, 1869-01-15

Tho Trustees ~ that in view Of t6e isc
that tho number OF patients ls fat iacsess
tnK sno must soon rcac ch the extstne llml
Y put The cost Of support at less duu
thin 3o5, 900 per &1nuu, or 500, 900, TheY
therefore, pray that the sum OF $9a5 90 s.
appropriated for the uss o. the institution
16r Inc sro yca1a from tho drst Of March
ls<9, to the tlrst Of March, 1871. Inc N
Count stands u follows:
bbpeciA app1opz!attoc7 ............2 s.. .sod
oene'a1 appsopilatiors........- ..,...... lso,ool
l. -!otA aPpfopfiaHoua. ..-.....,..,.,.. S32a DOU
The Institution, according 10 this report
contains 1od patients, and tho anore sum
Nouo give s.T.U per annum Tor the care
aud support Of each patcut.
The Trustees then proceed to detail tbrir
action under What Is known n tho J" Por-
eonAl Liberty btll.' passed By tho General
Aaembly Of the State, two yeara ago. the
essential features Of which are familiar 10
your teaaetf. The Trustees. under that law,
proceeded to calry It into effect.
They proceeded, FIRST, to mike personal
EXAMINATION OF every patient, putting to
c1ch the forms Of inquiry specified In the act,
lhfee tefs Of eates seemed to grow out Of
| this stage Of the transaction:
lst. Thoso maiutaIt!n2 entire silence.
"a. Those refusing participation In .ny
Sd. Thosc desiring trial.
| !, These latter had their subdivision Into
| those requiring tnal at thc,institutIon and
those wiahfn& it 1t their homes.
"The first claks u rs most uumerou, Of any
tne second nc1t In point Of numbers; and
the third, last Of all and ofthose expressing
inclination for trial, eleven desired such trial
| to take PLACE at thelr homes, but their legal
repses seatatases refused to provide Tor the e1-
| "1he County Court Of Morgan County pro-
cetaed With 1hc trials Of all apparently H.
cludtd Eithln tho terms Of the act. The
! nature Of the proceeding VIZ. stated to each
counsel and chslleugo. A verdict Of insanity
| was rendered In regular fo,u IN ali these
| cases- The Trustees being In doubt as 10
their dnt5 in regard to those making no
Teply, Submitted case OF tha. kind to tho
supreme Court, In session Al Ottawa In
accordance with lts decision, al such wore
tiled At q subsequent sitting Of the County
Court. There were also Come
cases in the hospital, admitt under The Ihe
law Is amended ID 1866, where, In couso-
quence Of the use Of blanks by county Oh,
GERS. not word d to show conformity With
Its provisions, there might be ! technical
appearance Of fnon~compliAuce with the Law.
| All such were included among those brought
'of*ffd at the tecona hial, In all these
the former oncr."
Nearly two pages OF the report Of the
Trustees are devoted 10 the controyer.ton OF
the report made by the committee Of The
General AAemblJ appointed to investigate
me iuteIn1! maphGement aud condition OF
the institution. the Trustees assnm. "that
they have the best ASSURANCE OF the people
OF the Sehsc at lirEr. that tho report in
question has not reflected the public conyic.
tion, and thst they therefore h1ys felt it
theis manifest duty 10 withhold ae4uiesceuce
N Its recommendations.' In what way they
obtained "1he hest ASSURANCE OF the people
Of tho State'' the report does not inform Us,
and We arc left IN the dark. In claiming to
reflect the sentiments Of the people Of this
State, We think the Trmteea have gone Iar-
ther than facts and their information will
warrant. This statement Is followed by a
brief assault upon tho motives Of the CON-
mittee, or, In the language that the Trustees
see TT TO employ, the committee, ton the
sspus ofa tran.!ent mIsconccptson, (may hays
eecn betrayed Into I form OF Investigation
not calculated to elicit tho exact truth, a1d
conclusions thereby reached unfair to indi.
siduals, and not likely to promote the pub
In eoncluaion, the Trustces feel themselves
Jnetiaed In congratulating the people Of ILL.,
no1s that they now have IN Institution 70.
the Insane, at once spacio1&s, convenient.
we'll 1aeatcd, and haEtng already 4 lasting
foundation In the public regard and cont.
denec.
TREAsERKR's RkFoRT.
49, TSA