Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-25

{ GLOBE, MoNDlAY MO-
from the public. stated the case to his son
I never heard any complaints against Belts
never before they made the petition; the
complaints were made because he would insist
4 upon their doing their duty; always consider
ed him reliable man; knew nothing Of com
plants Of food till this tine; think the food
as good as private citizens have.
He was asked by Hon. A. 3. Egerton to give
any statement he wished, assuring the doctor
i ton, not one-sided one.
], He said there had been complaints about the
tea and cores. .
Questioned by Mr.. Doran- Expect to give
l them tea and coffee as good as usual families
] get: the steward sees to this; have had COM
plants about tea and coffee; 10 days ago the
cook says there YES dlsarrangment Of the
| was not enough meat; no other cUmplsints but
these since July last; go my rounds every
/ mornine and see the sick s or times a day; I
get one hundred dollars o month; board at
| the steward at the expense of tie State; keep
| a horse; the State feeds it; was necessary for
] me to have horse to go to and fro to the other
| hoepira. ,-:,,o, - -,
horse was runaway; there was . h hreakont Of
| small-pox; was called out to ottowa to ~
cinate the school children; the horse was ner-
vous; Cutter struck snag ard; horse ran away,
| broke his leg and had to be killed.
The patients have sufficient food, as much IS
| they need.
What was the cause Of the death of Mel Donald /?
| I thought it might be from exhaustion, or
apoplectic eruptiol in the head, or it was pos
| sible that he had inhaled some of the soup iAso
his lungs; the patients speak kindly Of Mr..
Belts; the son showed hard nature and I'M
| feeling disposition to his father; the doctor
said the antipethy was because he discharged
his duty by reporting them:
He described in detail the facts connected
with the strike among the attendants, which
differed materially with the statements already
published. They said they would have Belts
out if it cost all they had.
By Mr.. Doran-Betts attended the church us
| sexton, by permission of the officers of the
asylum; he takes the patients with him, with
| their consent, because they enjoy it and il is a
benefit.
By Mr. Rice-I see two deaths in the report
Of the asylum, by strangulstion. What do
they refer to2 One was a man, a determined
suicide, who tore off the hem of the sheet and
tied it so tightly around his neck when in bed,
as to slrangle himself. The other was a
woman who hug herself.
By Mr.. Doran-We sometimes dissect patients
but only when the friends consent and there is
doubt or mystery about their death; we had a
post mortem on patient of the name Of
Morton; elucidated former sickness he had.
MRS. MYERS SWORN.
Am an attendant at the upper hospital; have
been there two years; remember Nancy Kidney
being scalded in bath tub; sho was cripple;
ward the 7th Of July; the accident happened
the 9Th Of August, 1876; always prepared
me; she was quiet; we carried Mrs. K. into the
bath heard another was eating herself; Iran
to her; Twas gone few, not five miutes; the
hot water was running in; some one had turned
it on; she was very delicate and tender; she
was screaming; she was in the habit of scream
ing and swearing; I took Mrs. 4. out Of the
bath; called tho doctor; everything was done
to relieve her pain; she died that night; the
skin peeled from the lower part Of the body;
I put her in, do not know who turned on the
water; had q patients at the time; when
placed in bed I got a wet sheet and wrapped
around her, and then the doctor came and
wrapped her in oil and gave her medicine.
BY MIR. Rice--After that got strict orders not
to leave tho bathroom while patient was in
the bath.
By Mr. Doran-She died that night; she had
been in the hospital number Of years; did not
know if she had friends.
MIR. BOWERS RECALLED.
Said Mrs. Kidney was treated in profess
sional way, wrapping her in linseed oil, admin
istering anodynes to alleviate pain.
Mr.. Rice-1 have no doubt everything was
done to relieve the patient but how will You
explain the catastrophe? DR.. Bowers: Only by
its being pure accident; she wss always
screaming, swearing, noisy woman, and when
the atteneant was called away and when she
screamed the attendant thought it was only her
usual habit.
Senators Rice and Edgerton thought there
By Mr.. Doran-Heard two stories about Belts
and the woman Shank. Belts told him she only
came to his room with q letter for him to adj
dress; at another time Herberg said the story
was gotted up as a ioke;I have no reason to
suspect anything wrong.
BELTS WAS RECALLED.
Asked to explain THE general question, he
said Ono time Katie Shanks came to my
room and asked me to direct letter for her.
McMullen came came by and saw her there and
reported it to Herberg, and he told the scandal
around town; Herberg saw her there once, but
my wife was there; Katie Shank may have been
there to ask for butter or something.
DISCOVERS produced the hospital record and
read the history of the case of Mrs. Kidney
Mr.. DIVER SWORN.
Said he hos been connected with the hospital
II years; am stewards have to supply provis-
ions and oil stores; see the meat before and
after it is cooked; it is good uniformly good
cooking; SEQ it every day; coffee is good in
quality and sufficient in quantity; occasionally
have heard complaints; always attended to
these complaints; Mr. Belts has always been
prompt and faithful in the discharge Of his
duties; Davis furnishes the beef; had it since
1874; Hildebrandt and Westfall had contract
Davis was the lowest bid the following year;
Davis' meat is better than Hildcbrant's.
By Mr.. Doran--The amount Of meat is Ave
hundred pounds day, averaging three-quarter
pounds per capita; coffee, now, 100 pounds
roasted per week for $50 people; had sometimes
| to return meat to Mr.. Hildebrant; tho same
specifications now.
He hero contradioted Mr.. Davis, showing he
was not supplying meat according to specifica-
| tions.
| The committee here adjourned till Monday
morning. During the afternoon session there
were some fifteen or twenty spectators at the
inquiry. The committee do not hold secret
sessions, but only reserve the right to ask any
officer director of the institution Investigated
to withdraw If they think it necessary ct any
| time; the press, too. has been at times exclud-
| ed, but l do not think this win again occu,
during the remainder of Che investigation
| TFPpTpT n FVDT 0GI0N