The Shasta courier., 1855-04-07
The ss.1e srari.e Hospital.

! We are in the receipt Of the report Of the sPc
cial joint Committee sent by the two braEche'
OF the Legislature. TO examine into the condiiiof
of the State MariRe Hospital. and ascertain tiis
manner in which those having ahat institution in
charge performed their duties. The develop
ments resulting from the investigation Of this
committee-developmen SO revotiag to hu-
maniiy, and disgraceful to DR.. mills, the head oi
the insiitu,ion-will not fail TO cause every cit
izen to rejoice that the Legislature has destroyed
an establishment whose humane purposes have
been SO dishonorab.y perverted. We are glad
to state that representative, Dr. Bates, Chair
man Of the House Committee, was most inde-
fatigable in his exertions to bring to light the
crets of this abominably corrupt institution. of
may be gathered from the following affidavit of
one Of the subordinate ofiicers:-
E. p. Eastick.-Was storekeeper from July to
August, "a; have known the steward TO receipt
for hundred more loayes of bread than
was received. The bills were signed by Dr.
Mills, and were passed by Trustees: have
known the steward to buy brandy at $Ie per
gallon for private use Of Mills and himself, the
bills for which were made out tor Hospital pur-
poses and double the quantity Of brandy at S.
per gallon, in order to deceive the Trustees :;
have known Claughley to buy champagne and
cigars Tor the use OF Mills and himself the same
being charged to Hospital; his orders from the
Trustees, to keep an account OF all stores re-
ceived and disbLrsed were countermanded by
DR.. Mills and Clanghley. The latter sent new
carpet belonging to the Hospital, TO his wife at
Sacramento, aud also purchased linen. muslin,
oysters. sardines, etc., Cor his own on Hos
pital accoont. Witness also states-I have been
ordered to send wines to house OF prostitution
in this city, by DR.. Mills and Claughley; it was
daily occurrence l have been ordered by the
prosecuting physician to give fresh eggs to pa
tients but Claughley ordered me to give them
Boston eggs, which ia nine cases in ten proved
rotten. Driving told me that bills for perfumery
cost SO much he was ashamed of it; these nrti-
cles were bought for DR.. Mills woman, and
charged to the Hospital as medicines; the
mans name is Louisa Haywood; the bills
amounted to SIS or $50 per month, and the
same were also bought for Ciaughley's woman,
and charged as medicines. l have known bills
to be changed by Claughley before they were
submitted to the Trustees. both in amounts and
articles; have heard him remark that certain
Trustees were to id honest, and that he would
have them out or break the Hospital; have
known men not patients, to board at the Hos
pilal for weeks at time; have known en-
ployees TO be requested to vote certain ticket,
otherwise they would be discharged; patients
who could 60 out were also told to vote the same
way; DIR. Mills patients were carried out. and
some oil them voted four or five times. Cake
Left at the treasurer's office entered bread;
I've dollars was charged for brandy when one
was used. | have known persons who laid in
the dead house, ~ lay there till the rats had
eaten their faces of. and when they were found
to be TOO long for coffin, they acouid chop their
legs of, and put them in another coffin-ihis was
common occurrence