Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-27
INSANE ASYLUM.
Rebutting Testimony
It Don't Help Much.
It is INSTRUMENTATION
To Make a Complaint
The Church Calumny.
Committee Adjourns
Meet Again in July.
"Globe'' Appreciated.
The Church Calumny.
Committee Adjourns
[Special telegram to THE G1,OBE.

Special telegram to The GLOBE.
ST.. PETER, March 26.-The Senate investigat-
ing committee met again this morning at 9
o'clock A. NJ. Before the arrival of witnesses
general conversation was entered into. 1t was
of general opinion that the work given to pa
tients at the asylum, far from hurting them
was not even sufficient. Mr.. Doran said he
always felt depressed when he noticed the
istless hamilton of the patients. In other in
stitutions such as the penitentiary at saltwater
the busy industry pursued by the inmates
gave an air of ive]iness and health, which is
sadly missing in st. Peters institute. 1t
would be BETTER he thought, if there were
more stir and hustle. The life is mono
tonous that it can but weigh heavily upon
minds already depressed and shattered. And
there is an appearance of sickness in all
the patients quite remarkable, as
though the patients were only half fed. The
doctors hold, it is said that this sickly appear
ance is caused solely-or in many instances at
least-by mental arrangement being exactly the
reverse Of the old adage-'a sound mind in a
sound body
The first thing inquired into this morning
was the death of patient who had escaped
from the asylum jumped through window
into saloon, and cutting artery with the
glass bled to death, it was said by some through
neglect. The first witness called was
JACOB BEAUER SWORN.
am As years old; lived in st. Peter 81
years; remember man from the asylum get
ting into my house; it was March 18th, rs; at
3 o'clock a. m heard a noise adjoining my bed
room; my door communicating with sitting
room was open; was scared; closed the door and
locked it, pushed the bedstead before it, called
my hired man; took out the window, got out
doors and saw through the window in
the room wading in blood; he was in his shirt;
sent for police; by the time the police came
the man was dead he had cut an artery in the
leg by jumping through the window, and had
bed to death; they held an inquest at noon
the next day; did not know he was patient at
the asylum till DR.. Bartlette came; he said the
patient was reported missing at o'clock; after
the inquest the asylum people took him away.
By Mr.. Doran-Why did it not get into the
papers at the time?
Ans.-Did not think the papers had anything
to do with it,
Mr.. Did the asylum people say anything
about keeping it quiet?
Ans-Ihink DR.. Bartlett asked the Tribune
not to publish it.
Mr.. D.-Who paid you-did any one?
Ans.-The asylum people gave me $50; l
did not try to publish it much; don't know the
mans name; had my damages made
out $780, they offered me 1926; they settled, a
year after, by giving me $50; the room was
l5x12; blood was on everything; there was no
carpet on the floor; the damage was in breaking
the windows, bloodying the floor and WALL and
breaking leg from the table; it was fifteen
minutes before raised the alarm; I did not go
in till the police came; then the man was dead;
no had bled to death.
At this point, Senators Rice and Edgerton
withdrew and started off in carriage to hunt
up some evidence, thinking it better, before
putting the State to the expense or subpoenaing
witnesses to ascertain first, if they had any
thing to tell.
By request of Dr. Bowers,
DIR. J. W. DANIELS WAS SWORN.
Have visited the asylum often for the last
year; am physician since 1854; have had OPP
portunities of observing hospitals of all kinds;
have frequently visited Minnesota hospital for
insane during ten years; in December last had
special opportunity of observation, in the alb
sence of DR.. Bowers; went there day after day
by requst of DR.. Bowers and trustees; Drs.
Bartlett and Bowers were then in Minneapolis
subpnnaed on the case of Kate Noonan; visited
daily for seven days; visited the temporary
building in the morning, and in the afternoon
the principal building; Mr.. Belts accompanied
me at the lower house; no complaints were
made to me about Belts; one morning patient
complained of being abused; complaint wa'
made against an Standardization Turner o.
Swensen, could not say which; another attend
ant said they we're rather rough; next
was the morning before DIR. Bowers came back
patient had been injured; he complained;
told him to wait till DR.. Bowers got back Sven
sen and Turner were not there month after
heard they were discharged; have heard no com
plants about food patients appeared as though
well cared for; this was the general remark O.
all visitors who have been there with me; hav
had opportunity of visiting the kitchens II
both institutions: saw the food before being
cooked while cooking and when taken out; m.
impression is it is very liberal and good in quail
ity: remarked especially the neatness Of every
thing in those departments; heard of no com
plants in the permanent building.
MISS HANNAH SEVERN SWORN.
Know A. Herberg; he was attendant at tn
asylum; Herberg said he would try to get every
thing out of Belts he could, and then complain
at the office; he said he saw girl in his room
he could see what kind Of man he was; sail
he is married man and she single girl; sh
would not want to have anything to do wit
him: he said he wanted to get all he coul
against Betts Herberg came into the kitchen
often; he would stop and fool; didn't like
very much; he would joke about Belts; di'
not like that; did not think that was nice;
would like to tell about that meat and manure
we had corn beef when dinner was over then
sent a pan down in it was some hair and manur
as big as my fist; thought he put it in for
ioke afterward saw he was honest about |
and asked him, he said he did not see 1T a
first: it was wrapped in the skin; did no
think it was so; was assistant cook at tn
time; my partner could swear it was not in tn
meat when she put it in to boil; the patient
might have put it there; have been in the in
stitution FIVE and a half years; one rule is W
leave the key in the office when we go out.
By Mr.. Doran-Do you conform yourself t
the rules and get permission from the officer
to 90 out?
turn at unreasonable hours
MIR. Dive have evidence to that effect.
DR.. B. (interrupting(-You cannot have ev
dence of that against this witness.
MRS. JOHKIM SWORN.
J,orl 81 tho hosnital: have worked thel