Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-25
fSpeci.l TELEGRAM to TIE GLOBE.

Especial Telegram to The GLOBE.
ST.. PETER March @. 1379.--The COMMITTEE
CT investigation, with the exception of Senate
Doran and the secretary. proceeded to the asy
lum last evening, as reported i'll yesterday
dispatches, and were met there by Dr.. Bartlett
Mr.. Fletcher and Rev. Mr.. Kerr They were
cordially received and invited into the chapel
where were assembled some three hundred per
sons. The Rev Mr. Kerr rose and said
Friends, VIC are met here for D. variety o.
amusements; VIC will have little singing ant
prayer and hear some remarks from these gen
tlemcn.' Ho then read to the patients tn,
dccalcgue from the Goth chapter Of Exodus.
Mr.. Drew was then called on to speak which
that gentleman did, very briefly.
Senator Morton when called upon, said that
he 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 closer view OF
them, be drew up nearer to them, when one
fierce looking fellow advanced and said: 'sAre
any Of you gentlemen from Winona7" eyes"
said l, ''there is Senator Drew" Tell him, y
said the man, II voted for him last November,
and they sent me here the next day" II an
not surprised" said !, looking upon the poor
doludod 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
mistake made by the people Of Winona, and
rs investigation was tho order Of the day, he
would suggest that tho doctors make rigid
examination OF the patient referred to by Mr..
Morton and the Senator from Winona, and do
terriine whether the Winone patient and the
Winona Senator had not changed places.
There was some very good music provided,
both vocal and instrumental, by some Of the
employees and citizens of St. Peter It appears
to tee the custom every Friday evening to have
these pleasant meetings in the chapel which are
very much enjoyed by tho majority Of the pa
tents. After the entertainment, one of the in
mates, a Mrs. Thompson, from Winona wished
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 moro thoro than here.
She hoped come day DR.. Bartlett would make
her superintendent had always been her
ambition to rule d large institution, and she
had commenced by ruling hor own homo when
she was there.
The gentlemen returned well pleased with
their visit.
BOTTOM FACTS WANTED.
Your correspondent conversed with several
persons, carly this morning, upon the general
topic of the day-thc investigation It is
stated that the committee, whilo they arc here,
should settle up, once for all, tho church ques-
ticu-to ascertain whether there is any truth
i'll the allegation that the material for the
church came down from the hospital and if
the church actually cost the congregation no
more than S6, 900. Another matter is the find
ing Of u child in a satchel on the bridge, which,
1t is stated, can be traced back to the asylum.
One rule, they say, is that no employe
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 act
with the utmost fairness to all parties.
The committee assembled again this morn
ing, when Andrew Herberg was called. He is
an intelligent looking man, and gave his evil
dcnce in straightforward way. He was sub
jectcd to close questioning by the committee,
and was confronted by MIR. Belts, who had the
privilege Of asking him what questions he
might,
ANDREW HEEBEEG SWORN.
live at st. Peter; am 81 years old am a far
ner, was employeaat the branch hospital; from
knew patient named Mcdonald, know John
Belts, the supervisor; Mcdonald jumped out of
window twenty feet high on to n shed and
rolled from there to the platform; was carried
in considerably bruised but recovered; he used
to refuse to take food; would coax him and
sometimes he would eat; he would take one
meal day; had to coax him to eat the other
meals; ut last he refused to eat; l would then
feed him; told the doctor; Belts camo and fed
hin, by putting plug between the teeth and
pouring soup down; fed him SO but found the
plug hurt him and the soup would not go, and
SO would have nothing to do with it; the doc
tor then came and fed him with d 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 30
for u few days; after that Belts fed him with a
plug; in the dining room Belts filled the pa
TENTS mouth with victuals and pushed it
dcwn with the handle of 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 cat; for three days
he took no food; I reported to Belts eact
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
and lay him bench; held him by hit
hands and sat across his body; Mr.: Belts anc
Ill
OConuor held the soup; Belts plugged hil
mouth, the plug slipped out; Belts was excit
ed, and thrust the plug down his throat, ano
held him SO fast he couldn't move anything;
could see down his throat; he told O'Conno
to pour in the soup; I could hear his breath
gurglc as the aoup was going into the wind
pipe; felt his strength was going; said il
whisper, Mr.. Belts, he will die; he said h
is only choked; the same moment let 60 hi
hand, lifted him up, and shook him, he gaspe,
Tor breath, and died in five minutes; MI
Belts ran for doctor; he looked at him an
seut for BOTTLE and held it under his nose
bat he did not revive; he was WELL and ran abou
tue hall yelling before we held him down t
feed him; we had all we could do to hold hin,
OConnor told DR.. Bowers the man died O
etrangulation; the doctor did not reply; Bett
told me to keep 'Connor shut up, SO that h
might not talk about this; kept him in tn
house day, when the doctor took him to til
other hospital; did not complain, because
ras no use, l knew I should be discharged.
CONSTRAINED BY Mr.: BETS.
The soup was poured in with a pitcher, nc
the time he was fed; he was laying down, an
not standing up, Belts told O'Conner to pot
down the soup.
Cues. by Betts.-Did ! raise mp the patier
and shake him2
Ans.--No; we shook him.
Betts-Did run the handle Of knife dow
his throat2
.ns.-Yes; you did.
Rctts-Have you seen me misuse any oth<
patientp
Ans.--Yes; have.
Betts--Who were those patients:
.tns.--P. Sondine who died there.
Betts-How2
Ans.-By that plug-you set that plug dow
his throat, and it was covered with blood; yo
bore on him with MI your might, and was ma,
Betts-Any other patients?
Ans.-Yes; John Mullen.