Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-24

tor then came and fed him with stomach
pump; that did not seem to hurt him, but
when the pipe was taken out of his throat he
would throw up blood; the doctor fed him so
for a few days; after that Belts fed him with
plug: in the dining room Belts filled the pa
TENTS mouth with victuals and pushed it
down with the handle of q knife while man
held him down; after that they gave up feed
ing with the plug and took him into the din
ing room to see if he would eat; for three days
he took no food; reported to Belts each
day; on the third day he commenced
feeding again with the plug and soup;
He did this every day after dinner, The pa
tient would run away yelling, saying they
wanted to kill him; Belts told us to hold him
hands and sat across his body; Mr.. Belts and
patient named Drew, helped hold him;
OConnor held the soup; Belts plugged his
mouth, the plug slipped out; Belts was excit-
ed, and thrust the plug down his throat, and
held him so fast he couldn't move anything;
could see down his throat; he told O'Connor
to pour in the soup; l could hear his breath
pipe; l felt his strength was going; Isaid in
a whisper, Mr.. Belts, he will die; he said he
is only choked; the same moment let go his
hand, lifted him up, and shook him, he gasped
for breath, and died in five minutes; Mr..
Belts ran for doctor; he looked at him and
sent for bottle, and held it under his nose,
but he did not revive; he was well, and ran about
the hall yelling before we held him down to
feed him; we had all we could do to hold him
O'Connor told DR.. Bowers the man died of
strangu]ation; the doctor did not reply; Belts
told me to keep O'Connor shut up, SO that he
might not talk about this; kept him in the
house day, when the doctor took him to the
IL. r =:
was no use, knew l should be discharged.
cRoss-ExAM1NED BY MIR. BELTS.
The soup was poured in with pitcher, moi
the time he was fed; he was laying down, and
not standing up; Belts told OConner to pou1
down the soup.
Dues. by Betts.-Did raise up the patient
and shake him?
Ans.-No; we shook him.
Betts-Did run the handle of a knife dow1
his throat?
Ans.-Yes; you did.
Betts-Have you seen me misuse any Other
patient?
Ans.-Yes; have.
Betts-Who were those patients?
Ans.--P. Sondine, who died there.
Betts-How?
Ans.-By that plug-you set that plug down
his throat. and it was covered with blood; you
bore on him with all your might, and was mad
Betts-Any other PATIENTS?
Ans.-Yes; John Mullen.
Betts-With plug?
Ans.---Yes; you left it in his mouth till he
was black in the face.
Betts-Did you ever see me misuse any other
patient?
Ans.-No; not in my hall.
Betts-Did you ever hear me abuse any
patient?
Ans.-Once in while; did not see you strike
them.
Betts-Did abuse you?
Ans.-You were insulting, with stingine
words.
Betts-What were those words?
Ans.-You wanted to be SO much of man
and was always complaining in you
talking; you offered me medicine, and said it
was good for my disease.
Betts-Did you neglect the patients
not to feed them, or give them medicide whe1
| ought?
Ans.-Once you fell and spilled the medicine
and gave the empty bottles.
Betts-Did you see any food not good?
Ans.-Yes; some meat had hair and manure il
it; the patients came up and showed me this
l had to cut the meat; it mostly tough
when we saw this we were eating; this meat
with manure was on the plates Of johnson an(
Whitcomb; we did not eat any more, and sent
the meat into the kitchen; / mean we were dis
gusted with the dinner and quit eating; we die
not eat meat after that for fourteen days; W.
did not complain to you because we knew i
was no use, you were so intimate with the girls
I did not say Katie was going to poison us will
the tea; but we could not tell what the tea wa
made of by it's smell.
By Mr.. Rice-I left the hospital because W.
could not agree with Belts he was always quar-
rellng with me; my partner told me he hat
seen Katie Shanks in Belts room, I have see,
ho,. {1oro TOO kcl1~ L. e.
Levin and asked her if she saw Belts have any
thing to do with Katie Shanks; she told Bett
he came up and made trouble with us; we go
tired of his tyranny, and we got up the petition
but no notice was taken of it; Bowers told u
it would save us trouble if we would go; the,
| could get twenty men to take our places; if W.
go we should get no pay, but if W.
stop one month we would get our wages
they discharged that day Turner and Swensen
We complained to DR.. BARTLETT of Belts, an,
said either he must go or we must go; it wa
Kate Shank saw in Belts room; cannot sa
what she was doing; Belts was there; afte
| Belts heard what saw he was troublesom
with everybody; he treats some patients bette
| than others.
MIR. BELTS SWORN.
Resides in St. Peter: am 80 years old; hav
| been here nearly seven years; am supervisor a
the branch hospital; have been there six wears
three years supervisor and three years nigh
watchman. Have two mems work; give GU
clothing food, medicine and see the patient
| taken care of; have to see the food is properl
cooked; some rooms have one patient, some six
we have some lying the floors; have $50
month and board; have 1O1 patients and al
PENDANTS; in the stone buildings we have thre
attendants; in the frame building we have fou
attendants; we haven't got one who stays
| bed all the time but we have some who war
considerable attention; l have found som
trouble with attendants from want of atten
| ton to duties; attendants are furnished with
| copy Of the rules and are told to keep them;
| do not think am man to scold much, bu
have to tell them. often that they neglect duty
| the attendants are down me because do m
! duty, just because report them to DR.. Bower
| DIR. Bartlett don't come down very often:
| think he does come once week; 1 see him g
| through oftener than once month; I inspet
the meat always before it is cooked; they knoy
more about cooking in the kitchen than 1 dc
we have adining room to uurselyes-the farme
the laundry woman and cooks AS gener,
thing, our meats have been good; sometimes
has been tough; have had no complaint latel
of meat. One Sunday they complained thu
they had not quite enough beef. DIr. Dwy,
has the weighing out of the meat; I give out
weeks ratlons Of groceries to each buildin!
One morning the boys did make complain
OF the coffee and tea, but we get the same an
it has always been good. My attention has nj
been drawn to the bad quality of the meat an
coffee and tea within the month.
THE MURDERED MAN.
Witness was requested to tell about Nj
Donnell' He said: He was in the hospit