The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-01
Second Days Inquiry by the Committee OF Inc
Commissioners Of Emigration.
A Case of Childbirth fastened
by Violence.
DR.. Riedell When Recalled Attacks Father Pra-
ohensky-Marrying q Maniac-The Rever-
end Gentleman's Explanation-NoH His
tory Kept Of tho Cases Of Lunacy.

present and ofically engaged in the inquiry were
Commissioners L. B. Hart, Alexander Frear, James
Lynch, Sigismund Kaufmaun George J. Forrest
and Willy Wallash One or two physicians were
In attendance who will be called upon at some
other time to give their testimony as ex-
perts as TO the system Of treatment practised
with the insane inmates. Mrs. Scuiy, the matrOn,
was first examined ana gave her testimony In
slightly embarrassed manner which might perhaps
be expected from woman in snch position.
However it prejudiced her answers somewhat and
perplexed Commissioner Hart not a little. some
OF her assertions were afterwards natly contra
dicted by Dr.. Riedell In the divers explanations
which ne was allowed TO make; and the contra
dcttOns referred to were supported by the tcstt-
mOny OF Orderly Butler, whose manner was
most honest and conscientious. Some Ian
Guage, which had been imputed to Father
Prachensky, the Chaplain OF tine islands, by
Or. Rledell, as having been addressed to the
witness was denied by the latter as we'll as by the
reverend gentleman himself Dr.. Riedcl' also made
the charge against the priest OF having performed
the ceremony OF wedlOck between one OF the in-
mates OF the asylum and her betrolhed, who came
there nom Providence for her. Father II. Pracllen
sky explained this by saying that the woman was
said to nave recovered that she was only waiting
for some friend to take her away, that she might
get her discharge and that he could not allow her
to 20 under the care Of her future Onen unless
they should be first united By the connubial tie
The point OF NEST moment IN DR.. Riedes admis-
BlOns on his recall was that he acknowledged hav-
Ing kept no history OF any OF the cases under his
charge, so that when part of them were t'anserred
session of the physician into whose care they were
surrendered facts concerning their former condi-
tiOns. The investigation was adjourned at six
o'clock until next Saturday.
4 EXAMINATION OF THE MATRON.
sss
tents have breakfast at six and at are lot into The
5s; j"
out a in are most they are
only rom one to four hours have never ussd any
Ssns IAS A$a' s
ors orders are rsa. psenss tnay
Seiper: she Was IN delicate condition. i had mo-
sf The a tss sS esS
nat os M and ss so s Ss
WAS back to us after she had been the
QUESTIONS IN regard to he Condition the aents
s a not me to do any ns
regard he sometimes looks al the patients when cali
prescrSe any medicine my Ell; doctor tells me-
lie sometimes prescrbes medicine on taking my word as
BY SSasS doctor hs. never pre-
ss5Ssa for patient wtaoq sst nsyns the
Lynch keep book in which the
$$;sa sS wos ss. 4. sy
s The sV written SnS na
sent TO the apothecary in order 10 Get the medicine
nasS Ser aa m the me o Dr.
tho er S Mas % sSas " sen to @
msn after Dr. Redel came except hat There was re-
to 9t scy hospital on . TAKE e over
o sys ey ss VINO are s Two nurses the doc
and Il an si OF Wanting ting -
10 Mr. Wells whenever anything Is reported IL Is sener
a NURSES EXPLANATION.
The next witness was Ann Cayauagh, who said that
G had d, ps empc ss Sn the s,nd TOR is
1--WE month, she got position in the insane ward she
@ sS SsnasS q, soSn Ss,.slSa
Amy s"'sa ns S'"an '''fS" "e'"ss
mer very Syy ana noisy cyw se did NOT Know
she WAS on them. a. The -d f or Ia me ma!
inatroa the woman ici down some steps and when she
was taken up was found to have a cnt on Inc brow
sSseps" that ~ we were stripping patient one day
nep ' never any patient s'Tnek % he !"i PAID
r s sy are put in m daT
moro han m onr and are never Put IN except by direc
S1t head sssas lie %s
Of NJ M take
cross when they arc more mild hcy are let to Them
DIR. RIEpELL's FIRST EXPLANATION.
Or Rsde ssd N 4, ANSWER m sr There
whom The preserpoas are wanted the sign 'i apo
ecary answers for The date in places it Is the gen
f a the s CITY s' patients
Ts soa 3 nd to St e h9G hos on
:SSy y that doctor sseps
BY Gommissqner iar-I wish to contradict the state.
%S css ma h waer
as acy three S% IN e order
se hs s 1s % he S not Ss 80. EYER
ssy ~ & S a s
ever knowledge tina, he had taken supreme snthory;
@
sy" ss sho s o nave pe s BE
marriage he made q compai 10 Dr. Parsons the mar.
there children hey would E sa,is sd
IT, saIs msIs Mould adaltsa sf
mate; he foreigner, but residing in the in
she 0la me they wsre snsaGed; she wa. about 20
had arranged with some friend to come i Tor
oush had not issued The order or cr cHaree
s ed 70 40 but 20 amy e w9 could PC d wgn
geou, for her 70 get married as msht cause relapse
country
FATHER PRAcHENskY's EXPLANATION.
Father Joseph PrHchensky next examined He
said that he Catholic cLnglsin the islands, he had
been there four years the I'D August regard 10
the cleaning OF the water closet he denied the whole
statement
In regard 10 the marriage OF these parties was in
formed by the girl that she berohed 10 her future
DR. be- srSe rom ns 70
the holy sacrament and in the morning she being ebou
to be discharged, performed the could
discharge her without their being married. as she in
his charge; Catholic priest could not marry in
person with . mind; do not what assump
tlvn Of power there was in that matter.
DR. RTEDFLL'S SECOND EXPLANATION.
, DR.. RiedelI made another but unimportant exrlana
tion.
TESTIMONY or AN ORDERLY.
J.. Butler was The next witness. lie has been
orderly in Tie Asylum since the 9Th OF last May
poyod IN jail In ireland chief orderly and
was at Waterford never reported e. the doctor that
Father Prachensky prevented me from having the
closets ceaned In dispensing PRESCRIPTIONS the rule that
observe Is 70 implicitly follow the doctors In
strHcliOus; | have 10 the prescription
book; TO restrain violent patients employ