Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-10-25

The deposition q Charles ?. Gibbs q Thetiofd
IN the County o. Orange and state o. ermont
taken before me, Noah b. Stafford. Notary Public
tin and for tine County o. hincsar, IN said state
a. Hartford. in said County o. Windsor, this nrst
dHv Of August. ls73-Ehu nrst being duly sworn and
cautioned u testify the whole trulh-dcposCd and
testified as NliOEs-tu Wit
Ny name is Charles = Gibbs and reside in Thet-
ford. Orange County, Vermont. Am nearly twenty
two years OF aye. wa inmate Of the crmont L.
sane Asylum az Brattlcb0ru vermont. from septcrl
her eighth. l5-0, 70 January twelfth, 1871.
Questiol.-State whether you know Of there hv-n-
i u-- iu That asylum method % puuishmcat call
ell bathiu- QI sauweriug j 50, state all Nuu know
about j.
AnswcI.-l never saw Any punishment %. that
k.nd ua.rtcc there. hut several OF MS friends pa
tent there have told ne about their being 20 pun
.-hed. and heard % one or two being punished
sAilc tAtr-. understand they were tied and laid
tr,au their back II the bottom Of i bath tuh ami
stream 81 water let ~ h0~ n their face
Q-State e. while you were there whether any
ulius hmcnf inflicted upon you II 30, state hf
whom what for and all tine particulars attending .
Aus.-ies was punished very severely several
time The hrst morning ] was there when ] re-
turned frCm the vslk. wishing 70 see tine doctor
len the rank and went down tho walk towards lls
gate. the gate that leu u Als office and several v
the attendants ran after me and caught Ilc. and
choked and kicked me and Knocked down uace
certainly and there were three pieces Of sAiu torn
from ms neck hS their finger na-44- The ularA- re-
manned several HeeEs TIE uanc- % thee al
tsadants were Lurius Thsycr, Andrew z. BaWsgn
one Pllft tllkeF and lasting, / did not offer tue
least resistance or Say a word. Amer returned O.
nv these attendants came in and insultea no
aud Hastings struck me several times " Ga bis a.t
ou ms head.
Q-gflat w. the eject OF ih.. choking aud icui-
.uz uucu yuU
Aas-l wanted 10 sec the drctor Int be DID not
come near until the next La1r when saw
lirn iu the hal. ] told HIN how thrF had treated
me ana ahau. the only thing b. said o. BE-
scratched bis head and wanted o. know j thcs
killed tne ! refer g. thu old Dr. Rockwell the sg-
pcrutcudclf. did not get over the effect o. th.s
b1aiiu- ior long TINE. and it mudc me vcrs d.
cluteuied, and ] saould hlfa escaped q had hul
the opportunity.
t. smother occasion one q ghi heard the attcus-
ants abusing and bcatlnS old man who rJ,uied
directly under me. and ! told then that would rt-
port them the morning Z they do not let hlii
alone. and they threafenei O. come and punish iae
F.. did not shut up nv heal tod them that tho
ca-ii not cct IN ms rOoll. The next morning giitl
ilatf tIe attludEut on that hail came and lntpcat
ms duoG had IL fastened the inside I've TOLD
ne o. open b. / asked hiE . lac would abuse me o.
2 did si lie made ~ answer hut told me - open
the door. ! would not g. Dc. f.Itt and Gllkef
forced tue door olou. and Gllkes, who vas ~ At
fuud4uf iu another hal. seized me threw ne "a
TIE noqr and heat me VITA BIS IS an Kicked ia-
many time. Ih.u they took the bed and alitf
furniture cut O. ms rUot. an locked ne n while
tie uthers went cat g. wall. While they were gone
the old Or. Rockwell. hntlu- that Wa net Cut
VITA the others. came o. ms ruurl and had ta4E
with anu let ne cut thinA % was the same
Afternoon that Va changed irrr ward four % tle
second var
Al another :i1ne Mr.. 6llksy threw me on ile
luor and chokod me very severely which caused
ms neck o. swell. and j -1vc me trouble fog some
days Inc reason Tor this wa because went g. she
door % Mr. flatts room aud rappcd wishing o. srt
some thread. Ar G-l1ey ruolnct with him ami
was asleep upoh the bed Is be sad lie iIilkri
Has FcTcl - NE i.cca.asl ] aEokr h..l.
On another oecasiq,i while on the second Nasl pr
hail. had s1fue fhiugs sent inu home CD RE
They were placed IN tine clothes room where could
not get them TIE doctor told me could have ~
much ever daf 90 the fruit which Wa sent, an
gave me permission o. have what paper ana otnrF
tl.l-s tlat ueeue4 The attendant NJ being
tlcrr luc ule % the patients wishing me % 81
suIur Der flr h.m O. write letter. lie sent me
10 our ui the patients vA1 had cl4f-r ~ me
dining rcau o. Aayc him unlock ths door
chat could gUt 20 ms boa. When Af hANsQi
caIac md found that ] had been there he threw NE
on the tllr aud cuukcd me ami pot his loot my
ueci and beat llc with his lsL lie also beat NJ
similarly al another time. AT the sprln-. once De
i- Al with heavy cane on ny leg Lac 90
pairs % pants And started q lake o. tlt outer
us.r a. we were ruuaiu. and Jumpin~- lie ca not
slv anything about % I'll afcr be struck me.
Odd Eol ever see other patients beaten Apa
treated ID s. 70 llr manner
A-l--. ] have frequently, hy the same atiri--
ants.
Q-Wal; has teau yuu- occupsti,u iar iAr list
Al am D. -iudeut al the Massachusetts, A-ricui-
tnral ColLe-c 50 Amherst Mss. have been thqre
with fI= exception ui vacation WHICH spend %
home ln Tnut.erd ance August p. last year
Q-Aou state above that you have frequently
secn other patients beaten and treated D. similar
manner State how frequently You have noticed
sueh uccurrenres. and oWAat extent
A->ome weeks u would uccur almost ever lsi
and sonnet NEE several times day. don't think
ever saw dumb beast used any worse thal have
seen patients who were placed there by their friends
.ur care and kind Treatment.
Q-Plcasc state anything further thai you inaf
desire ~ which may occur o. yuu-
Al tnink of nothing further