The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-27
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Reach End OF Rope.
We knew what the end would te
tried to avert the crash 10 no pur-
- Only few months ago. | sub
he'd TO the Board of Commerce =
0D1nent Allowing our entire liabil-
- and resources. but no help was
kI f1hooming Now we've reached the
q -0nd Of our rope"
M Mrs. Nellie Fox. president and su'
N .perintendent OF ths home. has SAID
some harsh things about the inmates
IA Of the institution since news OF the
failure became public. referring TO
them as idiots" and scum" Her
son explains. however, that she Is In
q highly nervous condition and not In
q At state TO talk on the matter.
MY mother left a sick bed less than
. month ago" he said. She had
very close call from death. and she
10 still very weak and nervous. Her
heart is In bad shape. too. She has
almost worked herself into the grave
trying to keep the home together and
she Is In such q state that she sim
ply explodes when you try to talk 10
her. Anyone who has ever taken
care of old people knows what one
has to put up with. A kindergarten
IL a paradise In comparison.
How many OF the inmates will go
te the Doorhou'e'" was asked
THAT is hard to say Just now" Mr..
Fox replied. Most of them have rel
atives who could take care OF them II
they would, but under the circum-
stances the relatives probably do not
feel like doing much for the old peo-
Pile. The latter came to the home
thinking as did the relatives who
sent them In some instances, that they
would have place to stay the rest or
their lives. Our failure upsets all
that"
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe, 1t is said with
20 to the formers old home I'm Milan,
Mich. The others have made no ar.
rangements for the present.
Four OF the inmates were removed
from the West Side hospital. where
kll OF the old people have been housed
Tor several weeks past, to the Fox
residence on John R.-st., late Monday
afternoon. They arc Mrs. Lindsay,
Mrs. warbey. Sarah Sellers and Mrs.
Whsle. Others now being taken care
bf In the residence are Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Mcleod, Mr.. Rankin, Mrs.
Mueller. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Hill.
The following are still In the hos
!tal: Mr. and Mrs. Howe. Mrs Bak
n, Mr. Doubleaire, Mr.. Miller. Mr..
deisel, Mrs. Koepke, Mrs. Gregory.
nd two charity inmates. John Camp
ell and Cole Monroe. Two inmates
pituitary went TO the county house
ONE weeks ago.
Driven From Pillar to Post.
Since the homes troubles began
hree or four years ago. II has been
Itven fror1 pillar TO post, so to speak.
Efter leaving the coy Lincoln-ave.
larters 1t leased tie large residence
No. 926 Fort-st. west, owned by
pphia Lyons Burke, and which inme-
ately adjoins the West Side hospi'
also conducted by Mrs. Fox. Two
bnths ago the nome was obliged to
flinquish these quarters and the in
htes were divided up between the
tspital and the Fox residence on
Tim R-st. most OF them, however,
Hng to the hospital.
~. +. Hartz has purchased equity
the Smith-Fox home In the West
10 hospital property for 1900, and
title of the property now virtually
ITS in hirl. though he has not yet
fepted IL. IL ne finds that the title
kclear he will do so, however. Then
twill take up two mortgages against
4 house and will lease the hospital
Hiding to Dr. Richard Lehman, now
use physician there. II is Dr. Lei
MS intention 10 conduct a hospital
hcipally for the treatment of acct
y cases. and all the nurses now
bloyed in the institution will DE re-
led The affairs of the home are
In the hands OF George Lawson.
the Peoples State bank as trus-
Mr.. Hartz Didn't ForeeIose.
,,pe failure was not precipitated by
'tlosure proceedings on the part OF
iHSrz, as one paper has stated.
ihel contrary. Mr. Hartz has aided
bon , in every way possible, and
ga he holds a mortgage transfer
10 him by the Henkel estate. Mr..
h refrained from forecloslng sim
because he did not want to see the
teople turned out. The failure was
Simply 10 lack of funds to pay
Ont expenses
Ctlyor Brcitmeyer has received sew
complaints against the home from
YES and, Monday night, sent a
lpge TO Mrs. Fox asking her to
tt his Office and explain. This
- signal for another outbreak
ox 8 overweight temper.
Mayor Breitmeyer waits until
$n him he'll be graybearded
litchman,' che is reputed to have
figures given ont by Mrs. Fox.
Tray. are incorrect, the son says.
hing to the latter, the institu-
Jas received, since it's establish
n but $4,000 instead OF $4,000.
lifted. while its disbursements
been more than double that
tl,tional charges made by Charles
fnard. a gardener living at No.
llrton-ave., against Mrs Fox and
-lne H. an affidavit presented to
W. Breitmeyer, are emphatically
Lily G. J. Fox. Maynard charges
rtain inmates have been pound
fined in damp basement rooms
lerwise mistreated. He also al
lat Mrs. Fox has obtained s15,-
realty and personal property
is motherin-law, Mrs. Sarah J.
ID now 80 years old. and refus.
sermit Mrs. IIaskins To see her
lr, the wife Of Mr.. Maynard.
{ .Haskins Is not an inmate OF
he. but is living with Mrs.
The John R.-st. house
rs. Haskins ever owned $4,000