, 1877-01-25
Investigation Of the Death Of Col. ]. s.
Hull. at Elgin.
Tic State Boarsl Of Charities Com
duct tic Inquiry.
Testimony Of tho Physicians and Attend
ants at tho Institution.
PummelinE Pationts Nos of 1nfrs.
uucnt occurronce.
Epkctdf Dispdfeh to Tie Ii1turk,

President Robinson conducting The proceedings.
SECRETARY Nfncs read tile flowing cupy Of IL
Telegram sent BY Supt. L. i, Kilhu,,rno 10 GoY.
Cl,llo!n Oil Sunday:
Mon5"rrx Is Ilosr'rsf. ron TIE Ix+ssf:. EtG,s,
DxA1t S: lseeent attncas by t,lc prc.s N tls VI.
eln'ty ns 70 the t.nasr'ncnt nl istatHt nt nf pa.
n+aHe, fyr thorough and sws crn: ii rS.ifa,i',,l
IT., Tito L" a.s:r. therefore, urgently Ie4s,.t iiat
t;haritIes be rnlar.xI by general order from
the Executive. IT. take epGnf<ancr, ms tic co1nIn.
~ ~ shtihira crrnFs Of man, Gn 1T ;ul
4. IT, cons!n.i.ns T. , i:1eentiys ani I" III ,ne 's eo.
Medical s. tprrinicntcnt.
Secretary. Wines stated that Gov. CulIo,n lie.
ts1hca g Lake any acttu'l III ttlc present time.
and held tic hat 4cv .l,Iuer N 1h ceht Until tic
public '"9 ''No"
ton.
.stR. EALrEr y. HALL.
son Of The deceased, wah the nrst witness fworn.
llc testified TINT hc lytu at i:,l ;+nin icayi,t
strcct, Chicago. where lIs fnt,cr 1..t, rtx uctl
lle resssy' tc hsst Hscntc o! his fath.4's 'n-
ls'''n llsl!, wil't MIS- I'd yrry iclhcrcnt char
nstcr. Nltncss went 'sn md LlntlEl,t him t4n.,c.
IL 1se w "os sgry Me,o,stfattv' vt nut dang.rot'-
reypsy svrn ts IN Ts II t'; q u; w.":si sss al
III hts cSr!te,l moElGnts syou,l4 un1y talk nurr
loldly. lis iFsalds a!loHed lin, to have bis
n"M ,'' ~, VIZ. hut T. :eqrei s',at deal u work
e"1ltlol lin, 80 fur, nny ns keeping lin
nonic Was e.mcerurd. liz. kt.licy controlled
.il caatly; exccpt Us to indus Tug l,n tu come
him !" tic -A.yluln ufna, III: a.iyce of tt!c
EIsslclanf. C1i. ilnE VIA usrxlous To travel.
iilsra was never but sie ttlr' tllat they toulut
~, ,lna nart 10 halln:: That vas week briorc
~ WIS esAt u TIC 'AsyttTn. w!,cI, Ills hrUthrr
Thought no inae Gil attempt 40 stsikc lin, an.!
hl* sstGs fa'nG III anil sootltd him, wf+n he
I,eteu 1nv" ~, nn4 cn'nn'c'HcJ IL cry. Whrn IL
"as can''g. lils, friends trIs.l IL ttl1re him ~
t'nne, ',., UT he 9d !nt '7a'.t u. lie WIS nh
11ndgsh ,, lhsane n Soycmh,r last. ilu tas
nFoushtto tle hall.th';, utttr the Fal'usitttn
ttat Wlsuets wts III trouble, u,i1 tint ,tcccasrd
w"''ld assist hin. Diseased aas IL; years
nt age; his physical ealtl, wos ;,poi,
'x'5 VIII ie ssHt.,tSu of tl,e w""' wid,h lie r.
icstrat1le'!, especially t hc tonsht my NJ WAS
irving t." fsstsain ii,n. lie would M. slow
resistance, but would refuse point-ank. When
'c hreilf'lH AWARE tat lr WAS IN the Hospital hr
neca:'lc exsllett a1i't ro;lcu hat Tuvnt; he was
thc'l moro rio!rnt tlan he lad ever seen lin,
heinfe. -is l!c went Int" the wurtl !lc sad:.
va. yon think ny !tls anc. never tt, ought
v,il'c rs.v[i,: rlaia'." Dr.ra-r,. ,.al u t,itiI
Guilty With policeman In Philadelphia.
~ llr. Ailt'uurife tho wIturss stated ti,at lie
fnw whit tyanSplrcI VI I'll l,ls ia,a.r wns purcI
III the ward. he .li.s nut tl,iuk TINT violence
Wis nse, Ut tat tI,ns liz taw ,lttc:st ii IN lir
Waru laslliE ,'isi'd {! 1wn, talking very .xriediy
Y rc2aru ~ tIuyllEss !1cc, deceived. lad told
Az: 11fisl5 that itsK3nc men were lla!lyt rulls.
10 sccrctarT NInts-Cul. Hull VII. 4,ijut1ugd
tnsa'Ic tu TIC ce1ln,y Court. Thr,nus,. .slraya-
Eant thlig the Increased ever ti4 w:.s tu q, cut
III the evrlslnI, Aliu aIlrt trtH,l ttle tsn,W and
faii l's was aetpf. out one of Keats poems.
