BANCROFT, WINFRED B., M.D., continued. testimony relative to: dependence of the brain for its sustenance upon the healthy condition of the body examination of dead bodies of convicts exercising of prisoners female prisoners in solitary cells. food served prisoners hospital, description of hours and time of visits, day and night, to House of Correc- increase of number of persons committed to insane hospital insane cases, experience with limit of time in solitary that a man could retain his reason, prison punishment of men by taking their beds away quarrelling between officers and convicts other doctors visiting patients. poor accommodations, etc., having a tendency to produce prisoner shot in face by officer prisoners with wounds and sores received after entering remarks relative to: vermin killed in the oven visit to prisoners in solitary cells 2273-2276, 2283 2309, 2310 2279 2324 allowing witness to make explanation 2298-2299 2310-2312 reason for taking prisoners out of cell on the third day 2237-2239, 2218 2325 2261-2267 response to emergency cases result of foul air upon the health rules relative to bathing and changing clothes of prisoners in solitary rules relative to visiting prisoners by physician, and records. treating of seventy-five cases in seventeen and one-half min- utes Page 2254 2300, 2301 2263 2252 2217 2317, 2318 BARRY, ALDERMAN appointed committee to examine requisitions for supplies that commissioners of public institutions be requested to pro- 2248, 2249 2318-2321 BARRY, ALDERMAN, continued. remarks relative to: answering of question by Dr. Cogswell. examination of requisition for supplies and dates method of conducting hearings BATHING FACILITIES naming of officer by witness, who said that book of punish- ments were out of office April 5, 1894 punishment of boy putting Charles J. Prescott on the witness-stand testimony relating to hospital records. Mr. McCaffrey relative to Mrs. Evans Mr. Morrill relative to Mr. Fulton BATH-TUBS. BATHING OF BOYS AT DEER ISLAND testimony of: testimony of: Mr. Brownell relative to Mrs. Evans relative to Dr. Fitz relative to Mrs. Evans testimony of: Charles C. Allen relative to bathing Dr. Fitz relative to bathing facilities Mrs. Lincoln relative to See BATHING FACILITIES. 2930 1293 2125, 2126 1516-1519 1501 1359 2248, 2249 182, 183 698, 819, 820 Page 2582, 2583 BLOCKLEY ALMSHOUSE, PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS 1491-1493 761, 762, 832, 1028 2806 1092, 1093 BLOCKLEY ALMSHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA. See VISIT TO 855, 856 649 appointment to board communications sent the Mayor relative to error in man- agement Andrew J. Bailey relative to bill for additional powers, 3283, 3284-3286 1086-1088 1157, 1158 1150 drafting of rules for board 1203 election of Mr. Jenks, chairman of commission 1203 meetings where vote of majority was not carried out, 1130, 1131 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, continued. Dr. Newell relative to meetings of board. records being incorrect reading of records at meetings. records of commissioners. meetings, manner of doing business, etc. recommendation of Dr. Harkins in report relative to in- creasein number of employees requisition books system for the transacting of business, • vote at meeting to allow city government to land July 4th work of commissioners, division of 1220 1152, 1165, 1166 1227 1318-1321 1072-1075, 1086-1088 1091 Dr. Jelly relative to power of commissioners Mr. Erskine relative to visit of commissioners to Deer Island, 1227-1230 1321 2510 1434 policy of commissioners 861, 870 responsibility of abuses resting with commissioners, Mr. Farmer relative to authority by which Long Island was placed under care of commissioners Mrs. Lincoln relative to complaints or suggestions made di- 2198, 2199 tion reports of commissioners relative to House of Correction, man manner of running institutions by Dr. Jenks meetings at the Parker House Edwin L. Pillsbury relative to management J. Alfred Mitchell relative to bills and cost of new buildings, Mr. Prescott, relative to burning communications by chair- man calling attention of commissioners to abuses commissioners and superintendents attending conference 1133, 1134 Page 2206-2208 custom of referring motion to two members, and reason for not reporting on same 1771 mail and communications sent to board, opened by chair- 3283-3293 method of doing business. money to improve the public institutions during Mayor organization of board of commissioners, during years 1876-1881 1805 1818 1804, 1805 1811 1818, 1819 1812 1750-1752 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, continued. testimony of: Mr. Prescott relative to pardon meetings reading of records of meetings. reason for not making complaints to the mayor in refer- ence to the conduct of the board reason for voting for Dr. Jenks request of General Donohoe to have records read remarks made by chairman of board, about motions made in meetings reports of commissioners BOARD OF CONSULTING PHYSICIANS testimony of: Dr. Richardson relative to Mrs. Evans relative to BOARD OF VISITORS OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS INSTITUTIONS Exhibit O, report . Exhibit P, answer by Dr. Cogswell motion that board be summoned as witnesses requisitions signed in blank signing of reports visit of Mrs. Lincoln, board of commissioners, and com- way of transacting business at the meetings of the board, opening statement of Mr. Brandeis relative to report report submitted by chairman of committee Dr. Cogswell relative to recommendations Dr. Richardson relative to Mr. Ring relative to financial policy adopted . Mr. Farmer relative to report . report report of committee in 1892 visits to Long Island Mrs. Lincoln relative to corrections in report of board purpose of appointment of board stating the good done by board Mr. Ring relative to recommendations in report 1802 1813, 1814 Dr. Putnam relative to board 1747 1748, 1749 1771, 1772 1782, 1783 3050, 3051, 3058, 3060 Page 1746 1781 1723, 1724 report visit since report was made visits of board to Long Island and record of meetings, 1726, 1727 712-719 17, 20-24 25-30 752-776 742, 743, 804-807 1049, 1050 620 795, 796, 799 782-785 966, 967 958, 977, 978 992, 993 BOARD OF VISITORS, continued. testimony of: Mr. Prescott relative to report Howard W. Upton relative to visit to Deer Island. Dr. Newell relative to BONES AND GREASE testimony of: Isaac H. Cook relative to shortage in weight testimony of: Thomas D. Roberts, superintendent, relative to management, etc. BOSTON LUNATIC HOSPITAL testimony of: Dr. Newell relative to officers assaulting inmates testimony of: Dr. Newell relative to treatment Mr. Morrill relative to inquiries made by authorities for BRANDEIS, LOUIS D., COUNSEL FOR MRS. LINCOLN, et als. opening statements remarks relative to: appearance before the committee and requesting that Mrs. Page 2096-2098 testimony of: Mr. Twitchell relative to attendance at school age, 1582, 1583, 1593 1748 1943 1317 3209-3252 1105, 1106 1248-1250 cross-examination cross-examination of Mr. McCaffrey diet list. examination of witness introducing as evidence an article published in the " Herald,” Aug. 30, 1891 1548 132-138 1-6 . 2917-2119, 2929 1028, 1029 . 1026, 1027 • 3258-3263 27 676-678 729, 730 187 2923-2925 643, 644 |