Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-08-04

~ appear that there We're one dozen plates he
.b Instead Of one only plate? A. No sir
O. Non didn't notice that when the bill va
BE- presented 60 the trustees? No sir,
lt 9. Have YOU any knowledge whatever d
I changing any of these bills that have retrrre
io when changes have been made on the rcgula
g i9yoleest A ! don't remember changing an
I o. Have yen ANY knowledge of an, bndy ,l
ever changing hillE \. No, have not
% / q. When these invoices came into your hand,
q would any employees see thcm2 A. Tscy Wrr,
: 100 the office ON thc table sometimes. Yes sir
Il y, Have You any knowledge of Yourself OF any.
body else inserting ia q bill from swift q Go.
, $3.50 and sllSo ON biil where Il called for two
items which were marked "~hort" ou the bin
I aud where the bill should be only $3.50 they
made il $3.50. Exhibit certain invoices intlud
ing ones from Swift ~ Go. asking for cxplaus.
q. Have You noticed this bill. 1aylnr BROTHER.
why thr item Que dozcu miucus should be
marked Miftcns for trustees" 4, No sir, the
trustees never had any mittcus.
9. What price hose are Won in the habit ct
buy ugf A.. e2,2S per dogcu.
Q, Nou don bus great many &c $3.50 or 80?
Q, How do You account for the fact that there,
are So many halt dozens of hose Appearing on
these bills at $3.50 \. | cannot say.
! O. You dom wear fifty cent hose very often,
| do youf \ No,
@. How do Won account for the fact thar there
/ are SO many Suiung~ of -iN aud uiue Yards pur.
/ CHASED at anywhere from Is Cvuts tO Si.lS per
ward, \ I don't know, am sure,
:
/ 4. Yes sir.
| Q. Woulu It be possible that sou overlooked
souic OF these iteuls, that they should have htcu
! personal ChatEc7 against YOU instead 81 the
/ County A, We. eir.
| 9 What price rowns 90 you Tgcucrally buy5
! 4, ! cannot say sfNea
| @. Seldom as high as SIS fur q single gown
/ A, Ne sir
| .. What price play ing cards do they buy ont
there A. We have different prices. I cannot
/ SAY how much.
! o. Would you cons idcr a quarter pack good
| enough, or would you consider hfty cent PACK
| necessary A. Sometimes, yes.
/ q. What price hJudkerchiCf's do YOU huy for
/ the inudtest a, Different prices.
! y. DO you buy ten cent hIudkcrChici's aud
| some higher priced ouCS} DO YOU buy one that
would retail Tor about twenty-five ccnts7 You
eau got lincn handkcrchiets Tor twenty 1--we
| ceutst A. Yes.
/ o. You think ~ 50 or 100 per dozen for hand
kerehiels would be- pretty expensive, do you not3
/ A. YES
| Q. wish 10 have it appear ou record that
/ therr are haudkcrchiets Appearing ou these bills
/ as high a. 50 per dozeu wholesale, la lots OF one
/ half dozen or one fourth dozeu,
/ %. Nou buy good many blankets, do You not1
! A. Yes.
| Q, what price do YOU pay for bankcts2 A.
! could not say,
| q You wouldn't buy blanket that costs $500
] for iumatesY A. No sir.
! O. Probably s2.2S or $3.50 would hc the amount
! A, ! couldn't say how much We would pay.
! O, With the heating system You hdvc there
would ii be necessary Go have backes at all2
! A, Yes ,ir.
! O. Cotton or woolcn2 A. woolen, There are
] blankets as high as $3.50.
/ O. DO You buy shawIs Tor the inmates2 Yes.
| O Do YOU generally buy wool shawls lor them
| o. You wouldn't pay sq.eo for thcm or $50
/ a, No sir.
! o. II there were any such items as that pre-
sumc you would thul, they were probably your
/ own personal itcms} A. Yes sir,
/ O. Nou generally bought the cigars ont there
! A. You haNu't found any cigar, on the bills.
