Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-27

then worked in laundry; eat at table with Tur-
ner, Gustavson and others; there were quarrels
at table many times; Mrs. Turner generally
started them; whatever she heard she would
tell at the table; very bad towards Mr.. Belts;
towards the last, sometimes he would answer
back; there were Norwegian, Swede, German,
would sometimes speak badly to Belts; the
they tisS were ' always good friends, Gus,
lawson and Belts, till the petition
was got up; my husband was asked to sign pc
tition; he refused, saying if he could not get
along quietly he would leave; never heard any
thing said at table against Belts till the last
month; one Sunday when it was Turner's time
to stay in the house asked him to send me
man to fill the tank; Turner refused to send me
a man; 1 had to do it myself.
Miss Levin said Herberg told me he thought
my partner wanted to poison us with the tea.
He thought the tea was just awful; he thought
there must be poison in it.
DIR. A. W. DANIELS, SWORN.
The witness testified that he was frequently
called in consultation. He detailed very pc
culiar case, which proved to be ovarian
tumOr.
DE-. BOWERS.
DR.. Bowers rose to explain some few points.
He said (reading from notes. in regard to the
discharge of Swensen and Turner, it was not
for making complaint but for general insubor-
dination and general inattention to duties;
Swensen we did not think COED man; he was
too impulsive and, as DR.. Daniels said, abused
patients; Turner was discharged for Incidence,
Belts finding him asleep when he should be at
tending to duties; have caught him asleep.
BY Mr.. Edgerton-If you knew they were
getting up combination to get another man
+Io%~
Gent ground to discharge them?
DR.. B.-I should; it would be insubordina-
ton. They were discharged on the superln-
tendent's order, that if they were discharged
the others would 60 with their duties.
By Mr.. Rice-lf you and DR.. James joined in
letter to get DIR. Bartlett discharged, you
should be discharged?
DR.. Bowers-Yes, we should be insubordi-
nate. It would be subversion of all discipline.
To Mr.. Doran-Could not imagine any case
where men had not right to get up petition
to remove a tyrant.
To Mr.. gerton-Think it was not right to
make demand; and after investigation it was
found that Belts was proper man.
Messrs. Rice and Doran-No investigation
was made. They should have sifted it out but
they did not.
Here an argument ensued between Messrs.
Edgerton, Rice and Doran.
Mr.. Rice-This is only matter for consider
alton by the committee.
Mr.. B., continuing referred to the case Of
Mcdonald; said if he was left to himself he
would have starved to death weeks before.
To MIR. Doran-These cases are sometimes
common; we have sometimes half a dozen who
have to be fed; at other times we have none;
we have none now; they have delusions; we
know these delusions are temporary, and if we
can sustain life till the delusion leaves
they will recover; Dr. B. always
,,ooI tho eunervisor IRotfa\ hos To do r.
if with spoon, the attendant does it; with
regard to giving medicine, the evidence made
it appear that it was done carelessly; there are
some patients will ask for medicine; others
think they need none, and need it most, and
the wedge has to be used; they will even spit it
opee, said to be kept in the hospital not insane,
and that he never had been, the history is re-
corded in the case book, and can be read by the
committee; he has been in twice; the last time
on the LIST of October; came in melancholy
state; is much better, but not wholly well.
thing alluded to by the doctor; Gustavson, hi
said, had admitted them; the doctor had heard
them make the threat that they would get
Belts out if it cost all they had; this was after
they were discharged; could not say who ht
heard make the threats; but they showed The
Questioned about O'Connor, the inmate VIII,
was a witness to the death of Mcdonald. Th'
doctor said he was unreliable as witness.
WANTED TO TAKE 1T BACK.
Mr.. W. Tarritan recalled said he wanted t,
make some alterations in this report of hi
statements; He did not think he had said any
thing against Belts, for he always liked him
The secretary read the evidence from his notes
which showed no material difference from tn
GLOBE report, which was only fuller than tina
Of the secretary.-the latter showing distinctl,
that witness said Belts was generally disliked
patients don't seem to like him; is ittl
better than he was three months ago; is not 81
cross; is overbearing,' ETC. This is from tn
secretary's notes.
The witness explained to your correspondent
that he thought his name and evidence would
not be published. Belts had been going TO
him because of what he said. He thought i
hard that he should be annoyed; he wouldn'
have said anything if he knew his name wa
going to be published.
The committee adjourned till o'clock.