Fh DR.. k!1ourlle-Dtr:cH1 lei! vas 4 ,t,.,l nf
fatGutht tolnbrln1ncnt; tolck Of iailv1sc; very
scislsNe' quick to test1it ~ tl!sult; mncr
lf1t1 1j,, r., Ia.
sui. Wnl!r sstllc ue neyty I.tl light Or H4.r-
!ation iii hit ftc. lie was IL 1ulsIi Vi ge,rer,us
70 llr. Dcwcy-Col. lrull lad 10 lty, what
was being 'lonc viii, 1lim Wien liz wua tied III
the County Court.
To DR.. Corbus-Dcceasc.l wuull souaaimcs
ttsa s,s ta; III, II ti ttiiaFW t!ut f,stlins ,ru t
III rEa7d to brnrhls. hin to the lluspl;u!.
CAPT. + l.. H1loWN,
o. inc tcrh19nf E.sk testified TO his usY naint-
sanity iscreakeu hs strength II three ttin.s that
u ordinary ,ne!s. BE- l,a,l spoken to wtuess of
Ills ID i'lsa , TINT hS fa!n!y wsle tryn. to Impose
would always obey when he wus quietly s,Ici,ct,,
D'1 not know n'w long t.cs cast.l H ls i.,sa;,c
ms physieai stitfJyth Was marr"luus 'l,I rug his
'nsanity,. Ticro was 1o difficulty IN q tltrullirs
dsecase's BY any unc wu knew hts Il sls.l..u1,.
IAe reuso'! why they deceived Gccea+ u al rom.
ing tn the Hosptai waa hrtu,,sc tls;; !,clIrye,!
r. t;.c' you'll %ilsr 'r FTHstst"nvr; anA they de-
IL
lsIIegcA It woukl lie better fur It'll.
Thls concluded Tint portion VI the .es tim NV,
:" tar NJ t'!s previous history OF lie ss:cea led
III. r. 4. k11BoUHxE,
hpcrliit cnttcht u! tic :is,lu w,ts t!scil sworn:
Have h!tl ri!"rEc III llc lturjntul kntr * rttn-
he', 1s7l tad inrn Assistant Physician <>f tho
ll"s;!tSl f"r tllu lnsanc 1T I,lr,i~eil'a Island
,lnas ~ III. Admission; .lal ,ut ete .,nl until
.cxt .ay after; did not SEQ lis son; rxu min
anl: l!'''l nrSt day: lii nj utal e"n.t'nr NUS
his a1islrr nut tinle.ll; n lattk great u Aus to
tnlusiu him twttness that he sA iecn er,lclly
treated; TINT le tlal l"cn clso';c.i TIL he wa4
a f II ,1nt t'G H. 1a,s S,, 1a lls af,mh e1a "
>;sIFcrn,.. from 4cutr mu4la. iis pl,ytt luc vas
l'bG tc h.i.l !+reat strength; iu,atl phytis-
aly; llka = n'a:! in gs'd health. l'r. dewey
Hull. Interpreted t|,'cas,' us ut,e Ut r:rt H.
sanlsy: he was 1,!acsI III "a |" w:r.l, III tsst
HOUR; tlt nttcntlai.ts were .juhn AMI sss<ru uint
EMt1 ksWk; .!.,,'t kirIw tuW !ong lu y,E,,ip4.! |
IL that ward; liz va, transferred IL, * III
th!ltl uor, IN tic crntro LtIItl,n:;; ula utlenl-
ahts were Mrssr@. ltassett and fttu teau. Hu |
W. W. tl!t'! transferred I" nn!'cr "arI, where
!hc Ate'klants mere IlIolhns TgIt,r1tt md Iuhn
u. t'eaIg. lie Was tra1,lvrrt.l ir.uI that wa,.l
q! the murt[n- VI the urcilItllt t., :" 4 j."
Wards arc .lasoited a"ror.l!nG to ti!o Inc,la .l
patients. NltI">s stated thu ,Hs :nl!aril!rs 1t
t"Inc nf tlie i'sat!r,a1H! Why t:crct Il was tr.,:-
fesrcI. !lu Tas lo., lesItui!*tras 10 III ward
d" u A'f HaH1pg IL lnplrusaiF- fur t'.u p.-
tHnls. 1t Waa tho cust4 to rtl.p ,u,. r,att.I.t.
lru'n one ward 10 another fur thrir benefit,
Decreased lid not oppose being ,lla,..rnl, lie
VAS comet Ines uluirr tito deiu.Hu4 that lu wus
commanding turccs. unA wusll TIL tt,a isnaE-
mary solllcrA to yet down bclas ID ll.r b.casi-
""rks, esr. J!e iTritated sollsc U llr patients
very inlleIs One o: them WIS " llln.li' tirorge
Wio Ic:l5'le'l t. b' commanded. sirerye !ai
several tines struc:s PATIENTS Col Hull was
toinetic: rutioltsl mil cu.vtrsci very int ell,-
feiltly. lie d:t np: exactly rcsfzr That hc MS
restra.1It T. he nltt!c uf Treatment rtry1uu. ia
~: lla!'s Death WAS to sooU.ir tho ncr,ous IT.
itnatl"ti, i, as"! te WIS put ,pua II .rerous .itrt
mere we're tWt! attendants In tl,s irnrd In wrl,
Col. Hull died; there p,c l,sI,s.7,Iiy twu In II
~as1l: they aro nut allowed to !uayr Ills build.
t'S except 10 ~ ler supplies and IL 20 10 thc
Laundry. hrfc arc superHusn crary uttcul'a,its.
lo1. Hull was l4iAsr!:l. un.lsr III, VI.
tack II neuss t,auta; liz w;y violent
" ti.let. au'i sn'nctnrs in quiet rcIxs T.e.v
Mas no losa u sleep: Thr sp1ar ot ,u dc.
Wa4 not In lureu by Its wt,,,ud S,sv III tI.tf |