New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-31
LOCAL NE WIS.
INSANE ASYLUM HORRORS.

FARRELL's, SUCCESSOR on WARDS ISLAND
CHARGED WITH FATALLY AsSAULTING
PATIENT.
Yesterday afternoon a note was received at
the Coroners Office from tho NeyYork City Asylum for
the Insane Wards Island requesting that inquest
should be hold the body Of Louis G. samuels, who
Gied In the institution Monday night A
TRIBUNE reporter, however, subsequently, asceFtanei
that the deceased about a years old, and formerly
resided in Chatham-st. Some time ago no became
afflicted with species Of insanity famiary known -
" the talking mania" Though childish and irrational DO
was not, however, violent, considered dangerous
Last Summer be was found by strangers wandering
about demonted on railroad train In Wisconsin. Being
unable 10 give an intelligent account Of him
SELF private papers found In his pockets were
examined. Among these was found "a tray
cling ticket" issued by the Olympic Lodge II
odd Fellows OF this city, OF which he was MENTOR
Members Of this order who we're on the train commit
ncated with the lodge TO which be belonged and sent
him 10 NewYOrk. On his arrival, IN August he WA all
mitted into the Asylum and placed in Ward NJ, where
the unfortunate German, Orne. aud the terTibiymuu
lated negro Seymour, received fatal Injuries a. alleged
at the hands Of the former keeper Thomas Farrell now
incarcerated the Tombs, and awaiting trial on an In
dictment for granddaughter, found BY the Grand jury
soon after the inquest on the bodies Of his victims.
samues was suffering from chronic dlarrhea which
yielded only short time prior 10 his death.
Last Monday morning he complained 70 Dr. W. q.
Eccbeverra Resident Physician Of the Asylum that 10
had been most brutaly treated by his attendant. j.
Mcdonald, recently appointed vice Farrell Deceased
stated that, Immediately arising oD Sunday morning
he was forced into an extremely cold bath by McDonad'
summary punishment for trihng breach OF dlscp-
line, for offensive language 70 his keeper This treat
ment seems " nave the OF decase VINO
much enfeebled and emaciated by protraeted dis
ease. But he made further and more serious com
plant IN stating that on Monday morning ne naa Deen
brutay kicked In the abdomen, and struck on me arms
by the keeper. DIR. EccheyerTla states tha nc m
mediately examined the patient ana iound ns
also states that Mcdonald admitted having administered
bath. claiming that 1t requisite for cleanliness
but denied the charges The physician SAID tnat tie e
ceased had been apparently Improving, but that on s
occasion he greatly exhausted ana evidently snher-
IDg and that his death the evening Is clearly
attributable to injuries sustained by treatment Cor,
Herman has ordered autopsy on the DOdy anu
an inquest will be held at an early day
A PATIENTS NOSE broken.
On Monday Mcdonald was arraigned before the Board
of Commissioners Of Charities and Correction, who
have supervision Of the Asylum, charged with
having struck Philip Cassidy, another inmate OF
the Asylum, a violent blow, by which tho
nose OF the patient was broken. This assault
having been witnessed others, the accused keeper al
mitted having slapped the the injured patcns
INIT ayerred that lie blow was Of insufficient force 10
produce the fracture any visible euect III u undsl
stood that Donald was removed from his position ON
this charge but official action, other than aDOye TO-
ported seems TO have been taken IN relation W 'Ac d"
legged fatal assault upon Samues. - 49,. o.. Tia
IL appears the Board convened on Monday Tor inc
purpose OF eating charge OF lntoXlcatO5 pre-
ferred by Dr. Eccheverria against warden E9waId
Dr. D. c. Eyerts, House Physician, and the Druggist o,
the Institution. The proceedings OF tue board
suppressed but it has been learned that Dr. EccheVcr
ria charged that, after midnight on oct r. ne en-
tered the room OF the House Physician, who had been
appOnted about "a hours before and FOUND the thteo
officials named in state OF gross intoMc4uon matueh
Previous TO that time he had been court usEer and
also janitor OF one OF the public school buildings