The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-05
DYING ON WARDS ISLAND.
THE FTGUT or 4 KEEPER WITH ONE
or THE PiHPER LUNfTJCs.
The Keeper this Tttnc tho Victim- what IL
Snid Concerning the Case ny the f'hSsi-
cian- and the steward or the Asylum.

The Keeper this Tine tho Victim what I.
said Concerning the Case ny the f'hSsi-
cian- and the steward Of the Asylum.
John Kavanagh, a keeper in the Wards
leland Asylum for fanatics. is dying in the
homeopathic Hospital having been injured
on "Wednesday In II fight with a patient named
Denise. In relation to the fight. DR.. Macdonald.
the Superintendent Of tho asylum. said. yes
teriny:
1.-THE Keeper Kavanagh. camo from tho city
on Wednesday night drunk. lie went 10 the
ward and what took place there |, of course
don't know. Mr.. Kennedy the steward. told
mo he was drunk. After the fracas. he walked
away lcisurey. and the first knew Of the affair
heard he wps in tho homeopathic Hospital
with broken ribs. I inquired into the matter.
and heard that the patient Denise had BLEED co.
piously from the nose and head and had a bad
black eye"
DrsHoldcn sod:
John Kavanagh ia in comatosc state. He
has been in that condition ever since the occur
renee. and is liable to die al any moment. He
has n rib fractured. and Is suffering from n
combination NJ dis AZ =. also Hrights disease
OF the kidneys. he WIS admitted to this hos
pitnl on Wcdn sday might. He WAS brought
herr by an ass slant and patient"
Mr.. Kennedy, The steward OF The asylum. Ia n
pleasant faced. Kind spoken man. llc made
light Of the cnsr unit tir reporter said:
~ Dr. Mardonnld toll me you reported Keeper
Therrat MIR. Kennedy snif: II win toll you
IN" whole truth. Dr. Macdonald w not on tho
island ihat day tnor wis b" on THANKSGIVING
Day wh.n the keeper. Byrncs. He'd the pl-
ticnO. He lid not return tO the 'slnnI until Q
o'rlo X on Thur lay morning. Kccprr klva-
4 lGh came back from the city h.tw"en II and |
that day. did not -,'a HIM, hut | WIS told that
h. WIS pcrfc, ty sober. L. WAS uis NrAt dl,V's
duty. and | uni 'rstind he f'it hurt at having
been removed rom moro cong.nial position
p tIIfN al ia
parn J.. J. /. cuban. lct MIN alone ~ the
ward. and learn .NW 10 alout jo'ciuck he had u
rrowl " TIA hepatirnt Den Isr.wioi avery quiet.
tnoiirnSiNe man generally. psnIs". believe.
WIS sitting hVthrstuVr md picked uNthr poker
To- rake down thu tlr'. This irrIts'trd knyann-h.
and he ordered Drnis, tn nut 10 down. What
took place ufterwafd don't know. except that
rrr''i wed u summons to send "A doctor quickly
up tn the ward, H- there WAS n patient vino WIS
un 'unSciuUS. From my assistant | learn that
hay9na-h came down STAIRS soon alt'rwhrd;
had his SUPPER. and then believe WAS found
outside suffering rom broken rin. never
said that knvanngh was drunk. have learned
since that inter the triscs in the ward he Eot
drunk, and mlNhc fe.l down nnd broke ny RIB.
Why. three or four of tn" pyticnfs helped hav-
anpgh 10 suhdur the rati.nt Den sr."
DR.. ktrnau. the regular attending physi-
CHM oi the lr,l in which The lrtus took place.
~ > O'Clock en- the following morning. Dr.
Nnshuurn served 100 h.s stoad.
nr. Wushhurn sud: II WIS about half past
when | WIS sent Tor. D,nian WAS uncun-
s"ious. ana bid copou-ly from the nose,
mouth. aud head. pr -'rihod for him. had
him nrt 10 bed. and next morning reported
what | had done To Dr. X crnan. ] believe
Denise = doing we'll now. liz nuf. | believe.
n violent patient. but don't know anything
on a hiackhoard IN steward Kenucdy'- OH .
are the following ngur's; 40 raticnis; %
riy's thirty male and cilhtrrn female MSS St
ants provided hy the Comm s-ioner- OF Chari-
ties and COrrc' ton 20 wat h over T1b patients
or nn average oi seventeen fanatics to each at