GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 30 April 1907, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL. London, April 28. The Prince of Wales, in laying tlic foundation stone of a new home for the Society for the Propagation of the (!os pel in Foreign Parts, testified from perBonal observation in all parts of the Empire to the Society's success in supplying fellow-countrymen in the co' >- Cities with religious opportunities which would have been impossible in th' earlier days of th? colonies' life without the generous support of the 1 ionic Church.

lIIC gcu.-.vuo VI i.™ nuiuc Church. JAMESTOWN EXHIBITION OPK.ViJR New York, April 23. President Roosevelt reviewed the war ships in Hampton Roads and inaugurated the Jamestown Exhibition. He deliverel an historical and patriotic address. He briefly dwelt on the problem of the legitimate control, of corporate wealth, and predicted that the i'nited States would never become a Government either of the plutocracy or tinmob.

GERMAX MILITARY ESTIMATES. Berlin, April 28. Socialist speeches in the with reference to the military estimates hare been remarkably conciliatory. Tinis Interpreted to mean that the Socialists the moment unsuitable lor weakening Germany's position relative w to foreign countries.

LATE FEDERAL ELKCTfOXS. Melbourne. April Officio! statistics with respect to titlate Federal elections show that then were one hundred thousand inforniol yotea cast. The infomalilics sue attributed in many eases to the officials taking altogether too technical a view of their duties respecting the papers when intention of the elector was clo.u' although not expressed with precision

r _ EUROPEAN KITUATIOX. Berlin. April _ fcir E. (irpy's denial of an ;:iI; in■.■ Y . ®P a ' n > coupled with the he:r. v - ticipation of British capital in tli- i iceman loan, has had a reart-;uring effect < u public feeling in Berlin.

CHARGE AGAINST MR. FARRAR.

• ALLEIiED II.I.TiJKAT.MKXT IT OLD I'K( H'LU'S UoMii. CASE DISMISSED. At the S.M. Court on Monday morning the case Turner v. Farrar was heard before Mr \V. G. Riddell, S.M. ~M ' 'l ' l , l k' l lCll "lU'earwl for plaintiff and Mr (Jiiilhaui for defendant. Mr Hutchen, in opening, explained that this was an action in which .CoO damages was claimed lor an assault alleged to have been commit toil at the Old Men's Home on Bth August last by tae defendant, the manager uf the institution. The plaintiff, an inmate of the Home for several years, fullered from paralysis, ami was helplc.-s, unable to do anything for himself. On the date mentioned it was attleged that Farrar dragged the defendant from his room along the corridor to the pissa"e leuling into the bathroom. Plaintiff was undressed in the bathroom by defendant and assistant, as tbcv were lifting him into the bath, defendant let 1: a drop, whether accidentally or not lie jvould leave his Worship to judsre. " hen Turner comprained. defendants,l him harshly and lorral his head under water, threatening to drown him, and bumping his head against Ihe bottom of the I lath. [I; w : as alleged also that I-arrar had treated Turner harshly nearly the whole time, he had been in the Home.

The plaintiff, in his evidence, corroborated this, and said lie was ill for some tim> after the as-ault. Oil ti.at night he was examined by Dr Wvlie in bed. He complained to the chairman of the Board as well h* to the doctor. Tiie delay in bringing these proceedingwas caused by the. fact that he hart had no one to support his story. Ife was not desirous of making any money out of the proceeding-; he did not want a penny.

