, 1876-12-12
KICKED OUT.
Such Is the Fate Of a Patient in
the County Hospital,
WHO Had the Temcrity to Conl-
plain Of the Bcnstly Treat
1llcnt.
Dragged Out to Freeze to Death on the
Curbstone.
TO TIE Editor Of The Trttunk,

To TIE Editor ar The 7rttuat. .
CuBBsToFB, CHICAGO, Dec. li.-My letter in
TIE SUNDAY Tribune reAccttng on the inhu.
u,an manner In which the patients at the County
Hospital are treated, did not fail 10 elicit u re-
spouse ID the shape Of an inquiry by Commits
s!oner Holden, who visited the Hospital on Sun.
day evening after supper. In every instance ho
received from the patients information similar
to what detailed tn my letter. Tho Incidents
which detailed III my communication aroused
the Irish of the Warden, md he re.
solved to get even with me. To-day hc
came into the " ard Just before diuucr and de.
manded that should leave Immediately. at
tempted to ask him II I could not be allowed to
consult physician bcfore leaving, but lie shut
ME up in manner that lnado me believe his
list was goiMg to follow the remark; anu then
hc continued: You dirty pup, Il you utter IN:
vtaer word III throw YOU put of the window"
o,ll thought, a,id concluded TINT It would bc
dangerous for him to turn NC out, and, as
last consolation, l was ;, offered the
9spitait'ss Of ,,n t' Rsorouse Gs H.
eating dinner, and tnld me he lad an order for
mc. / replied, "1'lt have to see some one be-
s!des Ny. Mclaughlin before 70 to the Poor.
llouseh Thls kind Of dccllnatton only nddcd
up and demanded that | leayc the Hospital
Us can recollect, was as follows:
"Mr. NcLauEllltn," said /. - bayc q secret
to unfold, the character Of which would cause
tho physicians to alioW INC to stAy herc.h
~ will not listen to your appeal; get out Of
here" ..,u., .,,, .,,,..,.,,..
It being the only remedy from wllic!, l,avu de-
rived benefit, and was greatly benefited by
the effects Of It. It is now three mouths since
have had an opportunity to use IT, uud hive
tr(.x
ken from me, unknown to the physicians. l
hnyc n certificate in my possession, signed BY
Prof. Lyman, saying. It would BE- Injurious to
INC to 10 sent away from the Hospital, Us nccd
ness haa been tic cause Of my be!ny 60 neglect-
tery is kept, which is directly in opposition to
tho phys,clan's Instructions. larc been
ltetpnx, aud q great deal more, by working
around in the Hospital. hare no place " stny,
and II you send me away from here will be
compelled to resort to n policc-statton for my
wto is In destitute circumstances, and is worry
| inE herself into the graye oil account ut MY
| condition, aud yet She does not know l,aH OF
| thu troubles that arc constantly coming OVER
TIC. Notwithstanding my circumstances, VIII
leave peareably II YOU will nllow fas to obtain u
written discharge from one Ut tic ,netical otll.
GERS, Or !! you cannot give nc tlIas privilege,
Evis "a .hat wrtssn afss1Fe i' VII an
~ will not reason Or talk with you; get out
of here"
kind.''
Ilc then saltl, "You Will lcavc,H aud picked
INC up aud held mo while my own clothing w:lA
beluE searched for, and III order to }csseti this
work ls eoneluara 70 leave the Observation-Disclosures
on mo and keep ,ny own. to wll!cls consented,
! as MY own were no better tll1n those furnished
| mo BY the 1ospltaf. lie thun got my buots,
| and directed tito Nurse. Mr.. CAllopy, to put
them OIL me-. 1n thu meantime he llaa dragged
me- out Into tue uinfnk k.room, and tnen
front hall, and buck Into the nurso's room, anil
flung lie agall.st tho warsl door, learly breaking
1t down. After being completely dressed, he
aa Mr. Cal!opy took ~ y tlr art'.s ana rsE T.
snow without sufficient clothing Oh ltlc to pre-
yrnt me frolu freezing to tce.h, notwithstaud-
Ing 1ad told them ,!a'l nu place but the curb
stone to sleep Oh. Ny neck being parayzesl.
Other, like that Of II dead Mau III consequence
! Ut this treatment, the pains III my
head arc worse now than eyer before.
During the struggle, Mr.. NcLnnelllIm saitl A. that
uNg could publish and yet It rout not hulrc
h!ns one Incl. attempted to tell him that
could prove all bud written ,eonee!ning hlsa,,
but he hushed INC up, saving, You're liar. "
slap me-. which he was II, hulnor to
tue tusalc, hal not yielded
| patient suffering with muscular atrophy III tic
neck laas been kicked out of the Hospital fur
entering complaints agninst the villatnlcs that
characterize It's management. There arc ntln.-
the above statement. VIII the ClsistinH ptoplc
In thi. city tolerate such imposition on the .in.
fortunate stck who are 10 unfortunate u to fall
into The clutches of Warden Mclaughlin of tho
County Hosp!tali +. +. GOULD