's evidence was a series
| of sensational accusations. She de-
| clared she found boys in the Lincoln
| Home like skeletons. bound and tied
to posts. breathing horrible stenches
| In bedrooms that smelled worse than
the stock yards She added:
Children Chained like Dogs.
Il found poor little inmates in
| straight jackets, chained to the floor
like dogs. naked, while nurses threw
open windows and let the Icy winter
winds blow on their nude bodies.
was told my son was burned by fall
| ing against the radiator pipe l asked
why the pipes were not covered. They
| told me the boys tore the coverings
! off
Mr.. Groux testified: Il learned of
my boys injury only by accident.
When | went to the home to take
him some Christmas presents DR..
| Hardt, the uperintendent, told me
| Frank had a slight accident. He
| took me to his ward. | was horri
| hed by his condition. The whole
| side Of his head was burned
until parts OF il fell off. The doctors
| of the home tried to dress the wounds.
| They did not remove the burned It's
sues or cut away the matted hair.
| Afterward | told Secretary Graves the
! doctors there were criminally negli-
gent, He said | made my charges
| too strong
MY son was kept In a stupor by
| the administration Of opiates after he
! was burned. | do not know If "A
! straight jacket was put on him TO
kppp him still 10