, 1875-12-10
THE INSANE ASYLUM.
Story or n Man Who Escaped
from Its 1Tn1ls.
What Ho Has to Say About tho Treat.
ment Of Patients.
Quality Of tho Fond Gfrcn Thcm...1low
the Keepers Annuso Themselves.


Ipsapo Asyj,;m Ut Jefferson. The Medical HI.
,a.ss,a,,,an. n H.. hso, nco,,.aa ~ Yo.ect ~
po!ln'onaens haa ooon hce''ssa o. hos.oe1 o.
a"'Is "'o '"e ats''oS''s ~ 6o"o O' ~
haslof towAru tho pat!efits. ~ IL dhHcnts ~ o1-
thin 4 correct Tew of tho inner working Of tlsc
lnstitutiun from visits thereto. When county
comu}ttoaa h,yo ,,o,orn,,ncd IN INVESTIGATE mat
49," 49,, m".e uo'o',t.".a ~ ~ a.,, ~
so'o' ""u ""'o stpi!aeo tno sePsl'e'' " n..I" W.
tefTinat1on' on visiting tho asYium everything u
found shipshape, and tile officials seem to vic
with each other lu eolc,tous attention to lilo uu-
| for4ruatca nndar tha;- ,h.... ~. .h,ra
.a,na.I,,,r .h,,,, - ~AASs .Ns,,-, Its.
80, eo"usu's noou' .,s '1s os'ao'fen".ent "n'en
eses rsc to TUG suspicion that shis air Of
cleanliness and gentlenesa ia assumed for
tho occaBtou, and that af,aira are mt IN arree-
abba whom visitor. aro not nruco,c,, Tu,prsr
-s..,,as ."s,,.s hsa ~, 'os'u' n"!no'h
capod pattont, which Strengthens this tmptos-
sion. This person IL not insane, but vas tn
Fortunate enough to bocome m Inmate of thu
A.r,,r, RI. !. u,1,t,o, - .,f1,n,i, a., -.
Asf,u'n' il' IL saplec' !" op'''pno hss' aud
"nllo III oae soa'' ioas inontAo aHo was |akcn
to tho station by policeman ignorant OF htH
ailmout, brought up for examination at
.uu s, .""s,,na o'r *ron, 10 naao.. 49,. ""''
sl sauo."s m1-'.. '.o e"'s ,1' aua ~
manded to tho County AsYluu'. Hia experience
10 an interesting commontary on si!e trent
ment tno patlehts focc!so. anu may
tn1nisn food Tor tho reelection Of those
commissioners VINO haRo tho institution
refuge for their political supporters,
resafoless OIL thcl1 9ailhcatlot1b OF ehatectoF.
1ho lntcrYIo" was ha lolows. tho name u tho
party being suppressed for Obvious reasous:
aE1rlSn IN.
nepostel-htF' A.' na9o you any o1Iectiona 70
tollug mo your experience in tho County 1naauo
ASYLUM
Mr. A.-Nooe Whatever, slt. 1 an hnp1eck TO
MS and several mohtEa ago arortea uo~h on
tne htroet an one. policeman took no 10 tho
station and ne8t morning "ah taKen 10 tho
!nfn. Ha8 taken to Jefferson IN the County
ole' ana on arriving at tho lhssltutioh WAS put
INTO the pa1h"tnb. Ting "aa NY htst Experience
| OF ronEh treatment ~as por1ee.ly
occurred " the htfendante ltho speaker hhs tue
eppeataoeeo or q cloanI} n'an ono OF thom scrub
| PING mo with hard btusA. Wha p'aceu 10
Nhfd ~ aud ao1t morning hskea kenheuy, 1ho
wHtasstef nrsns ~ f. me- some In.nsms naot, tor .
| epfainea ankle Ite oniy ansHor ToceiVod WAS
nlo" on ne hoad: "hicn KaioeKed me on tno
noot, ana almost etahnoa r1o. ! maao UP ihy
i a. mlna tneh 10 escape on tho fifst Opportunity.
lhe follo"sng Day was takon ont 'oF "alk
"lta hono otncr Paliehth. "a"
| uHAHCE TO Hus AWaf.
n.tt vas ove1takon and brought oaclt BY onc OF
tue wAra-1nastcs1. Iwo OF thom took mo to the
house. beating mo MI the wag:>, Anutlor Ward-
matter came up, and raying = 50 you have been
running AWAY aave you atrncK mo Stoloht
Pc" oo the face. 1h'S man tben attempted sY
k1cA ne ~ Iae stpmaea. Out III ueienas se!zoa
eha'r aud knoeksd him over, 20 nct. believe.
which saved ny lie, Tor tue tello" soomod vory
on ~ nn+ aMa sne ra ,,o snsora1 st',n
r. az III ~, .u s4.1 So ~ 11, 100, 1900. 100
a., t., .ue ~, WI "nu e .oaGn n,a, maa
on,ana,,aa ~ ~ r. ,,..,, ~, III ,"n vac
tUnpo,.ua ta 70 ~ uPon tno "oof - "a'o " "H'so
'"E' tsWUsea nWhs. a, ao' ..,,,. n,,n Ala. .r,,
n 1880 " '".t ,,",an sss. !.
| h.-lne Molat anu 1hoss s,niens caseh' ~ ID
enough 20 aflse . man Maa 70 oe pat 10 thoeo;
~ ~ ao.InK ~ ~. petvas' s'tL .t!,., uu"st ata
sutSus t ~ uny !ooh' ononen ~ .,. alNo snsuuay
ous ~ suases re nus sno.u W -" pn.sn nrna
t,n 1u ha. ~" - ~ an .p'n haa..a1 80 hei
~. eotu ~ Ky nua ,, aa
suG oo .,'n ti,ay ,ad az ~
80. ~ I a ,.,.tGS- ss -. "'1.,a - 49, ~
1s.nn Ahom % tnt5 Gnn,n ~ - 49,, ~
and pound aud kiok lin altnost F for word.
anJ " @ me su & "as H. ,',,,nn. ~ e.,
adu sI uo1s aaa ,ain nrvta,tr ..on hass
49, uSu H. % easd aes ,!s G.f ora o,d
ONlA N4A.tfSeA At0Ao ~stA 44hH NJ "ANAs 0+tA