Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-23

| with him; have been employed nine years; re-
member horse being taken out and dying;
| don't know for what purpose they were taken
out; it was four or five years ago; don't remem-
Der who drove; spent enc day in going round
town getting signers to a petition; believe it
was some time five weeks ago; positive only
spent one day; the petition was in relation to
changing the License law; don't remember any
lumber or stone being taken from the hospital
to MIR. Kerr's churchill have family; they
bles from the asylum; farm force entirely I'M
der my directions; house furnished to me free,
with board for myself and S60 per month.
DE WITT c. MORTON SWORN.
Resides in LeSueur county, is % years old !:
| Was employed at the branch hospital from
September last till February; was an attend
ant; John Betts had the supervision; know
him; saw him abuse patients; in giving medi-
cine IT they did not feel like taking it, he would
sometimes take plug four or five inches long,
and thick as broomstick round and fatted on
each side, get the plug between the teeth and
give IL half turn and SO open the mouth; when
they would jerk he would get angry and force
| 1t down their throat, and when the plug was
handed back to it would be covered with
blood; would get cloth and wipe the blood
| from the mouth; sometimes when in q hurry to
get away, he would pour the medicine over the
mouth and let it run down and the patient
|
patients around, but would not call that mis-
using them; never saw him strike them
Belts was always finding fault;
if we got orders from the doctor
he would countermand them, saying it WASH t
so, we lied abont it; nothing suited him at all;
if we had done anything, he would say we
hadn't; plug was only used, that I saw, on but
two patients; number of times he threw the
medicine on them when they shut their teeth;
was not discharged, l resigned; signed a
complaint to DR.. Bartlett and the steward; they
paid no attention to the petition; we all went
to to the office on Monday morning, to see what
they were going to do about it; DR.. Bowers
said, you are on the strike, are you;'' we an
swcred yes; Mr.. Dyer came in; DR.. Bowers
said ''pay them all off, DIR. Bartlett Said he
could send down twenty men; they were t.
let us go; they did not want us round there
we made this complaint because we could not
stand the abuse of Mr.. Belts; Mr.. Dyer wanted
an hour to get ready; we were then told, two
were discharged, the others were to remain
till the month WAS up or we should
get no pay; did not know Mcdonald; he
died before l came to the institution. Belts
would take patients up most every day to the
church; have seen them saw wood and carry il
IN at the church; meat was sometimes SO tough
that patients had to chew it and spit it GU
again; pork smelled so strong of hog manur,
. that could not carve it; meat was general,
we'll cooked; bread was generally good; the pa
tlents generally left meat on their plates be
cause they could not chew it; did not see greer
stuff thrown away. The first snow storm las
fall MIR. Belts came up with his medicine ira,
with most of the mugs empty; he said he hat
slipped down end spilled it; he gave the few
drops to the patients, remarking 6
guess what medicine you get to-1igh
shakopee; don't think he is insane
was ordered to take the patients out in tn
winter when not clothed sufficiently, the
would shake and shiver, and had nothing o
, their feet but slippers, would come in wit
feet wet; they had nothing but summer clothe
on; no boots or shoes, only run down slippers
S have seen patients taken to the church VIII
t would return and stand shivering at the doe
: not knowing enough to knock to be admitted
the pork, which was filthy, was think baked
am sure 1T was manure.
MR. BUDMAN,
Was late landlord Of the Nicollet hotel: ar
48 years old; buy my meat Of Mr.. Davis; th
asylum get their meat at the same place: hav
seen as good meat go to the asylum as use
at the hotel-beef, mutton, pork and veal, al
. as good as any market supplies.
lSenatcrs Morton and Rice were Statistic
with this endorsement, that it was about tn
worst could be made for the quality of bee
! supplied to the asylum.)
: Annie Regal was privately examined
the press being excluded, but her testimony,
was understood, was not very material.
In giving evidence Dewitt Morton SCENE
too anxious to tell something, and Miss Ev
Holberg just as anxious to hide everything an
fight the questions asked her.
After examining Miss Regal the committe
adjourned till o'clock.
: Fifth Dispatch.
Especial Telegram to The GLOBE.
The investigation continued this afte1
noon with Hon. NJ. Doran presiding, when tn
Y following evidence was taken:
0 MR.. S. ". DAVIS,
purveyor to the asylum, was sworn, and state
: he resides at st. Peter; is butcher; supple
q part Of the meat at the hospitals all that the
:, buy; have supplied it since 1871; what Messr
" Drew and Edgerton saw to-day was fair san
: pie; they take from twelve to fifteen thousan
n pounds a month; have orders to supply goo
meat; contract at cents per poun
a for beef and mutton; they do nc
take shanks and neeks; the mea
u supplied the hospital averages better than t
: any ordinary customers because it is con
> tract; 1T is two years since bid; Over has com
round and said I could have the contract
could not supply it at five cents or six cents
cannot afford to furnish it for less than seve,
cents; the price is the same as received two
years ago; Dyer would go round and see wha
bids would come in; in 1871 I got 81 cents
i been dropping eyerytime till got down
er bid than mine till I ga,
{ IT IT IN the paper; deliver meat twice day. i
: the morning for dinner, and at about six in th
evening for breakfast; it is cut up at my sho
> and weighed at my shop and at the hospital;
corn the beef; get the same price for corne
9 beet; pork and mutton at the same prices
sometimes furnish poultry at the same price
MIR. A. J. HEDBERG SWORN.
Said he lives in st. Peter; is Is years old; wa
. employed as attendant at the new hospital tw
years; was there two years and eight months
saw patient scalded; it was Mrs. Kidney; di
not see how it happened, but was told sh
was carried to the bath tub by an attendant an
left in care of another patient who turned 0
the hot water; saw her after; her skin was a
loose and came off; she died
few minutes afterwards; the attendant was Mrs
Myers; she is still employed in the hospita7
the patient was buried here; no friends came
she had been in the hospital long time: sh
was lame; Mrs. Myers said she had to run
another patient when the water was turned or
MR. H1LDEBRANDr, SWORN.
Said he had lived in st. Peter for twely
) years; is a butcher; since 1868 have supple
, the hospital with meat for one year, 1873; flu,
. nished mutton and beef by contract: thew ad
, vertised for bids. l was the lowest
euppAeu meat at cents, includin
, corn beef; pork was not in tn
contract; don't think bid in 1874; it was al
ways advertised, but Mr.. Dyer came and said
: will you be satisfied at eight cents if mo- on
bids lower; said 1. would rather it should b
advertised and put in my bids did not get tn
bid for 1874; Mr.. Davis said if got the con
; tract ! should do it for nothing; in 1875
wanted to put IN bid; Mr.. Dyer said, II an
sorry, Henry. l have given out tn
bid; Mr.. Davis got it, inquired
in 1876, if Mr.. Dyer woul
let out the contract. saia he did not lz,,x.-,