Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-24
said the antip.thy NJ. because he discharged

said the antipathy Wa becanse he discharged
his duty by reporting them.
He described in detail the facts connected
with the strike among tho attendants, which
differed materially with tho statements already
published. They said they would have Belts
ont if it cost all they had.
BY Mr.. Doran-Betts attended the church u
sexton, by permission of tho officers Of the
asylum; he takes the patients with him. with
their consent, because they enjoy it and it is .
benefit.
By Mr. Rice see two deaths in the report
of the asylum, by strangul.tion. What do
they refer to! One Was man, = determined
suicide, who tore of the hem of the sheet and
tied it so tightly around his neck when in bed,
to slrangle himself. The other was \
woman who hung herself.
By Mr.. Doran-We sometimesd issect patients,
but only when the friends consent and there is
doubt or mystery about their death; we had
Morton; / calculated former sickness he had.
MRS. MYERS SWORN.
Am an attendant at the upper hospital; have
been there two years; remember Nancy Kidney
being scalded in a bath tub; she was cripple;
she was in my ward; took charge of that
ward the 7th of July; the accident happened
the 9Th of August, 1876; always prepared
| the bath myself; a patient assisted
me; she was quiet; we carried Mrs. X into the
! bath; heard another was eating herself; I ran
| to her; was gone a few, not five miutes; the
| hot water was running in; some one had turned
! 1t on; she was very delicate and tender; she
was screaming; she was in the habit of scream
ing and swearing; took Mrs. K. out of the
bath; called the doctor; everything was done
| to relieve her pain; she died that night; the
| q ne n IF fhah o11
Doctor Barnes came; the water was tepid when
put her in; do not know who turned on the
water; had ~ patients at the time; when
placed in bed got wet sheet and wrapped
around her, and then the doctor came and
! wrapped her in Oil and gave her medicine.
By Mr.. Rice-After that got strict orders not
4 to leave the bathroom while patient was in
the bath.
By Mr.. Doran-She died that night; she had
been in the hospital a number of years; did not
/ know If she had friends.
| MIR. BOWERS RECALLED.
Said Mrs. Kidney was treated in profess
sional way, wrapping her in ]inseed OIL admin
| istering anodynes to alleviate pain.
! Mr.. RiceI have no doubt everything was
done to relieve the patient, but how win you
| explain the CATASTROPHE? DR.. Bowers: Only by
its being pure accidents she wss always a
screaming, swearing. noisy woman, and when
the atteneant was called away and when she
\
usual habit.
Senators Rice and Edgerton thought there
should be fastenings to the hot water faucets
/ By Mr. Doran-Heard two stories about Belts
and the woman Shank. Belts told him she only
came to his room with letter for him to adj
dress; at another time Herberg said the story
was gotted up as a joke; have no reason tc
suspect anything wrong.
1 BETS WAS RECALLED.
l +o l.
| said: One time Katie Shanks came to m,
room and asked me to direct letter for her
McMullen came came by and saw her there anc
reported it to Herberg, and he told the scanda
around town; Herberg saw her there once, bu
/ my wife was there; Katie Shank NAV have beer
there to ask for butter or something.
DR.. Bowers produced the hospital record and
read the history Of the case of Mrs. Kidney.
mR. DwYER SWORN.
Said he has been connected with the hospita
II years; am steward; have to supply provis
ions and all stores; see the meat before ant
after it is cooked; it is good-uniformly goot
cnoking; see it every day; coffee is good il
quality, and sufficient in quantity; OCCASIONAL,
have heard complaints; always attended t,
these complaints; Mr.. Belts has always bee,
prompt and faithful in the discharge of hi
duties; Davis furnishes toe beef; had it sine
1874; Hildebrandt and Westfall had q contract
Davis meat is better than Hildebrant's.
By Mr.. Doran-The amount of meat is fiv,
hundred pounds day. averaging three-quarte
pounds per capita; coffee, now, 12O pound
roasted per week for $50 people; had sometime
to return meat to MIR. Hildebrant; the sam
specifications now.
He here contradicted Mr.. Davis, showing h
was not supplying meat according to specifca
tions.
The committee here adjourned till Monda,
morning. During the afternoon session ther
were some fifteen or twenty spectators at tn
inquiry. The committee do not hold secre
sessions, but only reserve the right to ask an
officer or director of the institution investigate
to withdraw if they think it necessary at an
time; the press, too, has been at times exclud
ed, hut l do not think this will again occu
, during the remainder of the investigation.