Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-24
Especial Telegram to The GLOBE.

Especial Telegram to The GLOBE
ST.. PETER, March %, 1878.-The committee
of investigation, with the exception Of Senator
Doran and the secretary, proceeded to the asy-
aum last evening, as reported in yesterdays
dispatches, and were met there by DR.. Bartlett,
Mr.. Fletcher and Rev. Mr.. Kerr. They were
cordially received and invited into the chapel,
where we're assembled some three hundred per-
sons. The Rev. MIR. Kerr rose and said:
Friends, we are met here for variety of
amusements we will have little singing and
prayer and hear some remarks from these gen
tlemen.' He then read to the patients the
decalogue from the Goth chapter Of Exodus.
Mr.. Drew then calle.. on to speak. which
that gentleman did, very briefly.
Senator Morton, when called upon, said that
ne could not refrain from telling a little joke
upon his friend Senator Drew. He and the
Speaker were out in the afternoon during the
recess taken by the committee, when they
came upon number of the patients of the
hospital. Wishing to have a closer view of
them, he drew up to them, when one
fierce looking fellow advanced and said: ''Are
any of you gentlemen from Winona?" Eyes,
said l, "there is Senator Drew TELL him."
said the man, II voted for him last November,
and they sent me here the next day. Il am
not surprised said I. looking upon the poor
deluded man with pity. Remember! remem-
her, said the deluded, tragically, as he passed
on.
Senator Rice was the next speaker. He
doubted whether there had not been some
as investigation was the order of the day, he
would suggest that the doctors make a rigid
examination of the patient referred to by Mr..
Morton and the Senator from Winona, and de-
termine whether the Winona patient and the
Winona Senator had not changed places.
Hh1rn Ill
both vocal and instrumental, by some of the
employees and citizens of st. Peter. 1t appears
to be the custom every Friday evening to have
these pleasant meetings in the chapel which are
very much enjoyed by the ma, ority of the pa
tients After the entertainment. one of the in
to speak to Mr.. Drew. She told that gentleman
that she had been divorced from her husband,
and Immediately after she had been sent here.
She said she would rather be here than at home,
for she was restrained more there than here.
She hoped some day DR.. Bartlett would make
her superintendent-it had always been her
ambition to rule large institution, and she
had commenced by ruling her own home when
she was there.
The gentlemen returned well pleased with
their visit.
BOTTOM FACTS WANTED.
Your correspondent conversed with several
persons, early this morning, upon the general
topic of the day-the investigation. 1t is
stated that the committee, while they are here
should settle up once for all, the church ques-
tion-to ascertain whether there is any truth
in the allegation that the material for the
church came down from the hospital, and il
the church actually cost the congregation nc
more than SIG, 900. Another matter is the find.
ing of a child in satchel on the bridge, which
it is stated, can be traced back to the asylum
One rule, they say, is that no employee
can receive presents from outsiders, and the
cook was made the recipient, of a very hand.
some one from the butcher Davis last Christ
mas. No doubt these matters will be fully
looked into by the committee and clear
thorough investigation will be made. There is
one thing certain, the committee show no dis
position to gloss over anything and they &C,
with the utmost fairness to all parties
The committee assembled again this morn
ing, when Andrew Herberg was called. He il
an intelligent looking man. and gave his evi
dence in a straightforward way. He was sub
jected to close questioning by the committee
and was confronted by Mr.. Belts, who had til,
privilege Of asking him what questions h,
might.
ANDREW HERBERG SWORN.
live at St. Peter; am 81 years old; am far
mer; was employed at the branch hospital; from
April, 1877, to February, 1878, was attendant
knew patient named Mcdonald; know job,
Belts, the supervisor; Mcdonald jumped out o
window twenty feet high on to shed an,
rolled from there to the platform; was carrie.
in considerably bruised but recovered; he use,
to refuse to take food; would coax him AM
sometimes he would eat he would take on
meal day; had to coax him to eat the othe
meals; at last he refused to eat; would the
feed him; told the doctor; Belts came and fc
him by putting plug between the teeth an,
pouring soup down; l fed him so but found tn
plug hurt him and the soup would not go, am
SO would have nothing to do with it; the doc