Cross-examined: Ha was in bed for some weeks afterwards. Farrar would not let Mm get up even when he wanted to. He was not fully dressed when defendant dragged him along the floor. Defendant left him outside Jhe .fathroom for his assistant to take in, and 'the latter dragged him inside. Defendant put his knees between plaintiff's shoulders, and forced him under water. He never sat on a stool in the bathroom whilst he was dried ami dressed. He did not walk unassisted from the bathroom to the verandah. He was still sitting on the verandah when the chairman came, and he lodged his complaint. Farrar said he was "a liar and if T had my way i would put you under the cold water tap." Dr Wylie merely pulled down the bed-clothes and examined his chest. He may have used a stethoscope. Did not toll Dr Wylie that whatever hail happened was the result of an accident. Before sending for Mr Hutchen "iie had not talked the matter over with anyone not connected with the Home. •Johann Roeh, assistant at the Home, gave corroborative <> 'iioficc. Turner was generally "sweaty and greasy." and his slipping was perhaps an accident. They nearly always had to push Turner under water. Farrar pushed his head under water to "stop his singing out." He could not if Farrar had boots or shoes on. He jumped on Turner's chest three or four times. He took no action when the assault was committed. He did not tell Mr Tisch that Farrar had not ill-used Turner. That was "all nonsense." He had not told Miss Pearson, the eook, that ' Turner is a wicked man; Farrar would not do that." Hail not said to Lepp>r without questioning that 'What Turner said about Mr Farrar was all lies, Mr Lepper." He had never uttered suc,h words. When Farrar got his ! leave of absence, and Mr Poland was appointed to succeed him. he told the chairman that he (Roeh) ought to have been appointed manager ■ temporarily. He felt slighted by Poland's appointment. He had heard that Farrar had state,! that he (witness) could not be trusted. He did not hear it from Mr Poland. Farrar had left for Poland various instructions «s to the treatment of various members of the staff. Remembered Poland saving to him, "It's all right, Jimmy; the Farrars could not trust you in charge, but I'll leave you in charge to-morrow.'-' It, was after that tile petition was circulated. Ifhad taken no active part in it. He had not taken it to the printer to he printed. He gave instruction for the printed copy to lie sent to his (witness 1 ) hou-e. He had heard that tile printer refused to print it. lie did not remember the printer himself telling him he would not print it. He showed the draft to Poland, in the presence of others of the staff, saying the printer wouldn't print it. He" got rile copy from Miss Hawkins, who, he thought, had drawn the petition. The petition was altered two or three times by Miss nawkins, ami possibly Mr Poland. He did not remember Miss Hawkins and Mr Poland going into the dispensary to draft the petition. Xin.-teni of the signatures were written bv Caroline Hawkins, and he had been asked to sign the petition. William McDow, up till six weeks ago an inmate of the Home, said that on some day in August he was keep)* ing water hot for the bath, when lie heatrd a noise in the bedroom. Went to the door, and Fairar banged it in his face, but not before lie hail seen. Farrar shoving Turner down into thelath. 'He then went back to bis work. When they came out of the bathroom Farrar was trying to make Turner walk along the passage, bumping his head against the wall. Turner Hording about the facq, and rami's shirt was covered with blood. Witness told Farrar he was a "cowardly rascal.'.' A few days afterwards Farrar called him into the dispensary and accused him of telling of this incident in town. He denied that, but said if he were asked he would tell the whole truth about it. He said that he would not tell a lie for Farrar-or anyone else. • Turner was shouting "Don't drown me," and '-'Don't kill me. He could do to help Turner

John Stephenson, an inmate of the Home for seven'years, said he remem- ! bered seeing Turner urngged by Farrar j along the floor of the corridor to the bathroom. Afterwards saw Turner 'Oil the verandah with his face, bleeding. Tarrar's treatment of Turner was "bad, sometimes." To Mr Quilliam: There was a little improvement in the diet when Poland took charge. Jinth of Turner's checks, his chin, and forehead, were bleeding i.vhen if saw him on the verandah. ° Thomas Williams, another inmatfl, who entered the box on his said that on the occasion in question he >aw Farrar fixing Turner's clothes round him on the verandah, Turn.cn moaning and groaning all the time as though In great pah,. Turner in answer to a question by another inmate complained that. Farrar had had him down in the bathroom and jumped on him. Mr Tisch was present. Farrar denied the accusation, but said that if he had his own way he would turn the cold tap mi him evcrv morning. Farrar's Ircaiment of Turner was bad. He had_ stopped the other inmates front as-si-ting Turner, warning them "not to do a hand's turn" for him. William Newland, (in inmate of tiie Home up to the end of February, said he remembered the incident on tile verandah. He heard Turner crvinu' out I .hough in pain. Turner ' had complained to him of Fai-rar's treatment of him. and whilst he was coiiiplalnin- to another inmate Farrar came along and said'it was all lies. lf„ nnisfdeivd plaintilf had had very rough treatment from tile cii-t'odian. He Jtad uffn heard Farrar say Tinner wa- a malingerer.

