New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-26
RRITrAL TREATMENT OF THE INSANE.

THE ACCUSED NURSES AT THE FLtTBUsH ASYLUM
DIsCHARGED-THE PHYSICIANS ORDERED To BE
MORE CAREFUL IN TIE TREATMENT or PATIENTS
STEPS TOWARD SECURING A BETTER CLASS OF
KEEPERS.
The Kings County Charity Commissioners
at their weekly meeting yesterday At Flatbush, unani
mously adopted following their decision relative 10
Che nhuman treatment OF Nelson Magee while he was
patient in the County Lunatc Asylum
TIE nurses implicated shah be forthwith discharged
the cansoe shall be- used only by the direction OF te
Medical Superintendent or his assistants, ana III the
of OF tiem all the halls aud rooms OF The
Asylum occupied by patients snail be visited morning
and afternoon aud ut bedtime by the Medical supen-
tendent Of his assistants, and book for recording
the complaints OF patients ana theif irlenos snn DC
opened at eaeh Commissioners Once.
These resolutions we're attached TO q volumnous re-
mort presented the Board by the inyest eating Com
mee in which the evidence i'll support Of the charges
was reviewed. Nelson Magee of No. 1853 saudss, who
n commission agent IN Parkpace, in this city, re-
moved frou the Asylum by his wife account Of the i'll
had received at the hands Of his nurses,
George Barkmayer Henry Eigclhofer. Mr.. Magees
testimony which corroborated by that Of his wife
and others, showed that he was admitted for
n second time TO the Asylum on June 81 as
a paid patient, suffering from temporary insanity,
the result OF smstroke. During his first
term in Asylum he fairly treated, but ON being
resdmed he was compelled to sleep for Ave days
on n filthy mattress infested with yernn. He com
paincd Of this Dr. Weng, the Second Assistant Ply
sican and by hs orders he was changed To more com
Portable quarters in the front hall During his stay IN
the back hall he was compelled to pass night suffer
tpg from extreme thirst there was no water IN his
cell and The keepers did not notice his cries.
He also witnessed many cruelues pracueed on the
other patients, both In TINS ba and In the 'front.' one to
which he was removed. They beaten and abused
constantly By the two mentioned and Que patient
n quiet man BY the Of Riley, was kept for eight
days In the strait jacket, aud allowed only one meal
every other day Soon after his removal ~ the front
hail. and while he at supper one evening with hye
other patieDts and the keepers, Barkmayer and Esc
h0ier Nj Magee sad that he would Ike Ia have some
Lrca1 and milk his supper when tnese nd6es spoke
of liz wife Ia disrespectiu manDsr Mr Iagee relon-
strated with EgelnOfer and told lin that II must not
occur again. 1hercupon Eigelhoier called N me other
nuIss. and with the aid OF one or Two OF
a. patieDts and the nurse from Hall 30. 2,
seizei Masee wLO resisted aud IN the struggle M the
vIIst OF EigelbofeF and Kicked another nurse They
Men forced hin into strong cell in the back hail Here
tbey placed the canisOle or strait.taeEet upon nm
viii brutal violence. The cords were drawn so uEht
mat the patient Guild Dd rest during TIE might on by
stsndpg or walking He left In the oAnisoie from
Wednesday afternoon until Friday noon Without Doing
Visited by either Of thc ph sian- DuilhR the struggle
sLlIo tLSy .eIe d"so.As bl 10 NE CELL lac received