] y.
| O. DO sou BAY General Good Cipars2 A. have
| for years always cancel them when get thom
out uf the bills.
| o There Is one instance here that you have 200
General Good Cigar that are not deducted from
The bills. a, have always furnished al the
cigars,
I O Have you any recollection OF buying this
salt of CLOTHES Tor any body, $40 suit from The
Rccd~bufu Clothing Co. a. No sir, don't |
never bought suit a. that price for the inmates.
| Q. DO you ever buy maay suits at SIS. A, Yes
/ ] buy lots at SIS
/ o. How many a. I couldn't possibly estimate.
/ 9. Do you buy i've suits 80 any one tmct A,
I Not Go ny knowledge.
! o. Da YOU BAY tnircf a. may have.
/ O. Did YOU say that you never bought three Al
&, that pTcct A. ! didn't say.
| .. Isn't IL one at tiuict A. Occaaionally,
| sometimes I buy more.
/ o Have you any recollection Of buying one
half dozen suits for lady AT 500 per dozen; that
! o. You thiul Il there was any IL would probab.
| ~ br on your personal account A. Yes sir
don't remember about that 1t all.
| Q. Have you camcraf A, No sir
o. l. there a CAMERA la the Institution VIII
| owns cameraY A, Well, one of the inmates
owns camera ! got IL fur him to axe pictures.
Q. DO you buy supplies for that camera aud
charge t. the county, A. ! have, yes,
Q. Do you believe la buying TO the amount of
- ~ $50 for ca,nera supplies for one inmatef
O. You believe il is good policy A. TO q GER
tain extent II is Mauturd Ash. He IS quite a
photographed. lie has taken some Vcry good
I d
Q. Have you a phonograph2 A. II belongs to
the County.
0. You don't claim the phouograph2 A. No
sir. have bought dollars aud dollars worth Of
record for il.
Q. How often does the regular physician come
out ihcrel A, Twice wcek.
O, Does hc recommend to you what you should
give the patients IN the way of stimpiantsf A.
/ Yes.
4 patients IN regard to stimulating A. II depends
/ upon the siimulJnts, Sometimes they get
/ quinne aud whsley when thcx have colds.
! O. DO You make a habit of giving them whis-
O. Do patients at Che home got whiskey2 A.
| Yes
@ Do you believe you could consume ia ma,
way seven on eight gallons Of whsk"y each
! yearf A. Yes sir.
! g. DO they get morning bittersf A No Sir,
they yet 1t AT night. When patents have colds
/ / give il % them. have given twelve and
thirteen al one time In one night qninine aud
/ Whiskey.
/ o. SO YOU don't mink thdi ttGhi Or ten EallOnh
/ year would be too much for those patientsf a.
| No sir. Even more iu eases where you have
| cured them from colds aud grip.
/ o. Doesn't the County physician have 10
/ furnish al mecirinesY a. Yes sir,
] Q, He doesn't furnish the whisheyf A. No SIR,
! never did.
/ o. What kind Of WhisiSey do you buy for the
( ~ ticutst A. Generally bus pretty good whskey,
| 400 a gallon. ! might oCCa siOually take ddrnk
q. But you don't dispense il generally when
] YOU nave company a. No sir Don't believe |
L.. d la |
have never dealt out liquor only 60 patients.
Have used it frequently stimulant Tor break
ing colds and such as that.
%. What are the furnishings ia a room That
YOU would have for a lady inmatcI A, They
have q bed, rocking chair etc.
I .. What kind Of floor cUveringsf A. We have
small rugs.
chamber srt 80 eight or ten dollars, would that
go against the institution A. Yes, we furnish.
"a them when Wc first went there and VI they got
broken 90 and Wr got another 1T the county
paid for 70. Certainly.
o. Do you think ID would be possible that you
could break four or FIVE chamber sets In eight or
ten years. A. Yes, hired help break things up
pretty badly.
TO- When YOU buy rugs where do those rugs gOf
fn your own rooms, some Of thcmy A. Yes.
.. II sou pay tl7 Or $50 that would Dc rug
that would 20 in Your own personal roomsf A.
They might 20 In the Office ~
! q. That sou claim as private property a, NO
SIR the rugs Ia the office are the COunty'si aud
the rugs in the wards.
q. DO the rugs Ia tine p1rlor belong To your A.
Yes Sir. ] carpeted that room.
o. How many buggics have yougotf A. nave
IA 4 IA ,.ony.5 A Yaa I viif tell you what