To Mr Quilliam: He hnd often helped Turner. On one occasion lie had re-fu.-c-d to t-'ke charge of Turner, leliin? 1 Farrar he was p;iid k.t that. lie had i broken the rules of the institution by j introducing whisky. 'T thought i-hn't would come up/' ho added. Kw-rythinir was belter under the Poland*. The whisky he bad taken in had been for curing a cold, and he had not given or ofi'ercd i- to anyone else. Mr Quilliam addressed the Court ac •ome lenpth. introducing his evidence, which he called n* fohows: — Arthur F. Farrar, the defendant, manager for four years of the Old People's I Home. =aid he remembered the occasion. j ! inner w-k the Into be bathed. Went to Turner's room, stood j him on the door, and told him to fro to | the bathroom, witness following behind i with plaintiff's chnnge of clothes. When ; he not to the bathroom TWh. the assistant was there. Handed th> clothes to . him. and went to ; lie dispensary for . ~° lm> -tn!T for the l> n Ui. On his ■ return to the bathroom Turner wag . tins on a stool on t„e right-hand shin ■, of the bath. Eoch was takine Turn'lthS b ° ff ' PUt tha " >»

; sist Turner, who by v ui- time was : ready. iioch put Turner's feet into the Siatli and then witness took him under : the armpits, anil then lowered him into : tlie bath. Turner was moaning and ; groaning, as ho usually did when having j a bath. AVhon lie had finished witness I took him by ihe armpits and raised him jto tho side of the bath. Swerved him ! round. lioch taking h.-. feet and placing i him in a standing position on the grating. Assisted him t© a stool between the hath and the doorway, and placed hmi on it. Turned partly voui ;., ■>„ reach a towel, and Turner slipped oil' the Stool, at the same time putting his right hand out to break thefaJl. Caught ..... quickly by the left arm and', with Koch, raised liini up to the stool. Spoke to him sharply, asking h,m to give some assistance, as it would bo impossibl. to dress him unless lie remained on the stool. Proceeded to dress Turner, a matter of some difficulty, owing to his helplessness. Leaned him against ti.e wall to complete the dressing. eilm into a small passage, and he walkon along unassisted. McDow's evidence, that witness had banged Turner against the wall was imlvue. Witness wore liM bonis iu the bathroom. Half mi afterwards he we.it to the kitchen, and on returning met the chairman of the Hoard at the im vv (i nor of t!ie corridor. In continence of sometliins that was said, he called ljoeh. and he came. Asked Rocli, in (lie pre.-euce' of the chairman if he '(Farrar) had illused Farrar whilst bathing him. Koel, replied, "Xo, you did not ill-use him, Mr Farrar. It is all lies, ,u r Tisclv' Mr • lisch ordered witness to ring up Dr 1 Uyllie at once and have Turner' exam- 1 incd. I;uer iu the day, ami before night, lie gave permission for a nics-

senger to go out for Turner, lie made entries of the accusation, and the doctor's opinion in the log-book. I.'rom the time lie made the entry until some time aftel he had left the house oil Ueceinbcr 20th, he heard nothing more of the incident. 'the next he heard of it was when the summons was issued. The summons was sent to Rotorua, where he then was, in a ted state of health. From 9th August till February 14tli he ! had never discussed the matter with Roch.

-to Mr Ilulchen: Roch's evidence was untrue, it was not true that MeDow came to the bath-room door. 11cDow did not cali him a coivnrJlr fel, low. Never instructed a lady visitor to desist from reading to Turner. Left the New Plymouth hospital some years ago to take a better place in Nelson. Never told the previous witnesses that Turner was a malingerer. To Mr Quiiliam: i have never been discharged from a position yet, sir. 'Gustav Tisch, chairman of the Tara-

| naki Hospital anil Charitable Aid Board since October, 1902, said ho paid ■almost daily visits to the Hospital and Old People's Home, and made it a practice to enquire after the well-being of the inmates. On August Bth he visited the Home and lotted Turner on the verandah. Said, "Hullo, sunning yourself? Bath-day, eh?" Turner 'said, "Yes, Farrar gave me u bath this morn-

ing that I won't forget in a hurry/' Found Farrar, whom he informed of Turner's statement, and asked, "What have you done to him?" Farrar Said he had done nothing, and called to Roch. Farrar asked if Turner had been hurt this morning, and Roch said, "No, no, Mr Tisch, it Is not so. It is all lies." Told Farrar to ring up Dr Wyllie at once. Did so, but failed to !?et him. Next day he found Turner in the day-room. Turner told him lie felt all right, and said Dr Wyllie had

examined him in bed. He remembered Mr Farrar getting three months' leave of absence. Advertised for a-custodian, and got Poland. Roen came to him and said, "Mr Tisch, I think I will leave." Asked why, and he said, "I think I have been slighted. I should have been made i manager whilst Mr Farrar is away." He agreed to stay on when promised an increase of salary. If Farrar had not resumed his duties, Poland would have taken the managership, but he had un-' dortaken to accept a subordinate position under the old manager should he return. He remembered the inmates' petition to the Board.

