The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-18
CHARITY EVILS LAID
TO- LACK OF MONEY
Randall's Island Officials De-
clarcd Unable to Get Com
petent Help.
MRS. DUNPHY rs HEARD

Genera Inspector Howard r. binwid-
die OF the Department Of Charities. and
his cousin. Miss Elizabeth Dlrwidd;o.
who described herself as 4 eocial IT,
v~estigator. we're the witnesses examined
yesterday by tho State Board of Chari-
ties. which is making an inquiry into
tho affairs of the Department OF Chari-
ties.
Deputy Attorney-General Leonard ]
Obermeier, as counsel for the board.
drew from Mr.. D,nwiddie the state
ment that one OF the chief causes
for the conditions complained OF at Ran.
dall's Island Ia that the superintendent
get money enough to engage COM
petent men as orderlies and attendants.
1t was apparent that he was seeking to
show that the Board OF Estimate Is ~
bottom responsible and not Mrs. Dun2hy.
Commissioner Horace Mcclure read mo
the record parts OF a report made to the
state Board OF Charities In which he
showed hat during the six months from
last November to April OF this year
HiN ifslEHtu liltlI luIId W.
pointments' as orderlies at salaries ~
$40 a year and 1875 were dlsmis.cd hc-
cause they got drunk.
In defence Of the tying Of inmates and
other forms of restraint II was asserted
in this report that many OF the inmates
are comparable &c the lower animals
In their nature and must be restrained
for their own protection and that OF
other inmates. Unde tho rules OF the
institution such restraint must be cser-
clsed only on The order Of the attend.
Ing physician. Mr.. Dlnwiddie admitted
that he made his investigation and re-
ported numerous instances Of restraint
without knowing what tho rules OF the
Institution were.
Miss Dinwiddie said that tho purpose
OF the investigation she made was to
determine conditions at the detention
hospital and also with respect to sup
plies. Her report mentioned sever
cases Of restraint. but she admitted yes
tcrday that she did not try find MIR.
Dunphy and to call her attention to Il csc
Instances.
The inquiry will be continued his
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Joseph p. Cotton sid
he believed Commissioner Kingsbuiy
would be ready TO testify.
In her cottage on Randalls Island
yesterday Mrs. Mary c. Dunphy denied
all OF the charges preferred against her
management Of the New York Children
Hospital and Schools on the island
First Deputy Charities COMMISSIONS
Henry c.. Wright, who went over to tho
island TO hear her answer 10 tho cha rg,s.
decided that Mrs. Dunphy could make
any verbal reply she wished and thai
she could submit any papers. afiidavtts.
statements or briefs she cared to in de-
fence of the charges. but that tho law
does not allow her to have a trial at
which witnesses are called.
To support her answer Mrs. Dunph v
offered IN evidence ahldavits and state
rents Of all the heads in the institution
who stated that they had never seen in
mates treated inhumanly.
When Mrs. Dunphy had finished An
swerinG the complaints Mr.. Wright an
nounced that he would close the case
next Thursday afternoon and that by
that line he hoped Mrs. Dunphy would
have submitted for his consideration all
the eapers justIfying her management
OF the institutions.