Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-12
GUYER, DEFENDER
OF THE ALMSHOUSE
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treat q sick dog the way they
Harvey Smith, of Harrisburg. to
accompany me to the aimshouse to
him very weak. The bed was still
dirty and l saw evidence of more
bedbugs.
serious condition, although he was
in some doubt as to tuberculosis,
and recommended that the patient
be removed to a Philadelphia hos
the Pennsylvania Hospital, where I
left him in very bad way. / have
been In communication with the
italian Consul relative to this mat
All that have said here is true
and not exaggerated in the least.
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA,
COUNTY OF DAUPHIN. SIS!
On the 11th day of June, 1914, be-
fore me, an Alderman, of the City
of Harrisburg, in said county, per-
sonaliy appeared the above named
Joseph j. Parialo, who, being duly
sworn, says the facts above set
forth are correct and true
witness my hand and official seal.
CHAS. EMMETT MURRAY,
My commission expires 1st Mon
day in jan, 1920.
Guyef Patriot ApOlOgist
In long letter, which he said was
written for the Telegraph, but which
he caused to be printed in the Patriot
TINS morning, John P. Guyer, clerk to
the Democratic poor board, makes q
very lame defense of conditions al
the aimshouse and attempts to show
that the patient named, who was re-
moved at the expense of this friends
to the Pennsylvania Hospital, Phila-
deiphia, because they could not pro-
cure proper treatment for him at the
poorhouse, was we'll cared for,
Parialo Repeats Charges
Parialo called of his own accord at
the office of the Telegraph to-day to
repeat the charges against the poor
house management which he made
through his affidavit yesterday. In
broken but perfectly understandable
Engiish Par1alo said in substance as
follows;
II called first at the office of the
Patriot to submit my charges and
was anxious to make my affidavit for
their benefit. l was told that the edi-
torial rooms were closed. So 1 came
on up to the Telegraph office. No
body sent me. 1 came because l
thought conditions at the poorhouse
ought to be exposed. They tried to
get me to say last night that 1 was
not responsible for the affidavit and I
offered to translate it into Italian to
prove I knew what I was talking
about.
"As for my affidavit. 1t is all true.
repeat it. 1t is all true. L can call
witnesses to prove it. Ask Charlie
Phillipelli of Summit street. He went
to the almshouse to see Ceribuoni.
Both of us took eggs to Ceribuoni be-
cause he told us he could not get
them at the almshouse. They say he
eggs. He didn't refuse those
we brought. He ate them in our pres
ence.
They say he had medical attention
every day. When Ceribuoni told me
he was neglected I asked q patient
near by If this was so. He said 1t
was. Often the doctor passed by but
he seldom gave the patients more than
a passing look, this man said.
"They tried last night to make me
say Cheribuoni was crazy. have
proofs that he is not.
THE beds were dirty, no matter
what is said to the contrary and 1 did
see the marks of bedbugs killed on
the sheets. Maybe there were not
'swarms Of them,' but four or five
ought to be enough for any bed.
'I can call as another witness Pro-
fessor Vincent Bianchi well-known
musician, who knows conditions were
as l said.
Before the day is over I will have
the statement of a former inmate of
the poorhouse who, l understand,
will tell of his own experiences"
These facts, Notwithstanding Guy
er's apology, remain-that the poor
were so careless of their
duties that they confined Ceribuoni to
the tuberculosis ward Of the aims
house when q glance told DR.. Harvey
Smith that the man DID NOT HAVE
but was suffering from
an ailment known as Hodgkins dis
ease. 1t Is well known that tuber-
culosis is highly contagious. Yet the
poorhouse authorities under their
much boasted reform" administra-
tion-forced Ceribuoni into the tuber-
culoSis ward and kent him there ex