Mr Hutchen objected to a question as to whether Mr Tisch. as chairman of the Board, was satisfied with Farrar's management.

Mr Tisch replied that Mr Farrar was a conscientious and a kind and considerate officer, and the Board considered it-elf fortunate in retaining his services. The late Dr McGregor, Chief Inspector, had very often congratulated the Board on its good luck and Mr Farrar on the excellent conduct of the HomeMr TTiitelieri: That's enough, Mr Tisch. We don't want an address from

yon. Witness; Von asked for it. To Air Hutchen: His visits to the Home were not lengthy ones. He expected the men to complain if anything were wrong. As soon as Turner coni~ plained he made a paint of tackliusr Farrar. And when Farrar and Roch denied the ill-treatment, he thought the proper thing was to get the doctor's opinion. It was the first complaint they had ever had. Turner was always a squally complaining sort

Mr Hutchen: Aon said just now tliis was the first complaint. Mr Hutchen: larvar Ssav h.> would turn the cold water tap oil Turner? Witness: No. Mr Hutchen: Then if three or four witnesses swear

Witness: 1 don't care if you fetch halt" the town here. I). S. Wvlie. F.R.C.S., Eng., was exaiiiiiiod. In tile yenr 1!JI)G he occupied the position of medical superintendent of the Home. He remembered seeing Turner late on the evening of Sib August. He complained of a pain across the chest, and volunteered the statement that whatever had happened to him was only the result of an ueciilent. Examined his chest, body, head, neck and arms, and found no signs of injury on the upper part of the body. H would be quite impossible for a man of Farrar's build 1o jump on Turner's chest and leave lio mark, more particularly when he considered Turner's condition and physique. To the I'.encli: There were no marks on Turner's elbows.

To Mr Tlutelien: Farrar ati ended him when !n examined Turner. It was not usual to see inmate patients except in the presence of the manager. Mr TTutchen commented on (his course of action, and remarked that Dr Wvlie had peculiar ideas on (he point. Witness: ! beg to differ from you. ... I was not asked to make an enquiry into the circumstances of the assault. but to make an examination of Turner with regard t" flis bodily condition. I therefor: l deemed it expedient that Mr Farrar should be with me. Witness further Paid that when lie arrived at the institution Farrar had (01, l bim that Turner complained of illtreatment. He himself had considered the matter so trivial that he had not even made the entry of it in his own diary. He had had several years' experience in infirmaries, children's hospital, and a workhouse infirmary at Ifonie, ami in militaiy hospitals in South Africa.

To the Kewh: Ho nad no complaint to make n*>;iinst Mr Farrar, who had always curried out instructions with, I'vcrv care.

dennie Pearse, who up to the end of August la -1 had lioon cook at- the Home, Kiiid sh■* remembered Koch coming to (lie kitchen when shvi ami Mr* Farrar \v«']c there and tolling them of Turner's "implaiiil. Answering Mr* Fnrrar, lie said. it is all li«-s. and Turner is :i u'iek.-d im,!!),"

Hm*. M. Lcpper. secretary -of tho'Hospital and Charitable Aid "Hoard for four ;ind a h;i! r years pa-l, and lncnilu-r v>f liie Hoard for some y:-nrs prior to 1 hat. Snid as part of his diilv ho visited tho ironic. aveiMoin;,- f}v<. { ). Avs a w .f. t Q n Sih Aul'u-I' lie arrived (hero just It.-fore Midit ochn-l;. \<> complaint wns made to him. The tbld him thori ,? was "no trouble" t] (i . ~a y Then risked. "Why did you make anv fuss?' 3 l urn-T *aid. ''Thero nr.thin" in v Mr r.epji'-r: if Farrars foot did" touch my chest it was accident,'- Hod, nio j. »i'*> in th- corridor just afterwards, and his first word* wo,'.\ "It was all lies (hut Turner said yesterday.'-' ]j e tiionirht Turner was a malingerer.

Basins Ilk decision on the medical evidence, and on the nature of Koch's evidence in contradiction to life stateits to otners at th:- time of ihe 'inrident the Magistrate gave judgment for defendant.