Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-25
9 of tho committee.
Third Dispatch.
,ial Telegram fo THr G1ORE.

Especial Telegram to The GLOBE.
MAsKAro March 23.-During tho day the
trustees have had several conferences with their
legal adviser, County Attorney Ives. The sub
stance-of Hon. NJ. Doran's letter to Or. Bart
lett has been one Of the topics of the conven-
ton. The result Of the deliberation was the
letters telegraphed to you from St. Peter
Finding it impossible to get any longer com
munication through from ST. Peter, was
compelled to take the train here in order that
you might get the following testimony
DR.. BOWERS SWORN.
The first witness examined this P. NJ. was DR.
Bowers, who, being subpnned, attended. The
secretary read to him the testimony Of Helberg.
He was then sworn and said in regard to Nc
Donald He regretted he did not bring down
the record with him, but the books will show
it. He was admitted from Dakota county,
March 20, 1877; had been formerly in
temperate; had made d trade which
SO unsettled him that he became melancholy;
was said to be violent at home; ran away from
home aud made an attempt to commit suicide
with ahay knife; brought to the hospital with
agined he was going to be killed; refused to
take food; had to be coaxed; a man, sometimes
two, had to lead him to the table; by Belts or
myself urging, he could be persuaded to take
bread, bst no meat, because he imagined it to
be human flesh; on the 18th OF May he jumped
from the third story window, twenty-five or
thirty feet; his hip was injured, shoulder and
face bruised; this was before my return in the
spring; was transferred to tho frame house on
the Sd of July; took charge of him; would
not eat always; asked how much he
had eateni when reported he had taken
| when he had not taken enough would 60 and
coax him to take little; got worse till he
would take nothing; ordered him to be led
daily to the table, but that did not avail; fed
him then with a stomach tube; this would take
few seconds; he would then try to throw up
he was going to be poisoned; for seven weeks
ho took nothing voluntarily; became weak, but
in his frenzy he showed strength; would not
stay in bed; was fed with tube for two weeks;
this became impossible; the plug was then
triedy be would shut his mouth tight as Vice;
scream with fright and say "oh, doctor,
fiji fiji. va. every Time h. was fed; som.time.
it was impossible to give him anything; this
last day Belts went over to assist the attendant
oconnor. q countFyman ef his, called some.
bench and held him down with his head on the
arm of the bench; I did not sec this but was
told; heard him making tho noise when Bette
came in and saw Mcdonald had tainted.
took carborato of ammonia as stimulant
Ithey had carried him to bed; he was uncon
scious, breathing heavily and slowly like per
sons suffering from apoplexy; if strangled h,
1 would have the same appearance; could not re
vive him; died within half hour, but beyond
a quarter Of an hour; have seen Bett
! in his duties; think he actet
i with prudence and skill; telegraphed to his sol
who came two days after and took away tn
1 corpse.
O'Connor was sent back to the upper asylum
a week after for the comfort Of O'Connor; n
effort was made to keep the cause Of his dealt