The weekly Butte record., 1866-04-07

these We propose 10 give extracts sufficient to
show the facts resulting from the Investigation.
In the case Of Mrs Adams. the Committees
say:
There is GO doubt this lady was drowned
while receiving q bath st the hands Of two
attendants in the Female Department Of the
Asylum. Bat if We are wrong in
this, then the least that can possibly be said is,
that she died from the immediate effects Of the
bath she received and the tragedy was closed
By CONSULTATION Of physicians. when, ST the
suggestion Of DR.. Tilden, the cause of her death
was set down SIS "coDgasticr OF the brain"
1T appears also that the official entry Of
this false record was in accordance with Gus
tom which prevailed IN the Asylum for some
time previous to the Installation of the present
Resident Physician"
Thus, in February. eighteen hundred and
sixty three, Vincent Larry, patient, siraugled
himself with baudage or cord improvised
from his own clothing aud the cause of bis
death was set down as congestion Of the
brain"
"On the frs, of November, eighteen bun
dred and sixty three, another patient. Mrs.
Mary NJ. Whiting, found her way the apothe-
cary shop connected with the institution. and
swallowed a sufficient amount of poison to
cause her death and in her case the record
was made to declare that she died from in
hamatiou of the stomach and bowels
-'Jumes Lilly. patient in the Asylum. was
found dead IN his cell on the fifteenth day of
May, eighteen hundred and sixty-fve. 1t was
not at all remarkable that he should die at that
time, nor would it have startled in the slightest
degree any one acquainted with him had be
died several days or even weeks previous; yet
II was very soon rumored about that his death
bad been occas.0ned by foul means, and at the
request Of DR.. Shurtleti, and the Board of
Directors, on the second of June following he
was disinierred, and Coroners inquest held:
The jury in that case found that be had died
from natural causes but your committee have
reached different conclusion. We should
indeed hesitate long TO fnd the verdict which
the jury found, from the same evidence which
they considered: but from that evidence, taken
in connection with certain other evidence and
circumstances OF which We have avaled our
selves. and which the jury did not consider We
uDhesitatingly declare that Lily died from
crnel treatment, received at The hands of one
George II. Drake, an attendant in the Asylum.
We cannot say directly that Drake intended
to kill him; yet bis conduct and declarations
at the time Of iOficting the injuries show con.
clusively that if be did not positively desire,
he was at least quite scll'ng death should
result. Lilly was week aud dehcate yet
Drake kicked him III the side and breast, and
jumped on him, after he was strapped down
aud helpless. At another time be pushed him
over violently Lily falling at full lenght back
wards striking his head on the asphaltum floor
with such force that assistant who witnessed
the affair declared his skull must be broken in
thousand pieces. The was nothing about
Lilly which required Or justified such treat
ment or any harsh Treatment, at any time.
He was not dangerous nor even aggressive.
There had been nothing in his cOnduct to eX-
cite any uugoyernable passion in any reason.
able being. In one instance he had simply
been noisy in his cell in another. he had de-
cllned (but quietly and without any demons
tratlcn. so far as We can learu) to 90 at
brakes bidding to another apartment. Be
sides these very ordinary circumstances and
occurrences, in the very midst of the abuses
Drake was demonstrated with by an assistant
admoDished that be was killing Lilly, and beg
ged to stop TO which Drake responded that
he meant 10 kill the d-n s-n of b-h.'"
The committee also found two materials facts
in this case:
Fra-That Lilly was crimiaally killed by
aR employe in tie Asylum;
Secoad-That the oody was afterwards
brutaliy abused
In the case Of Sylvester Marshall the, com.
miitee find that Marshall had recovered from
bis temporary arrangement. but mad not vet
been discharged. as 1t was not certain the cure
was permanent one. He was in the second
ward at the time, and climbed partially up on
the gate to look over at the outer world.
Drake ordered him down. and some words
passed between them, whereupon Drake pro
cured a pair Of iron handouts and Informed
Marshall that be must have them put on.
Marshall quietely held out his right hand as
directed, and the iron was fastened TO that
wrist Has was then ordered TO put bis bands
behind him. which lie did without any resis-
tance or objection. and they were thus manaced
at his back Having accomplished this Won
derfu feat, the man (?) Drake displayed bis
manhood, as well as his fitness TO be an at
tendant on the insane, By Jerking Marshall
down on to the asphaltum floor and kicking
him in the side ard breast. lie kicked the
Ultdtu tGt Vi VI 10 u>S tue liiter ; own
expression, and when be recovered, Drake re.
peated the punishment, intermingliug kicks
with curses and the most opprobrious epiheIs.
When Drake had finished the Job, Marshall
was helped up by other patients. The hand
cuffs remained on his wrist, his hands behind
him. six hours. until the circulation below the
irons was suspended. his hauds 10 use his own
words again. "were black as negros" Ga
being released, upon moving his shoulders
Marshall could feel the graf ing OF broken
bones about bis breast An examination by
surgeon disclosed that his breast boue was
broken, three ribs were kroken away from it
on the left and two on the right side. Some
days. elasped before the case came to the know
ledge Of the physicians at the Asylum, and it
was then too late to effect cure of the in
juries. Marshall is perhaps himself in some
measure to blame for not receiving medical
relief more promptly. He says, however, be
was cautioned by some of the employees mot
to make fuss about his troubles" s"-that be
had DO opportunity 10 notify the physicians of
bis condition except in the presence of Drake,
which be dared not do lest Drake should pun
ish him still worse for so doing and ii seems
that Drake himself took good care not TO give
the information.
The Committee do not hesitate to say, that
James Lily was mardered by the brutal treat
meut of one Drake al attendant, who appears
to have been appointed by DR.. Tilden, March
!, 1864. though ouly discharged as cared